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Gulf Gulf-Arab Agreement on Political Solution to Syrian Crisis

Gulf-Arab Agreement on Political Solution to Syrian Crisis

Gulf Arab foreign ministers and their counterparts from Egypt, Iraq and Jordan confirmed that “a political solution is the only solution to the Syrian crisis.”…

Features Lebanon: Divorce between Aoun, Hezbollah Is Final

Lebanon: Divorce between Aoun, Hezbollah Is Final

A Lebanese official following the relations between former President Michel Aoun with Hezbollah said the “marriage” between them, which was held at a Maronite…

Thaer Abbas (Beirut)
Business Crown Prince Launches 4 New Special Economic Zones in Saudi Arabia

Crown Prince Launches 4 New Special Economic Zones in Saudi Arabia

Prince Mohammad bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Crown Prince, Prime Minister and Chairman of the Council for Economic and Development Affairs, launched on Thursday…

Asharq Al Awsat
World Iran in Secret Talks with China, Russia to Acquire Ballistic Missile Fuel

Iran in Secret Talks with China, Russia to Acquire Ballistic Missile Fuel

China and Russia are engaged in secret talks with Iran to supply a key chemical compound used to propel ballistic missiles, according to diplomats familiar…

Elie Youssef (Washington)
World Iran Uses Earthquake Relief Mission to Fly Weapons to Syria

Iran Uses Earthquake Relief Mission to Fly Weapons to Syria

Iran used earthquake relief flights to bring weapons and military equipment into its strategic ally Syria, nine Syrian, Iranian, Israeli, and Western sources…

Asharq Al Awsat (Amman)
Arab World Sanaa Meetings Continue, Prisoner Swap to Begin Friday

Sanaa Meetings Continue, Prisoner Swap to Begin Friday

Yemeni government officials have delayed the agreed-upon prisoner exchange deal to Friday from Thursday, as Saudi and Omani efforts continue in Sanaa to…

Business GCC-listed Companies Register Record Profits

GCC-listed Companies Register Record Profits

Companies listed in the GCC markets registered record profits last year, achieving remarkable financial results that came in parallel with a significant…

Asharq Al Awsat (Kuwait)
Gulf Bipartisan US Efforts to Strengthen Relations with Saudi Arabia

Bipartisan US Efforts to Strengthen Relations with Saudi Arabia

White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan recently phoned Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, while senior Republican senator Lindsey…

Asharq Al Awsat (Washington)
Interviews Libya’s Bashagha to Asharq Al-Awsat: I Will Remain in My Post Until Elections Are Held

Libya’s Bashagha to Asharq Al-Awsat: I Will Remain in My Post Until Elections Are Held

Head of Libya’s government of stability, Fathi Bashagha announced that he would remain in his position until “all Libyan parties” agree on electoral laws,…

World Tehran Shows Openness to 'Permanent Peace' in Yemen, Ending Crisis in Lebanon

Tehran Shows Openness to 'Permanent Peace' in Yemen, Ending Crisis in Lebanon

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani said that Tehran and Riyadh have taken preliminary steps to exchange ambassadors in the context of the…

Arab World Witness Tells Asharq Al-Awsat about Meeting Saddam Twice during US Occupation

Witness Tells Asharq Al-Awsat about Meeting Saddam Twice during US Occupation

A retired Iraqi, who had a working relationship and friendship with former President Saddam Hussein, revealed on the anniversary of the 2003 battle of Baghdad…

Ghassan Charbel (London)
Business Saudi Arabia to Disclose Size of Recreational, Tourism Projects

Saudi Arabia to Disclose Size of Recreational, Tourism Projects

A Saudi official revealed a plan to expand the tourism sector and attract domestic and foreign investment, noting that the Ministry of Investment will soon…

Fatehelrahman Yousif (Riyadh)