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Business The Riyadh International Biomedical Technology Summit concluded on Thursday. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Saudi Arabia to Implement Strategic Approach to Develop Biotechnologies at Global Level

Participants in the Riyadh Global Biomedical Technology Summit underlined the need to launch an international coalition to work on the implementation of a set…

Fatehelrahman Yousif (Riyadh)
Gulf Ministers and participants at the Riyadh Global Medical Biotechnology Summit 2023 (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Saudi Arabia to Lead World to Safe, Healthy Future

The Riyadh Global Medical Biotechnology Summit 2023 has introduced five key themes for its panel discussions which will feature government officials, experts,…

Fatehelrahman Yousif (Riyadh)
Business NEOM CEO Nadhmi Al-Nasr participates at the 2nd Municipal Investment Forum “FURAS” (Asharq Al-Awsat)

NEOM CEO: We Will Be Model for New Economy Modern Projects, Cities

NEOM will be a model for modern projects and cities that represent the focus of the new economy, said CEO Nadhmi Al-Nasr. It will do so by embracing many…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
World Pompeo Lauds Saudi Crown Prince as 'Historic Figure on World Stage'

Pompeo Lauds Saudi Crown Prince as 'Historic Figure on World Stage'

The former US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, came out with a new memoir, which attracted much attention in the US political circles and the local and foreign…

Ali Barada (Washington)
Features Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi monitoring revision of Sinai development projects (Egyptian Presidency)

How Did Egypt Get Close to Announcing ‘End of Terrorism’?

Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi has repeatedly made statements about his country succeeding in eliminating terrorism to a large extent. These claims…

Waleed Abdul Rahman (Cairo)
Business Officials speak at a panel discussion on the sidelines of the Municipal Investment Forum on Tuesday (Yazid Al-Samrani)

Global Alliance for Railway Project to Link Eastern and Western Saudi Arabia

Saudi Minister of Transport and Logistics Eng. Saleh Al-Jasser unveiled on Tuesday an international coalition led by a Chinese company, with 11 other…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Business One of the sessions of the Real Estate Future Forum in Riyadh, in which ministers and officials participated (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Saudi Arabia Inks Agreements, MoUs of $2.66 Bln at Real Estate Future Forum

Saudi Arabia has signed agreements and MoUs of more than 10 billion Saudi riyals ($2.66 billion) to set up four investment funds to develop commercial, tourism…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Features An exchange shop in central Baghdad (AP)

Did US Dollar Restrictions in Iraq Affect Tehran?

A senior Iraqi government financial official said that the aim of the US restrictions imposed on selling dollars to banks and merchants is purely political and…

Asharq Al Awsat (Baghdad)
Arab World GNU Foreign Minister Najla Mangoush attends a meeting with other Arab Foreign Ministers in the capital of Tripoli, Sunday Jan. 22, 2023. (AP)

Libya’s GNU Fails in Holding Official Meeting for Arab FMs

Several Arab countries, as well as Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit, skipped on Sunday a meeting for Arab foreign ministers that was hosted by…

Khaled Mahmoud (Cairo)
Features Blair and Hariri shake hands in front of the Prime Minister’s residence at 10 Downing Street, in a meeting that brought them together on July 29, 2003. (Getty Images)

Rafik Hariri to Blair: 11 Meetings with Israel… It Requested Hezbollah’s Dissolution

Asharq Al-Awsat Publishes Details of the Late Premier’s Meetings in London A series of recently declassified British documents reveal details of meetings…

Camille Tawil (London)
Features Children are seen at a refugee camp in Syria's Idlib on January 14. (EPA)

Syria, Türkiye Normalization Takes Shape along Aleppo-Latakia Highway

Open and secret political and security contacts have expanded in recent days to choose the best path to normalize relations with Damascus. Syria and…

Ibrahim Hamidi (London)
Arab World The Egyptian foreign minister receives the Iranian delegation as part of the COP 27 activities (Egyptian Foreign Ministry)

Egypt Says Nasrallah’s Statements About Economy Are 'Nonsense'

Spokesman for Egypt’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ahmed Abu Zeid on Friday called remarks by Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah about the economic…

Asharq Al Awsat (Cairo)