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Gulf Pakistani Premier to Asharq Al-Awsat: Committed to Promoting Ties with Saudi Arabia

Pakistani Premier to Asharq Al-Awsat: Committed to Promoting Ties with Saudi Arabia

On his first foreign visit to Saudi Arabia, Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said that his government was committed to advancing the special…

Fatehelrahman Yousif (Riyadh)
Arab World US State Department Reveals Assad Family’s Net Worth

US State Department Reveals Assad Family’s Net Worth

The US Department of State issued a highly anticipated report to Congress on the estimated net worth and known sources of income of Syrian President Bashar…

Rana Abtar (Washington)
Gulf Barroso to Asharq Al-Awsat: Saudi Arabia’s Response to the Pandemic a Lesson for Health Systems

Barroso to Asharq Al-Awsat: Saudi Arabia’s Response to the Pandemic a Lesson for Health Systems

Jose Barroso, the chairman of the Global Vaccine Alliance (GAVI), described Saudi Arabia’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic as “wonderful”, pointing that the…

Abdulhadi Habtor (Riyadh)
World Iran-Pakistan Ties on Brink after Khan's Ouster

Iran-Pakistan Ties on Brink after Khan's Ouster

Iran is concerned that the progress it has made in bilateral relations with Pakistan may evaporate with the ouster of prime minister Imran Khan. Iranian…

Interviews Head of Yemen Reconciliation Commission to Asharq Al-Awsat: We Are Keen on Peace, Stability

Head of Yemen Reconciliation Commission to Asharq Al-Awsat: We Are Keen on Peace, Stability

Head of the Consultations and Reconciliation Commission of the Yemen Presidential Leadership Council (PLC), Mohammed al-Ghaithi revealed that the body will…

Abdulhadi Habtor (Riyadh)
Features Turkey and the Lesser of Two Evils in Syria

Turkey and the Lesser of Two Evils in Syria

If Turkey were given the choice between normalizing relations with the Syrian regime or accepting the establishment of Kurdish state in northern Syrian and on…

Ibrahim Hamidi (London)
Business Saudi Arabia, Kyrgyzstan to Sign 30 Cooperation Agreements During President's Visit to Riyadh

Saudi Arabia, Kyrgyzstan to Sign 30 Cooperation Agreements During President's Visit to Riyadh

The upcoming visit of Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov to Saudi Arabia will witness the signing of 30 new draft agreements and 23 international treaties and…

Fatehelrahman Yousif (Riyadh)
Arab World Last-Minute Dispute Leads to Delay of First Flight as Part of Yemen Truce

Last-Minute Dispute Leads to Delay of First Flight as Part of Yemen Truce

A dispute between the Yemeni legitimate government and Iran-backed Houthi militias over details of the two-month truce agreement led to the delay of the first…

Ali Rabih (Aden)
Features Yemen in the Grips of Optimism

Yemen in the Grips of Optimism

It may be naive to speak of optimism seven years since the coup by the Iran-backed Houthi militias and the consequent eruption of the war. The recent changes…

Badr Al-Qahtani (London)
Business Riyadh to Host First Int'l Conference on AI, Cloud Computing in May

Riyadh to Host First Int'l Conference on AI, Cloud Computing in May

Riyadh will host the first international conference on artificial intelligence and cloud computing on May 22. The three-day conference will be held with the…

Fatehelrahman Yousif (Riyadh)
Features New Demographics Alter Syria's Identity

New Demographics Alter Syria's Identity

The long years of war in Syria did not only leave behind millions of victims and vast destruction, but also created new demographic realities that changed the…

Asharq Al Awsat (Damascus countryside )
Business Mitsubishi to Transfer Hydrogen Technology, Ammonia, High-Efficiency Equipment to Saudi Arabia

Mitsubishi to Transfer Hydrogen Technology, Ammonia, High-Efficiency Equipment to Saudi Arabia

Koichi Nakagawa, Research Director and Chief Consultant at the Mitsubishi Research Institute (MRI) Middle East, revealed that Mitsubishi is planning to launch…

Fatehelrahman Yousif (Riyadh)