Asharq Al-Awsat

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

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Middle East

Iraqi Forces Divided over Hezbollah Deal with ISIS

Baghdad– Disparity among Iraqi forces surfaced following the “suspicious” deal between Lebanese Hezbollah and Syrian regime from one side, and ISIS from the other. The deal granted ISIS militants a safe exit from the Syrian-Lebanese borders towards the Syrian Deir Ezzor, near the borders with Iraq’s

Middle East

Nasrallah: I Met Assad over ISIS Evacuation to Syria

Beirut- Hezbollah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah said on Thursday he had traveled to Damascus to meet head of Syrian regime Bashar al-Assad to request the evacuation of ISIS militants from their enclave on the Syrian-Lebanese borders. “I personally met with President Bashar al-Assad… I went to h

Middle East

Iraq Declares Victory Over ISIS in Tal Afar

Irbil, Baghdad- Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi declared on Thursday victory over terror group ISIS’ militants in Tal Afar and the entire province of Nineveh. “Tal Afar has been liberated,” Abadi said in a statement. “We say to the ISIS fighters: wherever you are, we are coming for you, and you

Middle East

Kuwaiti Emir Visits Washington to Meet with Trump

Kuwait– Kuwait’s Emiri Diwan said on Thursday that Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al Sabah would travel to Washington on Friday for talks with US President Donald Trump. According to a statement published by Kuwait News Agency (KUNA), the Emir of Kuwait will meet with Trump on September 7. Kuwait em

Saudi Arabia

Chechnya Refuses Politicization of Hajj

Holy Sites– The level of services provided by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to all pilgrims during Hajj and Umrah is a clear message to anyone doubting the country, according to Chechnya Deputy Mufti for foreign relations Torko Dawdov. Dawdov praised the security services provided during Hajj which sh

World

UN Chief Condemns Politicians ‘Who Exploit Fear’

Tel Aviv- UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday condemned the recent white supremacist rally in the United States as well as “political figures who exploit fear to win votes,” hinting at US President Donald Trump Speaking at the end of a three-day visit to Israel, the West Bank and the

Middle East

King Abdullah II Hopes for Bigger Syria Ceasefire

London- King Abdullah II of Jordan said Tuesday he hopes that a recent ceasefire in southern Syria will spread to other parts of the country to lead to a negotiated peace. “In Syria, we hope that the ceasefire in the southwest will be replicated elsewhere in the country, easing the way for a p