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Mahmoud Mohieldin, World Bank Group Senior Vice President for the 2030 Development Agenda, United Nations Relations, and Partnerships (Photo: Deborah Campos / World Bank)

Mohieldin: IT Offers Major Opportunities to Promote Arab Economies

by Heba El Koudsy | Apr 20, 2017 | Interviews

Washington – World Bank Senior Official Mahmoud Mohieldin said that Arab countries could benefit from major economic opportunities by depending on their human resources, especially in the field of Information Technology. In an interview with Asharq al-Awsat newspaper,...

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Secretary of State Rex Tillerson speaks at the US-Saudi Arabia CEO Summit, at the US Chamber of Commerce in Washington, April 19, 2017. (AP)

Meeting in Washington Discusses Saudi-US Economic Partnership

by Heba El Koudsy | Apr 20, 2017 | Saudi Arabia

Washington – US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson lauded on Wednesday historic ties between the United States and Saudi Arabia. He also underlined his country’s commitment to facilitate US-Saudi economic relations, noting that the US would support the Saudi private...

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Jihad Azour. NNA

Jihad Azour: Director of the IMF Middle East and Central Asia Department

by Heba El Koudsy | Apr 18, 2017 | Interviews

Washington – In parallel with the 2017 Spring meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank, the new director of the IMF Middle East and Central Asia Department and Lebanon’s former Finance Minister Jihad Azour will unveil a report on the...

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US President Donald Trump welcomes Chinese President Xi Jinping at Mar-a-Lago state in Palm Beach, Florida, US. (Reuters)

China, US Attempt to Overcome Differences

by Heba El Koudsy | Apr 14, 2017 | World

Washington – China-US relations have witnessed “remarkable” progress since the visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to US President Donald Trump in Florida. Several stances have reflected this “unexpected” approach during the past days: China abstaining from...

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U.S. senator John McCain gives a public lecture on the sidelines of the IISS Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore June 3, 2016. REUTERS/Edgar Su

John McCain to Asharq Al-Awsat: We Will Work on Removing Assad, Defeating ISIS Simultaneously

by Heba El Koudsy | Apr 9, 2017 | Interviews

Washington- US Senator John McCain has fully backed the US strike carried out by US President Donald Trump’s administration against the airbase in Syria in response to the chemical attack committed by the Syrian regime against civilians. McCain told Asharq...