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President Donald Trump shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping as he arrives before dinner at Mar-a-Lago resort, in Palm Beach, Fla. AP

Washington to Scrutinize China’s Trade, Currency Practices Very Closely

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 16, 2017 | Business

Washington – US President Donald Trump’s administration declined to name any major trading partner as a currency manipulator in a highly anticipated report on Friday, backing away from a key Trump campaign promise to slap such a label on China. The semi-annual...

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Opinion:Did Washington Turn Against Tehran?

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Dec 18, 2015 | Opinion

You never know who to believe and what to believe from the official statements issued from Washington about facing ISIS, the Syrian Regime and Iran. Yet, I can tell that I have found a different announcement given by an American official, which is new in content, yet...

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Yemen’s former president Ali Abdullah Saleh talks during an interview with Reuters in the Yemeni capital Sana’a, Yemen, on May 21, 2014. (Reuters/Khaled Abdullah)

Yemen: US slaps sanctions on ex-president Saleh, two Houthi commanders

by Arafat Madabish | Nov 11, 2014 | Middle East

Washington and Sana’a, Asharq Al-Awsat—The United States followed in the footsteps of the UN Security Council on Tuesday by imposing sanctions on former Yemeni president Ali Abdullah Saleh and two senior military commanders from the Houthi movement. The US Treasury...

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EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton (L) and Iranian Foreign Minister Mohamad Javad Zarif arrive for a statement on early November 24, 2013 in Geneva. (AFP PHOTO/FABRICE COFFRINI)

Iran still committed to Geneva process, says foreign minister

by Behrouz Saeidi | Dec 17, 2013 | Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Iran’s foreign ministry confirmed on Monday it is continuing to speak with US and EU officials, despite fears that Washington’s decision last week to impose new sanctions on 19 Iranian individuals and firms had derailed ongoing international...