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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…
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Yemen: Gas station explosion rocks Aden
A powerful explosion shook a residential neighbourhood in Yemen’s southern port city of Aden, according to the witnesses. The loud blast, originating from a gas station, sent shockwaves through the densely populated…
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Egypt, Greece call for efforts to deescalate tensions in Mideast
Cairo: Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty and his Greek counterpart, George Gerapetritis, have stressed the importance of intensifying efforts to avoid the escalation of violence and instability in the Middle East. During…
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Gaza launches polio vaccination campaign for children amid ongoing conflict
Geneva: A large-scale vaccination campaign to fight a polio outbreak in the Gaza Strip is set to begin on September 1, announced the World Health Organisation (WHO) representative for the occupied Palestinian…
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Dubai: Kerala man wins over Rs 8 cr in Duty-Free lottery
A 41-year-old Dubai-based Indian expat from Kerala and his 9 colleagues have collectively won the grand prize of one million dollars (Rs 8,31,70,050) on Wednesday, 28 August, in the Dubai Duty-Free (DDF)…
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OIC foreign ministers session commences in Cameroon; focus on Palestine, Kashmir
The 50th session of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Council of Foreign Ministers commenced on Thursday, August 30, in the capital, Yaoundé, under the patronage of Republic of Cameroon President Paul…
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Empowering exports: Saudi Arabia boosts non-oil trade with India
Economic relations between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and India have witnessed significant growth, with India emerging as the Kingdom’s second-largest trading partner and Saudi Arabia ranking fourth among India’s largest trading…
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Israel says Hamas military chief killed in West Bank’s Jenin
Israel announced on Friday that it had killed Hamas’ commander in Jenin, the West Bank, on the third day of one of its largest assaults in the Israeli-occupied territory in months. In…
