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Abu Dhabi warns against use of Indian cough syrups
Abu Dhabi: The Department of Health — Abu Dhabi (DoH) confirmed that the four cough syrups manufactured by Haryana-based Maiden Pharmaceuticals Limited (MPL) are not available across all healthcare sectors in the…
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Saudi Arabia introduces electric coaches for elderly at Grand Mosque
Riyadh: The authorities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) have introduced electric coaches to transport the elderly and people with disabilities during the circumambulation and pursuit of the Grand Mosque. The…
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Saudi Arabia allows Hayya card holders to perform Umrah
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has decided to allow Muslim holders of the Hayya fan card for the FIFA World Cup in Qatar to perform Umrah and visit Madinah during…
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Abu Dhabi: Yas Island to celebrate Diwali with AR Rahman, other events
Abu Dhabi: Yas Island, Abu Dhabi’s premier leisure and entertainment hub, to celebrate Diwali— festival of light as key landmarks and attractions across the island from October 24 until November 6, 2022. With…
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Video: Saudi man sponsors Sudanese employee’s wedding party
Riyadh: In one of the highest forms of social solidarity in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), a citizen from the city of Sakaka in Al-Jawf region took care of all the…
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UAE: 2 chefs, housewife win Rs 22 lakh each in Mahzooz draw
Abu Dhabi: Two United Arab Emirates (UAE) based chefs – a Filipino and a Syrian – and a Pakistani housewife won the grand prize of 100,000 Dirham (Rs 22,49,279) in the 97th…
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World’s first solar-electric car ‘Lightyear 0’ launched in UAE
Abu Dhabi: While the entire nation has recently been concerned about rising fuel prices, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is leading the way in development with the launch of the world’s first…
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TikTok profits from livestreams of Syrian refugees begging for money
The Chinese social networking site TikTok gets about 70 percent of the donations made through its application, to hundreds of displaced families living in Syrian camps, according to a BBC investigation. BBC…
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Abdul Latif Rashid elected as new President of Iraq
Baghdad: After months of bargaining, negotiations, verbal battles, and overt and secret deals, Abdul Latif Rashid on Thursday elected as President of the Republic of Iraq, succeeding President Barham Salih. In the…
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UAE’s first lunar rover passes final tests before launch phase
Abu Dhabi: Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre’s (MBRSC’s) Rashid rover, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) first mission to the lunar surface, is all set for its historic mission — with the final…
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58-year-old Indian engineer wins over Rs 8 crore lottery in DDF
Abu Dhabi: A 58-year-old Oman-based Indian engineer won the grand prize of one million dollars (Rs 8,22,19,500) on Wednesday in the Dubai Duty Free (DDF) Millennium Millionaire draw. The winner of the draw,…
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Islamic bodies condemn burning copies of Quran by Israeli settlers
Tehran: Renowned Islamic bodies expressed strong condemnation and denunciation of the settlers’ actions in Hebron Palestine after they tore up copies of the Quran and burned them. Nidal Al-Jabari, director of the…
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Anti-hijab students sent to psychological centres: Iran minister
Tehran: Authorities in Iran have been reportedly holding school students who were arrested for anti-Hijab protests in ‘psychological centers’ to prevent them from becoming “antisocial characters,” the country’s education minister said on Tuesday. In an interview…
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Israel ranks fifth among the world’s worst countries to work in
Israel ranked fifth in the list of the worst countries in the world in terms of work conditions and benefits. This came according to a report compiled by William Russell, an international insurance company.…
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Fatima Reyadh, first woman to coach men’s basketball team in Bahrain
Manama: A woman from Bahrain broke gender barriers and became a coach for a men’s basketball team, amid acceptance and understanding between her and the team members after her ability to lead…
