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Forensic investigators of Lebanon's military intelligence inspecting the scene where two drones came down in the vicinity of a media center of the Shiite Hezbollah movement in Beirut, Sunday. — AFP
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Hariri: Israeli drones designed to up Mideast tensions
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Arab Coalition destroys six Houthi missiles fired toward Jazan
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Vitolo strikes as Atletico wins again
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South African Van Rooyen clinches breakthrough win in Sweden
Rohingya refugees attend a ceremony organised to remember the second anniversary of a military crackdown that prompted a massive exodus of people from Myanmar to Bangladesh, at the Kutupalong refugee camp in Ukhia on Sunday. -AFP
August 25, 2019
200,000 Rohingya rally to mark 'Genocide Day' in Bangladesh camps
People march during a protest in Kwai Fong, in Hong Kong, on Sunday. -Reuters
August 25, 2019
Hong Kong protesters regroup under sea of umbrellas
Chinese and US flags flutter near The Bund, before US trade delegation meet their Chinese counterparts for talks in Shanghai, China July 30, 2019. -Reuters
August 25, 2019
China to fight back against US tariff move
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A handout picture released by the Lebanese General Directorate of General Security on August 25, 2019 reportedly shows one of two drones that came down over a media center of the Lebanese group Hezbollah in the south of the capital Beirut. AFP
August 25, 2019
Hariri: Israeli drones in Beirut threaten Lebanon's sovereignty
Passengers wait for their flights at Mitiga International Airport in Libya's capital Tripoli on Saturday, after a rocket hit the airport which suspended flights. — AFP
August 24, 2019
Rocket fired at Libya airport, flights disrupted
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Smoke billows following a reported regime air strike on the eastern outskirts of Maaret Al-Numan in Syria's northern province of Idlib on Saturday. -AFP
August 24, 2019
Regime forces mass in northwest Syria
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Rami Al-Khalifa Al-Ali
August 24, 2019
Idlib and the failure of the Turkish game
May Khaled
August 24, 2019
The impact of US sanctions on Iran
August 23, 2019
Erdogan deporting Syrian refugees
August 21, 2019
Trump peeved he can’t buy Greenland
Europe
Italian President Sergio Mattarella. -Courtesy photo
August 25, 2019
Italy poised for last-ditch talks to form new government
US President Donald Trump and Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe shake hands as they attend a bilateral meeting during the G7 summit in Biarritz, France, on Sunday. -Reuters
August 25, 2019
Trump, Abe disagree on North Korea missile launches
Britain's opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn leaves his home in London on August 19. -Reuters
August 25, 2019
UK's Labour says it is offering other parties 'fail safe' way to stop no-deal Brexit
US President Donald Trump (R) and Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson speak before a working breakfast at the G7 Summit in Biarritz, France on Sunday. -AFP
August 25, 2019
Johnson seeks to push Trump at fractious G7
A man lobs a stone during a protest in the city of Bayonne, south-west France on Saturday, on the sidelines of the annual G7 Summit attended by the leaders of the world's seven richest democracies, Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the United States taking place in the seaside resort of Biarritz. -Courtesy photo
August 25, 2019
French police fire tear gas, water cannons at anti-G7 protesters
Asia
Baron Waqa loses the fight to retain his seat in his constituency in the national election. –Courtesy photo
August 25, 2019
Nauru president loses seat in election
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August 25, 2019
Expanded South Korean military drills around disputed island draw Japanese protest
August 25, 2019
N. Korea's Kim oversaw test of 'multiple rocket launcher'
Africa
Displaced people carry their belongings to relocate to dryer areas following flooding caused by heavy rains, Nyala, Sudan, June 3, 2017. Parts of the country have been reeling from fresh floods over the past two months. (FILE PHOTO)
August 25, 2019
Sudan flood death toll reaches 62
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Royal decrees issued in the beginning of this month ended the need for women to obtain permission of male guardians to travel or obtain passports. — File photo
August 20, 2019
Hundreds of Saudi women cross borders on their own
Saudi Arabia’s embassy issued a warning to its citizens in Turkey after unidentified gunmen shot at and robbed a group of Saudi nationals in Istanbul. — Courtesy photo
August 21, 2019
Saudi woman goes missing in Istanbul
Sea taxi is among the three major projects in the pipeline and that also include Obhur Suspension Bridge and the Corniche Tram. — Okaz photo
August 20, 2019
Sea taxi service in pipeline for Jeddah
America
In this file photo taken on July 30, 2019 Democratic presidential hopefuls US Senator from Vermont Bernie Sanders (L) and US Senator from Massachusetts Elizabeth Warren hug after participating in the first round of the second Democratic primary debate of the 2020 presidential campaign season in Detroit, Michigan. -AFP
August 25, 2019
Democratic presidential field shrinks as debate cut looms
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Donald Trump and Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen. –Courtesy photo
August 24, 2019
Trump praises Danish PM he called 'nasty' over Greenland row
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In this file photo taken on August 1, 2019 the US flag flies over a container ship unloading it's cargo from Asia, at the Port of Long Beach, California. -Courtesy photo
August 24, 2019
Trump heaps another 5% tariff on Chinese goods in latest tit-for-tat...
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