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Egypt steps up efforts to tackle overpopulation
Cairo: As the most populous Arab country with about 105 million people, Egypt is stepping up population-control efforts, trying to make it an asset, rather than a liability. Titled Diagnosing the Population…
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Iranian FM calls for expansion of banking ties with Iraq
Tehran: Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian made a phone call with his Iraqi counterpart Fouad Hussein, calling for expanding Iran-Iraq banking relations. According to a report on Iran’s Foreign Ministry’s website on…
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Emirati engineer named UAE Liaison on behalf of COP28 Presidency at UN
Abu Dhabi: Abdulla Al Remeithi, a Fellow of the UAE National Experts Programme and Senior Advisor at the Office of the UAE Special Envoy for Climate Change, has recently been named as…
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Jobs in UAE: Airline flydubai is hiring; here’s how to apply
Abu Dhabi: If you’re looking for a job in aviation sector in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), there’s an opportunity for you. Dubai-based flydubai, is hiring in full swing for many positions…
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UAE astronaut celebrates ‘gravity-defying’ birthday at ISS
United Arab Emirates (UAE) astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi has celebrated his first birthday on the International Space Station (ISS) in what he described was a “truly gravity-defying celebration”. Al Neyadi turned 42…
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Dubai-based Indian businessman Micky Jagtiani passes away
Abu Dhabi: Dubai-based Indian billionaire businessman Mukesh (Micky) Jagtiani has passed away on Friday. He was 70. Jagtiani is survived by his wife and three children. Also ReadEmirates offers free hotel stay…
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Rashid Rover’s spacecraft crashed due to ‘altitude miscalculation’
Japan’s ispace’s Hakuto-R Mission 1 lunar lander, which was carrying the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Rashid Rover to the moon, crashed on the lunar surface because of an altitude miscalculation that caused it…
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WWE’s Sami Zayn performs Umrah, shares experience & pics
World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) superstar Sami Zayn has performed Umrah in the holy city of Makkah, ahead of the WWE Night of Champions 2023 event in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA)…
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Qatar, Bahrain resume direct flights after six year suspension
Flights between Qatar and Bahrain resumed on Thursday, after six year hiatus following the Gulf crisis in 2017. The resumption comes, about a month after Qatar and Bahrain announced, in a joint statement, their…
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Campaign for release of terminally ill Palestinian prisoner Walid Daqqah launched
Social media users launched an online campaign to demand the urgent release of the Palestinian prisoner Walid Daqqah, following a sharp deterioration in his health condition. Palestinians and supporters took to social…
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Diplomats of 30 countries visit BAPS Hindu temple site in UAE
Dubai: Ambassadors and diplomats from over 30 countries visited the under-construction site of the BAPS Hindu temple in Abu Dhabi– the first traditional Hindu stone temple in the Middle East– to inspect…
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Dubai police arrest 8 Israelis within 24 hours after murder
In a swift move, Dubai police on Thursday arrested a group of eight Israeli persons within 24 hours in connection with the killing of another Israeli compatriot. The incident took place inside…
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Egypt hosts 121,000 Sudanese nationals fleeing conflict
Cairo: Egypt has so far taken in 121,000 Sudanese fleeing the armed conflict that erupted on April 15, the Foreign Ministry here said. The figures were revealed by Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry…
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Iran does not recognise Afghanistan’s caretaker govt: FM
Tehran: Iranian Foreign Minister has said that his country does not recognise Afghanistan’s caretaker Taliban government and insists upon the formation of an inclusive government in the country, according to Iranian Students’…
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8 Palestinians injured, 14 arrested in Israeli raid in West Bank
Ramallah: At least eight Palestinians were injured and 14 were arrested during an Israeli army raid in the West Bank city of Jericho, Palestinian medics and eyewitnesses said. The Palestinian Ministry of…
