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Rs 200 crore wedding in UAE puts betting app promoter under ED scanner
New Delhi: A lavish wedding held this February in the United Arab Emirates caught the attention of the Enforcement Directorate as the entire money-around Rs 200 crore- spent on the bash was…
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Dubai Customs seize drugs worth Rs 14 crore in major operation
Abu Dhabi: Dubai Customs’ Intelligence Department has achieved a significant milestone by intercepting a major drug smuggling attempt via air cargo. They successfully prevented the trafficking of 200,000 restricted narcotics and pills…
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Saudi Arabia’s GEA announces details of Riyadh Season 2023
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s General Entertainment Authority (GEA) chairman Turki Alalshikh has announced details for the fourth edition of the Riyadh Season due to kick off on Saturday, October 28. Taking…
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Sharjah police warn against one-time password scam
Abu Dhabi: The Sharjah Police have warned the public against sharing one-time passwords (OTPs) with unidentified sources. The warning came during the launch of the ‘Be Aware: Stop, Think, Protect’ campaign, as…
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Iranian hackers target defence, satellite firms to gather secrets: Microsoft
San Francisco: Microsoft analysts have said that Iranian state-backed hackers targeted satellite, defence, and pharmaceutical companies around the world in order to gather intelligence and perhaps build up domestic production in these…
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UAE, Saudi Arabia end midday work ban
The midday work ban in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Saudi Arabia that came into effect on June 15 has come to an end. The ban on working in open spaces…
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UAE’s Sultan Al Neyadi honoured by Australia’s Griffith University
Abu Dhabi: United Arab Emirates (UAE) astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi, has been named as the ‘Overall Outstanding International Alumni’ at the Outstanding Alumni Awards 2023 at Griffith University, Australia. Al Neyadi had…
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Abu Dhabi Airport trials operations at new Terminal A building
Abu Dhabi: As part of the ongoing operational readiness trials for the new Terminal A ahead of its opening in November, Abu Dhabi Airports is conducting its largest live trial and testing…
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Libya floods: Top prosecutor to probe deadly dam collapse
Derna: Days after a catastrophic flood killed thousands of people in Libya, the country’s top prosecutor will investigate the collapse of two dams in the eastern port of Derna that launched a…
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UN to provide aid to needed Libyans after floods: Envoy
Tripoli: The special representative of the UN Secretary-General for Libya, Abdoulaye Bathily, has said that the UN is actively collaborating with local authorities and aid agencies to provide aid to those in…
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Lightning strikes kill seven in Yemen
Sanaa: Lightning strikes have killed seven people in Yemen’s northwestern province of Hodeidah in the past 24 hours, local health authorities said. The victims are six women and a man in the…
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Turkey carries out airstrikes against PKK targets in Iraq
Ankara: The Turkish military carried out two airstrikes against the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) targets in northern Iraq, Turkey’s Defence Ministry said. The air operations, conducted on Wednesday and Friday, targeted…
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IndiGo’s Lucknow-Abu Dhabi flight suffers hydraulic issue
New Delhi: An IndiGo flight from Lucknow to Abu Dhabi suffered a hydraulic system issue and made an emergency landing at the Delhi airport on Saturday, according to a source. The flight…
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Turkey may part ways with EU if necessary: Erdogan
Istanbul: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that Turkey may “part ways with the EU,” suggesting that his country may end the bid to join the European bloc. “The European Union…
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News of official permit for new mosques around Grand mosque fake: Saudi govt
Riyadh: The authorities of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) have rubbished claims circulated on social media platforms that several plots of land within the boundaries of the Grand Mosque in Makkah…
