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Trump angers China, South Korea with new trade tariffs

Washington - Al Maghrib Today

President Donald Trump has approved steep tariffs on imports of solar panels and washing machines to protect US producers, triggering an outcry in China and South Korea and even protests at home. Seoul said Tuesday it planned to take the issue to the World Trade Organization while Beijing expressed "strong dissatisfaction". "Together with other WTO members, China will resolutely defendRead more

Chinese, Russians shore up Middle East tourism

Madrid - Al Maghrib Today

Chinese and Russian visitors boosted Middle Eastern tourism last year following a 2016 slump as Europeans gave the area a wide berth on security fears, according to the World Tourism Organization (WTO). The Mideast region as a whole drew 58 million foreign tourists in 2017 -- a 4.8 percent rise on the previous year -- the Madrid-based WTO said inRead more

US 'erred' in supporting WTO membership for China, Russia

Washington - Al Maghrib Today

China and Russia have shown no intention of living up to World Trade Organization rules and Washington should not have supported their membership in the global trade body, the Trump administration said Friday. In strongly worded reports to Congress, the US Trade Representative delivered a laundry list of grievances over unfair trade practices by Beijing and Moscow it says runsRead more

WTO, under fire from US, meets in Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires - Al Maghrib Today

The World Trade Organization opened a conference Sunday under the cloud of US hostility to multilateral trade accords. The 164-member WTO is also wracked by disagreements over China and has been struggling to kickstart stalled trade talks. The Buenos Aires meeting, which lasts through Wednesday, is the first in the era of US President Donald Trump, who has pummeled the bodyRead more

Under-fire WTO meets in Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires - Al Maghrib Today

Under fire from the United States, wracked by disagreements over China and unable to kickstart stalled trade talks, the World Trade Organization meets under a cloud in Argentina from Sunday. The Buenos Aires meeting will be the first in the era of US President Donald Trump, who has pummeled the 164-member body relentlessly since taking office, even describing it as a "disaster."Read more

Brexit without EU trade deal 'not end of world'

London - Al Maghrib Today

The head of the World Trade Organization (WTO) said Sunday it would not be "the end of the world" if Britain failed to reach a post-Brexit trade deal with the EU, but there would be costs. Roberto Azevedo told the Sunday Telegraph newspaper that although Britain would be better off with an agreement, the impact of falling back on WTO rulesRead more

WTO to help settle Brazil, Canada row over Bombardier

Geneva - Al Maghrib Today

The World Trade Organization agreed Friday to create a panel of experts to study Brazil's allegations that Canada's subsidies to aircraft builder Bombardier breach international trade laws. The decision was reached during a meeting of WTO's Dispute Settlement Body following a second request from Brazil, which maintains that Canada has provided unfair support to Bombardier to the tune ofRead more

Qatar submits a complaint against boycotting countries

Doha - Adel Salama

Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, will travel to Doha on Wednesday, 2 August, for an intense schedule of institutional meetings. In the morning, the Minister will meet with the Chief Executive Officer of the Qatar Investment Authority, Sheikh Abdullah Bin Mohammed Al Thani. Minister Alfano will subsequently meet with the President of Qatar Museums, SheikhaRead more

Tourism minister heads for Rome

Cairo - Arab Today

Tourism Minister Yehia Rashid left here on Tuesday for Rome for talks with tourism officials in the Vatican concerning a promotion campaign for a program of the Holy Family's journey in Egypt. The visit comes as part of Egypt's efforts to list the Holy Family's journey on the religious tourism map in a bid to lure a large category ofRead more

South Korea complains to WTO over China's response to THAAD

Seoul - Arab today

South Korea's trade minister said on Monday Seoul had complained to the World Trade Organization (WTO) about China's retaliation against South Korean companies over the deployment of a U.S. anti-missile defence system in the South. "We have notified the WTO that China may be in violation of some trade agreements," Trade Minister Joo Hyung-hwan told parliament in response to questionsRead more