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Egypt removes 850,000 people from food subsidy scheme
Cairo: Egypt has removed 850,000 people from its food subsidy scheme following a nationwide review of ration card beneficiaries, with many discovering their benefits had been suspended when they attempted to collect…
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Lebanon begins Israel agreement with pilot zones
Beirut: Lebanon’s prime minister visited Wednesday a battered southern village as the implementation of a Washington-brokered Lebanese-Israeli agreement began, following months of war between Israel and the Iran-backed Hezbollah. The latest conflict…
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Diplomacy only path to Middle East stability, says Saudi FM
Riyadh: Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan has said diplomacy is the only way to achieve lasting stability in the Middle East, stressing that military force alone cannot resolve the region’s…
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Iran holds funeral for newly identified Minab school strike victims
Tehran: A funeral ceremony was held in the southern Iranian city of Minab on Wednesday, July 22, for 34 victims whose remains were identified through DNA testing months after the strike on…
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Saudi Arabia lifts Dammam alert after warning
Saudi Arabia’s Civil Defense on Wednesday, July 22, lifted the emergency warning issued earlier through the National Platform for Early Warning in Emergency Situations for the eastern city of Dammam, saying the…
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Palestinian family split by Israel-Gaza reunites after 2 years
Gaza Strip: The last time Mais al-Gharam saw her seven siblings was in the Gaza Strip two months before the war. That was before she left the Palestinian territory to go live…
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Inside Iran’s Pickaxe Mountain as Trump warns of strike
Tehran: US President Donald Trump has repeatedly issued threats to bomb an under-construction Iranian nuclear site buried deep under a mountain as the two nations exchange blows over the Strait of Hormuz.…
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Trump to honour four US troops killed in Middle East
Dover: President Donald Trump on Wednesday, July 22, plans to attend the dignified transfer of four US service members killed in the Middle East. Trump will be at Dover Air Force Base…
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Trump lifts 40-year US ban on direct flights to Lebanon
Washington: President Donald Trump said Tuesday, July 21, he’ll allow American carriers to resume direct flights to Lebanon more than 40 years after the US suspended the route. Direct flights between the…
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Trump approves Saudi uranium enrichment for nuclear program
Washington: President Donald Trump has approved an agreement with Saudi Arabia that could potentially provide the kingdom with uranium enrichment capability for its civilian nuclear program, according to two people familiar with…
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New York Mayor Mamdani drops Netanyahu arrest pledge
Washington: New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani said that the city cannot arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu under an International Criminal Court warrant, stepping back from a campaign pledge after a legal…
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US completes 11th night of Iran strikes, talks overshadowed
Dubai: The US military said it completed the 11th night of strikes on Iran early Wednesday, July 22, as attacks across the Middle East overshadowed diplomatic efforts in Pakistan to salvage an…
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Pete Hegseth defends Iran war, estimated cost USD 37.5 billion
Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth faced fiery questions and protests Tuesday over the US war with Iran, which he estimated has cost USD 37.5 billion so far, as Republicans prepare a USD 95…
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India appoints Al Hind for UAE passport services
Abu Dhabi: The Embassy of India in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday, July 21, announced that Al Hind Tours & Travels LLC will operate Indian passport, visa and attestation services across the United…
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Telangana’s Srikar Reddy tipped to be India’s Ambassador to Qatar
Hyderabad: Senior diplomat Dr K Srikar Reddy, currently India’s Consul General in San Francisco and the man who negotiated New Delhi’s trade pacts with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Mauritius, is likely…
