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Turkish soldiers hold up a Turkish, right, and an European Union flag as European Council President Herman Van Rompuy and Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, both not pictured, inspect a military guard of honour in Ankara, Turkey, Thursday, May 23, 2013. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)

Turkey sees movement on EU membership bid

by Yasser Al-Abnawy | May 29, 2013 | World

Jeddah, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Turkish minister for EU Affairs, Egemen Bağış, has stressed that Ankara’s path into the European Union (EU) will pass through the “gateway” of the Middle East and Gulf states, particularly as these are considered major investors and...

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File photo of freshly caught fish in a bucket awaiting export. (Reuters/Laszlo Balogh)

Saudi Arabia to prevent EU pork-fed fish from entry

by Yasser Al-Abnawy | May 18, 2013 | Business

Jeddah, Asharq Al-Awsat—Not long after the European horse meat scandal shocked the world, the European commission has approved a decision to feed fish with processed animal proteins (PAPs)—including pork—as an alternative to more traditional feeds. Concerned Saudi...

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A worker talks on his phone near the King Abdullah Financial District, which is currently under construction, near King Fahad Road in the Asahafa area in Riyadh, April 23, 2013. (REUTERS/Faisal Al Nasser)

Saudi Mobile Operators End Free Global Roaming

by Yasser Al-Abnawy | Apr 27, 2013 | Business

Jeddah, Asharq Al-Awsat—Over the past two days, Saudi telecommunication companies have been hit by large numbers of subscription cancellations following the country’s Communications and Information Technology Commission’s decision to halt free global roaming services....

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King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, greets guests during the inauguration of King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) on September 23, 2009 in Thuwal, Saudi Arabia (Scott Nelson/KAUST via Getty Images)

KAUST appoints new president

by Yasser Al-Abnawy | Feb 21, 2013 | Middle East

Saudi Arabia’s first co-educational university appointed a new president on Wednesday. The King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) will now be headed by Dr. Jean-Lou Chameau after a unanimous decision by the university’s governing body. Dr. Chameau,...