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Arab World Relief in Yemen’s Taiz as 8-Year Houthi Siege Is Partially Broken

Relief in Yemen’s Taiz as 8-Year Houthi Siege Is Partially Broken

The Iran-backed Houthi militias’ eight-year siege of Yemen’s southwestern city of Taiz was partially broken on Thursday. A cooking gas shipment was…

Business Riyadh, Warsaw to Deepen Joint Strategic Partnership

Riyadh, Warsaw to Deepen Joint Strategic Partnership

Saudi Arabia has become a global player, and Poland is looking forward to a significant trade and investment movement, especially in the agricultural sector,…

Fatehelrahman Yousif (Riyadh)
Interviews Maj. Gen. Abbas Ibrahim: Politicians’ Performance Destroys Lebanon

Maj. Gen. Abbas Ibrahim: Politicians’ Performance Destroys Lebanon

A week after leaving his post as the head of Lebanon’s General Security, Major General Abbas Ibrahim spoke to Asharq Al-Awsat about his departure, refusing to…

Thaer Abbas (Beirut)
Interviews Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern Affairs: US Regional Presence Will Not Diminish, We Have Strong Security Partnerships

Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern Affairs: US Regional Presence Will Not Diminish, We Have Strong Security Partnerships

US Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs Barbara Leaf defended Washington’s policy in the Middle East and stressed that her country realizes…

Abdulhadi Habtor (Riyadh)
World Iran’s Rulers, Shaken by Protests, Now Face Currency Crisis

Iran’s Rulers, Shaken by Protests, Now Face Currency Crisis

As their currency plunged to new lows recently, Iranians did what they had grown all too used to: They crowded exchange shops, hoping to convert their…

Business Three foreign law firms were granted licenses to operate in the Kingdom at the International Conference on Justice in Riyadh on Sunday (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Saudi Arabia Seeks Developing Judicial Sector with AI

In a first, the Saudi government granted three foreign law firms licenses to operate in the Kingdom as it seeks developing the justice sector and anticipates…

Gulf Bahrain's Foreign Ministry Undersecretary for International Affairs Sheikh Abdullah bin Ahmed Al Khalifa.

Bahrain: We Are Optimistic about Course of Relations with Qatar

Bahrain’s relations with Qatar are moving in the right direction after a series of measures to restore ties between the two Gulf states, revealed a Bahraini…

Merza al-Khuwaldi (Manama)
Features Lebanese protest against the crippling economic crisis in January. (Al-Markazia)

85% of Lebanese People Suffer from Multidimensional Poverty

Rabih, a father of three, lamented that the economic crisis in Lebanon now means that he can no longer feed his children enough. He also has to support his…

Asharq Al Awsat (Beirut)
Gulf Saudi Arabia new Media Minister Salman bin Yousef Al-Dossary.

Salman Al-Dossary: From a Prestigious Career in Journalism to Saudi Media Minister

Salman bin Yousef Al-Dossary was named Saudi Media Minister in a Royal Order by Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz on Sunday. Al…

Omar al-Badwi (Riyadh)
Business The Saudi Green Initiative is a model for the region’s approach to climate change. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Double Standards in Climate Action Impede Energy Transformation, Sustainability

Saudi Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman recently announced an investment of around one trillion riyals ($266.40 billion) in clean energy generation. …

Mosaed al-Zayani (Dubai)
Arab World Then Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi poses in his office during an interview with The Associated Press in Baghdad, Iraq, on July 23, 2021. (AP)

Kadhimi Slams Arrest Warrants against Ex-Govt Officials in Iraq’s ‘Heist of the Century’

Former Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi criticized on Saturday the arrest warrants issued against a former minister who served in his government. …

Fadhel al-Nashmi (Baghdad)
Business The Saudi government focuses on supporting the national private sector to reflect positively on its GDP (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Saudi Arabia Bolsters Private Sector Partnership to Achieve Economic Sustainability

The Saudi Council of Ministers approved the transformation of the Private Sector Partnership Reinforcement Program (Shareek) into a center named “the Private…

Bandar al-Mosalam (Riyadh)