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India launches UPI payment system in Qatari supermarket
Doha: India expanded the reach of the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) on Monday by launching the facility at Lulu Group’s stores in Qatar, following its rollout at duty-free outlets in Hamad International…
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Greta Thunberg, 170 other Gaza aid flotilla activists deported from Israel
Tel Aviv: Israel on Monday, October 6, deported 171 members of the Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF), including Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg, to Greece and Slovakia after intercepting a convoy of 44…
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Qiblatain Mosque in Madinah to remain open 24 hours
Madinah: Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud on Monday, October 6, ordered that the historic Qiblatain Mosque in Madinah remain open 24 hours a day, allowing…
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UAE set to apply new sugar drink excise tax from January 2026
Abu Dhabi: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) will introduce a new tiered excise tax on sugar-sweetened beverages from January 1, 2026, following the completion of legislative amendments by the Ministry of Finance.…
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First Emirati woman to represent UAE at Miss Universe 2025
Mariam Mohamed has been crowned Miss Universe UAE 2025, becoming the first Emirati woman to represent the United Arab Emirates (UAE) at the world-renowned Miss Universe competition. The 26-year-old fashion student from…
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Umrah allowed on all visa types, confirms Saudi Ministry
Riyadh: The Ministry of Haj and Umrah has confirmed that holders of all visa types, including tourist visas, are permitted to perform Umrah in Saudi Arabia. The ministry said the move is…
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Watch: Mass protest in Amsterdam calls for end to Gaza war
Hundreds of thousands of people marched through Amsterdam on Sunday, October 5, calling on the Dutch government to impose sanctions on Israel and push for an end to the war in Gaza.…
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Gaza-bound aid flotilla 294 nautical miles from enclave
A humanitarian flotilla bound for Gaza, comprised of 11 vessels, has appealed for international protection as it nears the Israel-blockaded enclave, with organisers confirming the convoy is currently about 294 nautical miles…
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Drone from Yemen intercepted over Israel’s Eilat, says army
Jerusalem: Houthi forces launched a drone at Israel’s Red Sea resort city of Eilat late on Sunday, the second attack in a day, the Israeli military said, adding that the unmanned aircraft…
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Hamas team in Egypt for talks on Trump’s Gaza ceasefire plan
Cairo: A delegation from the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) arrived in Egypt on Sunday to prepare for negotiations with the Egyptian side on Monday in the Red Sea city of Sharm…
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Protests sweep Rome, Madrid and Barcelona against Israel’s actions in Gaza
Barcelona: Hundreds of thousands of Italians and Spaniards marched in Rome, Barcelona and Madrid on Saturday, October 4, against Israel’s military campaign in Gaza in a show of growing international anger over…
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British police to get tougher powers to curb repeated pro-Palestinian protests
London: British police will get stronger powers to restrict repeated protests, the government said Sunday, after almost 500 people were arrested at a demonstration in support of a banned pro-Palestinian group. The…
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Syria holds first parliamentary elections since Assad’s fall
Damascus: Syria is holding parliamentary elections on Sunday, October 5, for the first time since the fall of the country’s longtime autocratic leader, Bashar Assad, who was unseated in a rebel offensive…
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Israel, Hamas to hold indirect talks in Egypt as ceasefire hopes rise
Cairo: Israel and Hamas prepared for indirect negotiations in Egypt on Monday, as hopes for a possible ceasefire began to build and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said a truce and hostage release…
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Flotilla’s Italian captain embraces Islam in Israeli detention
Istanbul: Italian activist Tommaso Bortolazzi, captain of the Maria Cristin vessel in the Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF), embraced Islam while being held by Israeli forces after the flotilla was intercepted in international…
