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Trump to Jeddah… Message Delivered?!

by Salman Al-dossary | May 7, 2017 | Opinion

It is normal for any president to choose his inaugural visit based on his country’s interests. However, if this was done by US President Donald Trump then no doubt that the state he chooses will have the lion’s stake from these interests. This is what Trump did when...

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US President Donald Trump and Saudi Deputy Crown Prince and Minister of Defense Mohammed bin Salman meet at the White House in Washington, U.S., March 14, 2017. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

Promoting US-Gulf Economic Partnership in Trump’s First Foreign Visits

by Fatah Al-Rahman Youssef | May 7, 2017 | Business

Riyadh – The Gulf business sector is looking forward to US President Donald Trump’s visit to Saudi Arabia, hoping that it would remediate challenges facing bilateral relations and promote economic, industrial, investment and trade relations between the US and the GCC....

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National Salvation Government Prime Minister Khalifa Ghwell gestures during an interview with Reuters, in Tripoli, Libya, February 1, 2017. REUTERS/Ismail Zitouny

Ghwell: Libya’s Interest Requires Concessions

by Abdul Sattar Hatita | May 7, 2017 | Interviews

Cairo – Libya’s best interest requires offering concessions, said National Salvation Government Prime Minister Khalifa Ghwell. In an interview with Asharq Al-Awsat, he stated that his major focus is on establishing a coherent state but affirmed that this can’t...

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International airport of Yemen’s southern port city of Aden July 24, 2015. REUTERS/Faisal Al Nasser

Aden’s Governor: Improving Services, Fighting Terrorism are my Priorities

by Arafat al-Ahdal | May 7, 2017 | Middle East

Aden – Yemeni President Abed Rabbu Mansour Hadi has elected a new governor Abdulaziz al-Maflhi following Aidarous Zoubeidi who was appointed an ambassador at the Foreign Ministry. Maflahi announced that his priorities for the coming period is reforming the services...

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Trump’s Second Nominee for Secretary of the Army Drops Out

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 7, 2017 | World

Washington – For the second time in just over three months, President Donald Trump administration lost its candidate to serve as secretary of the army after he withdrew from consideration following criticism for his previous bigoted statements against Muslims and US...