It is no secret that the partisan nature of the US political system has always slowed down legislative processes. Nevertheless, this factor is…

Busy cities around the world have been deserted, as many countries go on lockdown to slow the spread of coronavirus.    …

As Spain and Italy struggle in their battle against the coronavirus, Spanish and Italian doctors have been falling ill while treating infected…

Egypt will impose a two-week, nightly curfew in the Arab world's most-populous country in an effort to stop the spread of the new coronavirus, its…

Magdi Yacoub was born into a Coptic Christian family on 16 November 1935 in Bilbeis, Al Sharqia, Egypt. He studied at Cairo…

Djamila Bouhired is a nationalist and guerrilla fighter who opposed French colonial rule in Algeria. She was born in 1935 to a Tunisian…

In 1988, a special banquet was held in celebration of Asharq Al-Awsat’s founding. During the proceedings, British minister David Mellor gave a speech…

This month Majalla is celebrating its 40th anniversary. The magazine was founded on February 16, 1980, by publishers Hisham and Muhammad Ali Hafez…

Early Life and Education Elyes Fakhfakh was born in the Tunisian capital of Tunis in 1972. He would then attend the…

The UK Government has announced its post-Brexit “points-based immigration system”. The new system will keep the UK open to highly skilled workers…