The Latest Breaking News from Asharq AlAwsat

Lebanon: Gas Import Agreement from Egypt Disrupted by Unsecured WB Financing

An agreement to transport Egyptian gas to Lebanon via Syria is currently disrupted by Lebanon’s failure to meet the conditions for obtaining a World Bank loan and Washington’s reluctance to give an official approval confirming that the deal is not affected by the Caesar Act, sources told Asharq Al-Awsat on…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Sep 21, 2022

Saudi Arabia Sets New Requirements to Speed Up Loading, Handling at Ports

Saudi ports will require transport companies for adequate means of transport to speed up the loading and handling work, sources informed Asharq Al-Awsat. Mawani recently issued a decision mandating cargo owners to use pallets to stow goods imported to the Kingdom via containers as of the beginning of next year.…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Sep 20, 2022

Saudi-British Project to Develop Defensive Systems, Tactical Missiles

The Saudi General Authority for Competition unveiled a joint project between Sami Defense Systems LLC and British MBDA for the development of defensive systems and tactical missiles. Dr.

Asharq Al-Awsat · Sep 19, 2022

Sisi Plans Qatar Trip to Boost Ties

Egypt's President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi will visit Qatar on Tuesday for the first time since a four-year rift between Cairo and Doha. The Qatari palace said on Twitter that Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani will meet with Sisi on Tuesday, during the visit described by official news…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Sep 13, 2022

Art, Urbanism Come Together in Jeddah

Blending art with urbanism can change the face of cities.

Asharq Al-Awsat · Sep 13, 2022

Sami Gemayel: We Refuse to Be Held Hostage by Hezbollah

The head of the Lebanese Kataeb Party, Sami Gemayel, warned against some opposition parties resorting to a settlement with Hezbollah in the upcoming presidential elections, noting that the past six years of President Michel Aoun’s reign “led to a complete collapse.” In an interview with Asharq Al-Awsat, Gemayel said: “We…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Sep 9, 2022

Judicial Division Threatens to Close Probe into Beirut Deadly Port Explosion

Lebanese authorities, at the start of next week, will try to appoint a second judge to the stalled inquiry into the deadly August 2020 Beirut port blast, a move which is anticipated to further complicate the probe. Judge Tarek Bitar's investigation into the 2020 explosion, which flattened swathes of the…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Sep 8, 2022

Iraq’s Maliki Faces Lawsuit Demanding His Arrest, Travel Ban

Head of the Sadrist bloc in Iraq Nassar Al Rubaie has filed a lawsuit against former prime minister and leader of State of Law Coalition Nouri Al Maliki. In a letter presented to the third panel of Al-Karkh Criminal Court, Rubaie requested authorities to issue an arrest warrant against Maliki…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Sep 8, 2022

Tents for Torture, Secret Detention Uncovered in Syria’s al-Hol Camp

The Kurdish Internal Security Forces (Asayish) and the special female units of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have found a tent used by ISIS-linked elements for torture and detention inside al-Hol refugee camp, east of al-Hasakah governorate. Security forces liberated four women who were chained up to a concrete wall.…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Sep 7, 2022

Russia Kicks Off Production of Equipment for Egypt’s El-Dabaa NPP

Russia has announced launching the production of the reactor pressure vessel for the first unit at Egypt’s El-Dabaa Nuclear Power Plant (NPP). Russia’s state-owned Rosatom is currently implementing Egypt’s first nuclear power plant project near the town of El-Dabaa. The plant consists of four third-generation reactors with a total capacity…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Sep 6, 2022