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Business Saudi Projects Worth USD 200 Billion For Climate Protection, Green Transformation

Saudi Projects Worth USD 200 Billion For Climate Protection, Green Transformation

Recent announcements revealed that the Kingdom will pump more than 750 billion riyals (USD 200 billion) in giant projects for green transformation and climate…

Bandar al-Mosalam (Riyadh)
Features Iranian Oil Shipment to Lebanon: A Hezbollah Ploy that Stumbled at First Hurdle

Iranian Oil Shipment to Lebanon: A Hezbollah Ploy that Stumbled at First Hurdle

A few months after Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah vowed to bring in Iranian oil shipments to Lebanon, it turned out that the pledge was nothing more than a…

Asharq Al Awsat (Beirut)
Interviews Omani Minister to Asharq Al-Awsat: Time to Revive Transportation of Saudi Oil to Arabian Sea

Omani Minister to Asharq Al-Awsat: Time to Revive Transportation of Saudi Oil to Arabian Sea

Oman’s Economy Minister Said bin Mohammed al Saqri said the economic cooperation between Saudi Arabia and the Sultanate of Oman has increased since the…

Merza al-Khuwaldi (Muscat)
Features US, Russian, Turkish Agreements in Syria Await Military ‘Interpretation’

US, Russian, Turkish Agreements in Syria Await Military ‘Interpretation’

Iran has become involved, through military means and services provided, in northeastern Syria where American, Russian and Turkish forces are deployed. The…

Ibrahim Hamidi (London)
Features Israeli Gas to Be Pumped to Syria and Lebanon through Arab Pipeline to Curb Iran’s Influence

Israeli Gas to Be Pumped to Syria and Lebanon through Arab Pipeline to Curb Iran’s Influence

The gas that will be pumped to Lebanon through the Arab pipeline, which stretches from Egypt, Jordan and Syria, is mostly Israeli. The electricity that will be…

Ibrahim Hamidi (London)
Features ‘Geneva Documents’ Expose Constitutional Gap between Damascus, Opposition

‘Geneva Documents’ Expose Constitutional Gap between Damascus, Opposition

The sixth round of talks of the Syria Constitutional Committee in Geneva concluded on Friday with “big disappointment” for the UN Special Envoy for Syria Geir…

Ibrahim Hamidi (London)
Features Lebanon Activists Set Sights on Vote

Lebanon Activists Set Sights on Vote

Two years after a now-defunct protest movement shook Lebanon, opposition activists are hoping parliamentary polls will challenge the ruling elite's…

Asharq Al Awsat
Features Who Attacked Al-Tanf In Syria, Why?

Who Attacked Al-Tanf In Syria, Why?

In mid-2017, US forces launched raids on armed factions close to the Al-Tanf garrison in the Syrian desert. The attacks drew a red line and defined the rules…

Ibrahim Hamidi (London)
Features LF MP to Asharq Al-Awsat: Nasrallah’s Threats Sign he Is Losing Footing with Supporters

LF MP to Asharq Al-Awsat: Nasrallah’s Threats Sign he Is Losing Footing with Supporters

Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah’s latest speech, noted for its unusually harsh tone, has raised many questions, especially after he alleged that his party…

Caroline Akoum (Beirut)
Features Maliki, Sadr Vie for Largest Parliamentary Bloc in Iraq

Maliki, Sadr Vie for Largest Parliamentary Bloc in Iraq

Former Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki was the surprise second place winner in the recent parliamentary elections. He is now competing with the victor…

Asharq Al Awsat (Baghdad)
Interviews Ahmadinejad: ‘No War in the Region Will Have Any Winners’

Ahmadinejad: ‘No War in the Region Will Have Any Winners’

US has helped install Taliban in Afghanistan which will lead to a resurgence of Al Qaeda, only to clash with Iran, but this plan will be foiled soon, Iran’s…

Camelia Entekhabifard (Camelia)
Features Analysis: Beirut Street Battles May Spell Even Darker Times

Analysis: Beirut Street Battles May Spell Even Darker Times

The most powerful men in Lebanese politics have been in charge for decades, some since the early 1970s. They’ve survived civil war, assassinations, uprisings…

Asharq Al Awsat