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Saudi Arabia to auction three mining licences in 2022
Riyadh: Saudi Arabia plans to auction up to three mining licences in 2022, including Khnaiguiyah mines where zinc and copper deposits are estimated at around 26 million tonnes, Al Arabiya News has…
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Deeply concerned about safety of 7 Indians on Houthi-seized ship: India at UNSC
United Nations: India has voiced deep concern over the safety of seven Indian nationals on a Houthi-seized United Arab Emirates-flagged cargo vessel, calling for the immediate release of the crew and the ship.…
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Arab Gulf foreign ministers head to Beijing for meetings
Beijing: Foreign ministers from Saudi Arabia and other Arab Gulf states are visiting Beijing for meetings with officials from the world’s second largest economy, a leading consumer of oil and source of…
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Top business events in Dubai to look forward to in 2022
Dubai: Aside from being a popular tourist destination, Dubai is also a major economic hub on the Asian continent. Dubai, one of the seven emirates of the United Arab Emirates, provides a…
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Significant increase in Umrah pilgrims expected in next 3 months
There is likely to be a significant rise in the number of international Umrah pilgrims over the next three months. According to a member of the national committee for Hajj and Umrah,…
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UAE passport 15th most powerful in the world
Abu Dhabi: The passport of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is ranked on the list of the world’s top 20 most powerful passports in the first quarter of 2022, according to the…
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Kuwait strengthens COVID-19 restrictions amid surge in cases
Kuwait: The authorities in Kuwait have imposed new COVID-19 restrictions, starting Wednesday, January 12, in response to the exponential increase in COVID-19 infections across the country, driven by the Omicron variant, the…
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Smart robot to distribute Zamzam water at two Holy Mosques
Riyadh: In an attempt to assist pilgrims and limit human contact to prevent the spread of the novel COVID-19, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia launched smart robots that will now distribute the…
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UAE: Indian man awarded over Dh5 lakh as compensation after road accident
Dubai: A Dubai court has ordered an insurance company to pay Dh 506, 000 to an Indian man who had met with a road accident in the UAE. The accident took place…
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Israel shortens quarantine period for COVID-infected people to 7 days
Jerusalem: The Israeli Health Ministry has announced in a statement the shortening of the required quarantine period for people tested positive for COVID-19. Nachman Ash, the Ministry’s Director General, thus decided that…
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Israel arrests Palestinian for injuring soldier in car-ramming attack
Jerusalem: A Palestinian was arrested after he allegedly carried out a car-ramming attack in the Israel-occupied West Bank, injuring a soldier, the Israeli military said. The incident took place outside the Israeli…
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Egyptian Prez voices support for Palestine in resuming Mideast peace talks
Cairo: Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi has voiced Egypt’s support for Palestine in resuming the stalled Middle East peace talks focusing on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, according to the Egyptian Presidency. Sisi made the…
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Archaeologists discover 4,500-year-old highway network in Saudi Arabia
Riyadh: Archaeologists in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) have discovered a 4,500-year-old highway network of “funerary avenues” suggesting a high degree of social and economic connection between the region’s populations in…
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Dubai Expo: Season pass tickets now available at cheaper price
Abu Dhabi: Expo 2020 Dubai has announced a ‘Season Pass Finale’, priced at 195 Dirhams, which will grant holders unlimited entries for the last three months. The pass is valid for entries…
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Saudi Arabia: In a first, defamation ruling issued against sexual harasser
Riyadh: For the first time in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s history, a Saudi court ruled to defame a convict in a case of sexual harassment, which approved last year a law…
