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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Seif al-Islam Gaddafi Released in Libya

Tripoli – Seif al-Islam Gaddafi, the son of former Libyan leader Moammar, was released from captivity, Libyan sources revealed. The Abu Bakr al-Sadiq Brigade, a militia that controls the town of Zintan in western Libya, said Seif al-Islam was freed late on Friday, under an amnesty law promulgated by

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Iran: Kurdistan Region Indivisible Part of Iraq

Tehran, Erbil – Iran voiced on Saturday its opposition to the independence referendum in Iraqi Kurdistan Region that was called for by Kurdish authorities earlier this week. It joins the Iraqi government and Turkey who have both rejected the vote. “Iran’s principal position is to support

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US Forces Assist Philippines in Marawi Battle

Manila – US Special Operations Forces entered Saturday on the line of the Marawi battle in south the Philippines, currently controlled by militants allied to ISIS. A US embassy spokesperson in Manila told Reuters that, at the request of the Philippines government, special operations forces wer

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The Rolling Qatari Snowball

Because Gulf warnings to the fellow neighbor were incessant for 21 years and the violation of pledges and agreements continued, confusion still prevails in Doha following the storm of cutting ties by neighboring countries and several others. Qatar deemed this (sovereign) measure a hostile one, then

UK Five Terror Plots since Westminster Attacks

London – The ringleader of the London attack last weekend tried to rent a 7.5-ton truck, British police have said, indicating the attackers were looking to carry out a larger-scale assault. The UK has thwarted five plots since the Westminster attacks in March, said London police chief Cressida

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Yemen: 98 Percent of Cholera Patients Cured

London – Yemen’s Minister of Public Health and Population Dr. Nasir Baoum said that no matter how much cholera is treated, the disease cannot disappear completely given the poor sanitary conditions in the country. A statistical medical report shared between world health organizations sho

Chimps Are Not People, Cannot Be Freed From Custody

New York – Chimpanzees do not deserve the same rights as people, a New York state appeals court unanimously concluded, as it refused to order the release of two of the animals to a primate sanctuary. The 5-0 decision is the latest defeat for the Nonhuman Rights Project and its lawyer Steven Wi