by Caroline Akoum | Sep 29, 2016 | Middle East
The two largest hospitals and a bread distribution centre in Aleppo were bombed by the Syrian regime and Russia on the tenth day of the military campaign on Aleppo. A number of people died and were wounded, and a civil defence official in the city warned that daily...
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Mar 22, 2016 | Latest News, Middle East
Lebanon’s public health ministry on Tuesday referred a case of contaminated Russian wheat imports to a branch of the public prosecutor’s office, the state news agency reported, following a disagreement with the ministry of economy over test results showing...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 12, 2015 | Middle East
Cairo, Reuters—The successful roll-out so far of a new “smart card” system to distribute subsidized bread has been a major achievement for Egypt’s government, saving money while earning praise from families who no longer have to wake early to fight...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 17, 2014 | Business
Cairo, Reuters—Egypt’s food subsidy bill will be 30 billion Egyptian pounds (4.31 billion US dollars) this year, an amount that is expected to remain stable in the next fiscal year that begins in July, the new supplies minister said, pledging to tackle a...
by Yousef Al-Dayni | Apr 6, 2013 | Opinion
Can there still be talk of harmony between the Arab Spring states after all this time? Is it not enough to contemplate the rise of new political powers under the leadership of the international Muslim Brotherhood organization, particularly as this has all been...