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King Salman Centre Supports Aden by Providing 40 Medical Devices

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Dec 16, 2016 | Middle East

The King Salman Centre for Relief and Humanitarian Aid provided the Basuhaib Hospital in Aden yesterday with 40 medical devices for kidney dialysis, treating the heart and carrying out x-rays. The Undersecretary of the Ministry of Health in Yemen Dr Ali Al-Walidi...

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Buses are seen parked in Aleppo’s government controlled area of Ramouseh, as they wait to evacuate civilians and rebels from eastern Aleppo, Syria December 15, 2016. REUTERS/Omar Sanadiki

Red Cross Urges all Sides in Aleppo to Resume Evacuation

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Dec 16, 2016 | Middle East

The International Comimttee of the Red Cross (ICRC) called on all sides on Friday to continue the evacuation operation which was suspended hours earlier. “Regretfully the operation was put on hold. We urge the parties to ensure it can be relaunched &...

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U.S. President-elect Donald Trump arrives to speak during a USA Thank You Tour event at Giant Center in Hershey, Pennsylvania, U.S., December 15, 2016. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson

Coalition of 24 States Urges Trump to Kill Obama’s Carbon Emission Plan

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Dec 16, 2016 | World

Officials in 24 states have urged U.S. President-elect Donald Trump to put an end for the centerpiece of President Barack Obama’s strategy to combat climate change and shut down coal-fired power plants. The coalition requested the incoming Republican government...

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Opinion: Obama – the Beginning and the End

by Eyad Abu Shakra | Dec 16, 2016 | Opinion

Next month, the USA and the whole world will turn the page of Barack Obama’s presidency; bidding farewell to eight years whose early days were full of promise, but for tens of millions ended with sadness and disasters. Like lottery tickets, electoral democracy is...

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A page from a 14th century manuscript repatriated by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) repatriated to the government of Italy at a ceremony at the Italian Embassy in Washington,D.C., is shown December 9, 2016. Courtesy Josh Denmark/U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement/Handout via REUTERS

U.S. Customs Officials: Stolen 14th Century Image of Saint Returned to Italy

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Dec 16, 2016 | Lifestyle & Culture

A stolen 14th century illustration of a Roman Catholic saint was returned on Friday to Italy, where it will be put in a museum, U.S. Customs officials said. The artifact was turned over in a ceremony at the Italian Embassy. The image of haloed Saint Lucy, had spent...