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Fatah Al-Rahman Youssef
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on : Friday, 24 May, 2013

Islamic Development Bank president on Shari’a-compliant banking

Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat—In an exclusive interview with Asharq Al-Awsat, Dr. Ahmad Mohamed Ali Al-Madani, president of the Islamic Development Bank (IDB), emphasized the need to draw up collective Islamic strategies to create a joint Islamic market, noting that the bank is currently working to improve its organizational structure and financial and service operations. Dr. Al-Madani emphasized that the bank is developing and growing, saying that he expects the bank's operations in the current...

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Mohammed Al-Shafey
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on : Thursday, 23 May, 2013

Official Defends Qatar’s Arab Spring Support

Doha, Asharq Al-Awsat—Sheikh Ahmed bin Mohammed bin Jaber Al Thani, Qatari Assistant Minister for International Cooperation, has defended his country’s support of Arab Spring states, emphasizing that Qatar has no hidden agenda and is only serving national and humanitarian interests. In a meeting with Arab journalists on the sidelines of the 2013 Doha Forum, he acknowledged that change is coming and that openness requires the implementation of principles, such as human rights. Sheik...

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Mohamed Al Rumaihi
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on : Thursday, 23 May, 2013

Opinion: Democracy Draws its Final Breaths

Nearly a century ago, Woodrow Wilson, one of the most famous US presidents in American history, signed a historic declaration which saw the United States entering World War I. To m...

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Asharq Al-Awsat
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on : Wednesday, 22 May, 2013

Qatari central banker: Gulf states should consider exchange rate flexibility

Dubai, Reuters—Qatar and other Gulf states should consider moving to a more flexible exchange rate from long-entrenched pegs to the US dollar, to better manage inflation risk...

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Yasser Al-Abnawy
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on : Saturday, 18 May, 2013

Saudi Arabia to prevent EU pork-fed fish from entry

Jeddah, Asharq Al-Awsat—Not long after the European horse meat scandal shocked the world, the European commission has approved a decision to feed fish with processed animal p...

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Adel Al Toraifi
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on : Saturday, 18 May, 2013

Turkey’s Economy Minister on a Decade of Growth

Ankara, Asharq Al-Awsat—The relationship between Turkey and the European Union has been fiercely contested for 60 years, with some members arguing that Turkey is too poor and...

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Asharq Al-Awsat
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on : Thursday, 16 May, 2013

Bahraini Transport Minister on the Economy, Gulf Air, and Formula 1

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Kamal bin Ahmed is the Bahraini minister of transportation and acting chief executive of the Economic Development Board. While visiting London, he spo...

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Asharq Al-Awsat
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on : Wednesday, 15 May, 2013

Greece to break up state power company for money

Athens, AP—Greece's conservative-led government on Wednesday announced plans to break up the state-run Public Power Corporation by 2016, as part of a privatization program de...

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Musaid Al-Zayani and Shuja Al-Baqmi
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on : Thursday, 9 May, 2013

Saudi growth highlighted despite challenges

Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat—The 8th Saudi Arabian Euromoney Conference drew to a close on Wednesday after two days of talks between major international financial players on the compe...

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Asharq Al-Awsat
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on : Thursday, 9 May, 2013

Almost 5 million GCC tourists visited Saudi Arabia in 2012

Dubai, Asharq Al-Awsat—According to Prince Sultan Bin Salman, the president and chairman of the board of the Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities (SCTA), the kingdom's pa...

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