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The Vision 2030 plan lays a roadmap for the Saudi economy in an era of low oil prices. (Reuters)

Saudi Arabia Plays Globalization in its Favor

by Fatah Al-Rahman Youssef | Jun 4, 2017 | Business

Riyadh – Saudi international trade expert Fawaz al-Alamy revealed that Saudi Arabia continues to reap the rewards of its adoption of free trade principles and market economy, becoming the third fastest growing economy in the world – after China and India – and...

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Police officers stand next to terraced housing in Harlesden Road, north London April 28, 2017. RETUERS/Neil Hall

Globalization of Terrorism in the Service of Bigotry

by Eyad Abu Shakra | Apr 28, 2017 | Opinion

In real democracies elections are a ‘means’ not an ‘end’. This is not the case with other types of democracy; such as the democracies of cheap slogans, and %90 victories which we have experienced in our countries, either to imitate others or to ingratiate ourselves to...

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Chinese President Xi Jinping attends the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland January 17, 2017. REUTERS/Ruben Sprich

China’s Xi Defends Trade as Beijing Seeks Bolder Global Role

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jan 17, 2017 | Technology

Chinese President Xi Jinping voiced on Tuesday a vigorous defense of globalization and free trade and urged the world to “say no to protectionism,” delivering a strong rebuke to isolationist tendencies that helped fuel Donald Trump’s presidential...

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Merkel Seeks Fourth Term as German Chancellor

German Chancellor Merkel: More EU Centralization ‘Not the Answer’

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Sep 8, 2016 | World

Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel rejected further centralization within the EU after Britain’s vote to leave, on Thursday. She said that the bloc needed to delegate more tasks to subsidiary organizations. “Centralization is definitely not the...

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epa04482264 Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum (C) Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, gestures during the opening plenary of Summit on the Global Agenda in Gulf emirate of Dubai, United Arab Emirates on 09 November 2014. EPA/ALI HAIDER

Opinion: Governments must innovate or become irrelevant

by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashed Al Maktoum | Feb 4, 2015 | Opinion

Companies, like people, grow old. They start life small and eager to survive, fueled by youthful energy and fresh ideas. They compete, expand, mature, and eventually, with a few exceptions, fade into obscurity. The same is true of governments: they, too, can lose the...