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India’s Vistara to launch flights to Jeddah on August 2
India’s full-service carrier Vistara on Thursday announced the launch of a new service to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, starting from August 2. The new service from India has been launched with an aim…
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UAE first in the world to achieve 100% COVID-19 vaccination rate
Abu Dhabi: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Thursday reached a major milestone on Thursday in its National COVID-19 vaccination campaign, with 100 percent of the eligible categories having been vaccinated, thus…
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UN renames Palestinian media training program after slain journalist
The United Nations has renamed the annual training programme for Palestinian broadcasters and journalists, after the name of the Al-Jazeera correspondent, Shireen Abu Akleh. Akleh lost her life with a bullet to her head during…
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Gulf countries, US welcome the extension of the Yemen truce
The United States and Gulf countries on Thursday welcomed the decision to extend the United Nations-sponsored truce in Yemen and said that it supports efforts to reach a political solution to the…
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Kuwait summons US ambassador over tweet supporting homosexuality
Kuwait: Kuwaiti Foreign Ministry on Friday summoned the Chargé d’Affairs of the United States Embassy, against the background of the embassy’s publication of signs and tweets supporting homosexuality. On Thursday, the US…
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148 Zionist violations against Palestinian journalists in May
The Journalists Support Committee reported 148 Israeli violations against Palestinian journalists in the month of May, in a statement released on Wednesday, Anadolu News Agency said. May witnessed the largest number of…
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Saudi to construct world’s tallest building worth $500 billion
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) plans to construct the tallest building in the world within the $500 Billion NEOM project. The brainchild of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, plans to…
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Saudi Arabia to issue Umrah visa within 24 hours
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on Thursday launched an electronic visa processing app for individual planning to perform Umrah from outside the country. Tawfiq Al Rabiah, Minister of Haj and Umrah,…
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UN announces extension of Yemen truce for two months
UN Special Envoy for Yemen, Hans Grundberg, on Thursday announced the extension of Yemen truce for another two months. The truce was extended according to the same provisions of the original agreement…
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Qatar bans working under the sun from June 1 until mid-September
Doha: Qatari Ministry of Labor issued a decision banning working under the sun from Wednesday, June 1, until mid-September. The decision stipulated that workers should not be employed under the sun from…
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Facebook blocks Palestinian Quds Press Agency from its platform
Facebook has blocked the Palestinian Quds Press Agency from its platform on Tuesday, without prior warning. The press agency, headquartered in Britain, extensively Palestine is considered a main and pivotal arena in the…
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For the first time, 4 women appointed to Kuwaiti municipal council
Kuwait: The Kuwaiti Cabinet has appointed four women to the municipal council, in a historical precedent witnessed by Kuwait for the first time. The Council of Ministers approved on, Tuesday, the appointment of…
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31-year-old Palestinian journalist killed by Israeli forces
A 31-year-old Palestinian journalist was shot dead by the Israeli occupation forces, in the city of Hebron, West Bank on Wednesday, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health. A Palestinian woman identified…
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Single-use plastic ban comes into effect in UAE’s capital
Abu Dhabi: A ban on the single-use of plastic products in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) capital Abu Dhabi came into effect from Wednesday, June 1, in its bid to encourage the…
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Saudi, Egypt sign agreement to build direct submarine cable system
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) company Etihad Etisalat Co., known as Mobily and Telecom Egypt has signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to build the first direct bilateral submarine cable…
