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Trump in Saudi Arabia
Muna Al Fuzai US President Donald Trump is visiting Saudi Arabia, and this trip has made headlines in the Arab press since the past week. Speculations and debate over this visit and its impact will not end any time soon. This is not the first visit by an American president to the region and Saudi Arabia, so what is the importance of this visit? Facts and figures confirm that no American president has ever visited the holy sites of Islam,...
In this Thursday, May 18, 2017 photo, an elderly woman holding an umbrella walks during a rainfall in central Athens. Greek retirees say they are struggling to survive on ever dwindling pensions with repeated cuts imposed by successive governments as part of their country’s three international bailouts. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
Greek dreams of retirement turn sour - 'They stole my money'
In this Thursday, May 18, 2017 photo, an elderly woman holding an umbrella walks during a rainfall in central Athens. Greek retirees say they are struggling to survive on ever dwindling pensions with repeated cuts imposed by successive governments as part of their country’s three international bailouts. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)ATHENS: It was supposed to be a time to look forward to. After decades of work, retirement was for many...
Supporters of Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) sit on Tuk-Tuks as they travel along a street during the Commune Election Campaign in Phnom Penh on May 20, 2017. nTuk-tuks blaring pop music and flag-waving party faithful led a rally by Cambodia's embattled opposition for upcoming commune elections, a bellwether for efforts to end the three-decade rule of strongman Hun Sen in next year's national polls. / AFP PHOTO / TANG CHHIN SOTHY
Tuk-tuks and flags as Cambodian opposition eyes bellwether polls
Supporters of Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) sit on Tuk-Tuks as they travel along a street during the Commune Election Campaign in Phnom Penh on May 20, 2017.Tuk-tuks blaring pop music and flag-waving party faithful led a rally by Cambodia's embattled opposition for upcoming commune elections, a bellwether for efforts to end the three-decade rule of strongman Hun Sen in next year's national polls. / AFP PHOTO / TANG CHHIN SOTHYPHNOM PENH:...
Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz al-Saud (R), US President Donald Trump (2nd L) and US First Lady Melania Trump look at a display of Saudi modern art at the Saudi Royal Court in Riyadh on May 20, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / MANDEL NGAN
Melania Trump skips headscarf in Saudi
Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz al-Saud (R), US President Donald Trump (2nd L) and US First Lady Melania Trump look at a display of Saudi modern art at the Saudi Royal Court in Riyadh on May 20, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / MANDEL NGANRIYADH: Accompanying her husband on his first international trip, US first lady Melania Trump yesterday stepped off of Air Force One conservatively dressed in long sleeves and pants to conform to the strict dress...
In this photo provided by Donna Basden, a man is escorted off an American Airlines flight after it landed in Honolulu, Friday, May 19, 2017. Federal agents met the plane from Los Angeles when it landed in Honolulu and took the man into custody. (Donna Basden via AP)
Military jets escort Hawaii flight after fracas involving a Turkish
In this photo provided by Donna Basden, a man is escorted off an American Airlines flight after it landed in Honolulu, Friday, May 19, 2017. Federal agents met the plane from Los Angeles when it landed in Honolulu and took the man into custody. (Donna Basden via AP)HONOLULU: The US military on Friday scrambled two Air Force fighter jets to escort an American Airlines flight into Honolulu International Airport after a disturbance involving a...
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Beijing denies US allegations
This undated photo provided by the U.S. Air Force shows the WC-135W Constant Phoenix aircraft during flight. A pair of Chinese fighter jets conducted an "unprofessional" intercept of an American radiation-sniffing surveillance plane over the East China Sea, the U.S. Air Force said Friday, May 19, 2017, the latest in a series of such incidents that have raised U.S. concerns in an already tense region. (U.S. Air Force via AP)BEIJING: China has...
Vietnam's Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc delivers a speech at the Asia-Pacifics Economic Cooperation (APEC) 23rd Ministers responsible for Trade Meeting at the National Convention Center in Hanoi on May 20, 2017. / AFP / POOL / Nam HOANG DINH AND HOANG DINH NAM
Trump's trade rep brings 'America First' to APEC
Vietnam's Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc delivers a speech at the Asia-Pacifics Economic Cooperation (APEC) 23rd Ministers responsible for Trade Meeting at the National Convention Center in Hanoi on May 20, 2017. / AFP / POOL / Nam HOANG DINH AND HOANG DINH NAMHANOI: US President Donald Trump's new trade representative held his first face-to-face meetings with some key partners yesterday as the United States charts an "America First" policy...
BOSTON, MA - MAY 19: LeBron James #23 of the Cleveland Cavaliers drives to the basket in the first half against the Boston Celtics during Game Two of the 2017 NBA Eastern Conference Finals at TD Garden on May 19, 2017 in Boston, Massachusetts. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Tim Bradbury/Getty Images/AFPn== FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==
Cavs humiliate Celtics in record loss
  BOSTON, MA - MAY 19: LeBron James #23 of the Cleveland Cavaliers drives to the basket in the first half against the Boston Celtics during Game Two of the 2017 NBA Eastern Conference Finals at TD Garden on May 19, 2017 in Boston, Massachusetts. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Tim...
(FILES) This file photo taken on February 13, 2017 shows 14-year-old Khin Khin Tun displaying deep scars on her arms and neck in Mawlamyine, some 300 km southeast of Yangon. Khin Khin Tun's back is a patchwork of burns, searing memories she says from when her former employer poured two flasks of boiling water over her flesh -- one for each orange she was accused of stealing. - n / AFP / Ye Aung THU
Myanmar widow jailed for physical abuse on servant
(FILES) This file photo taken on February 13, 2017 shows 14-year-old Khin Khin Tun displaying deep scars on her arms and neck in Mawlamyine, some 300 km southeast of Yangon. Khin Khin Tun's back is a patchwork of burns, searing memories she says from when her former employer poured two flasks of boiling water over her flesh -- one for each orange she was accused of stealing. -/ AFP / Ye Aung THUYANGON: A Myanmar widow who threw boiling water on...
Iranian nationals, residing in Kuwait, show their ink-stained fingers after casting their ballots for presidential and municipal elections yesterday at the Iranian embassy in Kuwait City. / AFP / Yasser Al-Zayyat
Iranians in Kuwait vote in presidential election
Iranian nationals, residing in Kuwait, show their ink-stained fingers after casting their ballots for presidential and municipal elections yesterday at the Iranian embassy in Kuwait City. / AFP / Yasser Al-ZayyatKUWAIT: The Iranian expatriates in Kuwait enthusiastically participated in the election yesterday to deliver their verdict on President Hassan Rouhani at the Iranian embassy and at the cultural attaché in Kuwait. According to the...
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As Trump visits, Saudi, US blacklist 'terrorist'
A giant billboard bearing portraits of US President Donald Trump and Saudi Arabia's King Salman, is seen on a main road in Riyadh, on May 19, 2017. Trump, on his first foreign trip since taking office in January, will tell Muslim leaders of his "hopes for a peaceful vision of Islam" as he seeks support for the war against radical Islamists, Washington has said. / AFP / GIUSEPPE CACACEWASHINGTON: As US President Donald Trump prepared to head to...
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Ooredoo concludes three-day entrepreneurship conference
Mijbil AlalyoubqqKUWAIT: Ooredoo, Kuwait's fastest network, proudly announced the conclusion of the 3-day entrepreneurship conference held in collaboration with the Ministry of State for Youth Affairs yesterday in Sheraton Hotel. The conference included participation from the Senior Director of B2B Sales Abdulaziz Al-Babtain, who discussed alongside a representatives from a number of private and government sector entities ways for internal...
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