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NRIs in Saudi Arabia pay floral tributes to Mahatma Gandhi on I-Day
Jeddah: The NRI community across the Gulf Region on Thursday, August, 15 celebrated India’s 78th Independence Day with patriotic fervour. The Indian missions and Indian schools in the region commemorated Independence Day…
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Court grants Dubai-based pilot’s minor children’s interim custody to his wife
New Delhi: A family court at Saket has recently granted interim custody to their mother. Children are with their father who is a pilot in Dubai. The woman had approached the court…
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Jacqueline Fernandez celebrates birthday in Saudi Arabia, check photos
Riyadh: Bollywood actor Jacqueline Fernandez spent her birthday weekend in style, soaking up in the sun and enjoying the serene shores of the Red Sea. The ‘Kick’ actor shared glimpses of her…
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EAM Jaishankar to visit Kuwait on August 18
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will pay an official visit to Kuwait on August 18, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said in a statement on Thursday. During the visit,…
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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…
