by Mounir al-Mawri, Jordan Daqamsah | Dec 24, 2016 | Middle East
Washington, New York – The U.N. Security Council has voted in favor of a resolution demanding the halt of settlement activity by Israel on occupied Palestinian territory with the U.S. notably abstaining from voting. The resolution was put forward at the 15-member...
by Fatah Al-Rahman Youssef | Sep 29, 2016 | Business
Riyadh – A New Zealand Diplomat confirmed his country’s willingness to boost its political and economic relations with Saudi Arabia to a strategic level. He revealed that talks were held between New Zealand Associate Trade Minister Todd McClay and his Saudi...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 29, 2016 | Saudi Arabia
Riyadh – Deputy Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Salman, second deputy premier and minister of defense, received New Zealand Minister of Trade Todd McCLay at his office in Riyadh on Wednesday. The two discussed bilateral relations and a number of issues of mutual concern for...
by Sawsan Abu-Husain | May 24, 2016 | Interviews
Cairo-Helen Clark, the former prime minister of New Zealand and its candidate for the post of United Nations Secretary-General, said that she is qualified and has enough experience to replace U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon. Clark told Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper that the fight...
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 10, 2016 | Business
Qatar Airways has delayed the launch of the world’s longest direct flight — from Doha to Auckland, New Zealand — by two months because of the late delivery of Airbus A350s, an airline spokeswoman said. “I can confirm we are looking at February....
