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Coffee is now tied with chocolate in Saudi culture, say
exhibitors in Riyadh (AFP Photo/Fayez Nureldine)

Chocolate Market in Saudi Arabia Grows by 20%

by Fatah Al-Rahman Youssef | Dec 23, 2016 | Features

Riyadh – Amid hard circumstances facing people these days, having a piece of chocolate or a cup of coffee became important to alleviate sorrow and refresh memory , said experts who work on spreading happiness in the International Coffee and Chocolate Exhibition...

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Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman puts his signature on the general budget for 2017 at a special Cabinet session in Riyadh, Thursday.

King Salman: Saudi Economy Possesses Sufficient Strength despite Challenges

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Dec 23, 2016 | Business, Saudi Arabia

Riyadh – Saudi Arabia has announced its general budget of 2017, which was approved by the Saudi cabinet in its exceptional session held on Thursday in Riyadh and headed by Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz who ensured that the Saudi economy...

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Lebanese prime minister Saad Hariri waves to journalists, shown before his election upon his arrival to the parliament building in Beirut, Lebanon, October 31, 2016. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Hariri: Government’s Priority is to Regain Trust in Lebanon and Boost Economy

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Dec 23, 2016 | Middle East

Beirut – Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Al-Hariri said the new government would work on drafting strategies aimed at developing Lebanon’s economy. “I want you all, as investors, to be part of my economic team for us to discuss together the priorities that should be...

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Amin H. Nasser, President and CEO of Saudi Arabian Oil Company Saudi Aramco, attends the Oil and Gas Climate Initiative summit in Paris, France, October 16, 2015. REUTERS/Jacky Naegelen/File Photo

Saudi Aramco, Indonesia’s Pertamina Sign Refinery Expansion Agreement

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

Dhahran – Saudi Aramco and Indonesia’s state-owned oil company Pertamina finalized on Thursday an agreement on a $5 billion expansion of Indonesia’s largest oil refinery in Central Java. The agreement was signed between Saudi Aramco’s President and CEO Amin Al-Nasser...

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Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir gestures during a news conference after an extraordinary meeting of the foreign ministers of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), in Riyadh January 9, 2016. REUTERS/Faisal Al Nasser

Jeddah: 53 Islamic States Condemn Syrian Regime’s Atrocities

by Said Al-Abyad | Dec 23, 2016 | Middle East

Jeddah – Saudi Foreign Affairs Minister Adel Al-Jubeir said that genocides perpetrated in the city of Aleppo could be classified as “war crimes and crimes against humanity”. During an emergency meeting of foreign ministers of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation...