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- Middle East
Saudi: Haj pilgrims can avail option to cancel companions
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Haj and Umrah has announced that main Haj pilgrims have the option to cancel one of their companions once they have received their receipt…
- Middle East
UAE: 2 Filipino, Nepali expats take home Rs 22L each in Mahzooz Draw
Abu Dhabi: Three United Arab Emirates (UAE) based expatriates from the Philippines and Nepal won the grand prize of Dirhams 100,000 (Rs 22,21,113) in Mahzooz’s 113th Super Saturday draw. The winner of…
- Middle East
UNOCHA appeals for $502m in humanitarian aid for over 1.6M Palestinians
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Aid (UNOCHA) launched a humanitarian appeal to raise 502 million dollars to support more than 1.6 million Palestinians in the occupied territories. The…
- Middle East
Iran’s Olympic skier Atefeh Ahmadi seeks asylum in Germany
Iranian figure skating champion Atefeh Ahmadi left her home country and applied for asylum in Germany. Ahmadi had travelled to Germany to be able to participate in the Courchevel-Meribel 2023 Alpine Ski World…
- Middle East
Thousands of Israelis protest against Netanyahu government
Thousands of Israelis protested in several cities against the new government headed by Benjamin Netanyahu, on Saturday, January 28, 2023, for the fourth week in a row, Anadolu Agency reported. The protests…
- Middle East
Watch: UAE records min temp of 1.9 degrees, lowest in winter
Abu Dhabi: The National Centre of Meteorology (NCM) on Sunday morning recorded a winter season lowest temperature of 1.9 degrees Celsius in Jebel Jais mountain in Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates…
- World
Canada appoints its first government position to combat Islamophobia
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Thursday appointed activist Amira Elghawaby as the country’s first representative to combat Islamophobia. In a statement, the Prime Minister’s Office said that “in her capacity as…
- Middle East
Saudi scholarship student killed in US, police arrest suspect
Police in the US state of Philadelphia have arrested a Georgian woman on Friday, in connection with the fatal stabbing incident of a Saudi scholarship student to death, the Saudi embassy in…
- World
BBC Arabic radio goes off air after 85 years of continuous broadcasting
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Arabic radio broadcasting journey on January 27 went off air, after 85 years of broadcasting media service. The BBC announced in September 2022, that January 27, 2023…
- Middle East
US arrests 3 people for plotting against Iranian activist Masih Alinejad
US Attorney General Merrick Garland announced on Friday, the arrest of 3 people on suspicion of involvement in what he described as a “Tehran-backed plot” for attempting to assassinate journalist and a…
- India
UAE: Indian expats can now avail visa, passport services even on Sunday
Abu Dhabi: Indian expatriates in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) can now submit their applications for passport and visa services on all days including Sundays, local media reported. Indian outsourcing services provider…
- Middle East
GCC countries condemn armed attack on Azerbaijan’s embassy in Iran
Riyadh: The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries “strongly condemned” Friday’s armed attack on Azerbaijan’s embassy in the Iranian capital of Tehran. On Friday morning, January 27, a man armed with a Kalashnikov-style rifle stormed…
- Middle East
Turkey summons Danish envoy for allowing Quran burning
Ankara: Turkish Foreign Ministry on Friday summoned the Danish ambassador to Ankara, Danny Annan, for allowing a demonstration that included the burning of a copy of the Quran in front of a…
- Middle East
Dubai: Customer suffers burns as waiter spills liquid nitrogen; offered free meal
Abu Dhabi: A diner at a high-end Japanese restaurant Tabu in Downtown Dubai, suffered minor burns after a waiter accidentally spilt liquid nitrogen on her back during a theatrical presentation of dishes.…
- Middle East
Ronaldo gifted Rs 6 crore Saudi-themed watch on joining Al-Nassr
Riyadh: Football legend Cristiano Ronaldo gets a luxurious watch worth Dollars 780,000 (Rs 6,35,81,349) as a gift for joining the Saudi Arabian football club Al-Nassr. Ronaldo was snapped on a private jet…
