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A picture taken on September 9, 2016 shows a general view of Muslim pilgrims from all around the world circling around the Kaaba at the Grand Mosque, in the Saudi city of Mecca.nThe annual Hajj pilgrimage begins on September 10, and more than a million Muslims have already flocked to Saudi Arabia in preparation for what will for many be the highlight of their spiritual lives. / AFP PHOTO / AHMAD GHARABLI

Two million converge on Makkah for pilgrimage - Iranians protest exclusion from Hajj

A picture taken on September 9, 2016 shows a general view of Muslim pilgrims from all around the world circling around the Kaaba at the Grand Mosque, in the Saudi city of Makkah. The annual Hajj pilgrimage begins on September 10, and more than a million Muslims have already flocked to Saudi Arabia in preparation for what will for many be the highlight of their spiritual lives.- AFP HOLY MAKKAH: Close to two million pilgrims have converged on...

His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah

Governors congratulate 'Humanitarian Leader'

His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-SabahKUWAIT: Kuwait state governors yesterday congratulated His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah on the second anniversary of his designation by the United Nations as a "Humanitarian Leader" and the State of Kuwait as a "Humanitarian Center. Hawally Governor Sheikh Ahmad Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, in a statement, said the international honoring of Sheikh Sabah was a...

EDITORS NOTE: Graphic content / TOPSHOT - A wounded Syrian boy comforts another young victim at a makeshift hospital following reported government air strikes on the rebel-held town of Douma, east of the capital Damascus, on September 9, 2016. / AFP / Abd Doumany

US, Russia tussle over Syria - 'Rebels are now back to square one'

EDITORS NOTE: Graphic content / TOPSHOT - A wounded Syrian boy comforts another young victim at a makeshift hospital following reported government air strikes on the rebel-held town of Douma, east of the capital Damascus, on September 9, 2016. - AFP GENEVA: The United States and Russia yesterday grappled over plans to halt the fighting in Syria, as resurgent Moscow-backed regime forces tightened the noose around the beleaguered city of Aleppo....

Karolina Pliskova, of the Czech Republic, returns a shot to Serena Williams during the semifinals of the U.S. Open tennis tournament, Thursday, Sept. 8, 2016, in New York. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Serena crashes out of US Open

Karolina Pliskova, of the Czech Republic, returns a shot to Serena Williams during the semifinals of the U.S. Open tennis tournament, Thursday, Sept. 8, 2016, in New York. -AP NEW YORK: Serena Williams crashed out of the US Open on Thursday, her semi-final defeat to Karolina Pliskova costing her a shot at a 23rd Grand Slam title and a record 187th straight week at number one. Pliskova, the 10th-seeded Czech playing in her first Grand Slam...

Firefighters and rescuers inspect the wreckage of a train derailed in O Porrino, northwestern Spain, leaving at least four people dead and some 50 injured, on September 9, 2016.n The train was travelling from the Galician town of Vigo to the city of Porto in Portugal when the accident happened near the town of O Porrino.n / AFP / MIGUEL RIOPA

4 dead as train derails in Spain - Front completely caved in and mangled

Firefighters and rescuers inspect the wreckage of a train derailed in O Porrino, northwestern Spain, leaving at least four people dead and some 50 injured, on September 9, 2016. The train was travelling from the Galician town of Vigo to the city of Porto in Portugal when the accident happened near the town of O Porrino. - AFPPORRINO: At least four people died and around 50 were injured yesterday when a train came off the tracks in northwestern...

European Union's Foreign Policy Chief Federica Mogherini, second left, EU Enlargement Commissioner Johannes Hahn, left, Turkey's Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, second right, and Turkey's EU Minister Omer Celik speak to the media after their talks in Ankara, Turkey, Friday, Sept. 9, 2016. Mogherini says the 28-member bloc and Turkey agree that there can be no military solution to the Syrian conflict and that only a political solution can bring peace to the war-torn country.(AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)

Turkey and EU agree to ease tensions after failed coup - 'We must work together because there are problems'

European Union's Foreign Policy Chief Federica Mogherini, second left, EU Enlargement Commissioner Johannes Hahn, left, Turkey's Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, second right, and Turkey's EU Minister Omer Celik speak to the media after their talks in Ankara, Turkey, Friday, Sept. 9, 2016. Mogherini says the 28-member bloc and Turkey agree that there can be no military solution to the Syrian conflict and that only a political solution can...

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How does one solve a problem like N Korea? - Another nuclear test draws global outcry

South Korean amphibious vehicles fire smoke shells during a re-enactment of the Incheon landing to mark the 66th anniversary of the start of Operation Chromite, the battle that turned the tide in the Korean War, in the western port city of Incheon on September 9, 2016. South Korea marked the 66th anniversary of the daring Incheon Landing which was led by US General Douglas MacArthur and led two weeks later to the recapture of Seoul from North...

TOPSHOT - Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton poses for a photo after speaking during the 136th Annual Session of the National Baptist Convention at the Kansas City Convention Center September 8, 2016 in Kansas City, Missouri. / AFP / Brendan Smialowski

Clinton slams 'dangerous' Trump after Putin praise - Calls rival unpatriotic and unfit to lead

Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton poses for a photo after speaking during the 136th Annual Session of the National Baptist Convention at the Kansas City Convention Center September 8, 2016 in Kansas City, Missouri. -AFPCHARLOTTE: Hillary Clinton portrayed herself Thursday as a steely stateswoman ready to fend off the dangers facing the United States, as she denounced Republican rival Donald Trump as "unpatriotic" and unfit to lead....

Minister of Justice, Awqaf and Islamic Affairs Yaqoub Al-Sanea hold talks with UN Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, Maria Grazia. — KUNA

Kuwait urged to abolish ‘sponsorship system’

Minister of Justice, Awqaf and Islamic Affairs Yaqoub Al-Sanea hold talks with UN Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, Maria Grazia. — KUNAKUWAIT: UN Special Rapporteur on Trafficking in Persons, especially women and children, Maria Grazia Giammarinaro yesterday called on Kuwait to abolish the Kafala system (sponsorship system) but praised a number of measures taken by Kuwait to improve the situation of foreign workers especially...

KUWAIT: Gen V K Singh, India’s Minister of State for External Affairs, addresses the Indian community at the Indian embassy auditorium on Wednesday. Deputy Chief of Mission Shubashis Goldar (second left) Indian Ambassador Sunil Jain, and First Secretary (consular, community) K K Pahel (right) look on.

India seeks repatriation of all illegal residents: Singh - New Delhi beefs up measures at airports to curb human trafficking

KUWAIT: Gen V K Singh, India’s Minister of State for External Affairs, addresses the Indian community at the Indian embassy auditorium on Wednesday. Deputy Chief of Mission Shubashis Goldar (second left) Indian Ambassador Sunil Jain, and First Secretary (consular, community) K K Pahel (right) look on.KUWAIT: The India government has requested the Kuwaiti authorities to find a way to repatriate around 29,000 Indians currently staying in Kuwait...

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Owners move from pillar to post as police impound taxis - Meter companies have no official intimation

KUWAIT: As police continued to impound hundreds of taxis for not complying with the new metering system and tariffs, several taxi owners moved from pillar to post amid total confusion about the new metering system. Several taxi owners and drivers gathered in front Assistant Secretary for Traffic Affairs Major Gen Fahad Al-Shuwaie complaining that they did not receive any official letter from the traffic department to revise the tariff. Though...

Nejoud Al-Yagout

A Love Letter to Man from Woman

Nejoud Al-Yagout *Note to Reader: This letter is the beginning. What is to come in due time is an article I wrote about the unconditional love of the Divine, prompted by a male friend of mine who believes strongly in gender equality. This letter, too, is inspired by his appreciation for women and his humanitarianism. His faith in women has propelled me to write this letter to all men, in the hope that those with me will speak out more and those...

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