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Inger Andersen, the World Bank’s vice president for the Middle East and North Africa, smiles during a news conference in Rabat, Morocco, on September 7, 2012. (AFP Photo/ Abdelhak Senna)

World Bank Vice-President: Half of region’s population living on less than $4 a day

by Mina Al-Oraibi | Oct 15, 2014 | Business

Washington DC, Asharq Al-Awsat—With war and chaos gripping parts of the Arab world, it is easy to forget that the economic situation across wide swaths of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) is also bleak. The dire economic prospects of many regional states were...

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International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Christine Lagarde gives opening remarks before a session addressing inclusive growth during the World Bank and IMF annual meetings in Washington, DC, USA, on October 8, 2014. (Reuters/Jonathan Ernst)

MENA region to witness 4.2 percent growth in 2015: World Bank

by Mina Al-Oraibi | Oct 9, 2014 | Business

Washington, Asharq Al-Awsat—Economic growth in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is projected to average 4.2 percent in 2015, up from 3.5 percent this year, the World Bank said in a report published on Wednesday, as representatives from across the globe...

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US President Barack Obama talks on the phone with King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia from the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, United States, on September 10, 2014. (AFP Photo/ Jim Watson)

US, Gulf and Arab allies meet to discuss ISIS

by Mina Al-Oraibi | Sep 11, 2014 | Middle East

London, Jeddah, Riyadh and Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—A major summit of US and Arab officials will take place in the Saudi city of Jeddah on Thursday to discuss the formation of a coalition to confront terrorism in the region. The meeting will be attended by the Gulf...

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File photo of British Ambassador to Iraq Simon Collis.

UK Ambassador to Iraq: Sykes–Picot didn’t invent the differences in the Middle East

by Mina Al-Oraibi | Jul 11, 2014 | Interviews

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Since taking on his position as the United Kingdom’s ambassador to Iraq in 2012, Simon Collis has witnessed increasing challenges to the political and security situation in Iraq. He is in consultation with Iraqi politicians on a daily basis as...

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Lebanese Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil speaks during a press conference at the Foreign Office in Berlin, Germany, on May 6, 2014. (EPA/MAURIZIO GAMBARINI)

Lebanon FM: Syrian presidential elections not enough, but better than nothing

by Mina Al-Oraibi | Jun 20, 2014 | Interviews

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—As the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) continues its lightning advance in Iraq and consolidates its strongholds in Syria, sparking fears of sectarian war across the region, Lebanese Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil spoke with Asharq...