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Arab foreign ministers laud King Salman efforts to protect Al-Aqsa mosque
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Israel caves in to protests and pressure on Al-Aqsa
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Arab foreign ministers laud King Salman efforts to protect Al-Aqsa mosque
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Houthi missile launched towards Makkah intercepted
Afghan medical personnel carry an injured member of the Afghan security forces onto a C-130 military transport plane at the Kandahar military Airport, Afghanistan, in this July 9, 2017 file photo. — Reuters
July 27, 2017
Dozens of Afghan soldiers killed as Taliban storm Kandahar base
Indigenous people known as Lumads, right, form the words “Save Lumad schools” as they join a march of thousands of protesters to coincide with the state of the nation address of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte in Quezon city, northeast of Manila, in this July 24, 2017 file photo. — AP
July 27, 2017
Rights groups urge Duterte to retract threat to bomb schools
Customers buy petrol at a petrol station in Karachi, Pakistan, on Wednesday. — Reuters
July 27, 2017
Fuel tanker owners in Pakistan end strike, bringing halt to panic buying
Mena
A soldier holds an Iraqi flag and jumps off a car before the start of a victory celebration after defeating Daesh militants in Mosul.
July 28, 2017
Geologist rebuilding Mosul’s social fabric
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July 28, 2017
Arab foreign ministers laud King Salman efforts to protect Al-Aqsa mosque
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A displaced Syrian man, who fled the countryside surrounding Daesh (the so-called IS) group stronghold of Raqqa, drives his tuktuk at a temporary camp in the village of Ain Issa. — AFP
July 27, 2017
Syrians fleeing Daesh in Raqqa turn to smugglers
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opinion
Mohammed Azhar Ali Khan
July 28, 2017
Canadians rely on the law for protection against abuse
Ahmad Al-Hanaki
July 28, 2017
Anti-terrorism should be added to our school curricula
Abdulaziz Al-Suwayed
July 28, 2017
Riyadh needs more green areas
Dr. Abdulaziz Al-Omar
July 28, 2017
Are our schools prepared to deal with diabetic students?
Europe
Migrants on a wooden boat await rescue by the Malta-based NGO Migrant Offshore Aid Station (MOAS) in the central Mediterranean in international waters off the coast of Sabratha in Libya in this April 15, 2017 file photo. — Reuters
July 27, 2017
Top EU court adviser deals blow to eastern Europe refugee battle
A fireman walks past charred debris of vehicles that were destroyed by fire in a parking lot for camping cars in Bormes-les-Mimosas, in the Var department, France, on Wednesday. — Reuters
July 27, 2017
Raging wildfires force mass evacuation in south France
An undated handout picture released from the Schaffhausen Police on Tuesday shows a man, believed to be a chainsaw-wielding loner in the town of Schaffhausen, Switzerland. — Reuters
July 26, 2017
Swiss authorities issue international arrest warrant for chainsaw attacker
Spanish police officers stop a man on the Beni Enzar border crossing between Morocco and the Spanish enclave of Melilla, Spain, on Tuesday in this still image from a CCTV video. — Reuters
July 25, 2017
Knife-wielding man arrested in Spain for attacking police
A Canadair firefighting plane drops water to extinguish a forest fire on La Croix-Valmer from Cavalaire-sur-Mer, near Saint-Tropez, France, on Tuesday. — Reuters
July 25, 2017
Wildfires rage in south of France and Corsica
Asia
Bangladeshi conjoined twins baby girls Rabia and Rukia are seen during their visit to a hospital in Dhaka on Tuesday. — AFP
July 27, 2017
Bangladeshi twins born joined at skull set to undergo surgery
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July 27, 2017
Rescuers on war footing as flooding hits western, eastern India
July 26, 2017
Pakistan police arrest village council members for ordering rape
Africa
A young boy holds a poster with a photo of former South African President and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Nelson Mandela, during Mandela Day, commemorating Mandela’s birthday and his initiative against poverty, in Cape Town, South Africa, on Tuesday. — AFP
July 20, 2017
World marks Mandela Day
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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 5, 2017
Companies weigh options to deal with new expat fee
July 9, 2017
Dependent fee creates panic among expats
July 10, 2017
Expat fees and tough personal decision
Khaja Moinuddin
July 5, 2017
Indian gas station attendant loses life over SR20 bill
July 12, 2017
In the eyes of the beholder
America
Venezuelan citizens cross the Simon Bolivar international bridge from San Antonio del Tachira, Venezuela to Cucuta, Norte de Santander Department, Colombia, on Tuesday. — AFP
July 26, 2017
Venezuelans fearing vote violence flee to Colombia
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House Speaker Paul Ryan with Rep. Claudia Tenney, right, and Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington on Tuesday. — AP
July 26, 2017
Russia rages after US House passes Russia, Iran, N. Korea sanctions bill
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Senator John McCain, R-Ariz. speaks the floor of the Senate on Capitol Hill in Washington on Tuesday. — AP
July 26, 2017
Trump sounds upbeat as Senate braces for health care showdown
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