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Delegates enter the venue for an investment conference in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, on March 13, 2015.
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Egypt investment summit kicks off in Sharm El-Sheikh

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 13, 2015 | Business

Sharm El-Sheikh, Asharq Al-Awsat—A major Egyptian investment conference has begun in the Red Sea resort town of Sharm Al-Sheikh, with a number of prominent foreign officials and business figures expected to attend. “Between 22 and 25 Arab and international leaders,...

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Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif (far L), European Union adviser Catherine Ashton (L), Omani Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs Yussef bin Alawi (R) and US Secretary of State John Kerry (far R), in Muscat on November 9, 2014. (AP PHOTO/NICHOLAS KAMM, POOL)

Opinion: Iran, the Gulf, and the Nuclear Agreement

by Salman Al-dossary | Mar 9, 2015 | Opinion

Thank God for US Secretary of State John Kerry’s recent moves to “reassure” us in the Arab Gulf states regarding the expected deal between Iran and the P5+1 (the five permanent members of the UN Security Council plus Germany) on Tehran’s controversial nuclear...

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French Foreign Affairs Minister Laurent Fabius (L) and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry speak as they arrive for a meeting at the French Foreign Affairs Ministry in Paris, March 7, 2015. (Reuters/Etienne Laurent)

US, Europe show solidarity on Iran nuclear negotiations

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 7, 2015 | Middle East

Paris, AP—US and European diplomats said Saturday they are united in their strategy and goal in trying to achieve a nuclear deal with Iran. “We are on the same page,” US Secretary of State John Kerry said after talks with French Foreign Minister Laurent...

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US Secretary of State John Kerry (L) and Saudi Arabia Foreign Minister Prince Saud Al-Faisal, give a press conference in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on March 5, 2015. (EPA/Ahmed Yosri)

Saudi–US talks “fruitful and constructive”: Saudi FM

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 6, 2015 | Middle East

Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat—US Secretary of State John Kerry visited Riyadh on Thursday to ease Saudi and Gulf concerns about an emerging nuclear deal with Iran, with Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud Al-Faisal characterizing the talks as “fruitful and constructive.”...

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu waves as he speaks before a joint meeting of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, on March 3, 2015. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

After Netanyahu warnings, US, Iran resume talks

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 4, 2015 | Middle East

Montreux, Reuters—The US and Iranian foreign ministers began a third day of talks over Iran’s nuclear program on Wednesday, just hours after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had warned that the deal being negotiated was a serious mistake. US Secretary...