Middle-east Arab News Opinion | Asharq Al-awsat

Opinion | ASHARQ AL-AWSAT English Archive 2005 -2017
Select Page
Media ID: 55380757
Caption:

US President Donald Trump. (AP)


Trump Unifies Germans Against Him

Trump Unifies Germans Against Him

Believe it or not, there was a time when German politicians were cool. There was Helmut Schmidt, the 1970s chancellor, packing up the sails of his boat, sleeves rolled up, his face roughened by the wind, tobacco and the Cold War. But that was then; in the decades...
Media ID: 55380977
Caption:

White nationalists carry tiki torches on the grounds of the University of Virginia, on the eve of a planned Unite The Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia. (Reuters)


Freedom of Hate Speech

Freedom of Hate Speech

The late author Ghazi al-Gosaibi was one of the most prominent figures to confront the hate movement during the early 1990s. His book “Until there is no more strife” is a significant historical and intellectual reference during that Saudi era plagued with the...
Media ID: 55380945
Caption:

Destruction in Syria’s Homs. (AFP)


A European Cure for the Arab Patient

A European Cure for the Arab Patient

For years, he used to sit at the cafe near his home. He would sit with his book, newspaper and coffee cup before leaving. In the early 1980s, all that remained was eluding time, being wary of weather changes, wisely spending his pension, listening to doctors’ orders...
Media ID: 55380918
Caption:

Absent presence. Photograph: Axel Schmidt/AFP/Getty Images


Merkel Wins by Not Being There

Merkel Wins by Not Being There

Germany’s September election is like no other the Western world has seen in the last two years. As the leading candidate, Chancellor Angela Merkel, relaxed on a three-week vacation, her top challenger, Social Democrat Martin Schulz, worked the campaign trail...
Media ID: 55380911
Caption:

A tumor is a trove of data. Photograph: American Cancer Society/Getty Images


Big Data Shows Big Promise in Medicine

Big Data Shows Big Promise in Medicine

In handling some kinds of life-or-death medical judgments, computers have already have surpassed the abilities of doctors. We’re looking at something like promise of self-driving cars, according to Zak Kohane, a doctor and researcher at Harvard Medical School. On the...
Media ID: 55380896
Caption:

The Late Abdul Hussein Abdul Reda (Courtesy MBC)


Abdul Hussein…Made Us Smile and Left

Abdul Hussein…Made Us Smile and Left

It’s like the Gulf haven’t had its share of bad news, that the person who long made people smile, created happiness for ages, and made unforgettable works passes away. But what can we say, it is our fate no matter how painful it may be. Comedy legend Abdul Hussein...