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Iraq, Kuwait hold talks on border demarcation, joint oil field disputes
Baghdad: Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Salem Abdullah Al-Jaber Al-Sabah paid an official visit to Iraq’s capital Baghdad and held talks with Iraqi leaders in an attempt to end border demarcation and joint…
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Oman’s airport traffic reaches 70% of pre-COVID level
Muscat: Airport operations across Oman were reaching 70 per cent of the sultanate’s pre-pandemic capacity, media reported, citing a statement from the Omani Civil Aviation Authority (CAA). CAA President Naif Ali Al-Abri…
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Denmark to seek legal means to prevent Quran desecration
Copenhagen: The Danish government will look for legal ways to enable officials to prevent the desecration of the Quran in front of foreign embassies in Denmark, the country’s Foreign Minister Lars Lokke…
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Viral video: Talabat rider seen eating customer’s food
Abu Dhabi: A video clip has gone viral on social media platforms showing a Talabat delivery rider was seen eating a customer’s order from the delivery box in Bahrain. In the video,…
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UAE astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi shares photos of wildfires from space
Abu Dhabi: United Arab Emirates (UAE) astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi shared photos of the wildfires affecting Greece and Turkey from the International Space Station (ISS). Greece and Turkey are among the countries hit…
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Bahrain postpones Israel foreign minister Eli Cohen’s visit
Manama: Bahrain has postponed the visit of Israeli foreign minister Eli Cohen to the Kingdom next week to September, Israeli media reported. Neither Bahrain nor Israel have publicly commented on the reason…
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Sweden re-examines residency of Iraqi refugee who desecrated Quran
Stockholm: Swedish migration agency is re-examining the residence permit of an Iraqi refugee behind several incidents of Quran desecration in Stockholm in recent weeks. Thirty-seven-year-old Salwan Momika burned a copy of the…
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Iran news editor receives 1-year ban for covering anti-hijab protests
Tehran: Behrooz Behzadi, the editor-in-chief of Etemad, one of Tehran’s prominent reformist dailies, has been banned from any press activity for a year over coverage of the protest movement that erupted after…
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UAE announces penalties for corporate tax violations
Abu Dhabi: The UAE Ministry of Finance (MoF) today announced the issuance of Cabinet Decision No. (75) of 2023 regarding administrative penalties for violations related to the Federal Decree-Law No. 47 of…
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Iran extradites Azerbaijani convict
Tehran: A female Azerbaijani national imprisoned in Iran has been repatriated to her home country under a convict extradition agreement between the two neighbours, media reported. Iran handed over the Azerbaijani citizen…
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“Saudi Arabia has changed football transfer market”: Pep Guardiola
Manchester: Manchester United manager Pep Guardiola admitted on Saturday that Saudi Arabia has ‘changed the football transfer market’, following Riyad Mahrez’s 30 million pound move to Al-Ahli. As per Goal.com, the Algerian winger left…
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Israelis stage new nationwide protests after overhaul law passed
Tel Aviv: Israeli protesters have staged new nationwide protests days after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pushed the bill to limit the judicial powers, according to Al Jazeera. The bill has been passed…
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Pakistan FM to visit UAE today to discuss bilateral ties
Islamabad: Pakistan Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari will undertake an official visit to the United Arab Emirates on Sunday to discuss bilateral ties. During the visit, the foreign minister will hold a meeting…
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Israel PM Netanyahu says judicial reform is ‘minor correction’
Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday, July 27, said that his plan to reform the judicial system was a ‘minor correction’ to an ‘activist’ court, in reference to the Supreme Court.…
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UAE announces temporary ban on rice exports
Abu Dhabi: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) ministry of economy has banned rice export and re-export for four months, including rice of Indian origin, the Emirates News Agency (WAM) reported. The temporary…
