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A woman sits next to her son who is infected with cholera at a hospital in the Red Sea port city of Hodeidah. REUTERS/Abduljabbar Zeyad

Riyadh-Based ‘AGFUND’ Supports Efforts to Fight Cholera in Yemen

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 20, 2017 | Middle East

Saudi President of Arab Gulf Development Program (AGFUND) Prince Talal Bin Abdulaziz has directed the executive board of the group to allocate $50,000 to relief works and health facilities established for curbing the spread of cholera in Yemen, Saudi Press Agency...

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US President Donald Trump. (Reuters)

Trump in Riyadh: Obama’s Advice

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | May 20, 2017 | Opinion

US President Donald Trump’s visit to Riyadh today, which marks the beginning of his foreign international activity, has caused great concern for Iran and all those associated with it. In this regard, nine senior officials from former US President Barack Obama’s...

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Jordan’s King Inaugurates World Economic Forum

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 20, 2017 | Middle East

Amman – King of Jordan Abdullah II inaugurated on Saturday the World Economic Forum (WEF) on the Middle East and North Africa at the Dead Sea, in the presence of Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah. The forum is held under the theme of “Empowering Generations...

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Saudi-US Bridge

by Ghassan Charbel | May 20, 2017 | Opinion

Something else could have happened on Saturday and Sunday. US President Donald Trump could have followed the example of previous presidents through making his first foreign visit to a close country in the American continent or to an Atlantic country. The impression...

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A general view shows destruction the day after a suicide bombing targeting a checkpoint at a main southern entrance to Baghdad, on March 30, 2017. | AFP

Iraq: Basra, Baghdad ISIS Bombings Claim 35 Lives

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 20, 2017 | Middle East

Terror group ISIS on Saturday claimed responsibility for two suicide bombings that ravaged Baghdad and southern Iraq by taking the lives of over 30 people and wounding dozens, said local officials. The bombings, which hit Iraq the previous night, came as Iraqi forces...