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Anti-government fighter hides his face after his friend was shot by a Syrian army sniper. /Reuters

Air Strikes Kill 5 Rescue Workers near Syria’s Aleppo

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Apr 26, 2016 | Middle East

Two air strikes and at least one rocket attack staged overnight against an opposition-held area west of Aleppo killed five rescue workers, who appeared to have been knowingly targeted, a monitoring group and colleagues nearby reported. The raids hit a center for the...

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The New Saudi Arabia

by Nasser Al-Haqbani | Apr 26, 2016 | Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia entered a new era yesterday with the approval of an ambitious plan that includes almost all sectors. It aims, in particular, to diversify the economy and utilise new sources of income other than oil by 2030. The economic reform plan known as “Saudi Vision...

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The forearm of a public health technician is seen covered with sterile female Aedes aegyti mosquitoes after leaving a recipient to cultivate larvae, in a research area to prevent the spread of Zika virus and other mosquito-borne diseases, at the entomology department of the Ministry of Public Health, in Guatemala City, January 26, 2016. REUTERS/Josue Decavele

Canada Confirms Its First Sexually Transmitted Zika Case

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Apr 26, 2016 | Health

Health officials in Canada confirmed the first case of a Zika virus infection that was contracted locally through sex. A resident in Ontario, who was not further identified, is believed to have contracted the virus from a sexual partner who came down with Zika after...