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Arab World A Syrian woman with her cholera-infected child (AP)

Cholera Outbreak in Syria Provokes Warnings of ‘Health Disaster’

The cholera outbreak in Syria is affecting all regions, regardless of the forces in control. Regime-run areas, however, are proving to be most affected by the…

Asharq Al Awsat (Damascus)
Business Altibbi CEO Jalil Labadi (Asharq Al-Awsat)

‘Altibbi’ CEO to Asharq Al-Awsat: Telehealth Projects to Produce Leap in Arab Primary Care Systems

The advancement of private sector digital technologies and the creation of pro-investment legislative environments are vital to the modern-day healthcare…

Mohammed al-Hamidi (Riyadh)
Features Late Libyan leader Moammar al-Gaddafi. (Reuters)

On Anniversary of his Death, Gaddafi’s Secret Burial Site Continues to Spark Debate

The anniversary of the killing of Libyan leader Moammar al-Gaddafi has stirred debate about the location of his “secret” burial. The longtime ruler and his…

Jamal Jawhar (Cairo)
Gulf Family photo of participants at the first Middle East Green Initiative (KUNA)

Saudi Crown Prince Announces 2nd Edition of Middle East Green Initiative at COP27

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman bin Abdulaziz announced the second edition of the Middle East Green Initiative (MGI) Summit on Nov. 7 and the Saudi…

Features People rally against climate change in Kinshasa in September. (AFP)

Africa Awaits Promised Renaissance

On the eastern bank of the river Congo lies Kinshasa, Africa’s third largest capital city after Cairo and Lagos. Kinshasa had long been billed as one of the…

Arab World Speaker Nabih Berri with French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna during her visit to Beirut on Friday (AFP)

Berri to Asharq Al-Awsat: We Want a President Who Preserves Taif Agreement

Lebanon’s Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri underlined the importance to elect a new president who would preserve the Taif Agreement. As Lebanon’s parliament…

Thaer Abbas (Beirut)
Business Saudi Arabia’s new industrial strategy enhances self-sufficiency and export capacity, which will reflect positively on the economy (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Saudi National Industry Strategy to Support Diversifying Kingdom’s Economic Base

Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has introduced a new National Industry Strategy (NIS) that aims to triple industrial output and increase the…

Fatehelrahman Yousif (Riyadh)
Gulf Ahmad al-Saadoun (KUNA)

Kuwait’s National Assembly Elects Al-Saadoun as Speaker

Kuwait’s National Assembly (parliament) on Tuesday elected lawmaker Ahmad al-Saadoun as a new speaker. Al-Saadoun, 87, was elected unchallenged during…

Merza al-Khuwaldi (Kuwait)
Gulf Chairman of the Presidential Leadership Council Rashad Al-Alimi with United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in New York (Saba News Agency)

Saudi Arabia Confirms Support for Grundberg's Efforts to Revive Yemen Truce

UN Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg is resuming regional action to revive the truce in Yemen at a time when Saudi Arabia reaffirmed its continued support…

Ali Rabih (Aden)
Gulf Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz. SPA

Saudi Arabia Renews Call for Classifying Houthi Militias as Terrorists, Drying up Their Funding Sources

Saudi Arabia has renewed its call for the international community to label Houthi militias in Yemen as a terrorist group and dry up their funding sources…

Asharq Al Awsat (Jeddah)
Features Experts and residents believe air pollution contributes to higher rates of cancer and respiratory disease in Zouk Mikael. AFP

Lebanon Power Plant Sparks Cancer Fears

After losing four relatives to respiratory illness, Zeina Matar fled her hometown north of Lebanon's capital where she says a decaying power plant generates…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business Richard Attias, CEO of the FII Institute, speaks during a press conference organized on Monday by the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) at the Convention Center in Riyadh. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

FII 6th Edition Kicks off on Oct. 25, to Discuss ‘Enabling a New Global Order’

The sixth edition of the Future Investment Initiative (FII) conference will be held in Riyadh on Oct. 25-27, under the slogan “Investing in Humanity - Enabling…

Bandar al-Mosalam (Riyadh)