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Saudi medical staff leave the emergency department at a hospital in the center of the Saudi capital Riyadh on April 8, 2014.(AFP PHOTO/FAYEZ NURELDINE)
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A Muslim pilgrim wears a surgical mask to help prevent infection from a respiratory virus known as the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, on May, 13, 2014. (AP Photo/Hasan Jamali)
Opinion: A Symptom of Healthcare Failure
The late politician, poet and novelist Ghazi Al-Gosaibi, who served briefly as Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Health in 1984, mentions in one of his books about how he managed the ministry during a time when the Kingdom was not sure of how to address the issue of poor...Caption:
Opinion: Saudi Arabia’s Ambitious Genome Mapping Project
Health is a major concern for everyone, everywhere. It is almost always the most pressing issue in all societies. In Saudi Arabia, there is now a government project that could potentially become one of the most important in the country, influencing the future of...Caption:
Syrian refugees stand near their tent at the Zaatari refugee camp near the Syrian border, near Mafraq, Jordan, on Friday, July 26, 2013. (AP Photo/Raad Adayleh)
Jordan, World Bank agree loan to assist kingdom with refugee influx
Amman, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Jordanian government and the World Bank signed a loan agreement worth USD 150 million yesterday to help Jordan cope with the burden caused by the Syrian conflict. The agreement was signed by Minister of Planning and International Cooperation...Caption:
Syrian refugee children peer from a tent supplied by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in al-Marj, in the eastern Lebanese Bekaa Valley. (AFP)