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A farmer works at a wheat field in Ras al-Ain province, Syria, April 16, 2016. REUTERS/Rodi Said

Syrian Food Crisis Aggravates as War Chokes Farming

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Apr 26, 2016 | Middle East

In Syria, the war-torn country, citizens are suffering from all kinds of hardships. They fear random air strikes, ground attacks, terrorist groups, besiegement and even seeking refuge. All that is not enough, as the war has also worried the Syrians over farming. The...

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Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman al Saud before revealing his country’s 2030 Vision

Story behind Saudi ‘2030 Vision’

by Zaid Bin Kami | Apr 26, 2016 | Saudi Arabia

London- On 11 February, 2015 the Saudi Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman chaired the Council of Economic and Development Affairs’ first meeting, directly after issuing a royal decree to found this council. Back then, Prince Mohammed had several plans for the...

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A general view of Iran’s Bushehr nuclear power plant, built by Russia, October 26, 2010. REUTERS/IRNA/Mohammad Babaie

Iran Summons Envoy over $2 Billion U.S. Court Ruling

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Apr 26, 2016 | World

Iran summoned on Tuesday the Swiss ambassador, who manages U.S. interests in Tehran, to condemn a Supreme Court ruling that found the Islamic Republic guilty of several attacks and ordered that almost $2 billion in frozen Iranian assets be turned over to U.S. families...

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The Saudi Woman – the Winning Horse in a New Economic Era

by Eman Al-Khattaf | Apr 26, 2016 | Saudi Arabia

Economic transformation and planning for the future to move beyond the age of oil to the age of energy, an alternative industrial revolution and investing in the work force are matters that occupy the minds of Saudi women who are interested in the world of economics....

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Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei

Opinion: Iran Is Exhausted!

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Apr 26, 2016 | Middle East, Opinion

Iran’s supreme leader bitterly complains that the West has not kept its promises and that economic sanctions on his country have not been lifted although Tehran has halted its nuclear program as required. The situation in Iran must be difficult for the Iranian...