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A woman casts her vote at a polling station during Kurds independence referendum in Kirkuk, Iraq, on Monday. — Reuters
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Iraqi Kurds shrug off threats to hold independence vote
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‘Rock bottom’: Weiner gets 21 months in prison for sexting
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King, Crown Prince congratulate Merkel
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SAMA suspends top money exchange houses
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Shops refusing to accept credit cards to be fined
A Pobeda ferry sails past a railroad arch of a road-and-rail bridge, which is constructed to connect the Russian mainland with the Crimean peninsula, in the Kerch Strait, Crimea, in this Sept. 22, 2017 file photo. — Reuters
September 25, 2017
Russian state agents behind ‘grave violations’ in Crimea: UN
Li Yijie, a member of the Sichuan-based rap band Tianfu Shibian, poses for a photo in Beijing, China. - Reuters
September 25, 2017
Rap and the Party: China taps youth culture to hook millennial cadres
September 25, 2017
India's bullet train project reignites debate on land for 'public purpose'
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This file photo taken shows young Palestinians abseiling during a military graduation ceremony at a Hamas summer camp in Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip. — AFP
September 25, 2017
Hamas concessions don’t guarantee Palestinian reconciliation
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An Iraqi policeman stands in a street in the capital Baghdad. — AFP
September 25, 2017
Iraq anti-graft task force fishes for ‘sharks’
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Rami Hamdallah
September 25, 2017
Palestinian PM to visit Gaza for reconciliation efforts
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opinion
September 25, 2017
Merkel should stand tall
Dr. Khaled M. Batarfi
September 25, 2017
What we learned on our National Day
Sahoub Baghdadi
September 25, 2017
Divorce cases among scholarship students
Aijaz Zaka Syed
September 25, 2017
Where are the sanctions against Myanmar?
Europe
European Commission Vice President Frans Timmermans, left, speaks during a media conference after a meeting of EU General Affairs ministers at the Europa building in Brussels on Monday. — AP
September 25, 2017
EU sizes up Poland over rule of law
Britain’s opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn listens to speakers on stage at the Labour Party Conference venue in Brighton, Britain, on Monday. — Reuters
September 25, 2017
Britain’s Labour shifts on Brexit, proposes staying in customs union
The Uber app is seen on mobile telephone in London, Britain, on Monday. — Reuters
September 25, 2017
Uber says sorry over London ‘mistakes’, but vows to appeal
Frauke Petry, center, chairwoman of the anti-immigration party Alternative fuer Deutschland (AfD) reacts as she leaves a news conference in Berlin, Germany, on Monday. — Reuters
September 25, 2017
Leadership of German far right splits hours after electoral success
Christian Democratic Union CDU party leader and German Chancellor Angela Merkel addresses a news conference at the CDU party headquarters, a day after the general election (Bundestagswahl) in Berlin, Germany, on Monday. — Reuters
September 25, 2017
Merkel faces tough coalition talks as far right enters German parliament
Asia
Bangladeshi soldiers distribute rice to young Rohingya refugees at the refugee camp of Balukhali near Gumdhum, Bangladesh, on Monday. — AFP
September 25, 2017
UN seeks increase in aid for Rohingya
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September 25, 2017
Macron’s party suffers setback in Senate vote
September 25, 2017
Philippines govt bans mandatory high heels for female employees
Africa
National Super Alliance (NASA) coalition supporters pray near Kenya’s Supreme Court in Nairobi, Kenya, on Wednesday. — Reuters
September 20, 2017
Kenya court blames polls commission for botched vote
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fee
July 3, 2017
Expats feel the pinch of new fee
July 5, 2017
Expat dependents fees: Economists’ views differ
July 10, 2017
Expat fees and tough personal decision
July 9, 2017
Dependent fee creates panic among expats
July 5, 2017
Companies weigh options to deal with new expat fee
Khaja Moinuddin
July 5, 2017
Indian gas station attendant loses life over SR20 bill
July 12, 2017
In the eyes of the beholder
America
Former Congressman Anthony Weiner leaves federal court following his sentencing in New York on Monday. — AP
September 26, 2017
‘Rock bottom’: Weiner gets 21 months in prison for sexting
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September 25, 2017
Republican states also among losers in health bill
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US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, right, is met by Indian and US officials after arriving at the start of an official visit to India in New Delhi on Monday. — AFP
September 25, 2017
US defense chief in India to boost military ties
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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
Treading path of prosperity and progress in a peaceful and dignified...
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August 14, 2017
Need to be determined and dedicated to develop nation
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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