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The Third Eye: Conflict-ridden Middle East is putting global peace at risk
The steady spread of radicalisation in the Muslim world, the deepening Sunni-Shia conflict in the Middle East and the growing impact of the historical religious divides on the current geopolitics are the…
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Israel says Palestinian Islamic Jihad commander killed in Gaza
Gaza: The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has announced that it has killed Muhammad Katrouy, the commander of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad’s (PIJ) Central Camps Brigade, in an airstrike in central Gaza. The…
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Houthis claim responsibility for attacking cargo ship in Gulf of Aden
Sanaa: Yemen’s Houthi group has claimed responsibility for an attack on a cargo ship named “Groton” in the Gulf of Aden. “In support of the Palestinians and Hamas, we carried out a…
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UAE visa amnesty: Indian consulate announces measures to help expats
The Consulate General of India (CGI) in Dubai has announced several measures to help Indian expatriates living in Dubai and Northern Emirates to avail the benefit of the visa amnesty program. The…
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Israeli forces deliberately targeted academics in Gaza, says Sheikha Moza
Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, Chairperson of the Qatar Foundation for Education, Science, and Community Development, said on Saturday, August 31, that the Israeli forces deliberately targeted academics in the Gaza Strip since…
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UAE sends monkeypox vaccines to 5 African countries
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) on Saturday, August 31, announced sending a number of aircraft carrying monkeypox (mpox) vaccines to five African countries. The countries are: Democratic…
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Watch: Historic floods hit Madinah, cars swept away
The holy city of Madinah, Saudi Arabia, on Friday, August 30, witnessed heavy rains that caused unprecedented floods and swept away a number of cars. Video footage circulated on social media platforms…
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UAE: Tropical storm in Arabian Sea to continue over next 24 hours; residents warned
The National Centre of Meteorology (NCM) has issued an alert to United Arab Emirates (UAE) residents about a tropical storm, Asna, currently located in the northeast of the Arabian Sea. Taking to…
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Iran closely monitors Israeli threats: Military
Iran is closely monitoring threats and activities by Israel, a top Iranian military commander said, according to the state media. Iranian Air Defense Force Commander Alireza Sabahifard made the remarks in an…
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Indian expat returns home after heart ailment in Saudi Arabia
Saleem Padinjatti, an Indian national from Malappuram, Kerala, who has been admitted in a hospital in Al Qaseem, Saudi Arabia, with severe heart ailment, repatriated to India on a stretcher on Friday,…
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Turkish police capture IS suspect planning bomb attack in Istanbul
Turkish police on Friday arrested a suspected member of the Islamic State (IS) in Istanbul who was accused of planning a bomb attack, local media reported. According to the NTV broadcaster, anti-terror…
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Over 5.7M worshippers perform prayers at Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah
Riyadh: The Prophet’s Mosque in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Madinah city received 5,735,016 worshippers last week. This comes amid integrated services provided by the General Authority for the Care of the…
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Iran rejects allegations regarding training Russian forces in Ukraine Tehran
Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Nasser Kanaani rejected the claim of Iranian military presence in Ukraine to train Russian forces as baseless. The Spokesperson reiterated Iran’s principled stance of opposing the war and…
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Cloud seeding shows promising results for Makkah, Holy sites: Study
The Regional Program for Cloud Seeding has conducted a research study showing promising results in enhancing rainfall and increasing cumulus cloud density in Makkah and the Holy Sites, Saudi Arabia. According to…
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UNRWA suspends services in several West Bank camps amid Israeli military operation
The UN Agency for Palestine Refugees announced that it has suspended its services in several refugee camps in the northern West Bank due to an ongoing Israeli military operation. “We’ve had to…
