Fatehelrahman Yousif

Fatehelrahman Yousif
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)
Arab World Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Crown Prince and Prime Minister meets with Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud Makkah. (SPA file)

Somali President to Asharq Al-Awsat: Working with Saudi-led Partners to Void Israel’s Somaliland Recognition

Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud unveiled a three-pronged political and legal strategy to nullify what he described as Israeli recognition of the…

Fatehelrahman Yousif (Riyadh)
Gulf Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan meet in Jeddah. (SPA file)

Erdoğan to Asharq Al-Awsat: Our Ties with Saudi Arabia Are Strategic for Regional Peace, Stability, Prosperity

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan stressed on Tuesday that his country was prepared to mediate between Iran and the United States to ease tensions between…

Fatehelrahman Yousif (Riyadh)
Business Mauritania’s Minister of Mines and Industry, Thiam Tijani (Asharq Al-Awsat) 

Mauritania to Saudi Investors: We Are Your Atlantic Gateway to Securing Minerals of the Future

Mauritania is positioning its mining weight and strategic Atlantic Ocean location as an “African mining gateway” for Saudi investments, extending a clear…

Fatehelrahman Yousif (Riyadh)
Interviews President of Madagascar Michael Randrianirina (Presidency)

President of Madagascar to Asharq Al-Awsat: Three-Pillar Economic Plan to Revive the Country

President of Madagascar Michael Randrianirina said his country views Saudi Arabia as its “main partner” in the phase of “refoundation” and in building a new…

Fatehelrahman Yousif (Riyadh)
Business Signing of Saudi-Qatar high speed rail deal attended by Saudi Crown Prince and Qatar Emir (SPA)

Saudi-Qatar Electric Rail Project to Deepen Economic, Logistics Ties

Hussein al-Khawaja, chairman of the land transport committee at the Al-Ahsa Chamber, said the agreement to build a high speed electric passenger railway…

Fatehelrahman Yousif (Riyadh)
Business Saudi Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman and Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak lead Joint Ministerial Committee session (X)

Riyadh, Moscow Advance Strategic Partnership Beyond Oil to Steady Markets

The Saudi-Russian Investment and Business Forum 2025 concluded in Riyadh, closing a packed day of high level strategic dialogue aimed at anchoring a bilateral…

Fatehelrahman Yousif (Riyadh)
Business US President Donald Trump meets with Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister, in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 18 November 2025. (EPA)

US Officials: Riyadh, Washington Paving the Way for Greater Economic Investments 

Former US officials predicted that the Saudi talks at the White House will focus on three main pillars that would pave the way for regional stability and…

Fatehelrahman Yousif (Riyadh)