Editor selections

Editor selections

Business Saudi GDP Exceeds $1 Tln, Shows Kingdom’s Economy Is on Right Track

Saudi GDP Exceeds $1 Tln, Shows Kingdom’s Economy Is on Right Track

The size of Saudi Arabia’s GDP, which reached $1.7 trillion in 2016, demonstrated that the Kingdom’s economy is on the right path as it advances the…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Gulf Saudi Official: Iran Will face Difficulties with China if it Doesn’t Honor Agreement

Saudi Official: Iran Will face Difficulties with China if it Doesn’t Honor Agreement

China has leverage on Iran and Tehran will find it difficult to explain if it does not honor the agreement signed with Saudi Arabia in Beijing, a Saudi…

Business Saudi Arabia Says Will Not Sell Oil to Any Country That Imposes Price Cap on Its Supply

Saudi Arabia Says Will Not Sell Oil to Any Country That Imposes Price Cap on Its Supply

Saudi Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman said on Tuesday that the Kingdom will not sell oil to any country that attempts to impose a price cap on its…

Asharq Al Awsat
Arab World Grundberg Seizes Saudi-Iranian Agreement to Push Forward Efforts to Resolve Yemen Crisis

Grundberg Seizes Saudi-Iranian Agreement to Push Forward Efforts to Resolve Yemen Crisis

United Nations envoy to Yemen Hans Grundberg seized the Saudi-Iranian agreement, which calls for restoring diplomatic relations, to carry out a visit to Tehran…

Ali Rabih (Aden)
Gulf Saudi FM to Asharq Al-Awsat: Agreement with Iran Sign of Joint Will to Resolve Disputes through Dialogue

Saudi FM to Asharq Al-Awsat: Agreement with Iran Sign of Joint Will to Resolve Disputes through Dialogue

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah said the Saudi-Iranian agreement to restore diplomatic relations underscores the joint desire by…

Business UK-GCC FTA Negotiations Make Significant Progress

UK-GCC FTA Negotiations Make Significant Progress

Chief Negotiator – UK-GCC FTA, Department for International Trade Tom Wintle revealed that the UK and Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries have made “good…

Najlaa Habriri (London)
Interviews Al-Kadhimi to Asharq Al-Awsat: Saudi-Iranian Talks Were Frank, Comprehensive, Fruitful

Al-Kadhimi to Asharq Al-Awsat: Saudi-Iranian Talks Were Frank, Comprehensive, Fruitful

Saudi-Iranian talks conducted in Baghdad were frank, comprehensive, and fruitful, former Iraqi prime minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi told Asharq Al-Awsat days…

Interviews Lebanon: Mikati Says Parties Rejecting Cabinet Meetings Better Elect a President

Lebanon: Mikati Says Parties Rejecting Cabinet Meetings Better Elect a President

Lebanon’s caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati hailed the latest development in the Saudi-Iranian relations, stressing that Lebanon supports any "consensual"…

Thaer Abbas (Beirut)
Arab World Free Syrian Army Commander: Attacks on Tanf Base Aimed at Sparking Side Conflicts

Free Syrian Army Commander: Attacks on Tanf Base Aimed at Sparking Side Conflicts

Commander of the Free Syrian Army (FSA) Mohammed Farid al-Qassem sad the strikes against the al-Tanf base on the Syrian-Iraqi-Jordanian border are aimed at…

Features Analysts: China’s Role as Guarantor Will Test Commitment to Saudi-Iran Agreement

Analysts: China’s Role as Guarantor Will Test Commitment to Saudi-Iran Agreement

Analysts said the China-sponsored agreement between Saudi Arabia and Iran to restore relations must lead to stability, cooperation and peace in the region. …

Abdulhadi Habtor (Riyadh)
Business Saudi Economy Registers Highest Growth among G20 Countries

Saudi Economy Registers Highest Growth among G20 Countries

Saudi Arabia’s gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 8.7 percent in 2022, registering the highest growth rate among the G20 countries, despite the complex…

Bandar al-Mosalam (Riyadh)
Business Saudi Arabia Allocates $2.9 Billion for SMEs

Saudi Arabia Allocates $2.9 Billion for SMEs

Saudi financing agencies announced the allocation of 11 billion riyals ($2.9 billion) for entrepreneurship projects and SMEs in the Kingdom. This came…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)