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COVID-19: UAE to allow unvaccinated citizens to travel abroad
Abu Dhabi: United Arab Emirates (UAE) will allow unvaccinated citizens to travel outside the country, starting from Tuesday, April 19, the Emirates News Agency (WAM) reported. UAE has relaxed more travel-related COVID-19…
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Ramzan will be observed twice in the year 2030, here’s why
Muslims around the world will observe the holy month of Ramzan in 2030, twice in one year— a phenomenon that last occurred in 1997. Saudi astronomer Khaled Al-Zaqaq, said in a video…
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Dozens of Palestinian students injured in Israeli raid in West Bank
Ramallah: Dozens of Palestinian students were injured after the Israeli forces stormed Palestine Technical University – Kadoorie in Tulkarm, while 20 Palestinians were arrested in Israeli raids carried out in several governorates…
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Kuwait, Qatar ban Tamil star Vijay’s film ‘Beast’, here’s why
The much-awaited Tamil superstar Thalapathy Vijay’s new film ‘Beast’, which hit the screens worldwide on Wednesday, April 13, has been banned in Kuwait and Qatar for depicting Muslim characters as terrorists. ‘Beast’…
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Nearly 2 million pilgrims performed Umrah since the start of Ramzan
Riyadh: Close to 2 million Muslims from around the world have performed Umrah at the Grand Mosque in Makkah Al-Mukarramah, Saudi Arabia since the start of the holy month of Ramzan on April 2, 2022,…
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Saudi Arabia launches iftar distribution project in Djibouti, Somalia
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Dawah, and Guidance on Sunday launched the Ramzan iftar project in Djibouti and Somalia as part of the King Salman Ramzan Assistance Programme,…
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Saudi: Over 1000 women volunteers to serve Makkah pilgrims in Ramzan
Riyadh: In the significant move toward women’s empowerment, the General Presidency for the Affairs of the Grand Mosque and the Prophet’s Mosque has approved 1018 female volunteers to serve in the Grand…
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Widowed Palestinian mother of six shot dead by Israeli forces
Ramallah: A 47-year-old Palestinian woman was shot dead by Israeli forces in the West Bank city of Bethlehem on Sunday morning, the Palestinian Ministry of Health reported. Palestinian woman identified as Ghada Ibrahim Sabatien,…
- India
Air Arabia Abu Dhabi launches new flight to Chennai
Abu Dhabi: United Arab Emirates’s (UAE) low-cost carrier Air Arabia Abu Dhabi on Monday announced the launch of a new service to Chennai, India. The airline will commence operations from Wednesday, April…
- Middle East
Israeli forces detains 1,460 Palestinians in 2022: Report
Jerusalem: Israeli forces have detained 1,460 Palestinians, including 182 children, since the beginning of 2022. This came in a report released by the Center for Palestinian Prisoner Studies that the Israeli forces…
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Saudi Arabia: Haj 2022’s largest percentage to be for foreign pilgrims
Riyadh: Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Haj and Umrah said that the largest percentage and share of Hajj for this year, 1443 AH-2022 AD, will be for pilgrims coming from outside the Kingdom,…
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Modern technology to be used to facilitate Haj 2022: Saudi ministry
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Ministry of Hajj and Umrah on Saturday said that major projects will adopt the use of modern technology in Haj 2022. Speaking to Arabic TV Al-Ekhbariya,…
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Climate change: Dust storms sweep Iraq, scores hospitalised
Baghdad: Most parts of Iraq on Saturday were exposed to a dust storm for the third consecutive day, with dozens of people being admitted to hospitals to receive treatment for respiratory problems, Iraq’s Ministry of…
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Watch: Fistfight between two pilgrims at Makkah’s Grand Mosque
Riyadh: A video clip of a fight between two pilgrims that broke out in the Grand Mosque in Makkah Al-Mukarramah on Thursday has gone viral on social media. The video, that has been…
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Preparations to reopen Sanaa airport in Yemen underway
Sanaa: Preparations are underway to reopen Yemen’s Houthi-controlled Sanaa airport, nearly six years after it closed to commercial flights. Since 2016, the Saudi-led Arab coalition has halted air navigation at Sanaa airport…