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Interviews Bathily to Asharq Al-Awsat: We Support Any Agreement that Leads Libya to Recovery

Bathily to Asharq Al-Awsat: We Support Any Agreement that Leads Libya to Recovery

Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Libya and Head of the UN Support Mission in Libya Abdoulaye Bathily stressed that his…

Jamal Jawhar (Cairo)
Arab World UN Concerned over Life of Investigating Judge in Beirut Port Blast

UN Concerned over Life of Investigating Judge in Beirut Port Blast

UN Special Rapporteur Margaret Satterthwaite has expressed grave concern over interference in the investigation into the 2020 port explosion in Beirut,…

Ali Barada (Washington)
Arab World New Peace Plan in Yemen Awaits Finishing Touches

New Peace Plan in Yemen Awaits Finishing Touches

New efforts are underway to resolve the Yemeni crisis as it enters its ninth year. An informed Yemeni source revealed to Asharq Al-Awsat that a comprehensive…

Arab World Paris Asks Franjieh for Guarantees, Answer Lies with 'Hezbollah'

Paris Asks Franjieh for Guarantees, Answer Lies with 'Hezbollah'

Qatar's Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mohammed bin Abdulaziz bin Saleh Al-Khulaifi held recently a number of meetings with Lebanese…

Mohamed Choucair (Beirut)
Business Saudi Non-Oil Private Sector Sees Rapid Expansion

Saudi Non-Oil Private Sector Sees Rapid Expansion

The non-oil-producing private sector in Saudi Arabia witnessed a rapid expansion at the end of the first quarter of 2023. The sector recorded a sharp rise…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Arab World Lebanon Confronted with Test of Choices, as Riyadh Judges Projects, Not Names

Lebanon Confronted with Test of Choices, as Riyadh Judges Projects, Not Names

A senior Arab diplomat provided a rational assessment of the situation in Lebanon. He made the assessment away from the local media, effective and ineffective…

Thaer Abbas (Beirut)
Business Voluntary Oil Production Cut: Decision to Balance Demand, Production Levels

Voluntary Oil Production Cut: Decision to Balance Demand, Production Levels

Oil and economic experts confirmed that the voluntary oil production cuts taken by oil-exporting countries within OPEC+, starting May and continuing until the…

Arab World Moscow Consultations: Russia, Syria Disagree on Turkish Deployment

Moscow Consultations: Russia, Syria Disagree on Turkish Deployment

Russia, Türkiye, Syria and Iran kicked off in Moscow on Monday negotiations aimed at overcoming obstacles that are hindering the normalization of relations…

Raed Jaber (Moscow)
Business Largest Gas Turbine Maintenance Centers Outside the US Join Saudi ‘MODON’

Largest Gas Turbine Maintenance Centers Outside the US Join Saudi ‘MODON’

CEO of the Saudi Authority for Industrial Cities and Technology Zones (MODON) Eng. Majed Al-Argoubi and President of General Electric (GE) Saudi Arabia and…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Gulf Makkah’s Grand Mosque Welcomes a Million Worshippers Daily

Makkah’s Grand Mosque Welcomes a Million Worshippers Daily

The Grand Mosque in Makkah has been welcoming nearly a million Umrah pilgrims and worshippers daily since the beginning of the holy fasting month of Ramadan…

Omar al-Badwi (Riyadh)
Arab World Biden Stresses Efforts to Reach Solution in Yemen Will Continue

Biden Stresses Efforts to Reach Solution in Yemen Will Continue

The United States stressed on Sunday its continued support to all efforts aimed at reaching a comprehensive solution to the crisis in Yemen. In a statement…

Asharq Al Awsat (London)
Arab World  UN: 6 Million Yemenis One Step Away from Famine

UN: 6 Million Yemenis One Step Away from Famine

As Yemen marked one year since the start of the truce agreement of April 2, 2022, recent UN World Food Program (WFP) data showed that 6 million people were…

Mohammed Nasser (Aden)