Middle-east Arab News Opinion | Asharq Al-awsat

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Khalid al-Falih Saudi energy minister attends the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland January 19, 2017. REUTERS/Ruben Sprich

Saudi Arabia Cuts Exports to Stabilize Global Oil Market

by Wael Mahdi | Mar 21, 2017 | Business

Khobar- OPEC’s production cut deal, meant to ease the glut holding up the oil market, went into effect as of the start of this year and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has shown nothing but commitment to the deal. Saudi oil exports and production went down in rates even...

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Council for Economic and Development Reviews Strategic Plan for Saudia

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 21, 2017 | Business

Riyadh– Council for Economic and Development Affairs held a meeting to review the proposal of Saudi Airlines (Saudia) on its strategic plan and the expedited transformation program that includes the vision and participation of Saudia in the National Transformation...

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A boy walks past the a house damaged by a Saudi-led air strike in Yemen’s capital Sanaa, September 12, 2015. REUTERS/Mohamed al-Sayaghi

Political Changes Reflect on Yemen

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Mar 21, 2017 | Opinion

It is clear from the intensified Arab coalition’s operations in Yemen that the war there has greatly shifted in their favor against the insurgents. Coordination between Saudi-led coalition forces and the US has been restored after it was suspended during the last year...

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Saudi Ambassador to Yemen Mohammed Saeed Al Jaber, Asharq Al-Awsat archives

Saudi Ambassador: Iran Used Dummy Companies to Deploy Revolutionary Guard to Yemen

by Adhwan Alahmari | Mar 21, 2017 | Interviews

London- Four days into a Saudi-led military intervention in 2015 — code-named Operation Decisive Storm— footage of Saudi Ambassador to Yemen Mohammed Saeed Al Jaber holding an AK-47 machine gun and aiding in the process of evacuating diplomats and journalists...

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China Tiananmen Square. Reuters

The Man Who Brought Winds of Change

by Ghassan Charbel | Mar 20, 2017 | Opinion

Sometimes, places increase a journalist’s curiosity. We were at the People’s Palace in Beijing in front of the famous Tiananmen Square and close to the mausoleum of Mao Zedong at the lunch hosted by President Xi Jinping in honor of his guest, King Salman...