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A man walks past an Emirates Islamic Bank branch in Bank street in Dubai, October 18, 2011. Two years after the Dubai debt crisis erupted, contributing to a wave of loan restructurings across the Gulf, those restructurings may be entering a more difficult phase as banks become reluctant to extend maturities further. Picture taken October 18, 2011. To match Analysis GULF-DEBT/RESTRUCTURING REUTERS/Jumana El Heloueh (UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – Tags: BUSINESS) – RTR2SURT

IsDB Draws Roadmap to Enlist the Poor in Production

by Zaid Bin Kami | Mar 20, 2017 | Business, Interviews

London – Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) President Bandar Hajjar has launched a roadmap to resolve social and economic problems that are facing the world. “Confronting poverty is not restricted to providing food, clothes and housing but transforming the poor to...

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China Tiananmen Square. Reuters

The Man Who Brought Winds of Change

by Ghassan Charbel | Mar 20, 2017 | Opinion

Sometimes, places increase a journalist’s curiosity. We were at the People’s Palace in Beijing in front of the famous Tiananmen Square and close to the mausoleum of Mao Zedong at the lunch hosted by President Xi Jinping in honor of his guest, King Salman...

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Prince Khaled Al-Faisal, emir of Makkah Province, delivering a speech on behalf of King Salman at the MWL conference on Freedom of Expression and the Shariah. (SPA)

King Salman: We are Keen to Provide an Example for Protecting Rights, Legitimate Freedoms

by Wajdi al-Qorashi | Mar 20, 2017 | Saudi Arabia

Riyadh – Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz confirmed Saudi Arabia’s keenness to provide an example for protecting the rights and legitimate freedoms, and achieving prosperity and comprehensive social development, in accordance with Islamic...

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French gendarmes with a detection dog and police stand in front of the French financial prosecutor’s offices following a bomb alert in central Paris, France, March 20, 2017. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier

French Financial Prosecutor’s Office Evacuated Over Bomb Scare

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Mar 20, 2017 | World

Around 100 people were briefly evacuated from the French financial prosecutor’s offices in central Paris on Monday due over a bomb alert. The alert was prompted by an anonymous caller who told police that there was a bomb in the building that houses prosecutors...

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People shout slogans during a protest in front of the Dutch Consulate in Istanbul, Turkey, March 12, 2017. (Reuters)

Germany May Ban Turkish Campaign Events as Tensions Boil

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Mar 20, 2017 | Middle East

Chancellor Angela Merkel declared on Monday that Germany reserved the right to “take all necessary measures, including reviewing the permissions” for future Turkish campaign events on its soil even if those permits had been granted. She warned that Germany...