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Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte (R) meeting Kuwaiti Ambassador to the Philippines Musaed Saleh Ahmad Althwaikh (L) at the presidential guest house in Davao City, in southern island of Mindanao, as Philippines’ Foreign Secretary Alan Cayetano (back, L) and Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III (back, C) look on. — AFP
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Former Indonesian parliament speaker Setya Novanto sits in the court room during his trial at Central Jakarta’s court in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Tuesday. — EPA
April 24, 2018
Indonesia jails former parliament speaker for 15 years for graft
Kim Jong-un, center, chairman of the Workers' Party of Korea and chairman of the State Affairs Commission of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, visits a victim of a traffic accident that claimed heavy causalities among Chinese tourists to the DPRK, in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Monday. — EPA
April 24, 2018
Kim visits Chinese embassy, meets bus crash survivors in rare gesture
In this file photo taken on March 22, 2018, an Indian visitor passes a mural depicting various social media companies including Facebook and Twitter inside a building in Bangalore, India. - AFP
April 24, 2018
Surge in anonymous Asia Twitter accounts sparks bot fears
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The head of Iraq's Independent Higher Election Commission Dr. Riyhad Al-Badran demonstrates the new voting method in Baghdad. — Reuters
April 24, 2018
New electronic system to speed up Iraqi election results
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Filippo Grandi (R), United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Commissioner for Humanitarian aid and Crisis management Christos Stylianides (L) attend the Ministerial-level Day of dialogue with NGO implementing partners during the first day of the 2nd Brussels Conference 'Supporting the future of Syria and the regions' at the EU Commission in Brussels, Belgium, Tuesday. — EPA
April 24, 2018
EU, UN seek aid boost for Syria at major conference
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Abdel Rahman Nawfal, 12, sits next to his grandmother in a hospital in the West Bank city of Ramallah after his leg was amputated following an injury sustained from bullets fired by Israeli forces near the Gaza-Israel border. — AFP
April 24, 2018
Palestinian boy's leg amputated after Israel border shooting
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Sahoub Baghdadi
April 25, 2018
Let's rear our children with love
Tariq A. Al-Maeena
April 25, 2018
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April 25, 2018
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The rising Erdogan-Trump confrontation
Europe
Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic smiles as he appears in a courtroom before the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (MICT), in The Hague, on Tuesday on the second day of his appeal hearing after he was jailed for 40 years for war crimes and genocide. — AFP
April 24, 2018
Prosecutors seek second genocide conviction, life sentence for Karadzic
London Mayor, Sadiq Khan, left, look on as British Prime Minister Theresa May unveils the statue of suffragist leader Millicent Fawcett in Parliament Square in London, Britain, on Tuesday. — EPA
April 24, 2018
Women’s vote campaigner statue unveiled in London
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, right, welcomes Australia’s Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull at the European Commission in Brussels on Tuesday. — AFP
April 24, 2018
Aussies flock to French WWI battle site, a century on
Performers from the Candoco contemporary dance company rehearse their new show in north London. Whether in a wheelchair, on crutches or without any disability at all, performers from the Candoco company are giving London audiences a fresh twist on contemporary dance. - AFP
April 24, 2018
The UK dance company putting a new spin on the art
Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic appears in a courtroom before the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (MICT), which is handling outstanding war crimes cases for the Balkans and Rwanda, in The Hague, Netherlands, on Monday. — EPA
April 23, 2018
Radovan Karadzic launches appeal against UN convictions
Asia
A family member of deceased garment workers cries as she holds photos of beloved ones in front of the Rana Plaza building site during a memorial ceremony marking the fifth anniversary of the collapse of the nine-story building on the outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh, on Tuesday. — APA
April 24, 2018
Protesters hit streets as justice eludes Bangladesh factory disaster survivors
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April 24, 2018
China fails to get India support for Belt and Road ahead of Modi visit
April 24, 2018
‘Maximum’ security as Philippines gears up for Boracay’s shutdown
Africa
April 24, 2018
S. African police kill teen killed during anti-graft protests
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For most children, born and brought up in the Kingdom, saying goodbye to the country they consider their home is a tough call. It is psychologically and emotionally draining for these children who are often found discussing among themselves the trauma of leaving Saudi Arabia. — File photo
March 10, 2018
Expat children set to say goodbye to Saudi Arabia after exams
December 31, 2017
Saudi Arabia hikes fuel price
January 1, 2018
Wife gets divorce from man who loved her more than his mother
November 8, 2017
5% VAT on money transfer fee
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January 8, 2018
No new tax on expats: Ministry
February 20, 2018
Stop hiring expats in private jobs
December 18, 2017
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America
Hundreds of people attend a demonstration held to protest against the government of President Daniel Ortega, in Managua, Nicaragua, on Monday. — EPA
April 24, 2018
Nicaragua protest killings may be ‘unlawful’: UN
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The Facebook application is seen on a phone screen in this Aug. 3, 2017 file photo. — Reuters
April 24, 2018
Facebook releases long-secret rules on how it polices the service
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Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau listens to a question while speaking about an incident where a van struck multiple people in Toronto, on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, on Tuesday. — Reuters
April 24, 2018
Toronto van attack suspect faces murder charges in court
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Pakistan Independence Day
August 14, 2017
Pakistan and Saudi Arabia — strategic partners in peace and development
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August 14, 2017
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August 14, 2017
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India Independence Day
Ahmad Javed Ambassador of India (left), and Md. Noor Rahman Sheikh Consul General of India (behind him), welcome pilgrims on their arrival in the Kingdom. — Courtesy photo
August 15, 2017
E-Haj visa system eases pilgrims’ path at airports
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August 15, 2017
Responding first as a leading power
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ISRO’s heaviest rocket GSLV Mk-III, carrying communication satellite GSAT-19, takes off from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota.
August 15, 2017
Reaching for the stars, India’s quest for the outer space: Aryabhata to...
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Indonesia Independence Day
August 17, 2017
Biggest Trade Expo Indonesia to held
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August 17, 2017
‏Welcome To Banda Aceh
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August 17, 2017
‏Bahasa Indonesia, an emerging business language in Kingdom
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