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n this file photo taken on Nov. 13, 2019, visitors stop at the Aramco exhibition section at the Misk Global Forum on innovation and technology held in Riyadh. — AFP
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Iraqi actors perform a play representing the ongoing anti-government demonstrations, in Tahrir Square in the capital Baghdad, , in this Dec. 3, 2019 file photo. — AFP
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An Iranian Shahab-3 missile launched during military exercises outside the city of Qom, Iran, in June 2011. (FILE PHOTO)
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Algerians chant slogans as they march during an anti-government demonstration in the Algerian capital Algiers in this Dec. 3, 2019 file photo. — AFP
December 5, 2019
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Elon Musk, chief executive officer of Tesla Inc. leaves the US District Court, Central District of California through a back door in Los Angeles, California, in this Dec. 3, 2019. — AFP
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Pakistan’s Minister for Economic Affairs Mohammad Hammad Azhar in talks with the President of the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) Dr. Bandar Al Hajjar, right. — Courtesy photo
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Some industry sources estimated the cost of importing housemaids from the Philippines to be more than SR14,000 and said this contradicts with the ministry's fixed price through its Maaroufah service. — Okaz photo
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Minister of Labor and Social Development Ahmed Bin Suleiman Al-Rajhi speaks at a function in Riyadh, Tuesday. — Courtesy photo
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Some industry sources estimated the cost of importing housemaids from the Philippines to be more than SR14,000 and said this contradicts with the ministry's fixed price through its Maaroufah service. — Okaz photo
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SR8,850 minimum charges set for hiring Filipina maids
Minister of Labor and Social Development Ahmed Bin Suleiman Al-Rajhi speaks at a function in Riyadh, Tuesday. — Courtesy photo
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Gamers from the Vietnam team compete in the qualifying rounds of the eSports event between Malaysia and Vietnam at the SEA Games (Southeast Asian Games) in Manila on Thursday. — AFP
December 5, 2019
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Paris Saint-Germain's Brazilian forward Neymar, left, is congratulated by Paris Saint-Germain's French forward Kylian Mbappe after scoring his team's first goal during the French L1 football match between Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) and FC Nantes (FCN) at the Parc des Princes in Paris, on Wednesday. — AFP
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New Zealand golfer Ryan Chisnall (C) hits a shot on the fairway through thick haze from bushfires at the 1st hole on day one of the Australian Open golf tournament in Sydney on Thursday. Toxic smoke from bushfires choking Sydney blighted the Australian Open golf tournament, with one player complaining his eyes were burning and he had trouble seeing where his ball landed. — AFP
December 5, 2019
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In this file photograph taken on Dec. 5, 2017, a supporter waves a Russian flag in front of the logo of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) at their headquarters in Pully near Lausanne. In Russia, where criticism of the authorities can lead to dire consequences, the head of the country's anti-doping agency Yury Ganus has openly accused officials of tampering with data handed to the global watchdog. — AFP
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UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin walks past a sign with the UEFA logo after attending a press conference following a meeting of the executive committee at the UEFA headquarters, in Nyon, Switzerland on Wednesday. — AFP
December 5, 2019
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Google CEO Sundar Pichai speaks on-stage during the annual Game Developers Conference at Moscone Center in San Francisco, California, in this March 19, 2019 file photo. — AFP
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Google co-founders step down as Pichai named Alphabet CEO
The logos of mobile apps Facebook and Google are seen on mobile scree. — AFP
December 2, 2019
EU to check how Facebook, Google use data
An Apple logo is displayed at store in Shanghai in this May 10, 2019 file photo. — AFP
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An artwork entitled ‘Collective Conscience’ by Colombian artist Oscar Murillo, is pictured during the press view of the four artists shortlisted for the Turner Prize 2019, at the Turner Contemporary in Margate, southeast England, in this Sept. 26, 2019 file photo. — AFP
December 4, 2019
UK art prize winners launch attack on British government
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Italian photographer Paolo Roversi, left, and British actress Claire Foy, center, and Pirelli's CEO Marco Tronchetti Provera attend the presentation of the Pirelli 2020 Calendar
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From left to right: Producer Michael G. Wilson with cast members Léa Seydoux, Cary Joji Fukunaga, Ana de Armas, Daniel Craig, Naomie Harris, Lashana Lynch and producer Barbara Broccoli attend the 'Bond 25' Film Launch at Ian Fleming's Home 'GoldenEye', in Montego Bay, Jamaica, in this April 25, 2019 file photo. — AFP
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