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Saudi Arabia has no plans to lift alcohol ban: Tourism minister
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia does not plan to lift a ban on serving alcohol and despite the current restrictions in place, it continues to attract tourists and excelled at the…
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French entertainment companies look to open headquarters in Riyadh
Riyadh: Major French companies have expressed their desire to open headquarters in Saudi Arabia’s capital Riyadh to maximize the benefit of those opportunities. This came during the hosting of the Federation of…
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Kuwait to soon launch platform to hire Bidoons instead of expats
Kuwait: Kuwait official has announced that the country will launch the ‘Tayseer’ electronic platform soon, with the aim of appointing illegal residents Bidoons instead of expatriate workers in the private sector, local…
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Saudi Arabia ranks first in the world in date exports
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has ranked first globally in date exports in 2021 in terms of value, according to TradeMap of the International Trade Center. The value of Saudi exports…
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Dozens of Palestinians injured in Zionist attack in West Bank
Dozens of Palestinians were injured and suffocated on Sunday by live-fire and rubber bullets during confrontations with the Israeli occupation forces in separate locations in the West Bank, Wafa News Agency reported.…
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Arab countries condemn Jewish settlers storming Al-Aqsa Mosque
Several Arab countries, in the strongest terms, condemned Israeli settlers’ storming of Al-Aqsa Mosque on Sunday and warned against continuing the serious violations of Al-Aqsa Mosque. On Sunday, May 29, thousands of Jewish…
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After nearly 3 months, UAE records new COVID-19 fatalities
Abu Dhabi: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Sunday announced two fatalities due to COVID-19, the first since March 7, 2022, as per data released by the Ministry of Health and Prevention…
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UAE records three new cases of monkeypox virus
Abu Dhabi: The UAE Ministry of Health on Sunday announced that it had detected three new cases of monkeypox in the country, which has recently spread in several countries in the world,…
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Saudi: 21-yr-old Hyderabadi CEO bags 1st place in Microsoft Imagine Cup
Hyderabad: A 21-year-old Saudi Arabia based Hyderabad man and founder of V-Bionic along with his team has bagged the first place in Microsoft’s 2022 Imagine Cup World Championship. V-Bionic, led by Zain…
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20-yr-old fakes abduction, demands ransom 30 mn Syrian pounds
Damascus: In a strange incident, a 20-year-old Syrian boy faked his own abduction to extract a ransom of 30 million Syrian pounds from his father, local media reported. The young boy sent…
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2 Indian expats in Dubai win Rs 7 Cr each in Duty-Free draw
Abu Dhabi: Two United Arab Emirates (UAE)-based Indian expatriates won the grand prize of one million dollars (Rs 7,76,16,500) in Dubai Duty-Free draw on Wednesday, May 25. Indian expatriate Rahul Ramanan, won one…
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Oman to receive the youngest pilot in the world by May end
Muscat: The Oman Civil Aviation Authority on Tuesday agreed to receive the youngest pilot in the world at Muscat International Airport at the end of May, as part of his round-the-world trip.…
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‘Jalebi Baby’ singer Jason Derulo to headline concert in Dubai
Abu Dhabi: American singer, songwriter, and dancer Jason Derulo is all set to perform a live concert in Dubai on Thursday, May 26. The singer will perform at New Soho Garden or NSG (the…
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Saudi govt warns against possible contamination of Jif peanut butter
Riyadh: The Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA) has warned against peanut butter products of the JIF brand, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported. The authority warned against batch numbers starting from 1274425…
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Israeli forces partially demolish stairs of Hebron’s Ibrahimi Mosque
Israeli occupation forces on Monday began demolishing a part of the white stairs of the Ibrahimi Mosque in the city of Hebron in the West Bank, Sana News Agency reported. The occupation…
