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Watch: Sacred washing of Kaaba held in Saudi Arabia
Makkah: The ceremonial washing of the Holy Kaaba was held on Thursday morning, July 10, at the Grand Mosque in Makkah, Saudi Arabia. On behalf of Saudi King Salman bin Abdul Aziz,…
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SC to hear plea to save Indian nurse on death row in Yemen
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to hear a plea seeking a direction to the Centre to use diplomatic channels to save an Indian nurse facing execution for murder in…
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UK intelligence warns of rising Iranian threat; Tehran denies allegations
London: A British parliamentary committee has warned that Iran has significantly escalated threats against individuals in the United Kingdom since 2022, placing the risk to Iranian dissidents and Jewish or Israeli-linked individuals…
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UPI in UAE: Indians may soon need only phones, passports to travel
Dubai: Indians travelling to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) may soon need nothing more than their passports and mobile phones, as advancing digital payment integration is set to eliminate the need for…
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Dubai draw: Indian expat wins BMW after Rs 8 cr windfall
Dubai: While thousands dream of hearing their name called in the Dubai Duty Free (DDF) draw, one Indian expat in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has lived that dream—twice. Ratheeshkumar Raveendran Nair,…
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One million Yemeni children at risk of acute malnutrition: UN
United Nations: More than 17 million people in conflict-torn Yemen are going hungry, including over a million children under the age of 5 who are suffering from “life-threatening acute malnutrition,” the United…
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Israeli strikes kill 40 in Gaza; no progress on ceasefire
Deir Al-Balah: Israeli airstrikes killed at least 40 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, including 10 members of a family sheltering in a tent, hospital officials said Wednesday. The strikes came as US…
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Hamas agrees to release 10 hostages during Gaza peace talks
Gaza: Hamas said on Wednesday that it has agreed to release 10 hostages, while noting that the ongoing Gaza peace talks with Israel still face “difficulty”. Hamas said in an official statement…
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Dubai firm apologises for false claim on lifetime UAE Golden Visa
Dubai: A Dubai-based private company on Wednesday, July 9, issued an apology and accepted “full responsibility” for spreading “incorrect” information suggesting that the UAE government had introduced a lifetime Golden Visa. The…
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Saudi Arabia approves law allowing foreigners to own property
Jeddah: In a landmark policy shift aimed at boosting foreign direct investment and expanding real estate opportunities, Saudi Arabia’s Cabinet, chaired by Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman, has approved…
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Ship attacked by Yemen’s Houthi rebels sinks in Red Sea, 6 of 25 aboard rescued
Dubai: A Liberian-flagged cargo ship attacked by Yemen’s Houthi rebels sank Wednesday in the Red Sea, with a European naval force in the Mideast saying that only six, including an Indian, of…
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100 Islamic scholars declare Trump and Netanyahu ‘Enemies of God’
A group of 100 Islamic scholars and intellectuals from over 30 countries has issued a powerful joint statement labelling United States (US) President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as…
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‘Trump might be hit in his navel at Mar-a-Lago’: senior Iran official
Tensions in Iran-US relations have reached a boiling point as a senior Iranian official claimed that President Donald Trump could be at risk of an attack while at his Mar-a-Lago, Florida residence. …
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Saudi Arabia sees 101 pc rise in foreign pilgrim arrivals in 2024
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) recorded a 101 percent increase in pilgrim arrivals in 2024 compared to 2022, according to the Pilgrim Experience Programme’s annual report. The sharp rise is…
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Google co-founder calls UN ‘antisemitic’ over Gaza genocide report
Google co-founder Sergey Brin has called the United Nations “transparently antisemitic” following a report accusing the tech giant of profiting from what it described as “the genocide carried out by Israel” in…
