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WHO Renounces Misleading Citation on Iraq’s Karbala

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Nov 21, 2016 | Middle East

London- The World Health Organization (WHO) made a statement on circulated wrong information that was referenced to the world body. In its statement, the WHO said media-spread citations on illegitimate children being conceived and born during religious ceremonies in...

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Study: A Billion People Suffer from High Blood Pressure

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Nov 16, 2016 | Health, Lifestyle & Culture

The number of people with high blood pressure has almost doubled in 40 years to over 1.1 billion worldwide, researchers said on Wednesday. “High blood pressure is the leading risk factor for stroke and heart disease, and kills around 7.5 million people worldwide...

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People walk past rubble of damaged buildings in a rebel-held besieged area in Aleppo, Syria November 6, 2016. REUTERS/Abdalrhman Ismail

RUSSIA: We’ll Stick to Cease Fire in Aleppo

by Taha Abed alWahed | Nov 8, 2016 | Middle East, World

Moscow – Russia said on Monday, following days of anticipation that its air force was continuing to hold off on strikes in eastern Aleppo, unless militants launch an offensive. “The Russian president deems a regime in which Russian air forces don’t carry...

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Opinion: Cholera During the War in Yemen

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Oct 27, 2016 | Opinion

International organisations including the World Health Organization (WHO) have warned about cases of cholera in Yemen and we cannot ignore these warnings or underestimate them. Yemen is experiencing the worst crisis in half a century. A UNICEF representative in Yemen...

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Relief Coalition Announces Arrival of Medical Aid Financed by King Salman Centre

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 26, 2016 | Middle East

The Coalition of Humanitarian Relief in Taiz announced that it continues to distribute medical aid that is funded by the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre and the World Health Organization (WHO) amongst hospitals, and that this is being supervised by the...