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Saudi King, Crown Prince congratulate India on Independence Day
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman and Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman on Thursday, August 15, sent a cable of congratulations to President of the Republic of…
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Israel to build new Jewish settlement between Jerusalem and West Bank
Jerusalem: Israel is to build the first West Bank settlement since 2017, announced the Israeli Civil Administration, the country’s governing body that operates in the West Bank, local media reported. Nahal Heletz,…
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Hamas not to participate in Gaza ceasefire talks: Official
Gaza: A Hamas official announced that the movement will not participate in the upcoming ceasefire negotiations in Qatar. Suhail Hindi, a member of Hamas’s Political Bureau, stated at a press conference that…
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Israeli strike kills newborn twins, mother; father went to collect birth certificates
Gaza: Newborn twins were killed with their mother and grandmother in an Israeli airstrike in the central Gaza Strip on Tuesday, August 13, as their father went to collect their birth certificates.…
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HCoI invites online applications for Haj 2025
New Delhi: India’s quota for 2025 Haj remained the same as 2024 at 1,75,025 as Minister for Minority Affairs Kiren Rijiju opened the process for applying for the pilgrimage through the Haj…
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Hezbollah launches rockets towards Israel
Beirut: Hezbollah attacked the Mount Neria base, a battalion leadership headquarters of Israel’s Golani Brigade forces, with volleys of Katyusha rockets late Tuesday night, according to state media. Earlier, Hezbollah had launched…
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Iran, Britain discuss boosting ties, regional situation
Tehran: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer have exchanged views on bilateral ties and developments in West Asia, including the situation in Gaza. In a phone call on…
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Houthi forces raid, shut down UN human rights office in Yemen’s Sanaa
Aden: The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) office in Yemen’s Sanaa has been shut down by Houthi forces, UN and government officials said on Tuesday. In an escalation of…
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US mediates with Turkey to bring Hamas for Thursday peace talks
Tel Aviv: The US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has spoken to the Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan to bring the militant group Hamas to the negotiating table. An indirect peace talks…
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Saudi Arabia overturns retired teacher’s death sentence over social media posts
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Court of Appeal has overturned the death sentence issued against a retired teacher, Mohammed bin Nasser Al-Ghamdi, for tweeting about human rights. On July 9, 2023, 55-year-old…
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Saudi Arabia: Kuwait-based Indian man dies in road accident
A 45-year-old Kuwait-based Indian national died in a road accident in Saudi Arabia after attending his father’s funeral, who passed away while on the Haj pilgrimage this year. On June 22, Riyas…
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Heavy rains in Yemen lead to 61 deaths; Saudi extends support
Sanaa: The death toll from recent heavy rains and floods in Yemen climbed to 61, according to a statement by the Executive Unit for the Management of Displaced Persons Camps in Yemen.…
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Fahad Suri assumes charge as Consul General of India in Jeddah
Jeddah: The new Consul General of India in Jeddah, Fahad Ahmed Khan Suri, assumed charge on Sunday, August 11. Taking to X, the Consulate General of India (CGI), Jeddah, posted photos of…
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Israel expects attack by Iran, Hezbollah this week
Tel Aviv: The Israeli government is expecting a combined attack from Iran and Hezbollah this week following a new intelligence assessment. Sources in Israel’s Defence Ministry told IANS that Minister Yoav Gallant…
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Hamas calls for implementation plan over previous talks on Gaza ceasefire
Gaza: Hamas has called on mediators of the Gaza ceasefire to put forward a plan to implement what they had approved before instead of going to more rounds of negotiations or introducing…
