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Fatah’s Azam al-Ahmad (right) and Saleh al-Aruri of Hamas kiss after signing a reconciliation deal in Cairo on Thursday. Photo: AFP

Hamas Runs a Regional PR Campaign

by Kifah Ziboun | Oct 16, 2017 | Middle East

Ramallah- Gaza ruling party Hamas is steadily on the track of restoring its ties with former allies while maintaining current friends. The move by no means is risk-free, as conflict pits parties Hamas views as valuable against each other. It is no secret that the...

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Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Abdul Latif bin Rashid al-Zayani during the seminar on the strategic partnership between GCC and UK (Asharq Al-Awsat)

GCC-British Seminar on Strategic Partnership

by Abdul Hadi Habtor | Oct 5, 2017 | Middle East

Riyadh– Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Abdul Latif bin Rashid al-Zayani confirmed that cooperation between Gulf countries and UK is not new, especially in security and defense. Zayani pointed out that there are several plans that are being...

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Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif holds a press conference on September 1, 2015, at the residence of the Iranian ambassador in the Tunisian capital Tunis. (AFP PHOTO/SALAH LAHBIBI)

Iranian FM to Visit Muscat, Doha

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 2, 2017 | World

London- Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif is to meet his Omani counterpart Yusuf bin Alawi in Muscat on Monday before heading to Qatar, at a time when Tehran is facing US accusations regarding its regional attitude. Zarif will hold discussions with...

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British government’s spokesperson, Edwin Samuel (Asharq al-Awsat)

British Government Spokesman: Houthis are not Cooperating, We don’t Support Kurdistan’s Referendum

by Musaid Al-Zayani | Sep 22, 2017 | Interviews

Dubai – British Government’s spokesman in the Middle East and North Africa, Edwin Samuel, said his country was targeted by organizations such as ISIS, but that would not deter the British people from promoting a pluralistic and diverse lifestyle to overcome terrorism....

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People exchange money at a money exchange office in Doha, Qatar, June 11, 2017. REUTERS/Tom Finn

Qatar Flooded Banks with $8 Billion to Offset Outflows

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 20, 2017 | Business

London- Qatar pumped 29.1 billion riyals ($8 billion) into its banking system in August to cushion it from withdrawals by financial institutions from neighboring Arab states due to the Gulf’s diplomatic crisis, central bank data showed. The current crisis, triggered...