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Emirates employees set yoga world record in Dubai desert
Emirates Group employees have set a new Guinness Book of World Records title for the “most nationalities in a yoga lesson” in the Dubai desert. Participants from 144 different nationalities recently took…
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Genocide charge against Israel ‘outrageous’: PM Netanyahu
Tel Aviv: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said that the genocide charge levelled against Israel is “outrageous” and “decent people everywhere should reject it.” “The charge of genocide levelled against Israel…
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UN agency alleges Israeli protesters blocking humanitarian aid
Tel Aviv: The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) has alleged that Israeli protesters blocked humanitarian aid trucks from entering Gaza through the Karem Shalom border crossing. The UN…
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Iranian, Pakistani Ambassadors return to embassies
Tehran: Iranian Ambassador to Pakistan Reza Amiri Moqaddam has returned to Islamabad to resume his diplomatic duties after a brief tension between the two neighbours. He left Islamabad for Iran on January…
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Houthis claim fresh attack on British oil tanker in Gulf of Aden
Sanaa: Yemen’s Houthi armed group has said it has launched a new missile attack on a British oil tanker in the Gulf of Aden, setting it on fire. “Our forces today (Friday)…
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Complete power blackout hits hospital in Gaza’s Khan Younis
Gaza: A complete power blackout has hit the Nasser Hospital in the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. Photos circulating on social media showed…
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ICJ calls on Israel to take measures to prevent genocide in Gaza
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Friday, January 26, ordered Israel to take action to prevent acts of genocide during its war against Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip. This came…
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Etihad Rail marks first passenger rail journey from Abu Dhabi to Al Dhannah
Etihad Rail has operated its first passenger rail journey of 250 km between Abu Dhabi and Al Dhannah on Thursday, January 25. Dr Sultan bin Ahmed Al Jaber, Managing Director and Group…
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Geospatial authority displays corrected historical photos of Saudi Arabia
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s General Authority for Survey and Geospatial Information (GASGI) has released corrected historical aerial photographs from 1950 to 1980, showcasing various regions of the Kingdom. The photographs…
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German minister’s plane makes emergency landing in Saudi Arabia
German Foreign Minister (FM) Annalena Baerbock and her delegation were forced to make an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia, due to the inability to obtain permission to use Eritrean airspace. On Wednesday,…
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Indian expats celebrate R-Day in Gulf nations with enthusiasm
Hyderabad: The jubilant Indian expatriate community celebrated 75th Republic Day across the Gulf region on Friday with gaiety and enthusiasm. The national pride was on full display as many enthusiastic and patriotic…
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Kuwait thwarts terrorist plan to target Shiite places of worship
Kuwait thwarted a terrorist cell’s plan to target places of worship belonging to the Shia sect, said Kuwait’s Ministry of Interior (MoI) in a statement published late on Thursday, January 25, on…
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6 killed, 33 injured as bus overturns in Turkey
Ankara: At least six people were killed and 33 others injured after a bus overturned in Turkey’s Kastamonu province early on Friday. In a post on X, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said:…
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Saudi Arabia unveils robot for cleaning beaches
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea Global (RSG), on Friday, January 26, unveiled an innovative beach cleaning robot to keep the picturesque sands free of waste. This state-of-the-art robot is…
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Jashn-e-Rekhta in Dubai: Date, tickets & more
The much-anticipated Jashn-e-Rekhta, one of the world’s largest Urdu language, literature and cultural festivals, is all set to take place in Dubai for the first time. The celebrated festival, which has been…
