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Business The Saudi-Japanese Investment Forum was held in Riyadh. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Saudi Arabia, Japan Sign 15 Agreements, Establishing Qualitative Partnership

The Saudi-Japanese Investment Forum in Riyadh resulted in the signing of 15 agreements covering technology, artificial intelligence, industry and clean energy…

Fatehelrahman Yousif (Riyadh)
Interviews Lebanese MPs speak prior to the start of the ninth parliamentary session to elect a new president of Lebanon, at the Parliament building in Beirut, Lebanon, 08 December 2022. (EPA)

Hamadeh to Asharq Al-Awsat: Presidential Vacuum in Lebanon Will Last Months

It appears that the vacuum in the presidency in Lebanon will last several months given the lack of prospects for a local solution or a breakthrough in…

Youssef Diab (Beirut)
Business March 2023 will mark three years since Lebanon's default on external debt. (AFP)

The Global Economy Caught Between Wars and Geopolitical Conflicts

There is a saying, "When the US economy sneezes, the emerging markets get a cold." The global economy now may be more complex: it is more resilient in terms of…

World US President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping meet at the G20 summit in Bali on November 14. (Reuters)

Strategic Political Challenges Facing the US in 2023

Iran remains one of the United States’ most pressing national security challenges, even while much of the world’s attention in 2022 has been focused on Russia…

World An image of former President Donald Trump is displayed during the committee's third hearing on June 16. (AFP/Getty Images)

A Democratic Party View of 2023: Modest Victories and a Bumpy Road Ahead

Democrats have good reason to be happy with 2022. In Congress and at the polls, they had an extraordinary year. Led by President Joe Biden, Congress passed a …

Features A general view of a session at the NATO Foreign Ministers’ meeting in Bucharest, Romania, on November 30, 2022. Reuters

NATO and the War in Ukraine

The end of the cold war in 1991 brought along questions as regards NATO’s future. It has been more than 30 years and NATO’s ability to adopt itself to “the…

Omer Onhon
Business A night view of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (AFP)

Riyadh to Host First Gathering of Energy Economies in the Middle East  

Preparations are underway in Riyadh to host the Energy Economics Conference, which is being organized by the International Association for Energy Economics …

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Business Saudi Investment Minister Khalid al-Falih concluded a visit to Türkiye during which he agreed with Turkish officials to expand the export and import movement. (SPA)

Saudi Arabia, Türkiye Agree to Expand Exports

Saudi Investment Minister Khalid al-Falih concluded a visit to Türkiye during which he agreed with Turkish officials to expand the export and import movement…

Business First Deputy Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan Adylbek Kasymaliev. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Kyrgyz First Deputy PM to Asharq Al-Awsat: Riyadh, Bishkek Aim to Increase Cooperation in Green Economy

Saudi Arabia and Kyrgyzstan aim to boost their comprehensive partnership amid plans to increase economic, trade, and investment cooperation in infrastructure,…

Fatehelrahman Yousif (Riyadh)
Arab World Lebanese soldiers, Irish and other nationalities U.N. peacekeepers, stand around the coffin draped by the United Nations flag of their comrade Pvt. Seán Rooney who was killed during a confrontation with residents near the southern town of Al-Aqbiya on December 14, during his memorial procession at the Lebanese army airbase, at Beirut airport, Sunday, Dec. 18, 2022. (AP)

Hezbollah Reportedly Turns Over Suspect in Shooting of UNIFIL Convoy in Lebanon

Hezbollah reportedly turned over a suspect in the shooting of a United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) convoy that left one peacekeeper dead last…

Youssef Diab (Beirut)
Features A street in Homs on Oct. 3, 2021 (Reuters)

Damascus is Drowned, ‘Painful’ Offers Await Decision

Damascus is mired in its suffocating economic crisis. Syria is expelling its people and is divided into three “states” separated by border-like lines, where…

Ibrahim Hamidi (London)
Business Saudi Arabia moves towards diversifying sources of income and growing the national economy through non-oil output (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Experts to Asharq Al-Awsat: Saudi Intellectual Property Strategy to Generate Initiatives, Attract Quality Investments

Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has announced the launch of the National Intellectual Property Strategy to support the Kingdom’s economy based…