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As part of the Vision 2030 economic reform plan to wean Saudi Arabia off oil, the kingdom has set a target of 9.5 GW of renewable energy by 2023. (Reuters)

Saudi Arabia Shortlists 51 Firms for Renewable Energy Projects

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 11, 2017 | Business

Turaif – The Saudi Ministry of Energy, Industry and Mineral Resources has received 128 applications from which it will choose 27 firms to bid on the solar power project and 24 for the wind farm. It invited local and international firms to try to qualify for...

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Egyptian priests react during the funeral of victims of the Palm Sunday bombings, at St. Mina Coptic Orthodox Monastery “Deir Mar Mina” in Alexandria, Egypt April 10, 2017. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh

World Countries Show Solidarity with Egypt

by Sawsan Abu-Husain | Apr 11, 2017 | Middle East

Cairo –Countries around the world continued to condemn the twin bombings of Coptic churches in Egypt that left at least 40 people dead and injured over 100. Bahrain, UAE, Oman, Turkey, Iran, Cyprus and many others sent their condolences and support to Egyptian...

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A Syrian child receives treatment following a suspected toxic gas attack earlier this week.Credit Mohamed Al-Bakour/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

Trump Was Right to Strike Syria

by Nicholas Kristof | Apr 11, 2017 | Opinion

President Trump’s air strikes against Syria were of dubious legality. They were hypocritical. They may have had political motivations. But most of all, they were right. I’m deeply suspicious of Trump’s policies and competence, but this is a case where he is right and...

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Displaced Iraqis who fled fighting between government forces and ISIS in Iraq’s Anbar province. (AFP)

UN: Half of Iraqi Families Risk Hunger due to War

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Apr 11, 2017 | Middle East

London – A United Nations agency warned that most Iraqi families will no longer be able to feed themselves if fighting escalates in the war-torn country. The World Food Program (WFP) spoke of “unprecedented levels of vulnerability” among the Iraqi population due...

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Egyptians gather in front of a Coptic church that was bombed on Sunday in Tanta, Egypt, April 9, 2017. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany

Pope Francis’ Visit to Egypt Confirmed despite Terrorist Attacks

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 11, 2017 | Middle East

Cairo – Despite Sunday’s twin bombings on Coptic Christian churches that killed 44 people and wounded over 100, Pope Francis trip to Egypt this month is still going ahead and has not been cancelled. The news was delivered by Bishop Emmanuel Ayad Archbishop of Luxor’s...