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Mexican Cement Producer Prepared to Aid Trump Build Border Wall

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Nov 23, 2016 | World

A Mexican cement maker said that it is more than prepared to lend its services to U.S. President-elect Donald Trump to build the wall he wants to erect on the southern border of the United States. The wall has been a long-campaigned proposal by Trump to curb illegal...

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OPEC logo is pictured ahead of an informal meeting between members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) in Algiers, Algeria September 28, 2016. REUTERS/Ramzi Boudina/File Photo

Oil Prices Rise Even as Doubts Remain on OPEC-Led Cut

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Nov 23, 2016 | Business

Oil rates turned positive on Wednesday despite concerning doubts that OPEC will agree to a production cut large enough to make a significant dent in the global glut of crude–Brent crude futures were up 16 cents at $49.28 a barrel. Oil prices trended lower...

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Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel addresses a news conference after an European Union leaders summit in Brussels, Belgium, October 16, 2015. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir

Merkel ‘Not Happy’ with Trump Binning Pacific Trade Deal

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Nov 23, 2016 | World

Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday criticized a proposal by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump to scrap a trans-Pacific trade deal. Merkel warned that future agreements will likely be worse. With a planned U.S.-EU mega-deal called TTIP also looking...

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Economic Report: ‘Saudi Arabia Issuance of International Bonds Protects Reserves’

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Nov 23, 2016 | Business

Riyadh- An economic report published on Tuesday forecast that adjusting government spending in Saudi Arabia, especially in line with capital spending, in addition to improvement in non-oil revenues might come less than the estimated budget deficit of 2016-2017. The...

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Djibouti’s President Ismael Omar Guelleh. Reuters

Djibouti’s President: ‘Arabs have the Right to Address Iran’s destructive Role in Various Possible Means’

by Abdul Sattar Hatita | Nov 23, 2016 | Interviews

Djibouti – Amidst recently constructed buildings and other historical ones, President of Djibouti Ismael Omar Guelleh is managing the affairs of his country, which is aiming to play a major role in the new world, depending mainly on its strategic location on Bab...