ASHARQ AL-AWSAT

'''Asharq Al-Awsat''' (, ''The Middle East'') is a major pan-Arabic daily newspaper, with a circulation of 200,000, printed simultaneously in twelve cities on four continents. It was founded in 1978 in London, United Kingdom. It is still based in London, but it is now edited by the Saudi Research and Marketing Ltd. and directed by Saudi prince Salman bin Abdul Aziz, half-brother of the king.^[1]
Since 1990 ''Asharq Al-Awsat'' has had increasing success and is distributed both in the Middle East and in the Maghreb, especially in Morocco. It is known for its slogan "International Newspaper of the Arabs" as it covers both Arab and international affairs.
''Asharq Al-Awsat'' was the first Arabic daily newspaper to introduce satellite transmission for simultaneous printing in a number of major cities worldwide, and is currently the only newspaper to own the Arabic copyright of international print syndications of the Washington Post, USA Today and Global Viewpoint. The newspaper's editorial part publishes a large part of translations from the international press, and its news pages are almost only made on news agencies' cables translated in Arabic.
''Asharq Al-Awsat'' has been present on the Internet since December 1995, and also offers an English translation of parts of its articles.

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Winograd Commission

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Winograd Commission

On Sunday May 6, 2007 the ''Asharq Al-Awsat'' demanded an inquiry to the Hezbollah’s launching of the Second Lebanon War claiming they endangered the country by underestimating Israel’s retaliation. Columnist Elias Atallah insisted Lebanon launch their own "Winograd Commission" and even praised Israel's political resilience, "I envied the enemy for their ability to confront their leaders with their errors. They change governments as if they were changing hairstyles, without inflicting damage to their public. Our rulers, by contrast, are not answerable." ^[2]

References

1. ameinfo.com
2. haaretz.com

External links

★ Official website

★ Official website in English