by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 5, 2017 | Middle East
Berlin – Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri met on Tuesday with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin, to discuss the Syrian refugee crisis and means to promote bilateral relations. In a joint news conference held at the outset of the meeting, Merkel said:...
by Mina Al-Droubi | Apr 5, 2016 | Interviews
London- Leaders of the World Bank, United Nations, and Islamic Development Bank Group pledged to work closely together in the region. They recently launched the new financing initiative to support the MENA region aimed at uniting the international community to face...
by Mina Al-Oraibi | Mar 10, 2015 | Interviews
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Since leaving 10 Downing Street in May 2010, former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has sought to put his political experience and financial know-how to use in issues that he championed while in office. His appointment in July 2012 as UN...
by Mina Al-Oraibi | Jan 29, 2015 | Interviews
Davos, Asharq Al-Awsat—António Guterres has one of the toughest jobs in the world today. As the UN high commissioner for refugees he has a mandate to help relieve the suffering of the world’s displaced peoples, at a time when there are more of them than there have...
by Paula Astih | Sep 18, 2014 | Middle East
Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Lebanese government is considering setting up “shelters” for existing Syrian refugees as it mulls the introduction of new measures banning the entry of Syrian nationals into the tiny Mediterranean country, a senior government official told...
