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A veiled girl from the Saraniya community waits for her
engagement ceremony to start at Vadia village in the western Indian
state of Gujarat, March 11, 2012. REUTERS/Amit Dave

World Bank Warns Developing Countries from Economic Costs of Child Marriage

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 10, 2017 | Business

Washington- The World Bank and the International Center for Research on Women (ICRW) report has said child marriage will cost developing countries trillions of dollars by 2030. In contrast, ending child marriage would have a large positive effect on the educational...

2763 Wounded Yemenis Treated in Saudi Arabia and Some Have Been Provided With Artificial Limbs

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Dec 26, 2015 | Latest News, Middle East

Sulaiman Asharee, the general supervisor for the referral programme at the Saudi Ministry of Health, revelead to Asharq Al-Awsat that 2763 wounded members of the national Yemeni army and the Popular Resistance have been admitted to Saudi hospitals and have been...

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A general view of pilgrims with their sleeping bags on Copacabana Beach ahead of Pope Francis’ Sunday mass in Rio de Janeiro, July 28, 2013. Source: Reuters/Stefano Rellandini

Millions expected for final Mass of papal trip

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 28, 2013 | World

Rio de Janeiro, AP—Pilgrims staked out spots on the sand of Copacabana beach for an all-night slumber party ahead of the final Mass of Pope Francis’ stay in Brazil, a trip that has drawn rapturous crowds of up to 3 million faithful. Francis headed into the final...