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Falih: Riyadh Meeting China’s Increasing Demand for Energy

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 3, 2016 | Saudi Arabia

Beijing- Minister of Energy Khalid Al-Falih said that his country is ready to meet the increasing demand for energy from China during the upcoming decades, adding that Saudi companies specifically Sabic and Aramco are ready to invest in Chinese regions in partnership...

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Tokyo’s new mayor Yuriko Koike, a 64-year-old former TV anchorwoman, speaks fluent English and Arabic — the latter acquired as a student in Cairo — and has also served as environment minister (AFP Photo/Kazuhiro Nogi)

Tokyo Governor: People are the Backbone of Saudi Vision 2030

by Najeeb al-Khash | Sep 3, 2016 | Saudi Arabia

Tokyo-Tokyo governor Yuriko Koike described the Saudi Vision 2030 as ambitious, saying it considers the people the most important wealth in the country, an approach that is highly respected given that the oil wealth was for a long time considered the foundation of...

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Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman, second deputy premier and minister of defense, poses with Japanese Crown Prince Naruhito at the entrance of the Togu Palace in Tokyo, Friday. AFP

Saudi-Japanese Defense Accord Signed during Deputy Crown Prince’s Visit to Tokyo

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 3, 2016 | Saudi Arabia

Tokyo-The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Japan have signed a memorandum of understanding for defense cooperation. Both Saudi Minister of Defense Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Japanese counterpart Minister of Defense Tomomi Inada oversaw the signing which...

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Palestinians inspect damages following an Israeli air strike in Gaza City on July 24, 2014. Mohammed Abed/AFP

Israel Readies to Host ICC Delegation on Gaza War Mission

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 3, 2016 | Middle East

Jerusalem-Israel is to host a working group of the International Criminal Court as it weighs whether to probe alleged war crimes in the 2014 Gaza war, an Israeli official said Friday. The group’s arrival “shortly” will be unprecedented, he told...

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This picture taken on September 1, 2016, in Nairobi shows a computer screen displaying the portrait of Somali-born cleric Abdulqadir Mumin. SIMON MAINA / AFP

U.S. Designates ISIS Chief in Somalia as Terrorist

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 3, 2016 | World

Nairobi-Abdulqadir Mumin, a middle-aged Somali-born cleric with a bright orange beard was this week put on a U.S. terror list, accused of heading ISIS in East Africa. Here’s what we know about the man, and the threat he poses. Mumin was born in the...