Fatehelrahman Yousif
Business Swiss Federal Councillor Guy Parmelin, head of the Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research (EAER). (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Saudi Arabia, Switzerland Cooperate in Cleantech, Infrastructure and Logistic Services

Swiss Federal Councillor Guy Parmelin, head of the Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research (EAER), stressed that the opportunity is ripe…

Fatehelrahman Yousif (Riyadh)
Business Officials are seen at the Saudi-Swiss roundtable meeting in Riyadh. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Saudi Investment Minister: We Aspire to Become a Global Investment Hub

Saudi Arabia underscored on Monday its ambition to position itself as a global hub for logistics, finance, and industry. Saudi Minister of Investment…

Fatehelrahman Yousif (Riyadh)
Business Ken Saito, Japanese Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry (Asharq Al-Awsat: Saleh al-Ghanem)

Japan Looks Forward to Launching Joint Int’l Investments with Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia and Japan embarked on a journey to establish joint investments spanning multiple nations, aimed at optimizing supply chains within the mining…

Fatehelrahman Yousif (Riyadh)
Interviews Azerbaijani Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Yalchin Rafiyev (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Deputy FM of Azerbaijan to Asharq Al-Awsat: Relentless Efforts for Comprehensive Cooperation with Saudi Arabia

Azerbaijani Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Yalchin Rafiyev stressed Saudi Arabia’s pivotal role in enhancing security and stability in the region, and…

Fatehelrahman Yousif (Riyadh)
Varieties An international expert in medical oncology said the concerned organizations should adopt a more realistic approach to banish smokers from cigarettes. AP

French Oncologist: Alternative Smoking Reduces Mortalities but Still Harmful

The World Health Organizations (WHO) estimates that there are around one billion smokers worldwide, a number that is not expected to decline in the foreseeable…

Fatehelrahman Yousif (Riyadh)
Business Saudi Arabia's -Qasabi meets the Algerian Minister of Trade and Export Promotion (SPA)

Riyadh, Algiers to Enhance Economic Cooperation, Increase Trade

Algerian Minister of Trade and Export Promotion Tayeb Zitouni said that his country and Saudi Arabia were seeking to accelerate mechanisms to enhance bilateral…

Fatehelrahman Yousif (Riyadh)
Business Safaa El-Kogali, the World Bank's Country Director for the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries (Asharq Al-Awsat)

World Bank: Saudi Arabia Leads Arab World in Advancing Women's Workforce Participation

In a pivotal era marked by remarkable advancements in the economic involvement of women in the Gulf, specifically in Saudi Arabia, Safaa El-Kogali, the World…

Fatehelrahman Yousif (Riyadh)
Interviews US Department of State regional spokesman Samuel Warburg. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

State Department to Asharq Al-Awsat: We Look Forward to Riyadh Summits Outcomes, Committed to Release of Hostages

As Israel intensified its strikes on hospitals and schools in Gaza, a US official justified his country’s use of the veto power against a resolution to stop…

Fatehelrahman Yousif (Riyadh)