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Oman holds municipal elections 25 Dec 2016 - 11:59 pm
Omani men look at the list of candidates for the municipal elections, at a polling station in Al Suwayq, in northeastern Oman, yesterday.
Municipal council elections begin in Oman 25 Dec 2016 - 10:34 am
An Omani man walks past an election campaign billboard for the candidate Qais bin Mohammed bin Ali Almashry, in Muscat on December 23, 2016. AFP / MOHAMMED MAHJOUB
GCC Red Crescent Societies Gear up to Help Aleppo 24 Dec 2016 - 07:02 pm
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Saudi Arabia to raise military spending 23 Dec 2016 - 02:55 am
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia introduces the budget for 2017 in Riyadh, yesterday.
Kuwait's Warba Bank picks nine to arrange $250m sukuk 20 Dec 2016 - 09:49 pm
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Kerry meets Saudi King 18 Dec 2016 - 11:14 pm
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King Salman: Economic measures must to avoid long-term damage 15 Dec 2016 - 12:57 am
The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosquoes King Salman bin Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia (R), Saudi defence minister and Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (L) and Deputy Crown Prince and the Minister of Interior of Saudi Arabia Muhammad bin Nayef (C) attend
Kuwaitis protest against Russia 15 Dec 2016 - 12:50 am
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“UAE student killed by Ohio police on December 4 was unarmed” 13 Dec 2016 - 05:55 pm
Saif Nasser Mubarak Alameri, a 26-year-old student at Cleveland’s Case Western Reserve University, was shot in the head on Dec. 4 in a struggle with a Hudson, Ohio, police officer. His death has been ruled a homicide.
Kuwait emir tells MPs spending cuts 'inevitable' 11 Dec 2016 - 12:18 pm
File photo of Emir of Kuwait, Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah during a meeting at the Bayan Palace in Kuwait City on December 09, 2016. (Bandar Algaloud / Saudi Arabia's royal council / Handout - Anadolu Agency)
UAE police head to US after Ohio police killing of Emirati 08 Dec 2016 - 07:57 pm
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German defence minister seeks training deal in Saudi 08 Dec 2016 - 06:33 pm
Ursula von der Leyen held talks with her Saudi counterpart, Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, on boosting the
Saudi arms industry may take years, chief says 08 Dec 2016 - 05:56 pm
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Dubai plans to open yet another amusement park 06 Dec 2016 - 02:25 pm
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France, UAE launch fund to protect monuments in conflict areas 03 Dec 2016 - 04:30 pm
An aerial view of the Roman theater in Palmyra is seen in this image taken from the video released on March 25, 2016 by RURTR via Reuters
Saudi Arabia replaces labour minister, reshuffles religious and Shura councils 03 Dec 2016 - 01:25 pm
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UAE-based Indian teen wins Children Peace Prize 03 Dec 2016 - 11:26 am
An undated file photo of Kehkashan Basu.
International push aims to protect endangered heritage 02 Dec 2016 - 11:18 pm
UAE's Chairman of Abu Dhabi Tourism and Culture Authority, Mohamad Khalifa Al Mubarak, speaks during the opening ceremony yesterday.

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US President Joe Biden speaks about the Israel-Hamas ceasefire and hostage deal in North Charleston, South Carolina, on January 19, 2025. (Photo by Roberto Sschmidt / AFP) Biden welcomes Gaza truce, says region 'fundamentally transformed'
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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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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