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A man looks for a shared bike to ride outside an office building, in Beijing, China April 12, 2017. REUTERS/Jason Lee

China Puts out National Guideline for Bike-Sharing Operations

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Aug 3, 2017 | Lifestyle & Culture

China on Thursday issued national guidelines governing bike-sharing operations to nurture a new industry credited with spurring a transport revolution. The move also addresses mounting complaints over an accumulation of millions of bikes on city streets. According to...

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Saudi Investment Authority Hosts Chinese Businessmen Delegation

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Aug 3, 2017 | Business

The Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority (SAGIA) announced recently hosting a delegation of over 50 representatives from Chinese businesses in the sector’s headquarters in Riyadh, said the Saudi Press agency on Thursday. Aiming to highlight positive...

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A woman walks among debris after fire destroyed shelters at a camp for internally displaced Rohingya Muslims in the western Rakhine State near Sittwe, Myanmar May 3, 2016. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun/Files

OIC Chief Urges Myanmar to Protect Rohingya Minority

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Aug 3, 2017 | Middle East

Islam’s collective voice, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), urged on Thursday that Myanmar seeks to protect the rights of its Rohingya Muslim minority. OIC chief Yousef bin Ahmad Al-Othaimeen pressed the government to work with neighboring Muslim-majority...

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Hamas security forces stand guard at Erez border crossing into Israel, in Beit Hanoun, in the northern Gaza Strip on March 26, 2017. (AFP)

Israel Prevents 10 Players of Gaza Football Team from Traveling to West Bank

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Aug 3, 2017 | Middle East

Israeli authorities barred on Thursday ten players of a Palestinian youth football team from heading from al-Khalil to the West Bank to take part in the return leg of the Palestinian Cup. Shabaab Rafah were set to travel from Gaza to Hebron to play against Ahly...

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Pedestrians in Pyonyang, North Korea. (AP)

US Issues Tourist Travel Ban against N.Korea

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Aug 3, 2017 | World

The United States on Wednesday issued a travel ban barring citizens against traveling to North Korea in wake of last month’s death of an American student only days after he was released from jail by Pyongyang. “All United States passports are declared invalid...