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A view shows the construction of the King Abdullah Financial District in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia May 12, 2016. REUTERS/Faisal Al Nasser

Saudi Real Estate Deals Drop 11% in January

by Abdulilahi Al-Shadid | Feb 1, 2017 | Business

Riyadh- Saudi real estate deals dropped 11% in the first month of 2017 compared to the same period of last year. These results are because of the reluctance in the real estate segment due to government pressures on the sector in order to regulate prices. The fall in...

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File photo shows an Aedes aegypti mosquito inside a test tube as part of a research on preventing the spread of the Zika virus and other mosquito-borne diseases at a control and prevention center in Guadalupe, neighbouring Monterrey

A Bipartisan Deal Funding to Fight Zika Virus

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 14, 2016 | Health

WASHINGTON – A new funding package was introduced as a solution to the spending bill of funding Zika. Next week U.S. Senators will have the chance to vote for one of different proposed options that best fund the White House’s request for $1.9 billion. Meanwhile, the...

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Managing director Nissan Motors India Pvt. Ltd, Arun Malhotra gestures as he speaks near the newly launched Datsun ‘redi-Go’ car at a function in New Delhi on April 14, 2016. / AFP PHOTO /

Mitsubishi Motors Deal May Finally Help Nissan Crack Emerging Asia

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 13, 2016 | Business

NEW DELHI/BEIJING – Nissan has invested strongly in countries as Indonesia, deploying targeted models and beefing up distribution in Southeast Asia’s largest car market. Three decades later, it revived low-cost brand Datsun in 2012. Though it only has 2.5 market...