New Law Curtails CPVPV’s Powers
Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat-Saudi Arabia passed a new law Monday curtailing the powers of the Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice (CPVPV). Dr. Abdullatif Al Al-Sheikh, CPVPV...
View ArticleSaudi Arabia begins international police anti-terror training
Saudi security forces patrol Riyadh’s al-Munissiyah district in 2006. (AFP)Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat—Saudi Arabia’s success in tackling terrorism has led eight European countries, in addition to Turkey,...
View ArticleJordanian ambassador to Riyadh talks Syrian refugee crisis
Jamal Al-Shamayleh, Jordanian ambassador to Saudi Arabia, gestures as he speaks to Asharq Al-Awsat in his office in Riyadh. (Khaled El-Masri) Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat—In an exclusive interview with...
View ArticleIn Conversation with the King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology...
File photo of Dr. Mohammed Al-Suwaiyel (King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology)Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat—According to some international surveys, Saudi Arabia is one of the most economically...
View ArticleSaudi Press Agency chief: ‘The news sector is the beating heart of SPA’
Abdullah Al-Hussein, chairman of the Saudi Press Agency. (Asharq Al-Awsat) Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat—With the rapid development of social media platforms adding to the already disruptive effect of the...
View ArticleSaudi Arabia: Women take step closer to municipal elections
A Saudi woman looks at her cell phone as she walks through a coffee shop in the capital, Riyadh, on June 17, 2013. (AFP PHOTO/FAYEZ NURELDINE) Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat—Saudi women will be able to stand...
View ArticleGulf States agree joint Ebola measures
A Liberian nurse in protective clothing being sprayed with disinfectant after preparing several bodies of victims of Ebola for burial in the isolation unit of the ELWA Hospital in Monrovia, Liberia, on...
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