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Yemen’s Houthi rebels announce 3-day ceasefire with Saudi-led coalition
Sanaa: Yemen’s Houthi rebels have announced a three-day unilateral ceasefire with the Saudi-led coalition, voicing their commitment to a permanent truce if the coalition ends airstrikes and withdraws forces. “We will suspend…
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Iran welcomes normalisation of ties with Saudi Arabia: FM Hossein
Tehran: Iran’s Foreign Minister has said Tehran welcomes normalisation of relations with Riyadh and hopes the Saudi side will play a more constructive role to this end, official news agency IRNA reported.…
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Israeli settlers set fire to mosque in West Bank
Jerusalem: Israeli settlers on Thursday set fire to a mosque in the village of Zita Jama’in, south of Nablus in the northern West Bank, the Wafaa News Agency reported. The Palestinian Ministry of…
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More than 1L Keralites left Bahrain during COVID pandemic: Study
Manama: More than 100,000 Indian expatriates from Kerala have left Bahrain during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study conducted by Indian economist and social scientist Dr B A Prakash, local media…
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UAE: 2 Indians win over Rs 20 lakh each in Mahzooz draw
Abu Dhabi: Two United Arab Emirates (UAE) based Indian expatriates have won the grand prize of 100,000 Dirham (Rs 20,76,668) in the 69th Mahzooz weekly draw. Indian expatriates Hameed and Syed —…
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Saudi Arabia allows women to register to join border guards
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has opened admission and registration for women to join the border guards, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported. The latest move comes as part of…
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Israel to host 3 Arab diplomats, US in historic summit
Jerusalem: Israel has announced that it will host meetings with four visiting Foreign Ministers on March 27 and 28. The US Secretary of State, and Foreign Ministers of the United Arab Emirates…
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Iran urges foreign forces to leave Syria immediately
Tehran: All foreign forces should pull out of Syria “immediately and unconditionally,” Iran’s Ambassador to the United Nations, Majid Takht-Ravanchi said, the Iranian state TV reported. Addressing a UN Security Council session…
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Iran FM reaffirms red lines set for Vienna nuclear talks
Tehran: Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian has reaffirmed Iran’s red lines such as lifting sanctions “to the maximum,” for reaching an agreement in the nuclear talks in Vienna, the Iranian Students’ News…
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Iran says to keep dialogue open with Saudi Arabia amid strained ties
Tehran: The ties between Iran and Saudi Arabia are facing problems and challenges but Iran is working hard to keep the dialogue open between the two Middle Eastern powers, Iranian Foreign Minister…
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Not responsible for oil shortages, says Saudi Arabia after attack on facility
Riyadh: Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Energy on Friday said that the kingdom will not bear responsibility for the lack of oil supplies in global markets caused by Houthi attacks on its oil…
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Saudi Arabia: Houthi attack causes massive fire at Aramco’s oil facility
Riyadh: The Arab coalition in Yemen, led by Saudi Arabia, announced that Iran-backed Houthi militia attacked a Saudi Aramco oil facility setting off a huge fire visible from Jeddah’s Formula 1 track as…
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Israel plans to build ten new settlements in Naqab region
Jerusalem: The Israeli government has decided to vote, next Sunday, March 27, on a plan to establish ten new settlements in the occupied Naqab (Negev) region, local media reported on Thursday. Israeli…
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Emirates Airlines to restore flight capacity to India to pre-COVID levels
Abu Dhabi: Dubai-based carrier Emirates on Friday announced that it will restore pre-pandemic flight frequencies between Dubai and India, starting from Friday, April 1. This step comes in the wake of the…
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Saudi oil export revenues recorded a big jump in January 2022
Riyadh: The oil export revenues of Saudi Arabia have recorded a large jump during the month of January, according to government data issued by the Saudi General Authority for Statistics (GaStat). The data…
