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US Army Lt. Gen. Stephen Townsend (center) speaks with an Iraqi officer during a tour north of Baghdad. — AP
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US: Iraqi forces ready for next battle against Daesh extremists
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US: Iraqi forces ready for next battle against Daesh extremists
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Egypt opens Gaza crossing after 5 years
18 minutes ago
Aid project helps Syria refugees feel at home in Jordan
22 minutes ago
Coptic era monasteries and churches unearthed in Egypt
August 19, 2017
Pakistan’s ‘Mother Teresa’ laid to rest with state honor
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani attends Afghan Independence Day celebrations in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Saturday. — Reuters
August 19, 2017
5 policemen killed in Taliban attack as Afghanistan marks Independence Day
August 19, 2017
Malaysia postpones execution of Filipino
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A Palestinian boy rests his head on his family’s suitcases as he waits to pass through the Rafah border crossing into Egypt. Most of the Palestinians leaving Gaza through Egypt do so in order to reach third-country destinations. — Courtesy photo
August 19, 2017
Egypt opens Gaza crossing after 5 years
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The children of Syrian refugee Mohamed Ghazal sit in a home in the northern Jordanian city of Irbid where they are being housed under a program working in collaboration with a Norwegian NGO and local property owners. The program, put in place by the Norwegian Refugee Council (CNR), offers to help Jordanians to finish real estate projects or to renovate their properties on the condition that they accept to house Syrian refugees for free for a fixed period of time. — AFP
August 19, 2017
Aid project helps Syria refugees feel at home in Jordan
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The new discovery was found near the Coptic cemetery in Bahnasa city in Minya. — Courtesy photo
August 19, 2017
Coptic era monasteries and churches unearthed in Egypt
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opinion
Jameel Al-Thiyabi
August 19, 2017
Qatar looks for solutions in Kerala
Fahd bin Jolaid
August 19, 2017
Why don’t people trust Saudi workers?
Fahd Al-Ahmadi
August 19, 2017
How failures lead to success
Salma Al-Qeshairy
August 19, 2017
Let women teach boys in primary school
Europe
Armed Catalan Mossos d'Esquadra officers patrol along La Barceloneta beach in Barcelona, Spain, on Saturday. — Reuters
August 19, 2017
Spain launches manhunt for suspect in Barcelona attack
Peopole lay candles and flowers at the makeshift memorial for the victims of Friday’s stabbings at the Turku Market Square, Finland, on Saturday. — AFP
August 19, 2017
‘Knife attacks in Finland probed as terror crimes’
The desk at which Britain’s Diana, Princess of Wales, worked at whilst in residence at Kensington Palace, along with a selection of her personal artefacts, chosen by her sons Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, and Prince Harry, is pictured during a photocall at Buckingham Palace in London, to promote the ‘Royal Gifts’ exhibition. The exhibition showcases some of the gifts given to the Queen during her 65-year reign. — AFP
August 19, 2017
Diana’s death forced the royals to overhaul image
Officials and people applaud after observing a minute of silence for the victims of the Barcelona attack outside Cambrils City Hall on Friday, a day after a van plowed into the crowd, killing 13 persons and injuring over 100 on the Rambla in Barcelona. — AFP
August 19, 2017
Spain intensifies manhunt; Barcelona insists ‘I am not afraid’
People leave a fastfood with hands up as asked by policemen after a van plowed into the crowd, killing two persons and injuring several others on the Rambla in Barcelona on Thursday. A driver deliberately rammed a van into a crowd on Barcelona's most popular street. — AFP
August 17, 2017
Van mows down crowd in Barcelona, 13 killed
Asia
August 19, 2017
Six dead as Philippine militants battle pro-Daesh splinter group
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August 19, 2017
Joint exercises could add to Korean peninsula tensions
August 18, 2017
Indians more amused than outraged by Chinese '7 Sins' video
Africa
Volunteers inspect a partially-collapsed hillside on Friday in Freetown, following heavy rains which resulted in mudslides and more than 400 deaths. More than 400 people have died in mudslides and flooding in Sierra Leone with 600 people still missing in the stricken capital, the Red Cross said, as Britain promised 5 million pounds in fresh aid. — AFP
August 19, 2017
Humanitarian crisis looms as Sierra Leone deaths reach 400
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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 9, 2017
Dependent fee creates panic among expats
July 5, 2017
Companies weigh options to deal with new expat fee
July 10, 2017
Expat fees and tough personal decision
July 12, 2017
In the eyes of the beholder
Khaja Moinuddin
July 5, 2017
Indian gas station attendant loses life over SR20 bill
America
August 19, 2017
6 US policemen shot on same night, 1 fatally
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Secretary of State Rex Tillerson speaks during a news conference, Thursday, at the State Department in Washington. — AP
August 19, 2017
Tillerson denounces racism in wake of Trump's Charlottesville comments
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File photo shows White House Chief Strategist Steven Bannon departing the Rose Garden after US President Donald Trump announced his decision to withdraw from the Paris Climate Agreement, at the White House in Washington, U.S., on June 1. — Reuters
August 18, 2017
Trump fires controversial chief strategist Bannon
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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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