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Two dead, 120 injured in gas cylinder explosion in Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi: The Abu Dhabi Police and Abu Dhabi Civil Defense teams announced on Monday the death of two people and the injury of 120 others as a result of a fire…
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Turkish Relief Authority names well after Shireen Abu Akleh
Turkish Humanitarian Relief Foundation ‘IHH’ on Saturday announced the opening of a well in Chad, bearing the name of Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, who was assassinated by the Israeli occupation forces,…
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Saudi Arabia: E-license service for trade of petroleum products
Riyadh: Saudi Arabia on Sunday announced the launch of electronic service to issue a license for import and export activity for petroleum products, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported. The Ministry of…
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Kuwait: May is the dustiest month in 25 years
Kuwait: Kuwaiti Meteorological Department said that May has become among the highest months of the year that witnessed dust storms at 30 days in 25 years, the Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) reported.…
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Four Gulf countries announce their position on monkeypox disease
Four gulf countries have announced their position on the spread of the monkeypox virus, which causes a smallpox-like infection, in a number of countries around the world. Saudi Arabia said that the…
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UAE: Sheikh Mohammed announces major revamp of education system
Dubai: UAE Vice President and Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum on Sunday announced major structural changes in the Emirate’s education system. Sheikh Mohammed directed officials to establish institutions which…
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Hamas warns Israel against holding flags march at Al-Aqsa Mosque
Hamas warned of the repercussions of the Israeli government’s approval of settlers to organize a flags march at Al-Aqsa Mosque, and vowed to confront it by all means, Anadolu Agency (AA) reported.…
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Saudi Arabia begins levying fees for hiring extra domestic help
Riyadh: The ministry of Human Resources and Social Development has begun levying a fee on domestic workers as decided by the Council of ministers on Sunday. As per the new rule, Saudi…
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Yemeni Siamese twins Mawaddah, Rahma arrive in Saudi Arabia
Riyadh: The Yemeni Siamese twins Mawaddah and Rahma arrived in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s capital Riyadh on Sunday, accompanied by their parents, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported. The 3-month-old twins…
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35-year-old Qatari doctor comes out as gay, seeks asylum in USA
Doha: In a first, a Qatari doctor who concealed his identity for the most part of his life, has publically come out as gay, Saturday. The 35-year-old doctor identified as Nas Mohammed…
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Saudi embassy in Canada calls on citizens to be cautious
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi embassy in Canada on Sunday called on its citizens to exercise caution and stay at home due to continuous strong storms in Ontario. This came due to…
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Houthi delegation head to Jordan to discuss lifting Taiz siege
Sanaa: Yemen’s Houthi militia said they had sent representatives to Jordan’s capital Amman to attend a UN-sponsored negotiation over lifting the siege on Taiz city as part of the ongoing truce. The…
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Iran sees breakthrough in ties with Gulf Arab states: Official
Tehran: The relations between Iran and Gulf Arab states have seen a “breakthrough” since President Ebrahim Raisi assumed office in 2021, a top official said here. Iran and Saudi Arabia have taken…
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Jordan condemns Israeli decision allowing Jews to pray at Al-Aqsa Mosque
Amman: Jordan has condemned an Israeli court decision allowing “extremists” to pray at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in East Jerusalem. Jordan’s Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Haitham Abu Al-Foul said that the decision is…
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Israel sentences Palestinian jailbreakers to five more years
Jerusalem: An Israeli court has sentenced six Palestinian prisoners to five more years in prison for escaping from a maximum-security prison in 2021. The court found them guilty of “escaping custody” and…
