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Two people are shown from behind wearing head coverings and looking up at a screen showing with Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani.

Gulf Arab leaders sign declaration with Qatar to ease rift

Global Politics

Gulf Arab leaders signed a declaration Tuesday in Saudi Arabia to mark a new page in relations following the kingdom’s decision to end a 3 1/2-year embargo of Qatar, easing a rift that deeply divided regional US security allies and frayed social ties across the interconnected Arabian Peninsula.

President Donald Trump points as Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden listens during the first presidential debate, Sept. 29, 2020, at Case Western University and Cleveland Clinic, in Cleveland, Ohio.

Foreign observers see rancorous US debate; Kuwait swears in new emir; UK, Canada impose sanctions on Lukashenko

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A hand holds a transgender flag

This trans woman sparked Kuwait’s biggest LGBTQ movement in history

LGBTQ
Military officers in full fatigues are shown wearing face masks and standing outside Duomo cathedral.

Coronavirus continues global spread; ‘America loves India’; Israel strikes sites in Gaza and Syria

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An aerial view of Doha's diplomatic area March 21, 2013.

Middle Eastern rift with Qatar looks set to continue indefinitely

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members of a battalion lining up in front of a palace

There are 28 other monarchies in the world

Global Politics

Are you obsessing over Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s wedding? Well, to help you get your royal fix, here’s some other information about other royal families.

Rita

After grisly murder, Kuwait and the Philippines face diplomatic crisis over domestic worker abuse

Conflict

The Philippines is entangled in a full-scale diplomatic crisis in Kuwait. How did it happen?

Ugandan teacher Prudence Nandaula sits in an office in Kampala, Uganda.

She thought she was going to be a teacher in Kuwait — instead she was trafficked

Jobs

When this Ugandan teacher got a new job in Kuwait, she was thrilled. But when she arrived, her passport was taken from her — and she was given a mop.

Donald Trump, at a campaign event in Charlotte, North Carolina, on Oct. 26, and Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton, during a campaign rally in Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Arab countries are underwhelmed by Clinton, but most prefer her to Trump

Global Politics

A poll in 18 Middle Eastern and North African countries gave Hillary Clinton a whopping 35-point lead. But 47 percent would pick neither her nor Donald Trump if they had a chance to vote.

Displaced person camp in Iraq

Displaced Iraqis struggle to stay cool during sweltering heat wave

Environment

Millions of Iraqis in makeshift camps suffer through temperatures regularly topping 100 degrees Farenheit.