Middle-east Arab News Opinion | Asharq Al-awsat

Media ID: 55378892
Caption:

FILE PHOTO: European Union flags flutter outside the EU
Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium June 14, 2017.
REUTERS/Francois Lenoir REUTERS

Japan Grants Tunisia Credit Worth 300 Million Euro

by AlMunji alSaidani | Jul 17, 2017 | Business

Tunisia- Japan granted Tunisia a credit worth 36,676 million yen, about 780 million dinars (MD), to build a sea water desalination plant in Sfax. This credit, will be repaid over 25 years, 7 years of which are grace period with an interest rate of 1.7%. The project is...

Media ID: 55365311
Caption:

IMF First Deputy Managing Director David Lipton attends a news conference at Article IV Consultation talks in Tokyo May 30, 2014. REUTERS/Issei Kato

IMF: Immigration Boosts Wealth of Hosting Countries

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 11, 2017 | Business

Brussels – Immigration has a generally positive economic impact on receiving countries but the benefits depend on how well the migrants are integrated, the International Monetary Fund’s First Deputy Managing Director David Lipton has said. Speaking at a...

Media ID: 55353585
Caption:

Brexit: From a Simple Idea to Reality

by Najlaa Habriri | Jan 4, 2017 | Features

London- 2016 was dominated by three major headlines: worsening of the Syrian war, Britain’s separation from the European Union (EU), and the election of Donald Trump for the U.S. presidency. The Syria war continued. Donald Trump won after months of electoral battles....

Media ID: 55360063
Caption:

Syrian refugees in Turkey. Murad Sezer/Reuters

Ankara Uses Refugees as Bargaining Chip to Push for its European Demands

by Saeed Abdelrazek | Oct 13, 2016 | Middle East

Ankara-Since the inking of the agreement between Turkey and the EU on March 18, the issue of refugees has become a source of dispute between Ankara and European countries. According to the agreement’s articles, measures should be taken to deport non-Syrian refugees to...

Media ID: 55359265
Caption:

British Secretary of State for Defence Michael Fallon/Reuters

Europe between NATO, its own Defense

by Abdullah Mustafa | Sep 29, 2016 | World

Bratislava, Brussels – France and Germany are leading a campaign to find a European joint defense force, however, Britain has opposed the military integration long ago and will maintain an opinion in the European matter till it’s through with Brexit, which...