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(1st row LtoR) United Nations Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura, UN Under-Secretary General for Humanitarian and Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Mark Lowcock, Saudi Arabia Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir, European Union Foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini, Lebanon’s Prime Minister Saad Hariri, and Jordan’s Foreign Minister Ayman Al-Safadi pose for a family photo during a conference on “Supporting the future of Syria and the region”at the European Council in Brussels on Wednesday. — AFP
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Donors pledge $4.4 billion in Syria aid for 2018: UN
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Gambhir quits as Delhi skipper in IPL
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Vandeweghe routs Stephens
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Klizan dumps Djokovic, Nadal wins
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Education, Haj among 10 sectors set to be privatized
People walk past damage caused by fire from a burning illegal oil well in Ranto Peureulak, Aceh Province, Indonesia, on Wednesday. — Reuters
April 25, 2018
Indonesia oil well explosion kills 18, injures dozens
Protesters try to pull down the gates of the Legislative Yuan building during a rally against overhaul of the military and civil service pension funds in Taipei, Taiwan, on Wednesday. — Reuters
April 25, 2018
Taiwan veterans clash with police in pension protest
Followers of Asaram Bapu attend a special prayer for his acquittal, before a court convicted him for raping a teenage girl, inside his ashram in Ahmedabad, India, on Wednesday. — Reuters
April 25, 2018
Indian court jails spiritual guru for life in rape case
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Ambassador Renato Villa
April 25, 2018
Leave in one week, Kuwait tells Philippines ambassador
US President Donald Trump (R), French President Emmanuel Macron (2nd R), US First Lady Melania Trump (2nd L) and French First Lady Brigitte Macron are seen on the balcony at the White House in Washington, DC. — AFP
April 25, 2018
Iran jittery as France, US call for new nuclear deal
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Pierre Kraehenbuehl
April 25, 2018
Food aid for Palestinians in Gaza may run out in June: UN
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opinion
Sahoub Baghdadi
April 25, 2018
Let's rear our children with love
Tariq A. Al-Maeena
April 25, 2018
Don’t hand your child a loaded gun
Dr. Ali Al-Ghamdi
April 25, 2018
Street cleaners are entitled to our charity
April 25, 2018
The rising Erdogan-Trump confrontation
Europe
Armenian opposition supporters take part in a rally in Yerevan on Wednesday. — AFP
April 25, 2018
Tens of thousands protest as Armenia crisis deepens
Britain’s Prince Charles, center, and Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull attend ceremonies marking the 100th anniversary of ANZAC (Australian and New Zealand Army Corps) day in Villers-Bretonneux, north-western France, on Wednesday. — EPA
April 25, 2018
Thousands gather for ANZAC Day memorials around world
The director of Earth Observation at European Space Agency (ESA) Josef Aschbacher speaks during a press conference in front of the Gaia satellite at the ILA Berlin Air Show 2018 in Selchow, Germany, on Wednesday. — EPA
April 25, 2018
New 3-D map of Milky Way will ‘revolutionize astronomy’
The WhatsApp app logo is seen on a smartphone in this picture illustration taken on Sept. 15, 2017. — Reuters
April 25, 2018
WhatsApp bans European under-16s from using app
Madrid’s regional Government President Cristina Cifuentes addresses a press conference in Madrid on Wednesday. — EPA
April 25, 2018
Madrid’s leader resigns over ‘cream theft’ claim
Asia
Australian catholic nun Sister Patricia Fox, center, is being escorted by immigration officers while leaving a detention facility after her release at the Immigration headquarters in Manila, a day after she was arrested, in this April 17, 2018 file photo. — AFP
April 25, 2018
Philippines expels Australia nun who joined protest rally
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April 25, 2018
Philippines police hold riot drills as Boracay closure challenged
April 25, 2018
Ahead of talks with North, S. Koreans yearn more for peace than unification
Africa
Demonstrators take part in a national strike called by South African Federation of Trade Unions SAFTU against a government proposed minimum wage in Johannesburg on Wednesday. — AFP
April 25, 2018
South African unions protest over minimum wage
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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
March 10, 2018
Expat children set to say goodbye to Saudi Arabia after exams
December 31, 2017
Saudi Arabia hikes fuel price
January 1, 2018
Wife gets divorce from man who loved her more than his mother
November 8, 2017
5% VAT on money transfer fee
Khaled Aba Al-Khail
January 8, 2018
No new tax on expats: Ministry
February 20, 2018
Stop hiring expats in private jobs
December 18, 2017
Dependent’s fee impact: 62,000 expats leave
America
April 25, 2018
Arizona Republican declares victory in tight race for House seat
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People hold signs during a #NoMuslimBanEver rally and march “to protest discriminatory policies that unlawfully target and hurt American Muslim and immigrant communities across the country” in Washington in this Oct. 18, 2017 file photo. — AFP
April 25, 2018
Trump travel ban faces US Supreme Court reckoning
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April 25, 2018
Man sets woman alight on Peru bus, injuring 10
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Pakistan Independence Day
August 14, 2017
Pakistan and Saudi Arabia — strategic partners in peace and development
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August 14, 2017
Treading path of prosperity and progress in a peaceful and dignified...
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August 14, 2017
Need to be determined and dedicated to develop nation
India Independence Day
Ahmad Javed Ambassador of India (left), and Md. Noor Rahman Sheikh Consul General of India (behind him), welcome pilgrims on their arrival in the Kingdom. — Courtesy photo
August 15, 2017
E-Haj visa system eases pilgrims’ path at airports
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August 15, 2017
Responding first as a leading power
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ISRO’s heaviest rocket GSLV Mk-III, carrying communication satellite GSAT-19, takes off from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota.
August 15, 2017
Reaching for the stars, India’s quest for the outer space: Aryabhata to...
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Indonesia Independence Day
August 17, 2017
Biggest Trade Expo Indonesia to held
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August 17, 2017
‏Welcome To Banda Aceh
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August 17, 2017
‏Bahasa Indonesia, an emerging business language in Kingdom
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