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Bahaa Al-Hariri. (AP Photo)

Bahaa Al-Hariri: The real estate sector can withstand political and economic shocks

by Thair Abbas | Jun 16, 2014 | Business

Amman, Asharq Al-Awsat—Prior to his assassination in downtown Beirut in 2005, the name of Rafik Hariri was synonymous with the construction projects his company undertook in Lebanon and Saudi Arabia. Perhaps the most famous was the Solidere project, widely credited...

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Hayil Abdelhafeez Dawoud. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Jordan religious affairs minister: We need help to protect Al-Aqsa Mosque

by Majid Al-Amir | Jun 11, 2014 | Middle East

Amman, Asharq Al-Awsat—Jordan’s minister of religious endowments and Islamic affairs has called for a comprehensive Arab and Islamic plan to “protect the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem from Israeli violations.” Speaking exclusively to Asharq Al-Awsat, Dr. Hayil...

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File photo of the Amman skyline. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Jordan’s King Abdullah opens new downtown Abdali district in Amman

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 11, 2014 | Business

Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—Jordan’s King Abdullah II opens the first phase of Amman’s new downtown Abdali district on Wednesday—a 423-million-US-dollar pedestrian walkway known as “The Boulevard,” covering a 31,740-square-yard (26,539-square-meter) area running through...

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Christine Lagarde, managing director of the IMF, right, talks with a Syrian refugee woman during her visit to the Zaatari refugee camp in Mafraq, Jordan, on Sunday, May 11, 2014. (AP Photo/Ali Jarekji, Pool)

Lagarde: Arab countries cannot remain in transition forever

by Mina Al-Oraibi | May 13, 2014 | Business

Amman, Asharq Al-Awsat—Arab countries currently transitioning to democracy need to adopt long-term economic policies if they are to bypass this transitional stage, IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde said on Monday. Speaking to Asharq Al-Awsat on the sidelines of...

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Debris is seen along one of the main streets in Ma’an city, 137 miles (220 kilometers) from Amman, on April 25, 2014, after clashes broke out between local residents and security forces following the funeral of 19-year-old Qusai Al-Emami, who local residents say was killed by security forces, local media reported. (Reuters/Muhammad Hamed)

A City on Edge

by Mohamed Al-Daameh | May 12, 2014 | Features

Amman, Asharq Al-Awsat—Over the past few decades, the town of Ma’an in southern Jordan has gained a reputation in the rest of the country as a hotbed of violent disorder. A city steeped in history, it was the launchpad for the Arab Revolt at the beginning of the...