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Etihad to launch flights to 6 more Indian cities
Abu Dhabi: Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways has identified six more Indian cities and will launch flight services soon, the airline’s CEO said. CEO Antonualdo Neves revealed to Reuters in an interview in…
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Dubai: 13-yr-old autistic Indian expat boy enters Guinness with ‘magnet number’
Abu Dhabi: A 13-year-old Dubai-based Indian expatriate boy with autism, has set a Guinness World Record for the largest magnet number. Amit Ramkumar, who hails from the Indian city of Chennai, is…
- Middle East
Qatar’s Sheikh Jassim, Ratcliffe make final bids for Manchestor United
Doha: In a bidding war, Qatari banker Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al-Thani, son of Qatar’s former prime minister and British billionaire Jim Ratcliffe made their third and final bid to buy Manchester…
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UAE based Indian bizman Yusuff Ali meets PM Narendra Modi
New Delhi: United Arab Emirates (UAE) based-Indian businessman, LuLu Group chairman and vice-chairman of the Abu Dhabi chamber M A Yusuff Ali had the pleasure of meeting Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in…
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Saudi Arabia, Iran to reopen embassies ‘within days’
Beirut: Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian said that Saudi Arabia and Iran will reopen their embassies in both countries within days. This comes after the two countries agreed to restore relations…
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Is Cristiano Ronaldo to leave Saudi Arabia’s Al Nassr and join Real Madrid?
Riyadh: Football superstar Cristiano Ronaldo is reportedly planning to leave the Saudi Arabian football club, Al-Nassr and is considering taking a new position at his former club Real Madrid. According to El…
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UAE: Expats from 43 countries can get licence without driving test
Abu Dhabi: Obtaining a driving license in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has become easier than ever before. Now expatriates in UAE can get license without a driving test. While the majority…
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Saudi Arabia: Conditions to carry Zamzam via Jeddah airport for pilgrims
Riyadh: King Abdulaziz International Airport (KAIA) in Jeddah has set the conditions for carrying Zamzam water bottles for Umrah pilgrims returning to their countries. KAIA said in an infographic via Twitter that…
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UK convicts couriers who smuggled £104M cash into Dubai in suitcases on flights
Abu Dhabi: A network of criminal cash couriers caught smuggling 104 million pounds (Rs 10,69,96,30,697) of suspicious money in suitcases from United Kingdom (UK) UK’s National Crime Agency said on Wednesday, April…
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UAE: Sultan Al Neyadi becomes the first Arab to walk in space
Abu Dhabi: United Arab Emirates (UAE’s) astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi, has once again etched his name into the history books by becoming the first Arab astronaut to walk in space on Friday.…
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Watch: Heavy rain pours down on pilgrims performing Umrah in Makkah
Riyadh: Thousands of pilgrims at Makkah’s Grand Mosque on Friday were showered with heavy rainfall as they performed Umrah. They experienced a spiritual moment in the early hours of Friday as it…
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UAE Vice President Sheikh Mohammed appoints 2 deputy rulers of Dubai
Abu Dhabi: Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, on Friday appointed two deputy rulers of Dubai, the Dubai Media Office…
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Dubai mother sentenced to life for torturing, drowning 10-yr-old daughter
Abu Dhabi: A Dubai Criminal Court has sentenced a Russian mother to life in jail for torturing her 10-year-old daughter to death, local media reported. The incident occurred on June 22, 2023,…
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Two deaths reported as heavy rains lash Oman
Muscat: The Civil Defence and Ambulance Authority (CDAA) of the Sultanate of Oman, announced that two deaths had been recorded after three vehicles were swept away in floodwaters in Wadi Al Batha,…