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Haj 2025: Registration date for housing pilgrims in Madinah announced
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Pilgrims Housing Committee in Madinah has announced the opening date for receiving requests for pilgrim housing permits for the Haj season of 1446 AH-2025. In a…
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Passports of over 3.3 million Syrian refugees in Turkey leaked
The passport details of more than 3.3 million Syrian refugees living in Turkey were leaked online following a week of heightened anti-Syrian sentiment. The leak, which appeared on multiple Telegram channels, disclosed…
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New Egypt education minister faces backlash over alleged fake PhD
Egypt’s new education minister, Mohamed Abdel Latif, has faced backlash for allegedly obtaining a fake PhD, PhD, as depicted in the government’s publicity materials. On Wednesday, July 3, the new Egyptian government…
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Saudi Arabia: Kiswah of Kaaba to be replaced on Muharram 1
Riyadh: The annual customary tradition of changing Kiswah (Ghilaf-e-Kaaba) at the Grand Mosque in Makkah, Saudi Arabia, will take place on the first of Muharram, marking the beginning of the new Islamic year 1446…
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Saudi Arabia grants citizenship to exceptional global talents
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has granted citizenship to a number of scientists, medical doctors, researchers, innovators, entrepreneurs, and talented individuals. This comes as part of a royal order issued…
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Saudi Arabia: Haj pilgrims bid farewell to Madinah; buy gifts, souvenirs
Riyadh: Hundreds of pilgrims bid farewell to Madinah, Saudi Arabia, after being blessed with the opportunity to perform Haj, a once-in-a-lifetime spiritual journey, and visit the Prophet’s Mosque. Most of the pilgrims…
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Saudi Arabia raises retirement age to 65 years
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Araba (KSA) has approved a new Social Insurance Law that sets the retirement age to 65 years. In a post on X, the General Organization for Social…
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Video: Hyderabadi woman tortured by husband in Saudi; mother seeks MEA help
Hyderabad: The mother of a Hyderabadi woman Sheikh Ayesha Rumana has appealed to the minister of external affairs (MEA) Dr S Jaishankar to rescue her daughter and five grandchildren who are currently…
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Senior Hezbollah commander killed in Israeli strike in Lebanon
A senior Hezbollah commander was killed on Wednesday, July 3, in an Israeli airstrike in the Hosh area of Tyre, Lebanon amid increased tensions between the two sides. The 59-year-old Mohammad Naameh…
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Saudi issues 1st license to clean building facades using drones
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) has issued the first operational license for the use of drones in cleaning building facades In a post on X,…
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NRIs, Indian tourists can now make UPI QR payments in UAE
India’s NPCI International Payments Limited (NIPL) has announced a partnership with Network International (Network) to enable QR code-based Unified Payments Interface (UPI) payments in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) across Network’s point-of-sale (POS) terminals.…
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Top Indian crypto exchange acquires Dubai-based BitOasis
In a bid to expand its global footprint, CoinDCX, the largest crypto exchange in India, on Wednesday, July 3, announced the acquisition of Dubai-based BitOasis, a leading virtual assets trading platform. The…
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Big Ticket draw: Dubai-based Indian expat wins Rs 22 crore
A Dubai-based Indian expatriate won a staggering Dirham 10 million (Rs 22,73,13,631) grand prize in the Big Ticket Abu Dhabi weekly draw held on Wednesday, July 3. The winner, Raisur Rahman Anisur…
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Lebanon will become ‘hell without return’ for Israel: Iran interim FM
Iran’s interim foreign minister warned that Lebanon will become “a hell without return” for Israel if it launches a war against Hezbollah, the Lebanese resistance movement. Ali Bagheri Kani made the remark…
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Turkish man arrested after threatening Saudis with knife in Istanbul cafe
Istanbul police have arrested a Turkish man who allegedly threatened a group of Saudis with a knife at a cafe in the Maslak area of Istanbul, Turkey. A video clip of the…
