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Features US Draft for Syrian-Israeli Peace: Abandoning Iran and Hezbollah in Return for Golan Heights

US Draft for Syrian-Israeli Peace: Abandoning Iran and Hezbollah in Return for Golan Heights

Frederic C. Hof, the American diplomat, was "living the dream" between 2009 and 2011 of achieving peace between Syria and Israel. The idea first occurred to…

Ibrahim Hamidi (London)
Interviews  Nissan: Dynamism of Saudi, UAE Markets a Key Factor for Company’s Regional Growth

Nissan: Dynamism of Saudi, UAE Markets a Key Factor for Company’s Regional Growth

Nissan’s Chairperson for the region of Africa, Middle East, India, Europe and Oceania (AMIEO) Guillaume Cartier said the vehicle market in Saudi and the United…

Mosaed al-Zayani (Dubai)
Features Syria Gas Attack Victim, Awaiting Justice, Say Impunity Fuels War Crimes

Syria Gas Attack Victim, Awaiting Justice, Say Impunity Fuels War Crimes

Abdel Hamid al-Youssef said 25 members of his family, including his wife and infant twins, were killed when poison gas was dropped on their town in Syria in…

Asharq Al Awsat
Gulf Saudi Crown Prince Meets President, Members of Yemeni Presidential Leadership Council

Saudi Crown Prince Meets President, Members of Yemeni Presidential Leadership Council

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman met on Thursday with the president and members of the newly formed Yemeni Presidential Leadership Council, expressing…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Gulf Saudi Crown Prince Most Popular Foreign Leader Among Indonesians

Saudi Crown Prince Most Popular Foreign Leader Among Indonesians

A public opinion poll conducted by the Australian think tank Lowy Institute showed that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is the most popular figure among…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Interviews Saudi Arabia to Start Manufacturing Drones, Eyeing Foreign Exports

Saudi Arabia to Start Manufacturing Drones, Eyeing Foreign Exports

Saudi Arabia’s INTRA Defense Technologies CEO Abdulsalam Ghamdi said unmanned aircraft systems have become a useful technology for many fields, indicating that…

Bandar al-Mosalam (Riyadh)
Arab World Yemen Consultations Begin Drafting Roadmap to Bolster State Institutions

Yemen Consultations Begin Drafting Roadmap to Bolster State Institutions

After six days of discussions in Riyadh, gatherers at the intra-Yemeni consultations began drafting solutions and a roadmap that would address the challenges…

Omar al-Badwi (Riyadh)
Arab World The Extraordinary Challenge of Rebuilding Lebanon’s Healthcare System

The Extraordinary Challenge of Rebuilding Lebanon’s Healthcare System

For the past two years, the health care system in Lebanon that was once known as The “Hospital of the Middle East,” has become a shadow of its former self. …

Asharq Al Awsat
Arab World Iraq Plunges in Constitutional Vacuum

Iraq Plunges in Constitutional Vacuum

Iraq will plunge in constitutional vacuum on Wednesday after parliament thrice failed to elect a new president. Forty candidates are running for the post,…

Asharq Al Awsat (Baghdad)
Business Developing Human Capital in the Saudi Industrial Field

Developing Human Capital in the Saudi Industrial Field

The Saudi Industrial Investments Company (Dussur), in cooperation with the Human Resources Development Fund (Hadaf), seeks to develop human capital in the…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Arab World Yemen Govt Says Positively Approaching UN Envoy, Keen on Political Solution

Yemen Govt Says Positively Approaching UN Envoy, Keen on Political Solution

The legitimate Yemeni government is optimistic that the two-month truce declared in the war-torn country would lead to the lifting of the siege imposed by the…

Ali Rabih (Aden)
Arab World Yemenis Welcome Truce, Worry about Houthis' Lack of Commitment

Yemenis Welcome Truce, Worry about Houthis' Lack of Commitment

The announcement of a two-month truce in Yemen has been widely welcomed by the people and official circles in spite of concerns that the Iran-backed Houthi…

Ali Rabih (Aden)