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Briefing the Security Council, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres described the situation in Libya as “gloomy” — and urged the international community to seize every opportunity to unblock the political stalemate. — Courtesy photo
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Time is running out for Libya, UN chief warns Security Council
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Finance leaders discuss capital flows volatility over coronavirus fears
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New coronavirus hospital in Madinah named after late Saudi nurse Nujood
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Arab Coalition did not commit rights violations in Yemen: Joint assessment team
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KAU adopts coronavirus prevention training program in university curricula
Over the first week of July, India reported an average of 450 deaths each day, compared with 250 in the first week of June, and 101 in the first week of May. — File photo
July 7, 2020
India COVID-19 death toll passes 20,000 
India's health ministry said 697,358 cases had now been recorded, a rise of 24,000 in 24 hours, while Russia has just over 681,000. — Courtesy photo
July 6, 2020
India now world’s third highest in corona cases
Picture shows villages in Assam are under water following incessant rains. — courtesy ANI
July 4, 2020
59 die as flood situation in Assam remains grim
Mena
Former Lebanese prime minister Saad Hariri
July 8, 2020
Hariri denies interest in becoming PM again
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The initiative is aimed at supporting the efforts of Dubai’s government entities to ensure the highest standards of cybersecurity. The first initiative of its kind in the world, the index seeks to establish Dubai as the city with the safest cyberspace in the world. — Courtesy photo
July 8, 2020
Dubai launches cyber index to promote online safety standards
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President of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan has issued a federal decree, establishing the Frontline Heroes Office.
July 8, 2020
UAE sets up new office to support frontline workers
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opinion
Tariq Al-Homayed
July 4, 2020
Who will save Lebanon?
Khalid Al-Sulaiman
July 2, 2020
Travel in the time of coronavirus!
Hamad Alduraihim
July 1, 2020
The Golden Mirage
June 24, 2020
Collaborating with competitors during times of adversity
Europe
UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak
July 8, 2020
Sunak hands out sops to stimulate jobs and economy
Vendors in a bakery in Constantine, Algeria, during the COVID-19 crisis. — courtesy ILO/Yacine Imadalou
July 8, 2020
WHO to issue new brief on airborne transmission of coronavirus
The logo of Sanofi is seen at the company's research and production center in Vitry-sur-Seine. — Courtesy photo
July 5, 2020
GlaxoSmithKline, Sanofi near $624mn corona vaccine deal
July 4, 2020
French militant gets 30 years for crimes in Syria 
Catalan regional authorities announced that movement will be restricted to and from El Segriá, around Lleida, which is home to over 200,000 people. — Courtesy photo
July 4, 2020
As corona cases rise, Spain locks down a county of 200,000 people
Asia
A man speaks with his mother who has been admitted in a hospital through a video phone facility by the COVID help desk, as another leaves crying after talking to her relative, outside a hospital, in New Delhi. — Courtesy photo
July 4, 2020
Rains add to India's corona woes
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July 4, 2020
NK: No immediate nuclear talks with US
July 3, 2020
Veteran Bollywood choreographer Saroj Khan dies aged 71
Africa
Africa’s health systems are the most poorly funded and thinly staffed in the world, and already more than 2,000 health workers have been infected by the virus, according to the WHO. — File photo 
July 8, 2020
Africa's coronavirus cases cross half-million mark
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July 5, 2020
King orders 3-month free extension of iqama, reentry visas of expats
July 4, 2020
State to bear VAT on three services
July 6, 2020
Registration for Hajj begins; 70% will be expats
America
US officials have warned that some of the country’s hospitals are in danger of being overwhelmed by the influx of COVID-19 patients. — Courtesy photo
July 7, 2020
US ‘knee-deep’ in first COVID-19 wave: Expert
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File photo of US President Donald Trump on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington.
July 4, 2020
Trump signs into law extension of COVID-relief fund for businesses
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July 3, 2020
Mary Trump's publisher gets court to lift order blocking book
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