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FIFA WC: Iran frees prisoners after win over Wales
Following Iran’s victory over Wales in the ongoing FIFA World Cup, authorities recently set over 700 prisoners free. Iran defeated Wales 2-0 on November 26. The Judiciary took to its official website…
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57% of Gaza’s population suffers from food insecurity
Gaza: Palestinian authorities said that 57 percent of the Gaza Strip population suffers from food insecurity due to an Israeli blockade imposed on the coastal enclave for 16 years. Poverty rates in…
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Israel detects bird flu at turkey farm
Jerusalem: The highly pathogenic bird flu, avian influenza, has been detected in a turkey farm in western Israel, the state’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development said in a statement. Following the…
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Pope Francis condemns Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Jerusalem: Pope Francis has urged Israeli and Palestinian authorities to negotiate and resolve issues among them after recent deadly bomb attacks in Jerusalem and clashes in the occupied West Bank. According to…
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Jordan reiterates support for political solution in Yemen
Amman: King Abdullah II of Jordan has reiterated his country’s support for the Yemenis and for reaching a political solution in Yemen that restores stability and security. The king made the remarks…
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Iran signs $300million MoU for car exports to Russia
Tehran: Iran has signed a Memorandum of Understanding valued at $300 million with Russia for car exports to the country, semi-official Fars news agency reported. Russia is one of the customers of…
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Israeli hospital fires doctor for offering sweets to Palestinian boy
The well-known Hadassah Medical Centre, an Israeli hospital have fired a Palestinian doctor for giving sweets to a Palestinian teenager wounded during an Israeli raid in Jerusalem’s Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood, Quds Press reported on Sunday.…
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UAE: 3 including Indian win Dh 100,000 in Mahzooz weekly draw
Abu Dhabi: Three United Arab Emirates (UAE) based expatriates including an Indian won the grand prize of 100,000 Dirham each (Rs 22,21,545) in the 104th Mahzooz weekly draw in Dubai. The winner…
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Hackers selling fake permit documents, digital coins for FIFA World Cup
New Delhi: As the FIFA World Cup is currently underway in Qatar, cyber-security researchers on Monday warned that threat actors are selling fake Hayya cards, which is essentially a permit document, to…
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Iran complains to FIFA after US national team modifies Iranian flag
Tehran: Iranian Football Federation has filed a complaint with the International Federation of Football Associations (FIFA) against the background of removing the word “Allah” from the Islamic Republic’s flag, in a post…
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FIFA WC 2022: London transport system bans Qatar ads over LGBTQ laws
England: The Transport for London (TfL) has banned the promotion of advertisements depicting Qatar as a desirable destination, or encouraging people to attend the FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar, as part…
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FIFA World Cup: Iranian fans allegedly arrested for backing women’s rights
Doha: A few Iranian fans at the FIFA World Cup in Qatar were on Sunday were arrested for allegedly wearings T-shirts in support of the women who are protesting the death of…
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Iran filmmaker barred from attending int’l film festival of India, know why
Tehran: Iranian authorities have barred filmmaker Reza Dormishian from visiting the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in Goa, where ‘A Minor,’ a movie he produced, was scheduled to play in the…
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Uyghur community holds protests in Turkey against Chinese govt
Istanbul: Activists in Turkey came out in large numbers last week to support the Uyghur community in China’s Xinjiang province, who lost their lives in a residential building fire in Urumqi, local…