Middle-east Arab News Opinion | Asharq Al-awsat

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Muslim worshippers pose for a picture at the Grand Mosque in the Saudi holy city of Mecca on June 8, 2016, during the holy month of Ramadan. AFP

Saudi-U.S. Ties and Conditions of Mutual Benefit

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Jun 16, 2016 | Opinion

I recently examined a rare document which was prepared on March 1, 1945 . The file reveals the nature of strained Saudi-American ties, reminding us of today. During that year, the U.S. administration had not appointed an ambassador to Jeddah, and depended on an...

Airbus to Launch Aviation Innovation Challenge in Saudi Arabia

by Fahd Baqmi | Jun 16, 2016 | Business

Jeddah–Airbus has announced its plan to establish training incubators in Saudi Arabia to attract innovators in the air transport industry. General Manager of Airbus Middle East Fouad Attar told Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper: “The multi-phase “Entaliq with Airbus” is a...

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Iraqi security forces gather near Falluja, Iraq, May 31, 2016. REUTERS/Alaa Al-Marjani

Iraqi Forces Threaten to Internationalize Violations against Displaced

by Hamza Mustafa | Jun 16, 2016 | Middle East

Baghdad-Iraqi forces threatened to internationalize the case of the displaced because of the violations taking place against a number of them, leaving many with unknown fate. They noted that the leadership of Fallujah’s operations handed the investigation with those...

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Investor Warren Buffett speaks during the “United State of Women Summit” at the Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC, June 14, 2016. AFP

$3 Mln to Have Lunch with Billionaire

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 16, 2016 | Food

Washington, London-American billionaire Warren Buffett, who is the chairman of Berkshire Hathaway Inc, has said the anonymous bidder who agreed last week at an annual charity auction to pay $3,456,789 to have lunch with him, matching the previous record high, is a...

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Conferees at the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) informal summit in the Saudi Red Sea city of Jeddah on May 31, 2016. AFP

GCC Countries Seek to Enhance Skills in Private Sector

by Nayef Al-Rasheed | Jun 16, 2016 | Business

Riyadh-Gulf Cooperation Countries are seeking to raise performance capacities in the private sector to face fluctuations in oil prices and the resulting economic crises. Meetings held in this regard coincide with a recent agreement to create a special authority for...