by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 2, 2017 | Saudi Arabia
Jeddah-Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Deputy Premier and Minister of Defense, has received a message Sunday from Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. The message was handed over to Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Dr. Nizar bin Obaid...
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Sep 13, 2017 | World
Halimah Yacob, a former parliament speaker, became Singapore’s first woman president on Wednesday in a contest where she was sole candidate because no one else was qualified to run. Aiming to strengthen a sense of inclusivity in the multicultural city-state, Singapore...
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Aug 28, 2017 | World
Divers have recovered the remains of all 10 US sailors killed after their warship John S. McCain collided with an oil tanker off Singapore, the US Navy said Monday. The remaining eight sailors were retrieved by divers searching flooded compartments of the...
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Aug 21, 2017 | World
Ten US sailors were missing and five injured early Monday after their destroyer collided with an oil tanker east of Singapore. The guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain arrived in Singapore Monday afternoon with a large hole torn towards its stern, as an air...
by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Jun 20, 2017 | Opinion
Authorities in Doha enjoyed three features: media, money and an effective diplomacy. These elements helped compensate for Qatar’s small size, small population and weak army. In its crisis, however, Qatar appears small, weak and an easy target. So what happened? Before...