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The Kingdom Tower stands in the night above the Saudi capital Riyadh November 16, 2007. REUTERS/Ali Jarekji

IMF Commends Saudi Reforms within Vision 2030

by Heba al-Qodsi and Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 6, 2017 | Business

Washington, Riyadh — Timothy Callen, IMF Mission Chief for Saudi Arabia, lauded the reforms implemented by Saudi authorities within Saudi Vision 2030 from “adjusting fiscal policy to the realities of lower oil prices,” enhancing the business environment and increasing...

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US president Donald Trump listens as the emir of Kuwait Shiekh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Sabah speaks during a joint news conference in the East Room of the White House on September 7, 2017. Jonathan Ernst / Reuters

Arab Quartet Rejects Qatar’s Preconditions for Dialogue

by Heba al-Qodsi and Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 8, 2017 | Middle East

Washington, Riyadh- The four anti-terror Arab States, including Saudi Arabia, UAE, Bahrain and Egypt, rejected on Thursday that Qatar sets preconditions for a dialogue on the implementation of the 13 demands. The Arab Quartet’s response came after Qatari Foreign...

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The entrance to the building of the Consulate General of Russia is shown in San Francisco, California, U.S., August 31, 2017. REUTERS/Stephen Lam

Russia Regrets Shutdown of Russian Consulate, 2 Diplomatic Annexes

by Heba al-Qodsi and Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 1, 2017 | World

Washington— The United States ordered Russia on Thursday to close its consulate in San Francisco and two diplomatic annexes in New York and Washington, in response to Russia’s order that Washington should cut its diplomatic staff in Russia. US State Department...

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US President Donald Trump speaks during a Rose Garden ceremony at the White House. (AP)

Saudi Arabia First Stop of Trump International Trip

by Heba al-Qodsi and Asharq Al-Awsat | May 5, 2017 | Saudi Arabia

Washington, London – US President Donald Trump will kick off his first international trip as president by visiting Saudi Arabia later this month, a stop, which he said, would be historic. In a statement issued on Thursday, the White House said that in addition...

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Donald Trump and Abdel Fattah el-Sisi (right) met in September before Mr Trump’s election Credit: DOMINICK REUTER/AFP

Trump to Sisi: We are Very Much Behind Egypt

by Heba al-Qodsi and Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 4, 2017 | Middle East

Washington, Baghdad – US President Donald Trump turned the page of the tensed relations with Egypt, which was witnessed during the rule of his predecessor Barack Obama, by offering Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi during their meeting at the White House...