by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jul 20, 2017 | Lifestyle & Culture
AIDS claimed a million lives in 2016, almost half the 2005 toll that marked the peak of the deadly epidemic, said a UN report Thursday proclaiming “the scales have tipped”. Not only are new HIV infections and deaths declining, but more people than ever are...
by Karen DeYoung and Erin Cunningham | Jun 6, 2016 | Middle East
Washington-Although U.S. officials said they would continue to prepare for international food delivery by air, in case the access ends, the convoys to Darayya, and to the similarly besieged city of Moadamiya, appear to have averted the latest potential escalation in...
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 7, 2016 | Health
Global progress fighting AIDS could be lost because prevention programs are suffering from a lack of leadership, accountability and money, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warned on Friday. Headway in tackling the epidemic has been “inspiring,” with a 42...
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Mar 12, 2016 | Uncategorized, World
Prime Minister Antonio Costa said on Saturday that there is a possibility for Portugal’s divided parliament to refuse to approve Lisbon’s contribution to new bailout loans for Greece and a European Union aid package to also aid Turkey deal with the migrant...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Feb 9, 2016 | Latest News, Middle East
Riyadh- King Salman Relief and Humanitarian Aids Center has recently distributed 4,000 food baskets in Al Wazi’iyah District at Taiz Governorate through the Humanitarian Aid Coalition and its partners from associations and institutions. The food baskets were...