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King Salman receives Sheikh Abdullah Bin Ali Al-Thani in Morocco
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Warm welcome accorded to Qatari pilgrims at Salwa border
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August 18, 2017
Saudia allocates seven flights to carry Qatari pilgrims from Doha to Jeddah
Construction cranes are seen outside the Grand Mosque in the holy city of Makkah. — Reuters
August 18, 2017
Grand Mosque expansion work to resume after Haj
Thousands of expatriates have left the Kingdom under “A Nation without Violators” amnesty campaign. — Courtesy photo
August 18, 2017
More than 700,000 illegal expats benefit from amnesty
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August 16, 2017
What will we do when the expats leave?
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August 17, 2017
Europe’s extremism problem
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August 15, 2017
Our ‘white’ oil — tourism
World
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August 18, 2017
India clears $650m Boeing army chopper deal: Defense sources
A family is seen fleeing Raqqa last month. — Reuters
August 18, 2017
Arab fighters struggle to assert role in Raqqa
People leave a fastfood with hands up as asked by policemen after a van plowed into the crowd, killing two persons and injuring several others on the Rambla in Barcelona on Thursday. A driver deliberately rammed a van into a crowd on Barcelona's most popular street. — AFP
Europe
August 17, 2017
Van mows down crowd in Barcelona, 13 killed
A farmer weeds his nopal plantation on the slopes of the extinct Teuhtli volcano in Milpa Alta borough, Mexico City. A group of scientists combined the problem of the treatment of organic waste, the necessity of generating electricity in an ecologic way and the enormous production of nopal in Mexico. The result was a biodigestor, the first of its kind, which potential seems promising. — AFP photos
August 18, 2017
Prickly pear cactus: Future energy source?
A Chinese soldier (left) and Indian soldier place a barbed wire fence following a meeting of military representatives at the Nathu La border crossing between India and China in India's northeastern Sikkim state last year. A border standoff between Chinese and Indian troops on a remote Himalayan plateau has heightened long-standing tensions while ensnaring a tiny kingdom, Bhutan, between the two nuclear-armed powers. — AFP
August 18, 2017
Indians more amused than outraged by Chinese '7 Sins' video
Business
This file photo shows Travis Kalanick,former CEO of the global ridesharing service Uber, during a press conference in Beijing. Uber's ousted chief executive and company founder Travis Kalanick is asking for the dismissal of an investor lawsuit against him, calling it part of a personal attack aimed at sidelining him. — AFP
August 18, 2017
Uber's ousted CEO calls investor lawsuit unfounded
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In this file photo, Apple CEO Tim Cook speaks during an announcement of new products at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference in San Jose, Calif. Apple is donating $2 million to two human rights groups as part of CEO Tim Cook’s pledge to help lead the fight against the hate that fueled the violence in Charlottesville, Va., during a white-nationalist rally. Cook made the commitment late Wednesday in an internal memo obtained by The Associated Press. — AP
August 18, 2017
Apple CEO makes $2 million pledge to fight hate
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Infosys Chief Executive Vishal Sikka attends a news conference in Mumbai, India, in this file photo.— Reuters
August 18, 2017
Infosys CEO Vishal Sikka resigns, cites recent 'drumbeat of...
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July 3, 2017
Expats feel the pinch of new fee
July 5, 2017
Expat dependents fees: Economists’ views differ
July 9, 2017
Dependent fee creates panic among expats
July 5, 2017
Companies weigh options to deal with new expat fee
July 10, 2017
Expat fees and tough personal decision
July 12, 2017
In the eyes of the beholder
Khaja Moinuddin
July 5, 2017
Indian gas station attendant loses life over SR20 bill
August 16, 2017
What will we do when the expats leave?
August 12, 2017
Worrying signs: 4m women have passed age of marriage
Ajaz Ali
August 17, 2017
SG staffer Ajaz Ali passes away
August 14, 2017
70 operations for five-year-old girl
The Indian expatriate seen in the three-minute video. — Courtesy photo
August 16, 2017
​A saga of love and loyalty
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August 13, 2017
Cost of living to go up by 5%
August 9, 2017
Haj is not just a business
sports
Real Madrid's Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo (L) touches a boy's head as he celebrates their Supercup after winning the second leg of the Spanish Supercup football match against Barcelona at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, on Wednesday. — AFP
August 18, 2017
Messi, Ronaldo lead sports stars in condemning Barcelona attack
In this Tuesday photo, safety officers inspect the renovation of Gelora Bung Karno Main Stadium in Jakarta, Indonesia. Indonesia starts a one-year countdown clock on Friday as it races to complete venues for the 18th Asian Games that it hopes will showcase the archipelago as a leading nation in the region and boost its perennially light medal haul. — AP
August 18, 2017
Asian Games: Indonesia race against time with pride on the line
A picture taken on Friday shows front pages of British national newspapers, with stories dedicated to the Barcelona attack, one day after a van ploughed into the crowd, killing 13 persons and injuring over 100 on the Rambla boulevard in Barcelona. Drivers have plowed on Thursday into pedestrians in two quick-succession, separate attacks in Barcelona and another popular Spanish seaside city, leaving 13 people dead and injuring more than 100 others. — AFP
August 18, 2017
US college teams in Barcelona during van attack, players OK
Annika Sorenstam of Team Europe speaks during opening ceremony for the Solheim Cup at the Des Moines Golf and Country Club on August 17, 2017 in West Des Moines, Iowa. — AFP
August 18, 2017
Wie benched for morning matches as Europe go with rookie Hall
India's cricket captain Virat Kohli looks on as his teammate M.S. Dhoni weighs the bat during the Indian team practice session in Dambulla, Sri Lanka, on Friday. — Reuters
August 18, 2017
Tharanga's Lanka seek redemption against India
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People walk past an Apple store in Beijing in this file photo. — AFP
August 18, 2017
Apple's deep pockets could take on Hollywood, Netflix
August 18, 2017
Social media stats: Instagram
August 18, 2017
New app to guide pilgrims in upcoming Haj
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Indian bollywood actress Huma Qureshi (2R) along with director Gurinder Chadha (2L), Chairperson of the Partition museum Kishwar Desai (L) and CEO of the Partition Museum Mallika Ahluwalia talk during a promotional event for the forthcoming Bollywood film 'Partition 1947', at Partition Museum in Amritsar, on Wednesday. — AFP
August 18, 2017
Raj all the rage as India marks 70 years of independence
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August 18, 2017
Prayer during eclipse
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August 16, 2017
Pantone creates shade of purple to honor Prince
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