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class="timestamp--label">Updated</span> <span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2017-08-16T08:59:22+05:00"><span class="timestamp__calendar">Aug 16, 2017</span> <span class="timestamp__time">08:59am</span></span></span> </div>  <div class=" social--bottom social--left"> <div class="social social--icon social--facebook float-left d-none d-lg-block mb-4 " aria-hidden="true"> <a onclick="return !window.open(this.href, 'Share on Facebook', 'width=640, height=536')" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170816091926/https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dawn.com%2Fnews%2F1351837&display=popup&ref=plugin" target="_blank"></a> </div> <div class="social social--icon social--twitter float-left d-none d-lg-block mb-4 " aria-hidden="true"> <a onclick="return !window.open(this.href, 'Tweet', 'width=640, height=300')" 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Arabia seeks dismissal of 9/11 lawsuits"/></a></div> </figure>  <div class="story__excerpt ">Lawyers claim the plaintiffs cannot prove the Saudi kingdom supported the Al Qaeda-affiliated men behind 9/11. <span class="story__time caps size-two "><span class="timestamp--label">Updated</span> <span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2017-08-16T08:57:15+05:00"><span class="timestamp__calendar">Aug 16, 2017</span> <span class="timestamp__time">08:57am</span></span></span> </div>  <div class=" social--bottom social--left"> <div class="social social--icon social--facebook float-left d-none d-lg-block mb-5 " aria-hidden="true"> <a onclick="return !window.open(this.href, 'Share on Facebook', 'width=640, height=536')" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170816091926/https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dawn.com%2Fnews%2F1351840&display=popup&ref=plugin" target="_blank"></a> </div> <div class="social social--icon social--twitter float-left d-none d-lg-block mb-5 " 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migrant workers</a></h2>  <figure class="media media--left media--stretch col-sm-4 col-12 px-0 "> <div class="media__item "><a title="" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170816091926/https://www.dawn.com/news/1351744/arab-boycott-adds-to-woes-of-qatar-migrant-workers"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20170816091926im_/https://i.dawn.com/medium/2017/08/59934e94ee02f.jpg" alt="Arab boycott adds to woes of Qatar migrant workers"/></a></div> </figure>  <div class="story__excerpt ">Feud makes life harder for workers already facing layoffs over low oil prices and a restrictive work-sponsorship system. <span class="story__time caps size-two "><span class="timestamp--label">Updated</span> <span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2017-08-16T09:39:38+05:00"><span class="timestamp__calendar">Aug 16, 2017</span> <span class="timestamp__time">09:39am</span></span></span> </div>  <div class=" social--bottom social--left"> <div class="social social--icon social--facebook float-left d-none 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security in Afghanistan worsens"/></a></div> </figure>  <div class="story__excerpt ">Constant blasts and rampant corruption has made it hard for the Afghan youth to feel secure and find employment. <span class="story__time caps size-two "><span class="timestamp--label">Published</span> <span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2017-08-16T13:56:18+05:00"><span class="timestamp__calendar">Aug 16, 2017</span> <span class="timestamp__time">01:56pm</span></span></span> </div>  <div class=" social--bottom social--left"> <div class="social social--icon social--facebook float-left d-none d-lg-block mb-5 " aria-hidden="true"> <a onclick="return !window.open(this.href, 'Share on Facebook', 'width=640, height=536')" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170816091926/https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dawn.com%2Fnews%2F1351901&display=popup&ref=plugin" target="_blank"></a> </div> <div class="social social--icon social--twitter float-left d-none d-lg-block mb-5 " 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href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170816091926/https://www.dawn.com/news/1351893/foreign-secretary-tehmina-discusses-bilateral-relations-with-afghan-president" class="story__link">Foreign Secretary Tehmina discusses bilateral relations with Afghan president</a></h2>  <figure class="media media--left media--stretch col-sm-4 col-12 px-0 "> <div class="media__item "><a title="" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170816091926/https://www.dawn.com/news/1351893/foreign-secretary-tehmina-discusses-bilateral-relations-with-afghan-president"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20170816091926im_/https://i.dawn.com/medium/2017/08/5993cfcc61695.jpg" alt="Foreign Secretary Tehmina discusses bilateral relations with Afghan president"/></a></div> </figure>  <div class="story__excerpt ">The two sides discussed “ways and means to enhance the level of mutual trust”. <span class="story__time caps size-two "><span class="timestamp--label">Published</span> <span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2017-08-16T09:53:35+05:00"><span class="timestamp__calendar">Aug 16, 2017</span> <span class="timestamp__time">09:53am</span></span></span> </div>  <div class=" social--bottom social--left"> <div class="social social--icon social--facebook float-left d-none d-lg-block mb-5 " aria-hidden="true"> <a onclick="return !window.open(this.href, 'Share on Facebook', 'width=640, height=536')" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170816091926/https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dawn.com%2Fnews%2F1351893&display=popup&ref=plugin" target="_blank"></a> </div> <div class="social social--icon social--twitter float-left d-none d-lg-block mb-5 " aria-hidden="true"> <a onclick="return !window.open(this.href, 'Tweet', 'width=640, height=300')" 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would wait and see how the US behaves before deciding on whether to launch missiles towards Guam. <span class="story__time caps size-two "><span class="timestamp--label">Published</span> <span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2017-08-15T21:29:04+05:00"><span class="timestamp__calendar">Aug 15, 2017</span> <span class="timestamp__time">09:29pm</span></span></span> </div>  <div class=" social--bottom social--left"> <div class="social social--icon social--facebook float-left d-none d-lg-block mb-5 " aria-hidden="true"> <a onclick="return !window.open(this.href, 'Share on Facebook', 'width=640, height=536')" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170816091926/https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dawn.com%2Fnews%2F1351716&display=popup&ref=plugin" target="_blank"></a> </div> <div class="social social--icon social--twitter float-left d-none d-lg-block mb-5 " aria-hidden="true"> <a onclick="return !window.open(this.href, 'Tweet', 'width=640, height=300')" 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