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Gardens Speak is an interactive sound installation that invites participants to experience lives of ordinary people buried in Syrian gardens. — Courtesy photos
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Using art as a tool of activism
Highlights
4 hours ago
Ministry of Culture and Information holds Iftar party for Arab journalists
4 hours ago
Adhere to correct creed, Muslims told
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‘Bilal’ — muezzin of Grand Mosque for four decades
5 hours ago
Saudize the healthcare sector
Sherpa guides (top) prepare for a ritual to pay respects to Mount Everest before beginning their climb, as other climbers look on by their tents at Everest base camp, some 140 km northeast of Kathmandu. Wi-Fi, baked goods and trendy coffee: gone are the days of deprivation at Everest base camp, with hipster perks and modern conveniences ensuring life is cushier than ever on the roof of the world. — AFP
May 24, 2018
Baked goods and Wi-Fi bring Everest closer to home
South Korean journalists, who will visit the nuclear testing site at Punggye-ri, arrive at Kalma airport in Wonsan, North Korea, Thursday. — Reuters
May 23, 2018
Foreign media start marathon journey to NK nuclear test site
An Indian displays mortar shrapnel and points to a mortar impact point on the roof of a house following following cross-border firing between India and Pakistan, in Arnia sector about 35 km from Jammu, Wednesday. — AFP
May 23, 2018
5 dead on sixth day of Indo-Pak border clash
Mena
May 25, 2018
War, displacement reshuffle Syria's demographic map
Civilians sit in the rubble of their former neighborhood following a flag raising ceremony at the entrance of Hajar Al-Aswad on the southern outskirts of the capital Damascus on Thursday, after the regime seized the Yarmuk Palestinian camp and adjacent neighborhoods of Tadamun and Hajar al-Aswad from the Daesh group. — AFP
May 24, 2018
Syrian air defense intercepts missile attack on airport
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Guests enjoy the pool at Wome Deluxe Hotel, a halal-friendly holiday resort, in Alanya, Turkey. — Reuters photos
May 24, 2018
Turkey's Muslim-friendly holidays quietly growing
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opinion
Barjas Humood Al-Barjas
May 26, 2018
Saudize the healthcare sector
Ibrahim Muhammad Badawood
May 26, 2018
Ramadan energizes workers
Saeed Al-Suraihi
May 26, 2018
Stop companies from discouraging Saudi job applicants
May 26, 2018
Jerusalem photoshopped
Europe
File photo shows part of the Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 at the crash site in the village of Hrabove (Grabovo), some 80km east of Donetsk. Moscow on Thursday rejected an international investigation that found a Russian missile downed flight MH17 over Ukraine in 2014, saying no such weapon had ever crossed the Russian-Ukrainian border. — AFP
May 24, 2018
Missile that downed MH17 plane came from Russian military: Investigators
May 23, 2018
PMQ in UK parliament
French President Emmanuel Macron gestures as he speaks during the presentation of the French government’s battle plan for the country’s most deprived areas in Paris on Tuesday. — AFP
May 22, 2018
Violent crime hits France as Macron unveils plan to tackle urban poverty
May 21, 2018
Saudi Arabia condemns attack on Chechnya church
May 20, 2018
League calls on Italians to back coalition deal with 5-Star
Asia
A jail police officer's cap lies among the debris and ruins of a destroyed prison in Marawi, southern Philippines. — Reuters
May 23, 2018
A year after extremist siege, Philippine families seek closure
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May 23, 2018
Karnataka: Opposition bonhomie on display as Kumaraswamy takes oath
May 23, 2018
Indian police face fury over shooting deaths of 10 protesters
Africa
May 20, 2018
Kenyan investigators to question more than 40 people over ‘massive theft’
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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
February 20, 2018
Stop hiring expats in private jobs
Khaled Aba Al-Khail
January 8, 2018
No new tax on expats: Ministry
December 18, 2017
Dependent’s fee impact: 62,000 expats leave
America
FBI Director Christopher Wray arrives to brief members of the so-called 'Gang of Eight' at the US Capitol on Thursday in Washington, DC. The bipartisan group of senators requested a briefing from Coats, Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Christopher Wray and other intelligence officials about the FBI's use of a confidential intelligence source in the Russia investigation. — AFP
May 24, 2018
US intelligence officials brief lawmakers on Russia probe
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A combo file picture shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un (L) and US President Donald J. Trump (R). US President Trump said Thursday that the White House has canceled a summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un scheduled for June 12 in Singapore. In a letter to the North Korean leader it said 'It is inappropriate, at this time, to have this long-planned meeting,' basing the decision on the North's 'tremendous anger and open hostility' displayed in a recent statement. — EPA
May 24, 2018
Trump scraps North Korea summit, warns Kim that military ready
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A prisoner being taken for questioning in Guantanamo prison.
May 24, 2018
Guantanamo geriatrics: Detainees quietly aging
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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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