- Middle East
Palestine: Wounded 11-yr-old girl heads to Turkey for treatment
Jerusalem: The 11-year-old Palestinian girl, Rahaf Salman and her 13-year-old brother, who were injured during the latest Israeli escalation, left the Gaza Strip on Wednesday to receive treatment in Turkey. The children…
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Lebanon: Pregnant woman dies after being set on fire by husband
Beirut: A 21-year-old Lebanon woman on Wednesday died after being set on fire by her husband, over an unwanted pregnancy amid Lebanon’s economic crisis, local media reported. Hana Mohammed Khodor lost her…
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Jordan’s Crown Prince Hussein engaged to Saudi citizen Rajwa Al-Saif
Riyadh: The Jordanian Royal Court on Wednesday announced the engagement of the country’s Crown Prince Hussein bin Abdullah to Saudi citizen Rajwa Khaled bin Musaed bin Saif bin Abdulaziz Al-Saif. The ceremony…
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UAE: Indian and Filipino expats share over Rs 21 crore lottery
Abu Dhabi: For the first time in Mahzooz’s history, two winners— an Indian and a Filipino took the first prize of 10 million Dirhams (Rs 21,68,71,592), and each took home 5 million…
- India
GCC jobs: Indians headed to Gulf surge over 50% in 1st half of 2022
Emigration clearances granted to Indians headed to the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries for employment saw an increase of nearly 50 percent in the first seven months of 2022 as compared to the…
- Middle East
Watch: Dubai Crown Prince goes unnoticed in London tube
Abu Dhabi: Dubai Crown Prince Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum caught the attention of social media after photos of him travelling in the London tube and going unnoticed by…
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Saudi woman sent to 34 yrs jail for sharing dissidents’ tweets
Riyadh: A 34-year-old Saudi woman Salma Al-Shehab has been sentenced to 34 years in prison for using Twitter account— reportedly following activists and opponents, and sharing their tweets. On January 15, 2021,…
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Israeli court extends detention of Palestinian prisoner Ahmed Manasra
The Israeli court on Tuesday extended the solitary confinement of the Palestinian prisoner Ahmed Manasra for an additional six months, the Palestinian Prisoners Club (PPC) reported. The extension means Ahmed Manasra will…
- India
Indian expats in UAE warned against online travel scam
Abu Dhabi: The Indian Embassy in Abu Dhabi has warned Indian expatriates against a travel scam in which a scammer uses a fake social media profile to deceive distressed and needy people…
- Middle East
Insulting people online can lead to a fine of over Rs 1 cr in Dubai
Abu Dhabi: Dubai Public Prosecution announced the imposition of a fine of up to 5,00,000 Dirham (Rs 1,08,12,159) for those who insult anyone online. Dubai Public Prosecution took to Twitter on Tuesday…
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2M Yemeni children paying price for tragic civil war: UNICEF
Sanaa: The number of displaced people in Yemen has increased due to the crisis that the country has been witnessing for eight years, bringing the number of displaced people to about 4.3…
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Kuwait stops issuing visas for families of expats, tourists
Kuwait: The Kuwait authorities have stopped issuing entry visas, to family and tourists, until further notice, local media reported. The Ministry Of Interior has issued verbal instructions to the Residency Affairs Department…
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Watch: Jordanian mother-son duo complete Post Graduation together
Amman: In an inspiring story of a struggle of a mother to attain her dreams, a Jordanian woman and mother of six, Samira Nusairat received a master’s degree from Yarmouk University in…
- India
Asia Cup 2022: Netizens frustrated as Ind-Pak tickets sell out within mins
The much-anticipated ticket sales for India vs Pakistan match for the Asia Cup 2022 on Monday gained momentum after it went on sale at 6 pm UAE time (7:30 pm IST) and…
- Middle East
Watch: Burj Khalifa lights up to mark India’s Independence Day
Abu Dhabi: Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest edifice, was emblazoned with the Indian tricolour flag to celebrate the country’s Independence Day on Monday, August 15. India celebrating 75 years of freedom from…
