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In this 2015 photo provided by Jennifer Lavers, plastic debris is strewn on the beach on Henderson Island. (Jennifer Lavers via AP)

Island in Pacific Ocean for Garbage Only

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 17, 2017 | Lifestyle & Culture

Washington, London- In Henderson Island, humans do not exist. Yet, the density of trash is the highest recorded anywhere in the world. The uninhabited island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean is littered with over 38 million plastic pieces of trash weighing an...

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Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and Saudi Foreign Minister Adel bin Ahmed al-Jubeir (WAM)

Emir of Qatar Receives Saudi Foreign Minister

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 17, 2017 | Saudi Arabia

Doha – Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani received at the Emiri Diwan in Qatari capital, Doha, Saudi Foreign Minister Adel bin Ahmed al-Jubeir and his accompanying delegation, on the occasion of their visit to the country. At the outset of the meeting, FM...

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A boy walks past soldiers from the Saudi-led coalition patrolling a street in Yemen’s southern port city of Aden September 26, 2015. REUTERS/Faisal Al Nasser

Yemen’s Army Draws up New Plan to Free Hodeidah City

by Sa'ed Al-Abyadh | May 17, 2017 | Middle East

Aden, Jeddah- A Yemeni official army spokesman revealed on Tuesday that a new plan has been developed to retake the key port city of Hodeidah from insurgency control. Iran-backed militias will soon be dislodged from their Red Sea coast bastion, the army spokesman...

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Women are pictured outside a hut past a camp for people displaced by the war, near Sana’a, Yemen April 25, 2017. (Reuters)

Germany Stresses Support to Yemeni Government

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 17, 2017 | Middle East

Berlin – The German government asserted its support to peace efforts in Yemen, according to international agreements, and maintaining security, stability and unity of the war torn country. Following a meeting with Yemen’s Prime Minister Ahmed Obeid bin...

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A golf ball is shown next to a 15-inch cup on a putting green at the TaylorMade golf facility in Carlsbad, California May 9, 2014. REUTERS/Mike Blake

Golf Game for Stroke Victims

by Majid al-Khateeb | May 17, 2017 | Lifestyle & Culture

Cologne, Germany – On World Stroke Day on the 10th of May, Germany launched an initiative “shot versus shot” which stands for golf playing for people who suffered from strokes. The Deutsche equivalent for “stroke” is “schlaganfall” from which the initiative’s...