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Photos: Dubai ruler playing with his grandchildren in England
Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the Crown Prince of Dubai, has shared a sneak peek into another heart-warming moment between his father, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, vice president and ruler…
- Sports
T20 World Cup: Standing room tickets released for India-Pak match
Standing room tickets were released on Thursday for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022 fixture between India and Pakistan at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) for October 23. Over 4,000 standing…
- Middle East
Dubai: 2 UAE-based Indians bags Rs 21.75 lakhs in lottery
Abu Dhabi: Two United Arab Emirates (UAE)-based Indian expatriates won the grand prize of 100,000 Dirham (Rs 21,75,276) in the 90th Mahzooz weekly draw in Dubai. The two winners David and Robbert—…
- Middle East
Saudi records highest oil exports in its history during June 2022
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s oil exports during the month of June on an annual basis jumped by 94.1 per cent, to reach about 117.7 billion riyals (about 31.32 billion dollars),…
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Palestinian Authority urges Palestinians not to use Ramon airport
The Palestinian Authority on Wednesday has urged Palestinians to refrain from using the Ramon airport in southern Israel. In an interview with Anadolu Agency, spokesman for the Palestinian Ministry of Transportation, Musa Rahal, said that the…
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Saudi jails former Imam of Makkah’s Grand Mosque to 10 years
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Courts of Appeal has sentenced a prominent former imam and preacher at the Grand Mosque in Makkah Sheikh Saleh Al Talib to ten years in prison.…
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Haramain Sharifain strongly condemns Raja Singh’s remarks against Prophet Muhammad
Riyadh: Haramain Sharifain on Tuesday strongly condemned the controversial remarks made by the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)’s MLA Raja Singh against Prophet Muhammad. Haramain Sharifain, an online news medium, in a…
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UAE ambassador to Iran to resume duties in coming few days
The UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on Sunday, that the UAE’s ambassador to Iran, Saif Mohammed Al Zaabi, will resume his duties at the embassy in Tehran in the coming days,…
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In a first, two women hired as metro train drivers in Egypt
Cairo metro has hired two women as the country’s first female train drivers to expand its services to a population of nearly 20 million people The two women hired are— 30-year-old Hind…
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Dubai’s Emaar to sell fashion platform Namshi to Noon
Abu Dhabi: Dubai’s Emaar Properties has announced that it has decided to sell its online fashion platform Namshi to e-commerce company Noon for $335.2 million. Emaar said in a disclosure submitted to the Dubai…
- Middle East
Bus carrying 23 Saudi tourists overturns in Turkey
Riyadh: A bus carrying 23 Saudi tourists was involved in a traffic accident in the Turkish province of Rize on Sunday morning, local media reported. Four people were taken to the hospital,…
- Middle East
Yemen: 13 soldiers killed, 27 wounded in Houthi fire in 5 days
The Yemeni army announced the killing of 13 soldiers and the wounding of 27 others by Houthi fire within five days, despite the truce between the two sides in force. The army said, in a…
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Saudi: Ramla Ali wins 1st professional women’s boxing match in 1 min
Riyadh: Ramla Ali, a British woman of Somali descent, has made history by defeating Dominican opponent Crystal Garcia Nova, in the first professional women’s boxing match in Saudi Arabia, on Saturday. 32-year-old…
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Photos: Dubai architects propose giant ring to encircle Burj Khalifa
Abu Dhabi: A Dubai-based architecture firm has proposed a concept that will redefine Dubai’s skyline. The architecture firm Znera Space has released a plan to install a giant ring-like structure known as…
- Middle East
India-UAE flight prices soar as expats seek to return after vacation
The prices of tickets from India to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have soared as the expatriates seek to return after spending the annual vacation in their hometowns. Travel agents said one-way…
