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Business A container ship is seen in the Strait of Hormuz off the coast of Qeshm Island, Iran, Saturday, April 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Asghar Besharati)

IFAD to Asharq Al-Awsat: Repercussions of Hormuz Closure Trigger Global Food Security Shock

The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) said the repercussions of the closure of the Strait of Hormuz have triggered a global food security…

Fatehelrahman Yousif (Riyadh)
Business A vessel at the Strait of Hormuz, off the coast of Oman’s Musandam province, April 12, 2026. (Reuters)

Hormuz Under Insurance Pressure as ‘War Premiums’ Violate Int’l Laws

As military tensions flare in the Strait of Hormuz, another battle is unfolding behind the scenes, one no less dangerous. Insurance companies have emerged as…

Fatehelrahman Yousif (Riyadh)
Business 
Yanbu Industrial Port (SPA)

Saudi Arabia Deploys Oil ‘Central Bank’ Capacity to Cushion Hormuz Shock

Saudi Arabia has emerged as a key stabilizing force in global energy markets during the crisis triggered by the US-Israeli-Iranian war that disrupted the…

Fatehelrahman Yousif (Riyadh)
World Chang Hua, the Chinese Ambassador to Saudi Arabia. (Chinese Embassy to Riyadh)

Chinese-Pakistani Initiative Seeks to Contain Regional Tension

A Chinese diplomat has disclosed that his country is engaged in diplomatic mediation efforts to contain the US-Israeli-Iranian war, in cooperation with…

Fatehelrahman Yousif (Riyadh)
Interviews Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares. Photo: Foreign Ministry

Spain’s FM Backs Saudi Arabia, Tells Asharq Al-Awsat that Iranian Attacks Are ‘Unjustified’

Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares has expressed Madrid’s support to Saudi Arabia, describing Iranian attacks on the Kingdom and other countries in…

Fatehelrahman Yousif (Riyadh)
Business Saudi Arabia's capital Riyadh (SPA)

Policy Resilience and Transport Lifelines: Saudi Arabia’s Shield Against the Hormuz Crisis

As the world grapples with unprecedented turbulence fueled by the US-Israeli-Iranian confrontation, and as global supply chains reel from the closure of the…

Fatehelrahman Yousif (Riyadh)
Interviews Ukrainian soldiers at an undisclosed location in Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia region on January 30, 2026 (AFP)

Ukrainian Official to Asharq Al-Awsat: Russia’s Demands to Annex Territory are a Red Line

A senior Ukrainian official said Kyiv is concentrating its negotiating efforts with Russia on achieving an unconditional ceasefire, while stressing the need…

Fatehelrahman Yousif (Riyadh)
Gulf Chairman of the National Association of Ukrainian Defense Industries (NAUDI) Serhii Pashynskyi. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

NAUDI Chairman to Asharq Al-Awsat: Ukraine Aims to Resume, Expand Defense Cooperation with Saudi Arabia

Chairman of the National Association of Ukrainian Defense Industries (NAUDI) Serhii Pashynskyi revealed that Kyiv was counting on Saudi Arabia to achieve peace…

Fatehelrahman Yousif (Riyadh)