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Saudi King Receives SAMA annual report on Monday/SPA


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Workers count Yemeni currency at the Central Bank of Yemen in
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Civilians who fled their homes due to the clashes between Iraqi security forces and Islamic state militants move through the town of Hit in Anbar province, April 4, 2016.
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Anbar Governor Removed from Office

Anbar Governor Removed from Office

Al-Anbar–Al-Anbar Governorate Council had decided to remove governor Souhaib al-Rawi from office. During the session in al-Khalidiya district, with the presence of 18 members, the Anbar council agreed unanimously to discharge the governor from his position based on...
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In this July 13, 2012 file photo, Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi speaks to reporters at the Presidential palace in Cairo. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo, File)


Mursi digs himself into a hole

Mursi digs himself into a hole

A few days ago, I watched an interview with the Egyptian tourism minister on a foreign media outlet. He was trying to convince the audience that Egypt is still a hospitable country, and promised that the government would not interfere in foreign tourists’ affairs—what...
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Tokyo Governor Naoki Inose (R) answering a question while Japan Olympic Committee President Tsunakazu Takeda (L) looks on at a press conference at the Tokyo City Hall, January 8, 2013. Source: AFP Photo/Yoshikazu Tsuno


Tokyo Governor Apologizes for Remarks on Istanbul

Tokyo Governor Apologizes for Remarks on Istanbul

Tokyo, AP—Tokyo governor Naoki Inose apologized on Tuesday for criticizing Istanbul, a rival candidate for the 2020 Olympics. Inose, also chairman of the bid committee, was quoted in the New York Times last weekend suggesting Istanbul was less developed and less...