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Gleyce Kelly embraces her daughter Maria Geovana, who has microcephaly, in Recife, Brazil, January 25, 2016. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino

Vietnam Reports First Two Cases of Zika Virus

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Apr 5, 2016 | Health

Two women in Vietnam Mosquitoes have been infected with the Zika virus, health authorities said on Tuesday. The younger of the patients is eight weeks pregnant, they added. The Zika virus, which is carried by the Aedes aegypti mosquito and transmitted to humans, is...

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Forces loyal to the legitimate government in the Al-Mansoura district in Aden after they pushed Al-Qaeda out of parts of the southern city (AFP). Inset: General Ali Mohsen Al-Ahmar and bin Daghr

Yemen: New Cabinet Reshuffle Anticipated to Form “Emergency Government”

by Arafat Madabish | Apr 5, 2016 | Middle East

In a statement to Asharq Al-Awsat, the Yemeni presidential adviser Yasin Makkawi said that the legitimate government is considering forming an “emergency government” a day after President Abd Rabbu Mansur Hadi appointed General Ali Mohsen Al-Ahmar as the new vice...

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Brigade 65 militants who will soon participate in Syrian war as advisers according to Iranian Sources

Iran Sends Special Forces to Syria after Failure of IRGC

by Adil Alsalmi | Apr 5, 2016 | Middle East

London- While Iran denies the validity of reports indicating that it is filling the gap resulting from the Russian withdrawal from Syria, Iran’s Deputy Coordinator of the Iranian Army Ground Force, Brigadier General Ali Arasteh, has revealed that his country will send...

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The Panama Papers leak consists of details of clients from the files of Panama law firm Mossack Fonseca- Reuters

Panama Papers Reveal Elite’s Tax Havens

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Apr 5, 2016 | Business

Eleven million confidential documents were leaked from one of the world’s most secretive companies, Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca. Authorities across the globe have opened investigations into the activities of the world’s rich and powerful after the...

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Mohammed Bin Salman: Saudi System for Expatriates that is Similar to the US Green Card

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 5, 2016 | Saudi Arabia

The Saudi Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman who is also the Second Deputy Prime Minister and the Minister of Defence revealed that Saudi Arabia is considering a package of new reforms that will double its non-oil revenues and raise at least $ 100 billion yearly...