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Saudi Arabia to mandate teaching Kingdom’s history in int’l schools
Riyadh: The education and science sector in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has put the final touches to the law regulating private schools, which obliges foreign schools to teach the Kingdom’s history…
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Another Qatari journalist dies while covering FIFA World Cup
Doha: Qatari photojournalist Khaled Al-Musallam passed away ‘suddenly’ while covering the ongoing FIFA World Cup in Qatar on Sunday. Al-Musallam’s death comes just one day after the announcement of the death of the American football journalist,…
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Iran carries out second execution over ongoing anti-hijab protests
Tehran: The Iranian authorities on early Monday carried out the second execution in connection with the ongoing anti-hijab protests movement in the country for nearly three months, Mizan News Agency reported. 23-year-old…
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Saudi Arabia sets age requirement for umrah pilgrims
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has set an age requirement of five years to be issued an official permit to undertake umrah or lesser pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia, local media…
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Dreams do come true: Turkish chef CZN Burak meets David Beckham
Doha: Turkish chef and restaurant owner Burak Ozdemir, better known by his famous nickname CZN Burak, who has been seen alongside several famous personalities and has been flaunting fan moments on his…
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‘No voice is louder than Morocco’s voice in World Cup’: Sheikh Mohammed
Abu Dhabi: Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister of the UAE, and ruler of Dubai, on Saturday, congratulated the historic victory achieved by the Moroccan national team over…
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Watch: UAE’s Rashid Rover, the Arab world’s first moon mission, takes off
Abu Dhabi: The United Arab Emirates’ Rashid Rover – the Arab world’s first mission to the Moon – was launched on Sunday. The launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the…
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Mothers of Moroccan players steal spotlight in World Cup Qatar 2022
Doha: The mothers of the Moroccan national team grabbed the spotlight as a group of pictures of the players kissing their mothers’ heads widely circulated on social media and their eagerness to…
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Saudi: Riyadh to host 2 km tall skyscraper to beat Burj Khalifa
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) is planning to build a 2 km tall skyscraper in Riyadh that would become the world’s tallest building, said a report by MEED. The tall tower…
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UAE passport tops most powerful in the world; India ranks 69th
For the third year in a row, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) passport topped the list of the most powerful passports in the world, while India has ranked 69. That’s according to…
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Lebanon arrests actor Stephanie Saliba over central bank governor case
Beirut: Lebanese authorities arrested actress Stephanie Saliba on the background of joint Lebanese-European investigations into the governor of the central bank— Banque du Liban, Riad Salameh is accused, Anadolu Agency (AA) reported.…
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Anti-Hijab protests: Niece of Iran’s supreme leader jailed for 3 years
Tehran: A niece of Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has been sentenced to three years in prison. Farideh Moradkhani, an outspoken critic of the Islamic Republic, was arrested in November after…
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Saudi Crown Prince describes Gulf-Chinese summit as ‘historic’ breakthrough
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said on Friday, December 9, 2022, that the Gulf-Chinese summit establishes a new historical phase in Chinese-Gulf cooperation. This came in…
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American soccer journalist Grant Wahl dies while covering World Cup match in Qatar
American soccer journalist Grant Wahl died early Saturday morning while covering the World Cup match between Argentina and the Netherlands in Lusail Stadium, Qatar. Grant Wahl was tweeting about the quarter-final match…
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Saudi extends detention of women’s rights activist for 17 years
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has extended the prison sentence of women’s rights activist Mohammed Al-Rabiah, to 17 years right before the end of the term he is serving. The…
