by Najlaa Habriri | Nov 26, 2016 | World
London- An officer in the United Kingdom’s navy has been assigned to lead the U.S. Naval Forces Central Command’s “Task Force 50” for the first time. By this move, Royal Navy Commodore Andrew Burns, commander of Amphibious Task Group embarked on the UK’s premier naval...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Nov 11, 2016 | Business
Dubai- Dubai inaugurated a new water canal after a three-year construction project costing AED3.7 billion and linking Dubai Creek with the Arabian Gulf, in a fresh boost for tourism and economy. Dubai’s Ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum said...
by Shuja Al-Baqmi | Dec 9, 2015 | Business
The evening of Dec.8 started the 7th Riyadh Economic Forum under the patronage of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques. Dr. Tawfiq al Rabiah, Minister of Commerce and Industry, launched the forum on behalf of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques. The Minister opened...
by Amir Taheri | Aug 12, 2015 | Features
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Early last month, Rear Admiral Habiballah Sayyari, the Commander of Iranian Navy, visited Russia at the head of a top-level delegation that included the navy’s Technical Commander Rear Admiral Abbas Zamani. Ostensibly, the group had come to...
by James Spencer | Jun 5, 2013 | Majalla Blogs
The geopolitical waves that roil across history have many origins and characteristics. There is the rise and fall of civilizations over generations, usually falling due to malaise and complacency. The best-documented examples of these ocean rollers are the waves that...
