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Trump Avoids Making a Trade Promise He Can’t Keep

by Eli Lake | Jan 29, 2017 | Opinion

Donald Trump’s first week as president has been a bad one for free trade. He suggested a new 20 percent tariff for imports from Mexico. He formally withdrew from the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal and said he would start renegotiating the North American...

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Prime Minister Theresa May greets troops as she visits 1st Battalion The Mercian Regiment (Cheshire, Worcesters and Foresters, and Staffords) at their barracks at Bulford Camp on September 29, 2016 near Salisbury, England. REUTERS/Matt Cardy

UK PM May Calls on Trump for Deeper Special Relationship

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jan 26, 2017 | World

British Prime Minister Theresa May called on United States President Donald Trump on Thursday to build a stronger “special relationship” between Britain and the United States to withstand new, modern-day threats, Reuters reported. Seeking to land a trade...

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British PM Prepares for a Smooth Brexit

British PM Prepares for a Smooth Brexit

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 18, 2017 | World

London – British Prime Minister Theresa May has unveiled her 12-point plan for Brexit. In a speech at London’s grand Lancaster House, May said that the British Parliament will have the final decision about the Brexit. She said that UK “cannot...

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Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May leaves Downing Street in London, Britain January 11, 2017. REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth

UK Lawmakers Demand Brexit Plan by Mid-Feb to Allow Study

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jan 14, 2017 | World

The British government is required to publish a detailed plan for Brexit by mid-February, clarifying its position on future membership of the European Union’s single market and customs union, a committee of lawmakers said. “The government needs to publish...

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Snapchat to Put European Base in UK despite Brexit

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jan 10, 2017 | Technology

The company behind Messaging app Snapchat said it would make London the home of its European base, delivering another vote of confidence in Britain’s tech standing as the country prepares to leave the European Union. The company, which has 150 million daily...