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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Turkey Says Military Presence in Qatar to Remain

Ankara- Turkey has reiterated that its military presence in Qatar will remain, considering any linkage between that and the crisis with Doha an error and stressing that its military base in Qatar serves the region’s security and not only Qatar’s. Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmus said after the

Celebrity Voices to Be Used in Smartphone Apps

San Francisco, London- A new technique allows the use of voices of celebrities in reading messages of a new app that serves in determining locations through satellites “GPS” on smartphones. AI startup Oben is creating avatars of South Korean celebrities that’ll live in your phone, and it wants

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Series of Economic Procedures Await Doha

Riyadh- Economist Hussein Shobokshi said that the Qatari economy is expected to face a new series of tough procedures to be taken by the boycotting countries: Saudi Arabia, UAE, Bahrain and Egypt after the 10-day period given to the Qatari government to meet the demands ends. He expected the coming

Hamas Delegation Visits Egypt

Ramallah– A delegation of senior Hamas officials left to Egypt on Sunday as Hamas continues its contacts with the Egyptian government regarding bilateral relations, as well as the electricity crisis in Gaza. The delegation is headed by Rohi Mushtaha, a member of the Hamas political bureau and close

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Militants Kill Nine, Abduct Dozens in Niger

Camel-riding Boko Haram militants killed nine people and abducted dozens more in a village in southern Niger on Sunday night, the local mayor and a journalist said. The attackers rode camels into Ngalewa, about 50 km north of the border with Nigeria – home of the Boko Haram insurgency –