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8,330 Indians in foreign jails, highest in UAE, Saudi Arabia
New Delhi: As many as 8,330 Indian nationals are lodged in jails in foreign countries with 1,611 imprisoned in the United Arab Emirates alone, the government informed the Rajya Sabha on Thursday.…
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88.8 lakh NRIs live in Gulf countries: RTI reply
Nagpur: Of the estimated 1.34 crore Non-Resident Indians, more than 66 per cent are in the Gulf countries of UAE, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman and Bahrain, the External Affairs Ministry has…
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4 killed as fire erupts in Iraq during Ashura preparations
Baghdad: At least four people were killed as a result of a fire in the city of Karbala, central Iraq, on Friday, July 28, during preparations for the Ashura processions, according to…
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Indian architect wins Rs 5 lakh every month for 25 years with Emirates draw
Abu Dhabi: A 33-year-old Dubai-based Indian expat has been crowned as the first grand prize winner of Dirhams 25,000 (Rs 5,59,852) every month for the next 25 years in Emirates Draw’s latest…
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Egypt Prez says solutions to global conflicts should base on UN Charter
Cairo: Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi has said that solutions to ongoing global conflicts should be based on the purposes of the UN Charter and the principles of international law. Sisi made the…
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Extreme heat puts displaced people in Syria at risk: UN
United Nations: UN humanitarians have warned of the risk for displaced people in northwest Syria in temperatures from 30 to 46 degrees Celsius. A one-year-old girl died on Thursday in a displacement…
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UAE Prez receives further condolences on passing of Saeed bin Zayed
Abu Dhabi: UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has received condolences for a second day on the passing of Sheikh Saeed bin Zayed Al Nahyan from Sheikhs, delegations and crowds…
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Yemen welcomes new Saudi aid for Safer tanker salvage operations
Riyadh: The Yemeni government has expressed gratitude to Saudi Arabia for its additional $8-million assistance in the salvage operations of the Safer tanker abandoned off Yemen’s western coast, media reported. According to…
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Saudi Arabia summons Denmark’s charge d’affaires over desecration of Quran
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has summoned the Denmark charge d’affaires in the Kingdom over recent desecration of copies of the Quran in Copenhagen. The ministry of foreign affairs said in…
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Saudi Arabia hits out at Israeli minister’s for storming into Al-Aqsa compound
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) on Thursday, July 27, condemned the storming Al-Aqsa Mosque compound by an Israeli minister and some settlers and warned of its dangerous consequences. The Israeli…
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Saudi Arabia scraps visa stickers for these 12 countries
Riyadh: The authorities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) have have decided to cancel visa stickers for arrivals from 12 countries and replace them with printed e-visa. The General Authority of…
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Toxic chemicals found in Indian-made cough syrup sold in Iraq: Report
New Delhi: A colds medication made in India named ‘Cold Out’, found on sale in Iraq, contains toxic chemicals, a report claimed. According to a report published by Bloomberg News on Friday,…
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Saudi appoints first female director general of education
Riyadh: Manal bint Mubarak Al Luhaibi made history as she became the first Saudi Arabian woman to hold a leadership position in the field of education. The Saudi minister of education Youssef Al Bunyan…
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6 killed in bomb blast near Shia shrine in Syria ahead of Ashura
Damascus: At least six people have been killed and 23 wounded after a bomb blast near the Sayeda Zeinab mausoleum, a shrine of Shia community, in Damascus, a day ahead of Ashura…
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Pakistan inks deals with local, Chinese firms for Saudi-backed oil refinery
Islamabad: Pakistan’s Minister of State for Petroleum Musadik Malik said on Thursday that four Pakistani public entities signed three memorandums of understanding to raise the necessary local equity for a multibillion-dollar Saudi…
