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NASA astronaut Randy Bresnik prepares to enter Boeing’s CST-100 spacecraft for a fit check evaluation at the company’s Houston Product Support Center in this undated image. REUTERS/NASA/Handout via Reuters

Sultan bin Salman: SCTH Offers Comprehensive Program to Minimize Dependence on Public Jobs

by Buthaina Abdulrahman | Oct 5, 2016 | Interviews

Vienna- Prince Sultan bin Salman, the president of Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage (SCTH), told Asharq al-Awsat on the sidelines of the 29th edition of Association of Space Explorers (ASE) conference that Saudi Arabia has become a pioneer in the...

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The sun rises behind the new headquarters for the Antwerp Port
Authority on the Kattendijk dock, the Port House, a monumental design
by Zaha Hadid Architects in Antwerp, Belgium September 22, 2016.
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Zaha Hadid’s Bold Architecture Lingers On Afterlife

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 5, 2016 | Lifestyle & Culture

ANTWERP, BELGIUM — For architects, or at least for Zaha Hadid, there is an afterlife. On Sept. 22, nearly six months after this British architect’s sudden death at 65, one of her boldest buildings, Port House, opened in a ceremony on the newly christened Zaha Hadid...

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Republican vice-presidential nominee Gov. Mike Pence and Democratic vice-presidential nominee Sen. Tim Kaine stand after the vice-presidential debate at Longwood University in Farmville, Va., Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2016. (Joe Raedle/Pool via AP)

Criticism of Trump, Clinton Dominate Contentious VP Debate

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Oct 5, 2016 | World

The two candidates for U.S. vice president launched bitter attacks on the reputations and policies of Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump Tuesday during a fiery debate and a proxy war for their running mates five weeks from Election Day. Democrat Tim Kaine and Republican...

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A Saudi jeweller counts Saudi Riyal banknotes money after selling gold to a customer in a jewellery shop at the surrounding area of the Grand Mosque during the annual haj pilgrimage in the holy city of Mecca October 20, 2012. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh

Saudi Financial Sector among Least Susceptible to Fraud

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 5, 2016 | Business

Riyadh – The financial sector in the Kingdom is one of the least susceptible bodies to fraud worldwide, according to Talat Zaki Hafiz, secretary-general of the media and banking awareness committee of the Saudi banks, the apex banking body in the Kingdom. Addressing a...

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British Prime Minister Theresa May, pictured preparing her speech, Reuters

Protecting Veterans from Legal ‘Witch Hunt’, UK Military Might be Leaving ECHR

by Najlaa Habriri | Oct 5, 2016 | World

London- It has been an intimidating witch hunt– not just to British veterans but it has been intimidating to soldiers who worry that they too might find themselves being investigated 10 years from now- said Britain’s Secretary of State for Defense Sir Michael Fallon...