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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

Tuesday, 16 March, 2021 - 06:15 Abdulaziz bin Habtoor. Sanaa – Asharq Al-Awsat The prime minister of the Iran-backed Houthi militias’ coup government in Sanaa has been missing for days, raising speculation that he may have been killed in Arab coalition air strikes on the Yemeni capital earlier this month. Saudi-led coalition jets had carried out raids on March 7 against a number of military locations and arms depots in Sanaa. ...

Tuesday, 16 March, 2021 - 11:45 Egypt’s central bank is likely to leave its overnight interest rates on hold. (AFP) Cairo - Asharq Al-Awsat Egypt’s central bank is likely to leave its overnight interest rates on hold on Thursday, a Reuters poll showed, as inflation remained below target and growth appeared to be picking up. Of 16 analysts polled, 15 believed the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) would leave rates unchanged at its r...

× People shop from a stall selling Ramadan lanterns along a main street in the in the northern suburb of Shubra (home to a large Christian population) of Egypts capital Cairo on April 12, 2021, at the start of the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan. AFP 1/4 A general view shows the Umayyad Mosque in the Old city of Damascus, Syria, on 12 April 2021. EPA 2/4 A man checks a traditional lantern known in Arabic as "Fanous Ramadan " at the start of the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan, in the...

Tuesday, 16 March, 2021 - 10:30 Tunisian President Kais Saied, pictured on November 9, 2020. (AFP) Asharq Al-Awsat Tunisias President Kais Saied is to travel to Libya Wednesday for the first visit by a head of state between the neighboring countries since 2012, his office announced, in a boost for its new UN-backed administration. Saieds visit aims to show "Tunisias support for the democratic process in Libya" following the sweari...

Tuesday, 16 March, 2021 - 11:15 The Saudi Tourism Authority (STA) has launched Tourism Shapers, a new initiative to support the learning and development of local travel trade partners in the tourism private sector | Asharq Al-Awsat Riyadh- Bandar Al-Mosalam Saudi Tourism Minister Ahmed Al-Khateeb has approved a fresh list of amendments to the regulation of tourism accommodation facilities in the kingdom that are in line with the ...

× People shop from a stall selling Ramadan lanterns along a main street in the in the northern suburb of Shubra (home to a large Christian population) of Egypts capital Cairo on April 12, 2021, at the start of the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan. AFP 1/4 A general view shows the Umayyad Mosque in the Old city of Damascus, Syria, on 12 April 2021. EPA 2/4 A man checks a traditional lantern known in Arabic as "Fanous Ramadan " at the start of the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan, in the...

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

Tuesday, 16 March, 2021 - 10:15 The city of Baalbek sees a very shy commercial activity on Monday (NNA). Beirut - Asharq Al-Awsat The exchange rate of the dollar hit a new record in the Lebanese black market, exceeding LBP 13,000 (the official price is LBP 1,515 for one USD), forcing many shops to close their doors in various regions. Lebanon’s National News Agency (NNA) reported that the shops in the southern city of Sidon were...