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A Liberian nurse in protective clothing being sprayed with disinfectant after preparing several bodies of victims of Ebola for burial in the isolation unit of the ELWA Hospital in Monrovia, Liberia, on August 01, 2014. (EPA/Ahmed Jalianzo)

Gulf States agree joint Ebola measures

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...

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A Saudi woman looks at her mobile as she walks through a coffee shop in the capital Riyadh on June 17, 2013 AFP PHOTO/FAYEZ NURELDINE

Saudi Arabia: Women take step closer to municipal elections

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...

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Abdullah Al-Hussein, chairman of the Saudi Press Agency (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Saudi Press Agency chief: ‘The news sector is the beating heart of SPA’

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...

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FILE Photo – Dr. Mohammed Al-Suwaiye (King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology)

In Conversation with the King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology President

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...

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Jamal Al-Shamayleh, Jordanian ambassador to Saudi Arabia, gestures as he speaks to Asharq Al-Awsat in his office in Riyadh. (Khaled El-Masri)

Jordanian ambassador to Riyadh talks Syrian refugee crisis

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...