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Hajj pilgrims 'stone the devil' as Eid al-Adha celebrated world over 16 Jun 2024 - 12:16 pm
Pilgrims arrive to perform the symbolic 'stoning of the devil' ritual as part of the hajj pilgrimage in Mina, near Saudi Arabia's holy city of Mecca, on June 16, 2024. (Photo by Fadel Senna / AFP)
Oman announces success of mutual release of detained nationals in Iran, Sweden 15 Jun 2024 - 04:23 pm
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Pilgrims pray on Mount Arafat in Hajj climax 15 Jun 2024 - 11:57 am
Pilgrims pray at dawn on Saudi Arabia's Mount Arafat during the climax of the Hajj pilgrimage on June 15, 2023. (Pictures by Fadel Senna / AFP)
In Mecca's sweltering heat, pilgrims start this year's Hajj pilgrimage   14 Jun 2024 - 11:19 am
Worshippers pray before and touch the doors of the Kaaba, Islam's holiest shrine, at the Grand Mosque in Saudi Arabia's holy city of Mecca on June 13, 2024. (Photo by Fadel Senna / AFP)
Indian relatives grieve as bodies of 45 Kuwait fire victims return 14 Jun 2024 - 11:03 am
Policemen stand guard as mourning relatives await coffins of the deceased arriving on an Indian Air Force plane from Kuwait at the Cochin International Airport in Kochi on June 14, 2024. (Photo by Arun Chandrabose / AFP)
Kuwait Public Prosecution remands citizen, expat in Al-Mangaf fire case 13 Jun 2024 - 05:28 pm
The building which was engulfed by fire, in Kuwait City, on June 12, 2024. (Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat / AFP)
Death toll in Kuwait building fire rises to 49 12 Jun 2024 - 05:39 pm
People walk past a building which was ingulfed by fire, in Kuwait City, on June 12, 2024. Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat / AFP.
More than 35 dead, dozens injured in Kuwait building fire 12 Jun 2024 - 12:47 pm
A member of the Kuwaiti security forces stand outside a building which was ingulfed by fire, in Kuwait City, on June 12, 2024. (Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat / AFP)
More than 1.5 million pilgrims arrive in Mecca for annual Hajj journey 12 Jun 2024 - 08:17 am
Worshippers pray around the Kaaba, Islam's holiest shrine, at the Grand Mosque in Saudi Arabia's holy city of Mecca on June 11, 2024 ahead of the annual hajj pilgrimage. (Photo by Fadel Senna / AFP)
High temperatures pose major challenge in Hajj season: Saudi Ministry of Health 11 Jun 2024 - 12:25 pm
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GCC-Turkiye joint action plan proven effective, says PM 09 Jun 2024 - 11:44 pm
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Gulf-Yemeni relations are fraternal, solid, and well-established: PM 09 Jun 2024 - 09:52 pm
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GCC strongly condemns Israeli Occupation's bombing of UNRWA school in Gaza 07 Jun 2024 - 10:31 pm
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First day of Eid Al Adha on June 16, 2024, announces Saudi Arabia 06 Jun 2024 - 08:07 pm
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New airports, aircraft: wealthy Gulf prepares for aviation boom 03 Jun 2024 - 11:57 am
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Crown Prince of Kuwait takes constitutional oath 02 Jun 2024 - 04:21 pm
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Kuwait Amir appoints Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah as Crown Prince 02 Jun 2024 - 02:27 pm
(Files) Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, then Kuwait's prime minister speaks during a parliament session at the National Assembly in Kuwait City on March 7, 2022. (Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat / AFP)
Kuwait.. Amiri order appointing Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah as Crown Prince 02 Jun 2024 - 01:25 pm
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Displaced Palestinians transport their belongings as they return to central Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on January 19, 2025. (Photo by Bashar Taleb / AFP) Displaced Gazans head home through rubble as Israel-Hamas truce begins
Displaced Palestinians wave national flags as they return to Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, on January 19, 2025. (Photo by Eyad Baba / AFP) LIVE UPDATES: Palestinian prisoners set to be released from Israeli prison
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File photo Egypt says 50 fuel trucks to enter Gaza per day

Asia

(Combo) This combination photograph created on December 23, 2024 shows a man wearing a protective face mask riding a motorcycle on a street in Wuhan, in China's central Hubei province on January 26, 2020 (top) and cars on the same street on December 21, 2024. (Photo by Hector Retamal / AFP) Wuhan keen to shake off pandemic label five years on
File photo: A customer buys vegetables from a stall at a market in Karachi on July 3, 2023. (Photo by Asif HASSAN / AFP) Pakistan's trade deficit with neighboring countries rises by 43.22 pct
From L-R: Laos Minister of Foreign Affairs Thongsavanh Phomvihane, Myanmar's Permanent Secretary to ASEAN Aung Kyaw Moe, Singapore's Minister of Foreign Affairs Vivian Balakrishnan, Thailand's Minister of Foreign Affairs Maris Sangiampongsa, Vietnam's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son, Malaysia's Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohamad Hasan, Philippines's Secretary for Foreign Affairs Enrique A. Manalo, Brunei's Minister of Foreign Affairs Erywan Pehim Yusof, Cambodia's Secretery of State Kung Phoak, Indonesia's Minister for Foreign Affairs Sugiono, East Timor's Minister of Foreign Affairs Bendito Freitas, and ASEAN Secretary General Kao Kim Hourn pose for a group photo during the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Foreign Ministers' Retreat in Malaysia's Langkawi Island on January 19, 2025. (Photo by Azneal Ishak / POOL / AFP) ASEAN tells Myanmar to prioritise ceasefire over elections
Police stand guard on a street near the Seoul Western District Court in Seoul, early on January 19, 2025, after hundreds of pro-Yoon protesters smashed windows and broke down doors to enter the court following the extension of the detention of impeached South Korea President Yoon Suk Yeol. Photo by Jin-kyu Kang / AFP Protesters storm S. Korea court after president's detention extended

Europe

People gather at the entrance of Ryogoku Kokugikan for the arrival of sumo wrestlers during the Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo on January 19, 2025. (Photo by Philip Fong / AFP) Sumo to stage event in Paris as part of global push
This photograph taken on May 15, 2024, shows then Croatian Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Josip Dabro (C) as he speaks with officials during a meeting in Zagreb. (Photo by DAMIR SENCAR / AFP) Croatian deputy PM quits over gun shooting video
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