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IIT Delhi team to visit Abu Dhabi to discuss plan for 1st IIT campus in UAE
Abu Dhabi: The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi’s high-level team of faculty members is all set to visit Abu Dhabi this month to discuss plan for first IIT campus in United…
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Diwali celebrations in Dubai: Fireworks, gold bars and apartment
Abu Dhabi: Dubai is celebrating Diwali – the Indian ‘Festival of Lights’ – with a series of entertainment, dazzling fireworks display, raffles giving out a 1-year-rent-free apartment, gold prizes and several other…
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Saudi: ‘Working to stabilize and balance oil markets,’ says King Salman
Riyadh: Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz on Sunday said that his country is working hard to support the stability and balance of global oil markets, in the latest response to US…
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UAE supports Al Makassed hospital in Jerusalem with $25 million
Abu Dhabi: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Monday signed a cooperation agreement with the World Health Organization (WHO) to support Al Makassed Hospital in East Jerusalem, worth $25 million, the Emirates…
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Saudi Arabia dismisses accusations of support to Russia
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman expressed his surprise at accusing Saudi Arabia of siding with Russia in its war against Ukraine. Prince Khaled on Sunday…
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Palestinian prisoner suffering from cancer loses ability to eat
The Palestinian Prisoners Club said that prisoner Nasser Abu Hamid lost his ability to consume food, in addition to the sharp loss of weight, and the intensity of the pain in his body,…
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UAE woman chosen among world’s top 2% scientists by Stanford
Abu Dhabi: The prestigious American University of Stanford has chosen the Emirati academic Professor Badria Al-Junaibi, among the 2 per cent of the list of best scientists in the world. In the…
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Watch: Saudi displays replica of Prophet Muhammad’s sandals
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) displayed a replica of the sandals of the Prophet Muhammad as part of the exhibition “Migration in the footsteps of the Prophet Muhammad”. The copy…
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Iran: Billboard depicting well-known hijab-clad women disappears
Tehran: A huge image of dozens of well-known Iranian women wearing headscarf disappeared from a billboard in Tehran on Friday, after it drew criticism amid protests over the death of 22-year-old Mahsa…
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In a first, woman from Saudi Arabia obtains jockey license
Riyadh: In another first for Saudi women, Amal bint Faisal has become the first women to obtain a jockey license after passing the test and standards required to gain a license to…
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Iran bans filmmaker from attending BFI London Film Festival
Tehran: Iranian filmmaker Mani Haghighi has been prevented from leaving Iran to attend the BFI London Film Festival, because of his support for the protests sparked by the death of the 22-year-old…
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23 children killed during Iran protests in Sep: Amnesty report
Tehran: Iranian children were not spared the brutality of the security authorities, as 23 children between the ages of 11 and 17 were killed in the last 10 days of September during…
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In a first for UAE, Hindi-Urdu film ‘Yaara Vey’ all set for release
Abu Dhabi: The much-awaited film Yaara Vey, the first Hindi-Urdu film produced locally in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), is all set to release in cinemas across the country on Friday, November 11,…
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Saudi-led coalition, Yemen’s Houthis exchange prisoners’ visit
Riyadh: The Arab coalition led by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) announced that the two delegations from the coalition and the Iran-backed Houthi movement exchanged a visit to the prisoners of…
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Kuwait reaffirms position on ending Israeli occupation in Palestine
Kuwait: The state of Kuwait has once again reaffirmed it support at the UN for the ending of the Israeli occupation of all the occupied Palestinian territories, the Palestinian Information Center (PIC)…
