by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Feb 6, 2017 | Saudi Arabia
New Saudi ambassadors recently assigned to a number of countries were sworn in before the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz on Monday at Riyadh’s Al-Yamamah palace. Among the newly designated diplomats were Engineer Waleed bin Abdul Kareem...
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Sep 7, 2016 | Health
China’s quarantine authorities said on Wednesday that they will offer free health screenings for travellers arriving from Singapore amid an outbreak of the Zika virus in the country. The quarantine bureau did not specify whether the screenings would be mandatory. The...
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Aug 31, 2016 | Health
Singapore urged pregnant women showing symptoms of fever or rashes to have themselves tested for the Zika virus Wednesday after the number of confirmed cases in the city-state soared to 82. The mosquito-borne Zika virus, which has caused explosive outbreaks in the...
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Mar 8, 2016 | Technology
Nadine has short brown hair, soft skin and an expressive face. Nadine is not a woman; she is a new brand of human-like robot. Scientists are c that scientists are hoping that, one day, she will be used as a personal assistant or care provider for the elderly. The...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Dec 29, 2014 | World
Jakarta, Reuters—A missing AirAsia jet carrying 162 people could be at the bottom of the sea after it was presumed to have crashed off the Indonesian coast, an official said on Monday, as countries around Asia sent ships and planes to help in the search effort. The...
