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Sheikha Asma, 1st Qatari woman to reach peak of Mount Everest
Doha: Qatari mountaineer Sheikha Asmaa Bint Thani Al Thani has achieved a historic feat by reaching the peak of Mount Everest on May 27, 30 minutes past 6 o’clock in the morning.…
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Saudi Red Crescent Authority wins Guinness World Record title
Riyadh: The awareness campaign “Save the Soul” recently launched by the Saudi Red Crescent Authority on Monday received a Guinness World Record in spreading awareness on first aid education, the Saudi Press Agency…
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Saudi: Homosexuals to be punished with 5 yrs in jail, SAR 3M fine
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s legal expert has warned that homosexuality in all its forms is criminalised by law and forbidden in Islam and can lead to imprisonment and fines. The lawyer…
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Meet Dr Alazazi; businesswoman behind UAE’s first electric car
Abu Dhabi: A chairwoman of United Arab Emirates (UAE) based M Glory Holding Group Dr Majida Alazazi is the woman behind the country’s first-ever electric car. Dr Majida Alazazi is all set…
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In a first, UAE and Israel sign free trade agreements
Abu Dhabi: Israel and United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Tuesday signed a free trade agreement, the first of its kind between the Hebrew state and an Arab country. This deal is one of the…
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Saudi employers warned against allowing staff to work for ‘personal benefit’
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has warned that employers who allow employees to work for others or for workers’ own personal benefit, will face imprisonment and fines. According to the Saudi…
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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…
