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Saudi Arabia’s population hits 35.3M in 2024, expats make up 44.4 pc

Riyadh: The total population of Saudi Arabia rose to 35.3 million people by the end of 2024, with citizens accounting for 55.6 percent of the total. The population increased by an estimated…
Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi says Iran issuing death threats

Tehran: Iran’s security services have threatened the life of Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi after her native country’s war with Israel, the Norwegian Nobel Committee and activists said Friday. Mohammadi said…

Rohit Sharma’s cricket academy in Dubai refutes closure reports

Dubai: CricKingdom – a cricket academy by Rohit Sharma, promoted by Team India’s ODI captain Rohit Sharma, is set to resume operations at its Dubai centre in September 2025 under new management.…
Lebanon rules out normalisation with Israel

Beirut: Lebanon has no plans to have normal relations with Israel at the present time, and Beirut’s main aim is to reach a “state of no war” with its southern neighbour, the…
Israeli commanding officer killed in Southern Gaza

Jerusalem: The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) said in a statement on Friday, July 11, that a combat commanding officer was killed in an incident in the southern Gaza Strip. The officer, Reei…
Watch: Dubai to open world’s first restaurant run by AI chef

Dubai: In a world’s first, Dubai is set to launch a restaurant operated by an artificial intelligence (AI) chef, blending technology with fine dining. WOOHOO, scheduled to open this September at Kempinski…
Wanted drug producer Kubbawala Mustafa deported to India from UAE

New Delhi: In a significant breakthrough, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has facilitated the deportation of Kubbawala Mustafa from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to India, with support from Interpol and…

Gaza cash crisis paralyses economy as families forced to sell belongings

Gaza Strip: Cash is the lifeblood of the Gaza Strip’s shattered economy, and like all other necessities in this war-torn territory — food, fuel, medicine — it is in extremely short supply.…
UN say first fuel in 130 days allowed into Gaza but much more needed

United Nations: The first batch of fuel in more than four months allowed into Gaza provides only a dent in the needs of the fuel-starved, from hospitals to water systems, UN humanitarians…
Satellite images suggest Iranian strike hit US communications dome in Qatar

Tehran: An Iranian attack on an air base in Qatar key to the US military likely hit a geodesic dome housing equipment used by the Americans for secure communications, satellite images analysed…
US State Dept issues travel warning for Americans visiting Iran

Washington: The US Department of State announced a new awareness campaign warning Americans, ‘especially Iranian Americans,’ about the continuing severe risks of travel to Iran. “US citizens should NOT travel to Iran…
Netanyahu says Israel ready to discuss permanent Gaza ceasefire if Hamas disarms

Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Israel is prepared to negotiate a permanent ceasefire in Gaza during a proposed 60-day truce, but only if the territory is fully demilitarised. “At…
As Netanyahu wraps Washington visit, progress on a Gaza ceasefire remains murky

Washington: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attended a memorial service on Thursday for two slain Israeli Embassy staffers as he wraps up a four-day visit to Washington in which talks with President Donald…
Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil files USD 20M claim against Trump admin

New York: On a recent afternoon, Mahmoud Khalil sat in his Manhattan apartment, cradling his 10-week-old son as he thought back to the pre-dawn hours spent pacing a frigid immigration jail in…
Indian woman in Sharjah kills daughter, commits suicide: Reports

Sharjah: In a tragic incident, a 33-year-old Indian woman allegedly killed her one-year-and-five-month-old daughter before taking her own life in a flat in Al Nahda, Sharjah, on Tuesday afternoon, July 8. The…