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President Trump walks with Saudi King Salman at the U.S.-Arab-Islamic summit in Riyadh. (SPA)

Zakaria, Zarif and Saudi Arabia

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | May 29, 2017 | Opinion

On two consecutive days, two articles which pretty much share same ideas, were published criticizing US President Donald Trump’s visit to Saudi Arabia – claiming it is the “country of extremism and terrorism”. Journalist and author Fareed Zakaria repeated what...

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Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani addresses the Council on Foreign Relations in New York, March 26, 2015. REUTERS/Mike Segar

Afghanistan President: We Want Peace, not War with Pakistan

by Nasser Al-Haqbani | May 25, 2017 | Interviews

Riyadh – Five months have gone and Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani still awaits promises of Pakistan to end destruction in his country. People and government of Afghanistan still accuse Pakistan of terrorism and supporting Taliban’s terrorist members. President...

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The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Receives President of the United States of America in the historical Morabaa’ palace (SPA) 24-08-1438 AH

Trump in Riyadh, Game Rules Change

by Salman Al-dossary | May 21, 2017 | Opinion

With the landing of US President Donald Trump airplane in King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh as his first foreign destination, Obama’s phase in foreign policy reached an end. Choosing Saudi Arabia is a clear sign of the upcoming priorities of the US foreign...

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Pedestrians walk in front of a SoftBank Corp logo outside its branch in Tokyo February 25, 2014. Japanese messaging app owner Line Corp denied a media report that the company was in discussions to sell a stake to SoftBank Corp on Tuesday. REUTERS/Yuya Shino (JAPAN – Tags: BUSINESS TELECOMS LOGO)

Softbank-Saudi Tech Fund becomes World’s Biggest with over $90 Million of Capital

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 20, 2017 | Technology

The world’s largest private equity fund, backed by Japan’s Softbank Group and Saudi Arabia’s main sovereign wealth fund, said on Saturday it had raised over $93 billion to invest in technology sectors such as artificial intelligence and robotics....