Asharq Al-Awsat

Asharq Al-Awsat English Edition archive account. Original reporting and wire copy as published 2005–2017.

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Lifestyle & Culture

Big Ben Tower Repair Costs Rise

London- The British House of Commons announced on Friday that maintenance works at the Elizabeth Tower in London, which includes the famous clock and the Big Ben bell will cost double of the original estimate. On its official website, the House said: “the repair project will totally cost 61 million

Middle East

Kurdish Parliament Rejects Iraqi Measures

Erbil– In an urgent session held on Saturday, Kurdish parliament rejected the list of measures announced by the Iraqi parliament. The government of Kurdistan region also refused to receive any military or security Iraqi personnel to oversee the airports. Meanwhile, reports indicated that both Turkey

World

Zarif Calls for Saving the ‘Nuclear Agreement’

London- Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif urged Europe to take the lead for the sake of rescuing the international agreement on Iran’s nuclear program signed in 2015, threatening that Iran may abandon the nuclear deal if the United States decides to withdraw from it. “Europe should

World

Trump to Visit Asia in November

US President Donald Trump is set to visit Asia in November for the first time since becoming president. Trump is expected to stop in Japan, South Korea, China, Vietnam and the Philippines on a trip to be highlighted by the North Korea nuclear threat. Trump will travel Nov. 3-14. with first lady Mela

Business

OPEC Oil Output Edges Higher in September

London – OPEC oil output has risen this month by 50,000 barrels per day (bpd), a Reuters survey found, as Iraqi exports increased and production edged higher in Libya, one of the producers exempt from a supply-cutting deal. OPEC’s adherence to its pledged supply curbs slipped to 86 percent fro

Middle East

ISIS Releases Audio for Baghdadi

London- ISIS issued on Thursday what appears to be the first recording in nearly a year of its leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. The message released was his first purported audio communication in almost a year during which his group has lost much of its self-proclaimed “caliphate.” The date of the 46-mi