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Indian schools in Oman set to implement new national education policy
Muscat: The Board of Directors of Indian Schools Oman is set to implement India’s National Education Policy (NEP) across all Indian Schools in Oman. The new policy emphasises a comprehensive approach to…
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UAE: Coldest temperature of 2.2 degree Celsius recorded, sees frost formation
The mountains of Jebel Jais in Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates (UAE), on Friday, January 3, recorded the coldest temperature of 2.2 degrees Celsius at 6:45 am. Taking to X, the…
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Dubai-bound Air India flight makes emergency landing in Kerala
Kozhikode: Air India Express flight from Dubai made a precautionary landing at Karipur Airport near here on Friday after its pilot suspected a failure in the hydraulic system, airport sources said. Flight…
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Saudi Arabia witnessed strongest cold wave in history in Jan 1992: NCM
Riyadh: The National Center for Meteorology (NCM) revealed that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) witnessed its strongest cold wave in history in January 1992, which lasted for seven days in a…
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Saudi Arabia warns against using SHTINE bottled water
The Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA) has issued a warning to withdraw SHTINE drinking bottled water from the local market due to its excessive levels of bromate, a chemical formed during water disinfection. The SHTINE…
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Egyptian man executed for killing Indian expat in Saudi Arabia
Riyadh: The authorities in Saudi Arabia recently executed an Egyptian citizen who was convicted of killing an Indian expat in the Kingdom, in 2021. The Ministry of Interior (MoI) said in a…
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No safety for civilians anywhere in Gaza: UN humanitarians
United Nations: There is no safety for civilians anywhere in Gaza, with more than 80 per cent of the Gaza Strip under Israeli evacuation orders, UN humanitarians said. Philippe Lazzarini, commissioner-general of…
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Israeli strikes hit defence factories, research facility in Syria’s Aleppo
Damascus: A series of blasts rocked Syria’s southern Aleppo province, as Israeli warplanes carried out strikes on defence factories and a research centre there, according to local media and a war monitor.…
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Saudi Arabia updates fees for visa, Iqama services
Riyadh: The authorities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) have updated fees for Iqama renewal, extended exit and reentry visa services, and other services for 2025. Arabic daily Okaz learned that…
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Hamas delegation visits Cairo over Gaza ceasefire
Gaza: A Hamas delegation has visited Egypt’s capital Cairo to address challenges surrounding a Gaza ceasefire agreement, Hamas spokesperson Jihad Taha said. Taha told Xinhua that the delegation’s visit to Cairo was…
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Gaza police chief killed in Israeli airstrike: Interior authorities
Gaza: Gaza’s interior authorities confirmed that Mahmoud Salah, the director-general of Gaza’s police department, was killed in an Israeli airstrike in the southern Gaza Strip. In a statement, the interior authorities mourned…
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Israel confirms September raid on Syrian ‘underground missile factory’
Jerusalem: Israel’s military revealed that around 100 of its troops conducted a raid in Syria in September last year to dismantle an underground missile factory allegedly funded by Iran. In a rare…
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Israel to send delegation to Qatar for Gaza ceasefire talks: Netanyahu
Jerusalem: Israel announced that it will send a delegation of senior security officials to Qatar next week to discuss a Gaza ceasefire deal. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed in a statement that…
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Iran marks 5th anniversary of top commander Soleimani’s assassination
Tehran: Iranians across the country marked the fifth anniversary of the US killing of top commander Qassem Soleimani. Soleimani, former commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Quds Force, and Iraqi…
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Iran offers to help Indian nurse Nimisha Priya facing death row in Yemen
In a major development, Iran on Thursday, January 2, offered to help in the case of Indian nurse Nimisha Priya, who is currently on death row in Yemen. “We are willing to…
