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A A In response to a wave of domestic and foreign criticism, Iran has been underplaying the deal it signed with China as a mere bilateral agreement like any other, but that doesn’t seem quite true. Per the deal, nearly all of Iran’s oil, gas, provisions, trains, projects, and markets will go to China for a quarter of a century. In return, China promises funding, weapons, and political support. This strategic bilateral agreement will force Western countries to rethink their vision ...

Tuesday, 6 April, 2021 - 07:30 A handout satellite image shows a view of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) in Ethiopia on July 20, 2020. (AFP) Khartoum, Cairo - Ahmed Younis, Asharq Al-Awsat The Foreign Ministers of Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan held a closed meeting on Monday over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). President Felix Tshisekedi, who took over the chair of the African Union in February, is hosting a...

Middle-East Arab News and Opinion - Asharq Al-Awsat is the world’s premier pan-Arab daily newspaper, printed simultaneously each day on four continents in 14 cities

Middle-East Arab News and Opinion - Asharq Al-Awsat is the world’s premier pan-Arab daily newspaper, printed simultaneously each day on four continents in 14 cities

Monday, 5 April, 2021 - 04:45 The Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi welcomes Kadhimi in the UAE. (WAM) Abu Dhabi - Mosaed al-Zayani Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the United Arab Emirates Armed Forces, held talks on Sunday with Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi in Abu Dhabi. The meeting focused on bilateral relations and ways to develop cooperation between them in variou...

Middle-East Arab News and Opinion - Asharq Al-Awsat is the world’s premier pan-Arab daily newspaper, printed simultaneously each day on four continents in 14 cities

A One thing that quickly became apparent after the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic and the fleeting collapse in financial markets is that big US banks, the villains of the previous crisis, were determined to be the good guys this time around. No job cuts in 2020. Deferred payments on credit cards and mortgages without repercussions. You name it, the likes of Bank of America Corp. and JPMorgan Chase & Co. appeared willing to provide it. It would be naive to expect this kind of treatment to l...

Monday, 5 April, 2021 - 07:15 The Egyptian, Ethiopian and Sudanese foreign and water ministers meet in Kinshasa. (Egyptian Foreign Ministry) Cairo - Asharq Al-Awsat Foreign and irrigation ministers from Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan held talks in Kinshasa on Sunday over the controversial mega dam Addis Ababa is building on the Blue Nile. Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi, who took over the chair of the African Union in February, e...

Middle-East Arab News and Opinion - Asharq Al-Awsat is the world’s premier pan-Arab daily newspaper, printed simultaneously each day on four continents in 14 cities

Middle-East Arab News and Opinion - Asharq Al-Awsat is the world’s premier pan-Arab daily newspaper, printed simultaneously each day on four continents in 14 cities