Asharq Al-Awsat Editorial

Editorial desk and wire-service reports (AFP, Reuters, AP) as published in the Asharq Al-Awsat English Edition. This archive preserves the original text (2005–2017); attribution appears in the article dateline where provided by the source.

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Greece Returns 13 Syrian Refugees to Turkey

Greek authorities said they have deported 13 Syrian refugees to Turkey under an agreement between the latter and the European Union to stop the flow of migrants and refugees to Europe. The group comprises are six men, three women and four children, police reported. The immigrants were were flown Thu

World Bank Cuts Global Growth Forecast

Washington-In its “Global Economic Prospects” report released on Tuesday, the World Bank downgraded its 2016 global growth forecast to 2.4% from the 2.9% pace, 0.5 percentage point lower than the bank’s forecast in January. The move is due to sluggish growth in advanced economies, stubbornly low com

The Mark of Ali Ibrahim

“Who is going to live forever?” he said the last time we sat together and then left. Little did he know that this would be the last I hear from him; I also did not know that I had kept away many things I wanted to say, and which he would never hear again. I […]