by Bandar Al-Sharida | Aug 14, 2014 | Middle East
Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat—Several Gulf states unanimously agreed to update and reform plans to deal with the threat of an Ebola outbreak during a Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) meeting in Riyadh on Wednesday. GCC states approved a set of recommendations to deal with a...
by Bandar Al-Sharida | Feb 19, 2014 | Middle East
Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat—Saudi women will be able to stand and vote in the municipal elections scheduled for next year, the Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs confirmed in a statement on Tuesday. Saudi Minister of Municipal and Rural Affairs Prince Mansour Bin...
by Bandar Al-Sharida | Jan 22, 2014 | Media
Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat—With the rapid development of social media platforms adding to the already disruptive effect of the Internet on traditional media outlets, news agencies across the world have all faced a similar problem: how to remain profitable in an era of...
by Bandar Al-Sharida | Aug 6, 2013 | Interviews
Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat—According to some international surveys, Saudi Arabia is one of the most economically competitive economies in the world and recently has made moves towards intense infrastructure development and economic diversification. With that has come a...
by Bandar Al-Sharida | Aug 1, 2013 | Interviews
Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat—In an exclusive interview with Asharq Al-Awsat, Jamal Hamed Al-Shamayleh, the Jordanian ambassador to the kingdom of Saudi Arabia, estimated the number of Syrian refugees in Jordan at 1.3 million, of whom 750,000 entered the Jordanian borders...
