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Gulf Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan presides over the Gulf-Asian Ministerial Meeting on Wednesday in Riyadh. (SPA)

Joint Action Plan to Promote Cooperation between Gulf, Central Asian Countries

A meeting on Wednesday between the foreign ministers of the Gulf and Central Asian countries underlined the need to accelerate joint cooperation and support…

Omar al-Badwi (Riyadh)
Features (L to R) Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit, Libyan Minister of Foreign Affairs Najla Mangoush, and Arab League Assistant Secretary-General Hossam Zaki attend a meeting of the Arab League Foreign Ministers in the Egyptian capital Cairo on September 6, 2022. (Photo by AFP)

Mangoush Not First Woman to Chair Arab League FMs Session

An ordinary session for Arab League foreign ministers kickstarted on Tuesday in Cairo with Libya heading the meeting after taking over from Lebanon to chair…

Business Saudi Arabia agrees to establish free markets at land, sea and air ports (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Saudi Arabia Establishes Duty-Free Markets in Airports, Ports

Saudi Arabia has opened a new trade path by approving the establishment of duty-free markets in airports, seaports, and land ports. This supports the Kingdom’s…

Bandar al-Mosalam (Riyadh)
Features The killing of Hariri triggered huge anti-government protests in Beirut. (Getty Images)

Who Marginalized Role of Premiership in Lebanon after Rafik Hariri’s Assassination?

The 1989 Taif Accord that ended the Lebanese civil war (1975-90) transformed the position of prime minister into an effective partner in power. The…

Youssef Diab (Beirut)
Interviews  Foreign Minister of Singapore Vivian Balakrishnan

Singapore’s Foreign Minister to Asharq Al-Awsat: Russian-Ukrainian Crisis Threatens World Order

Singapore’s Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan said that the Russian attack on Ukraine was a “great threat to the world order,” warning at the same time…

Fatehelrahman Yousif (Riyadh)
Arab World Geagea delivers his speech. (Lebanese Forces)

Geagea: Aoun Is Worst President in Lebanon’s History

Head of the Lebanese Forces Samir Geagea launched on Sunday a scathing attack against President Michel Aoun and his son-in-law, head of the Free Patriotic…

Asharq Al Awsat (Beirut)
Arab World This satellite photo released by Planet Labs PBC shows the damage after an Israeli strike targeted the Aleppo International Airport, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022. (Planet Labs PBC via AP)

Report: Assad Has Been Barring Iran from Retaliating to Israeli Raids on Syria for 3 Years

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has been barring Iran for three years now from retaliating to Israeli raids on Syria to avert an escalation, reported Israel’s…

Asharq Al Awsat (Ramallah)
Features Saraya al-Salam fighters taking part in the recent skirmishes in Baghdad. (AFP)

Britain and the US… And the Round of Violence in Iraq

In contrast to its establishment by the British in the early twentieth century, the second effort to establish an Iraqi state, made this century by the US, was…

Asharq Al Awsat (Baghdad)
Features Arafat leaving Beirut on August 30, 1982 (Getty Images)

Beirut Remembers Arafat’s Departure 40 Years Ago

On this day 40 years ago, Palestinian President Yasser Arafat departed Beirut, which was under Israeli siege, to Tunisia, his first leg on a journey back to a…

Thaer Abbas (Beirut)
Business KAPSARC warns of the repercussions of a drop in investment in oil and gas. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

KAPSARC Warns of Challenges Hindering Investments in Oil, Gas

Industry investment should increase during the next two years, otherwise, the world risks a significant deficit of oil and gas supply by 2025 and beyond, found…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Business Gatherers at the Saudi-Thai Business Forum at the Federation of Saudi Chambers in Riyadh. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Saudi Arabia, Thailand Sign 5 Agreements, Establish Business Council

Saudi Arabia and Thailand signed in Riyadh on Monday five commercial agreements and established the Saudi-Thai Business Forum. Thai Deputy Prime Minister…

Fatehelrahman Yousif (Riyadh)
Features Supporters of Iraqi cleric Moqtada al-Sadr protest at the Green Zone, in Baghdad, Iraq August 29, 2022. (Reuters)

Iran Guards, Lebanese Hezbollah, Sadr Rivals Discussed Confronting him with Arms

Four leaders of Iraqi Shiite factions met with two members of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) and Lebanon’s Iran-backed Hezbollah party at a house in…