Shawki al-Rayes

Shawki al-Rayes
Arab World Attendees pose for the official group photo at the IX Conference on Syria, on the occasion of the Foreign Affairs Council of the European Union (EU) in Brussels, Belgium, 17 March 2025. (EPA)

Spanish Foreign Minister to Asharq Al-Awsat: Syria Must End Violence Permanently

Spain’s Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares told Asharq Al-Awsat ahead of a European Council meeting in Brussels that European foreign ministers assured their…

Shawki al-Rayes (Brussels) Asharq Al Awsat (Damascus)
World European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen delivers her speech on security and defense at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, eastern France, Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024 (The AP)

EU Suggests Using Frozen Russian Assets to Fund Ukraine

Russia's frozen assets should be used to purchase badly needed military equipment for Ukraine, European Commission Ursula von der Leyen proposed on Thursday. …

Shawki al-Rayes (Brussels)
World Asharq Al-Awsat Visits Belgian City That Is ‘Going to Save the World’

Asharq Al-Awsat Visits Belgian City That Is ‘Going to Save the World’

Located a short 22 km away from Brussels, Puurs is a modest Belgian city with a population of 17,000 that is mostly invested in agriculture. Generally calm and…

Shawki al-Rayes (Puurs)
Gulf Italy Prepares Coordination Plan to Assume 2021 G20 Presidency

Italy Prepares Coordination Plan to Assume 2021 G20 Presidency

A spokesperson for the Italian government said on Sunday that his country has developed a plan for close coordination with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in…

Shawki al-Rayes (Rome)