Maj. Gen. Sulaiman Al Yahya, director general of the Directorate General of Passports speaking at a press conference in Jeddah on Thursday. — SG photo
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A livestock trader waiting to sell Hurri sheep in Jeddah – SG Photo by Irfan Mohammed.
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Livestock prices remain stable ahead of Haj
Prominent businessman Abdul Khaliq Saeed hosted a farewell party to honor British Consul General Barrie Peach, who is leaving the Kingdom following the completion of his tenure. — Okaz/SG photo
August 16, 2018
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Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman and US President Donald Trump stand for a group photo with leaders of Arab and Muslim countries at the Arab Islamic American Summit in Riyadh on May 21, 2017. — AFP
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Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman receives US President Donald Trump in Riyadh. — SPA
September 23, 2017
Partnership for change
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman, US President Donald Trump and leaders of Muslim countries stand for a family photo at the Global Center for Combatting Extremist Ideology in Riyadh on Sunday. — Reuters
September 23, 2017
Center to combat extremist ideology opened in Riyadh
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In this file photo, Turkish Treasury and Finance Minister Berat Albayrak speaking during a presentation to announce his economic policy in Istanbul. — AFP
August 16, 2018
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Supporters of Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita celebrate at the Rally for Mali (RPM) party’s headquarters in Bamako on Thursday. — Reuters
August 16, 2018
Mali President Keita wins landslide election; faces uphill struggle
Students place candles around a painting featuring India’s former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee to pay him homage in Mumbai, India, on Thursday. — Reuters
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Indian navy and rescue personnel evacuate local residents in an boat at Aluva, in the Indian state of Kerala, on Thursday. — AFP
August 16, 2018
Kerala flood toll jumps to 106, nearly 150,000 homeless
A sacrificial cow is lowered from a rooftop by crane, ahead of the Eid Al-Adha festival in Karachi, Pakistan, in this Aug. 12, 2018 file photo. — Reuters
August 16, 2018
Karachi’s rooftop cattle get a crane lift to the ground
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Air Canada's Benjamin Smith, seen in this file photo, poses for a picture during a reception at the 2016 International Air Transport Association (IATA) Annual General Meeting (AGM) and World Air Transport Summit in Dublin, Ireland. — Reuters
August 16, 2018
Air France-KLM appoints first foreign CEO over union objections
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Turkish Treasury and Finance Minister Berat Albayrak speaks during a presentation to announce his economic policy in Istanbul, Turkey, recently. — AFP
August 16, 2018
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For most children, born and brought up in the Kingdom, saying goodbye to the country they consider their home is a tough call. It is psychologically and emotionally draining for these children who are often found discussing among themselves the trauma of leaving Saudi Arabia. — File photo
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August 12, 2018
SEC starts issuing electricity bills
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Prince Khaled Al-Faisal views the model of one of the projects being implemented by the Holy Sites Development Authority.
August 15, 2018
Coordination among Haj service bodies 'excellent'
England's Chris Woakes celebrates with teammates after beating India in the second cricket Test at Lord’s Sunday. — Reuters
August 12, 2018
England hands India an innings rout
August 12, 2018
Greetings from the King
Commanders of the security forces address a press conference in Makkah on Saturday.
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What the message of Haj conveys
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We feel proud of our achievements
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August 13, 2018
King Salman congratulates Imran Khan in a telephone call
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Defense industrial base of Pakistan
August 14, 2018
Pakistan partners Saudi Arabia in realizing Vision 2030
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Rüppell's Fox, also known as Desert Fox, is among only three fox species found in the UAE. — Courtesy photos
August 13, 2018
Two extinct animals spotted in Abu Dhabi
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Brandt Snedeker reacts after sinking a birdie putt on the nine hold to shoot a 59 during the first round of the Wyndham Championship golf tournament at Sedgefield Country Club, in Greensboro, NC, on Thursday. — Reuters
August 16, 2018
Snedeker becomes 10th player to break 60 on PGA Tour
Chinese sprinter and medal hope Xie Zhenye, seen in this file photo, pulled out of the Asian Games Thursday because of an ankle injury.
August 16, 2018
Chinese sprinter Xie Zhenye out of Asian Games with ankle injury
David Haggerty (R), President of the International Tennis Federation, speaks with Gerard Pique, Founder of Kosmos sports group during the ITF annual general meeting in Orlando, Florida on Thursday. World tennis chiefs on approved a radical Davis Cup revamp that will overhaul the 118-year-old competition, condensing the annual worldwide showpiece into an 18-team, week-long event. — AFP
August 16, 2018
Barcelona's Pique wins again as major Davis Cup shake-up approved
Mischa Zverev of Germany reacts to a lost point while playing Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria during the Western & Southern Open at Lindner Family Tennis Center on Wednesday in Mason, Ohio. — AFP
August 16, 2018
Haase stuns Zverev in Cincinnati, Djokovic advances
India's Virat Kohli, head coach Ravi Shastri and teammates during a minutes silence in memory of former India player Ajit Wadekar during nets at Trent Bridge. — Reuters
August 16, 2018
India mourns cricket 'renaissance man' Wadekar Sir
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A performer wearing a mask of US President Donald Trump hits a punching ball with a mask of German Chancellor Angela Merkel in the Madame Tussauds wax museum in Berlin, Germany on Wednesday. - Reuters
August 15, 2018
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