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A member of Syrian-Kurdish filmmaker Shero Hinde's mobile cinema
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Mobile cinema brings movie magic to Syria Kurd children
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Imports of tobacco drop by about 44 percent in a year
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Education ministry correcting curricula by exposing Ottoman Empire’s real face
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40 open-heart ops conducted on pilgrims
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All facilities provided to pilgrims during Friday prayers in Madinah
Family members of passengers, onboard a ferry that caught fire, wait to receive information on their relatives at Tangjung Perak seaport in Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia, on Friday. — AFP
August 23, 2019
Rescuers hunt for 22 missing after Indonesian Ferry catches fire
An Indian security personnel stands guard on a deserted road during restrictions after scrapping of the special constitutional status for Kashmir by the Indian government, in Srinagar, India, on Friday. — Reuters
August 23, 2019
India increases restrictions in Kashmir ahead of separatist call for protests
This handout picture taken by the US Navy on Aug. 12, 2019, shows US sailors aboard an amphibious transport dock ship as they keep watch on Iranian fast attack craft in the Strait of Hormuz. — AFP
August 23, 2019
US military ship passes through strategic Taiwan Strait
Mena
People pass by Al Rayan Bank branch. — Courtesy photo
August 23, 2019
Qatari-owned British bank faces probe over money laundering
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Members of the Syrian Civil Defence (White Helmets) sift through the rubble of a building following a reported government air strike in the area of Maaret Al-Numan in Syria's northwestern Idlib province on August Thursday. — AFP
August 23, 2019
Turkey vows not to quit army post surrounded in Syria
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A trainer, member of the paramilitary Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), explains how to use weapons as part of a military training at the PMF camp in Basra, Iraq, in this Aug. 4, 2019 file photo. — Reuters
August 23, 2019
Israel bombed Iraq weapons depot: Report
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opinion
May Khaled
August 24, 2019
The impact of US sanctions on Iran
August 23, 2019
Erdogan deporting Syrian refugees
August 21, 2019
Trump peeved he can’t buy Greenland
Daniel Kawczynski
August 21, 2019
A bold security approach for the Strait of Hormuz
Europe
August 24, 2019
Iranian tanker switches destination, heads to Turkey
Migrants celebrate aboard the 'Ocean Viking' rescue ship, jointly operated by French NGOs SOS Mediterranee and Medecins sans Frontieres (MSF Doctors without Borders) on Friday, as six EU countries agreed to take them in after 14 days at sea. -AFP
August 24, 2019
Six EU nations agree to take 356 Ocean Viking migrants
French President Emmanuel Macron delivers a speech on environment and social equality to business leaders on the eve of the G7 summit, in Paris on Friday. — AFP
August 23, 2019
Macron spearheads pressure on Bolsonaro over Amazon fires
This handout picture taken and released on Friday by the Russian nuclear agency ROSATOM shows the floating power unit (FPU) Akademik Lomonosov moored in the Arctic port of Murmansk, northwestern Russia. — AFP
August 23, 2019
Russia launches floating nuclear reactor in Arctic despite warnings
Danish police technicians work outside a local police station following an explosion in Copenhagen, Denmark, in this file photo. — Reuters
August 23, 2019
Swedish police release two men held over Copenhagen blast
Asia
An Indian security personnel stands guard on a deserted road during restrictions after scrapping of the special constitutional status for Kashmir by the Indian government, in Srinagar, India, on Friday. — Reuters
August 23, 2019
India says soldier killed in Kashmir border clash
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August 23, 2019
Pakistan's top court orders action against judge in ex-PM case
August 23, 2019
Myanmar blames Rohingya repatriation failure on Bangladesh
Africa
Congolese women and children arrive at a border point in Chissanda, Lunda Norte, Angola after fleeing militia attacks in Kasai Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. 2 May 2017. –Courtesy photo
August 24, 2019
UN says thousands of DR Congo refugees returning from Angola
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Saudi currency seized from a passenger at Madinah airport. — SPA
August 18, 2019
Four caught trying to smuggle SR3.93 million out of Saudi Arabia
August 19, 2019
Instant labor visa service launched
Royal decrees issued in the beginning of this month ended the need for women to obtain permission of male guardians to travel or obtain passports. — File photo
August 20, 2019
Hundreds of Saudi women cross borders on their own
America
Donald Trump and Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen. –Courtesy photo
August 24, 2019
Trump praises Danish PM he called 'nasty' over Greenland row
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In this file photo taken on August 1, 2019 the US flag flies over a container ship unloading it's cargo from Asia, at the Port of Long Beach, California. -Courtesy photo
August 24, 2019
Trump heaps another 5% tariff on Chinese goods in latest tit-for-tat...
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The masthead of U.S. President Donald Trump's @realDonaldTrump Twitter account with a message about OPEC policy is seen on April 20, 2018. -Reuters
August 24, 2019
Trump challenges court ruling barring him from blocking Twitter users
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