After British PM Theresa May, German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrives in Saudi Arabia without headscarf
Angela Merkel like other female Western visitors did not cover her hair upon arrival in the conservative Islamic kingdom
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Syrian photo journalist ran into bombing scene to rescue children, heartbreaking photo goes viral
There are no reports as yet about the whether or not the child Habak rescued survived.
At least 100 killed in Syria as car bomb hits buses carrying evacuees
The convoy was carrying residents and pro-government fighters from al-Foua and Kefraya, which are besieged by rebels in nearby Idlib province of Syria.
Saudi citizens won’t have to pay Income Tax anymore, govt plans radical economic overhaul
The collapse in oil prices after mid-2014 has pushed Saudi Arabia to contemplate a radical overhaul of all parts of its economy, including new taxes
This Syrian father saying goodbye to his twins after gas attack will break your heart
Abdel Hameed Alyousef's twin babies were killed during a suspected chemical weapons attack in Khan Sheikhoun in the northern province of Idlib, Syria.
British PM Theresa May lands in Saudi Arabia without headscarf
May defended her visit to the kingdom and said she believed she would set an example as a female leader of a powerful government in a country.
Syria: At least 58 killed in suspected chemical attack in Khan Sheikhun town
It is the third claim of a chemical attack in just over a week in Syria. The previous two were reported in Hama province.
World’s most obese man, Juan Pedro Franco sheds 175 kilos to undergo surgery
Despite Juan Pedro Franco weight loss, it cannot be guaranteed that complications will not appear