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Saudi Arabia: Indian Umrah pilgrim jailed due to identity mismatch
Jeddah: A spiritual journey to Islam’s holy land turned sour for an Indian family after their beloved one was detained at Jeddah’s King Abdulaziz International Airport as his name and particulars matched…
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Ramzan 2024: Saudi Arabia bans iftar in mosques
Riyadh: The authorities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) have issued an order banning iftar in mosques during the upcoming holy month of Ramzan 1445 AH-2024. The announcement is part of…
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Cristiano Ronaldo fined, suspended for one match by SAFF; here’s why
The Disciplinary and Ethics Committee of the Saudi Arabian Football Federation (SAFF) on Wednesday, February 28, suspended Cristiano Ronaldo for one match and fined him 30,000 Saudi Riyals (Rs 6,63,396) after allegedly…
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Dubai customs seize 26.45 kg of marijuana hidden in onion shipments
Dubai Customs on Wednesday, February 28, seized 26.45 kgs of marijuana from an African country that was hidden in a shipment of red onions. Taking to X, the authority said customs officials…
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Russia launches Iran’s research satellite ‘Pars 1’ into space
Moscow: Russia on Thursday launched into space Pars 1, an Iranian imaging satellite, which has the capability of sending high-resolution images of surface locations from its orbit 500 km above Earth, Russian…
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Saudi Arabia set to open Middle East’s longest tunnel
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is all set to open the Abu Bakr Al-Siddiq Road Tunnel in Riyadh, making it one of the longest in the Middle East, on Thursday, February…
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Israeli strikes hit southern Damascus
Damascus: Israeli aerial attack hit areas south of the Syrian capital, Damascus, according to the Syrian Defence Ministry. The aerial attack originated from the occupied Golan Heights, targeting multiple locations on the…
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Palestinian death toll in Gaza nears 30,000: Ministry
Gaza: The Palestinian death toll in the Gaza Strip has risen to 29,954 as the Israeli military killed 76 in the past 24 hours, the Hamas-run Health Ministry said. Meanwhile, 110 others…
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24×7 clinic to be established at Zayed International Airport
In a groundbreaking move, Abu Dhabi Airports and Burjeel Holdings have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish a state-of-the-art medical clinic at Zayed International Airport. The company will utilize its…
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Saudi Arabia’s Tejoury opens regional hub in Dubai
Riyadh: Tejoury, a Saudi records management and digitalization company, recently launched a new regional hub in the Dubai Investments Park (DIP). The new hub is a part of the company’s plan to…
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Saudi Arabia launches clean diesel, Euro-5 gasoline in markets
In a significant move, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Energy on Tuesday, February 27, announced the launch of clean diesel and Euro-5-compliant gasoline in the Kingdom’s markets, to replace the…
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WTO, WTTC praise Saudi Arabia’s historic milestone of 100M tourists
The World Tourism Organization (UN Tourism) and World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) have praised Saudi Arabia’s remarkable achievement of hosting 106.2 million domestic and foreign tourists in 2023. This accomplishment significantly…
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Watch: Meet 11-year-old Sumayya Wushah, Gaza’s youngest journalist
Eleven-year-old Sumayya Wushah, one of Gaza’s youngest journalists, has been boldly reporting events from the ground, where more than 120 journalists have been killed by Israeli air strikes since October 7, 2023.…
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Promise of high wages lured Gulf-based Indians into Russian-Ukraine war
Hyderabad: Amidst the ongoing Russian-Ukraine war, some Indians hailing from various parts of the country, including Telangana, have been fraudulently recruited to fight along with the Russian army in the warzone. Among…
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Aim to double India-UAE non-oil trade by 2030: CEPA Council Director Ahmed Aljneibi
Chennai: The non-oil bilateral trade between India and the UAE has seen a sizable jump to over USD 50 billion ever since the signing of the CEPA agreement and the aim is…
