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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Hezbollah’s Meager Response to Relieve Iran

Lebanese sources described Hezbollah’s attack on an Israeli patrol, passing through the bordering Shebaa farms on Monday, as an attempt to mitigate pressure on Iran in light of Arab seclusion, after meddling into internal judicial affairs of Saudi Arabia, and assaulting both Saudi delegations in Teh

Kuwait Recalls Ambassador from Iran

Kuwait has become the fourth country from the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) to downgrade its relations with Iran after recalling its ambassador. Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Sudan have already cut off diplomatic ties with Iran, while the United Arab Emirates has recalled its envoy. Saudi Arabia also s

Iran is Isolated and Expresses Regret

The political isolation of Iran increased yesterday after many Arab and Islamic countries expressed their solidarity with the Saudi Arabian stance regarding severing diplomatic ties with Tehran against the background of its intervention in the internal judicial affairs of Saudi Arabia and allowing t

Opinion: Why should Saudi Arabia Overlook al-Nimr?

A New York Times reporter deleted a tweet posted on his account saying that all those executed in Saudi Arabia were Shia, only to later clarify that the information was incorrect. Nevertheless, he failed to point out the fact that only four of the condemned were Shia and the remaining 43 were Sunnis

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Saudi –Tajik Summit Culminates in 4 Agreements

The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz convened official talks with the Tajik President Emomali Rahmon yesterday at the Al-Yamamah Palace in which they discussed bilateral relations and ways of developing them in addition to recent regional and international circumstances. T

Neither Sunni nor Shiite, Terrorism Is Their Sect!

KSA has turned a new page into 2016 with continuous decisiveness and internal and external messages from Riyadh. With the execution of Saudi Arabia to the most prominent theorists Nimr Al- Nimr and Faris Al Shuweil, and dozens of others that authorities proved their involvement in terrorism, the mes

Al Hamidi, The Face Behind Johnson’s Slaughter

Hamad al-Hamidi sentenced to death on Saturday was convicted by Saudi Arabia’s judicial system with several accusations. He was one of the most dangerous 19 wanted men for terrorist crimes that were listed by the security forces in KSA during May 2003. Moreover, security forces captured al-Hamidi af

Why Does Iran Defend Nimr al-Nimr?

Iran did not stop defending ardently Nimr al-Nimr, who was executed on Saturday January 2 in Saudi Arabia. This desperate defense answers some questions since what was admitted by al-Nimr in his trials highlighted a lot of that relationship, and what happed on Saturday was considered a shock for the