On the Riyadh Season inauguration night, the most magnificent fireworks show was launched from several locations, so that they could be seen all over the capital. — Okaz/SG photo by Sami Bugis
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The construction of a suspended prayer area (musalla), which is the highest in the world, has started in Makkah.
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Women react as the body of a man killed during Turkish shelling in the area surrounding the Syrian Kurdish town of Ras Al-Ain arrives at a hospital in the nearby town of Tal Tamr following the announced cease-fire on Friday. — AFP
October 18, 2019
Erdogan threatens to restart Syria operation Tuesday if deal not respected
Protesters step on a paper depicting a combination of pictures of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, right, and leader of the Nazi Party, Adolf Hitler, left, during a demonstration outside the US embassy in Athens on Thursday to protest against Turkish offensive against Syria's Kurdish forces and the stance of its NATO allies. — AFP
October 18, 2019
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Lebanese demonstrators wave the national flag during a protest against dire economic conditions in downtown Beirut on Friday. — AFP
October 18, 2019
Thousands of Lebanese demonstrate against taxes, corruption
Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves the European Council after the Brexit-dominated European Union leaders summit in Brussels, Belgium, on Friday. — Reuters
October 18, 2019
Johnson tells MPs 'no better outcome' than his Brexit deal
A volunteer carries an injured youth to hospital, following a bomb blast in Haska Mina district of Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan, on Friday. — AFP
October 18, 2019
Dozens killed in Afghan mosque blast
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Yuichi Ishizuka with Shady Bakhour Canon KSA general manager during his visit to Canon headquarter in Riyadh. — Courtesy photo
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Canon KSA expansion strategy in line with Vision 2030
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Mastercard, Saudi Payments explore future of payments
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Mark Hurd, co-president of Oracle, addresses the audience at the annual Oracle OpenWorld conference held at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, Sept. 20, 2010. — Reuter
October 18, 2019
Oracle co-CEO Mark Hurd passes away
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October 16, 2019
Shoura seeks study on keeping expat and dependents fee at same level for 2020
The horrific accident occurred on Markaz Al-Akhal, 170 km from Madinah. — Courtesy photo
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35 expat pilgrims die in bus crash near Madinah
Yemenis hold portraits of Saudi Arabian and Emirati leaders during a demonstration in Aden last month. Saudi Arabian forces now control the city. (File photo: AFP)
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Saudi forces take control of Aden
October 16, 2019
Shoura seeks study on keeping expat and dependents fee at same level for 2020
The horrific accident occurred on Markaz Al-Akhal, 170 km from Madinah. — Courtesy photo
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35 expat pilgrims die in bus crash near Madinah
Yemenis hold portraits of Saudi Arabian and Emirati leaders during a demonstration in Aden last month. Saudi Arabian forces now control the city. (File photo: AFP)
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Pakistan have sacked Sarfaraz Ahmed as their captain across all formats, naming Azhar Ali on Friday as the new Test skipper and putting Babar Azam in charge of the Twenty20 squad.
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Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes (15) drops pack to pass the ball in the first quarter against the Denver Broncos at Empower Field at Mile High. — Reuters
October 18, 2019
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Britain's Andy Murray returns a shot during a tennis match against Uruguay's Pablo Cuevas, in the second round of the men's singles tournament at the European Open ATP Antwerp, on Thursday, in Antwerp. — AFP
October 18, 2019
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The Netflix logo is shown in this illustration photograph in Encinitas, California, in this Oct. 14, 2014 file photo. — Reuters
October 17, 2019
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Sabrina Ellis, Google vice president of product management, introduces the new Google Pixel 4 smartphone during a Google launch event in New York City on Tuesday. — AFP
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Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge and Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, walk with golden Labrador puppies Salto and Sky as they visit an Army Canine Centre, where Britain provides support to a program that trains dogs to identify explosive devices, in Islamabad, Pakistan, on Friday. — Reuters
October 18, 2019
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Singer Robbie Williams arrives to attend the NRJ Music Awards ceremony at the Festival Palace in Cannes, France, in this Nov. 12, 2016 file photo. — Reuters
October 18, 2019
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Cuban prima ballerina assoluta and director of Cuba's National Ballet Alicia Alonso (C) receives the doctorate Honoris Causa from the rector of the Universidad de Costa Rica (UCR) Henning Jensen, next to her husband Peter Simon (L) in San Jose on March 22, 2017. — AFP
October 18, 2019
Alicia Alonso, Cuba's ballet legend, dies at age 98