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Turkey’s opposition party leader visits UK to garner support for 2019 polls

Kemal Kilicdaroglu, the head of the Republican People's Party (CHP), gives a speech in Istanbul in April (AFP) LONDON – Hundreds of members of the Turkish diaspora gathered in a north London hall on Wednesday to welcome the arrival of the leader of Turkey’s main opposition party as he embarks on a UK tour in early preparation for the 2019 presidential elections.
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Trump condemns Saudi blockade of Yemen in rare rebuke

Saudi's King Salman bin Abdulaziz al-Saud and US President Donald Trump attending a meeting with leaders of the Gulf Cooperation Council (AFP) US President Donald Trump called for Saudi Arabia to end the blockade against Yemen on Wednesday, in a sideswipe that some analysts saw as retribution for Saudi criticism of the US recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's
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‘Murdered on his own land’: Palestinian village mourns father killed by settlers

A flyer commemorating Mahmoud Odeh is taped to a lamp post outside his family’s home (Yumna Patel/MEE) QUSRA, Occupied West Bank – Death is the price you pay when you have nothing but your body to defend your land, Amjad said matter of factly, recounting stories of Palestinians in his hometown of Qusra who have been injured or killed over the years as a result of attacks
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Online network offers 4 million products for sale in Saudi Arabia

Author: ARAB NEWSThu, 2017-12-07 03:00ID: 1512595966906465000 RIYADH: More than 4 million products are being advertised through a network of 1,165 licensed online agencies, which has already attracted 500,000 users in the Kingdom up to Sunday, the Ministry of Commerce and Investment (MCI) announced this week. The Sale online application can be accessed through Apple
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KSA denounces Trump’s Jerusalem move as ‘irresponsible and unwarranted’

Author: ARAB NEWSThu, 2017-12-07 08:24ID: 1512613606719983100 JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia on Thursday expressed "great disappointment" over US President Donald Trump's announcement recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and relocating the US embassy to Jerusalem. In a statement carried by the Saudi Press Agency (SPA), the royal court said the Kingdom had previously
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Reopening of SABIC office in Iraq to benefit both sides: Experts

Author: MOHAMMED RASOOLDEENThu, 2017-12-07 03:00ID: 1512595966916465600 RIYADH: Petrochemical giant Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC) announced the reopening of its office in Iraq during the 7th Basra Oil and Gas Conference and Exhibition in the Iraqi city of Basra, which started on Tuesday. SABIC participated in the event as part of a wider public and private
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No VAT on loans, ATM services, says Saudi tax authority

Author: RUBA OBAID Thu, 2017-12-07 03:00ID: 1512595966916465400 JEDDAH: The General Authority of Zakat and Tax (GAZT) on Wednesday confirmed that interest or lending fees charged with an implicit margin for finance will be exempt from value-added tax. The authority clarified that interest or lending fees charged on loans, credit cards, mortgages, finance leasing, hire
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Saudi winter will ‘not bite’ as anticipated

Author: MOHAMMED AL-KINANIThu, 2017-12-07 03:00ID: 1512595966916465700 JEDDAH: A meteorologist has reassured the public that this year’s winter will not be as “biting” as some weathermen and climate geeks have anticipated. Over the past few weeks, people have been skeptical of the coming winter weather conditions. Social media surfers have been describing the upcoming
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New gallery in Madinah showcases rare pictures of holy sites

Author: YUSUF MOHAMMEDThu, 2017-12-07 03:00ID: 1512595966906464800 MADINAH: A new gallery showcasing rare photos of the holy sites in Makkah and Madinah was recently launched with the support from the King Abdulaziz Foundation for Research and Archives. The gallery is located near the Prophet’s Mosque. People are visiting the venue in large numbers not only to refresh