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A general view shows the damaged grain silo following Tuesday's blast in Beirut's port area. — Courtesy photo
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Security chiefs questioned over Beirut port blast 
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Security chiefs questioned over Beirut port blast 
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Oman records 207 new corona cases, 8 deaths
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Ignoring COVID-19 protocols may invite docking of wages
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Heavy rains destroy UNESCO-listed houses in Sanaa 
File photo of Calicut airport in Kerala.
August 9, 2020
Flights resume at Calicut airport after crash
Rescue workers on Sunday look for survivors after a fire broke out in a hotel that was being used as a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) facility in Vijayawada, in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. — Courtesy photo
August 9, 2020
Blaze at quarantine center in Indian city kills 10
Several houses were buried under debris after a landslide and heavy rains hit Idukki in the south Indian state of Kerala. — Courtesy photo
August 9, 2020
Monsoon-triggered landslide in India kills 29
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A general view of old Muscat. — File photo
August 10, 2020
Oman records 207 new corona cases, 8 deaths
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A man walks past a building collapsed by rain in the UNESCO World Heritage site of the old city of Sanaa.
August 10, 2020
Heavy rains destroy UNESCO-listed houses in Sanaa 
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French President Emmanuel Macron attends a donor teleconference with other world leaders, in Bormes-les-Mimosas. — Courtesy photo
August 10, 2020
Donors pledge €253mn for Lebanon humanitarian aid 
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opinion
Tariq Al-Homayed
August 10, 2020
The Washington Post replies to itself and Al-Jabri
Osama Yamani
August 9, 2020
Alliance to ward off expansionism
Areej AlJahani
August 7, 2020
What are you trying to say
Areej AlJahani
July 26, 2020
Criminal reconciliation and Al-Rawabi killer
Europe
Protests broke out in Belarus' capital Minsk as long-time leader Alexander Lukashenko looked set to declare an overwhelming victory in a presidential poll his opponents say was rigged. — Courtesy photo
August 10, 2020
One killed, dozens injured in Belarus unrest
An official delivers a testing kit through a car window at a mobile drive through coronavirus testing center, in Richmond, London. — Courtesy photo
August 9, 2020
Britain orders recall of 741,000 corona test kits
French President Emmanuel Macron will host a donor conference for Lebanon as countries mobilize to help rebuild Beirut after this week’s massive blast.
August 8, 2020
UN, France to organize conference on Lebanon today
Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said the package approved by the Cabinet contains over 100 articles ranging from tax payments staggered over two years to guidelines on lay-offs. — File photo
August 8, 2020
Italy OKs $29bn package to deal with COVID-19 impact
Last month was the world's third-hottest July on record, new data show — the latest milestone in a global warming trend that has seen the three hottest Julys within the last five years.
August 7, 2020
Three of world's hottest Julys happened in the last five years
Asia
Ruins of Nagasaki about 800 meters from the hypocenter in mid-October 1945. — courtesy UN Photo/Shigeo Hayashi
August 9, 2020
Lessons of Nagasaki survivors should motivate the world to eliminate all nuclear...
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August 8, 2020
Pakistan allows all international flights to resume operations 
August 8, 2020
India's corona recovery rate stands at 68.32% 
Africa
Mauritania President Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani
August 10, 2020
Mauritania gets a new government
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New fire at Sulaymaniyah Haramain Train station
August 6, 2020
New fire at Sulaymaniyah Haramain Train station
Coronavirus ‘in retreat’ in Saudi Arabia as critical cases drop 12% in 2 weeks
August 6, 2020
Coronavirus ‘in retreat’ in Saudi Arabia as critical cases drop 12% in 2 weeks
It is expected that more than percent of expatriates working for subcontractors will be laid off in the next three months as Kuwaitization gathers momentum. — Courtesy photo
August 4, 2020
50% of expats working for subcontracting companies in Kuwait to be laid off
America
Confirmed coronavirus cases in the United States (US) hit 5 million Sunday.
August 9, 2020
US tops 5 million confirmed virus cases to Europe's alarm

US tops 5 million confirmed virus cases to Europe's alarm

President Donald Trump speaks in Bedminster, New Jersey, Saturday. — Courtesy photo
August 9, 2020
Trump nod extends economic relief for Americans

Trump nod extends economic relief for Americans

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Indigenous communities in Malaysia have long been the guardians of the natural environment in the southeast Asian country. — courtesy Sarawak Biodiversity Centre
August 9, 2020
UN chief spotlights indigenous peoples’ resilience in face of COVID-19...

UN chief spotlights indigenous peoples’ resilience in face of COVID-19 pandemic

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