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Emirates employees to receive 24-week salary as bonus; here’s why
Abu Dhabi: Dubai-based airline, Emirates has announced a 24-week bonus for employees after the company recorded its highest-ever annual profit of Dirhams 10.9 billion, local media reported. Over 100,000 of its employees will…
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Iran releases 2 French citizens on ‘humanitarian’ grounds
Tehran: Iran has released two French citizens on humanitarian grounds, a Foreign Ministry spokesperson said. The two men, Bernard Phelan and Benjamin Briere, were arrested in Iran in 2022 and 2020, respectively,…
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2,000 carpets sterilized, perfumed weekly at Makkah’s Grand Mosque
Riyadh: The General Presidency for the Affairs of the Grand Mosque and the Prophet’s Mosque is carrying out cleaning, sterilization and perfuming carpets of the Grand Mosque around the clock, the Saudi…
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Emirates scraps paper boarding passes for Dubai passengers
Abu Dhabi: Emirates, the world’s largest long-haul airline, will be scrapping paper boarding passes for most passengers departing from its Dubai hub in a move to boost its sustainability drive. The airline…
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Watch: Killer whales spotted in Abu Dhabi, Dubai waters
Abu Dhabi: A pair of killer whales were spotted off the coast of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The pair of orcas were first spotted in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday. On Wednesday,…
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Punjab minister seeks rescue of women stranded in Muscat
Chandigarh: Punjab NRI Affairs Minister Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal on Friday wrote to S. Jaishankar, Union External Affairs Minister, about Punjabi women stranded in Muscat, the capital of Oman. He requested to taking…
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Palestinian militants fire rockets toward Jerusalem
Jerusalem: Palestinian militants continued to fire rockets to the Jerusalem area for the first time since the current round of violence started, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed. Israeli emergency services reported…
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Israeli strikes on Gaza: Death toll rises to 31 including 7 children
Gaza: The death toll from the Israeli escalation in the Gaza Strip has risen to 31, as it entered the fourth day, amid heavy shelling in separate areas at night. The Palestinian…
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Iran condemns Swedish parliament’s designation of IRGC as ‘terrorist’ org
Tehran: The Iranian Foreign Minister has condemned the Swedish parliament’s designation of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) as a “terrorist” organisation. Hossein Amir-Abdollahian made the remarks in a phone call with…
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Iran, Oman agree to start space cooperation
Tehran: Iran and Oman have agreed to start cooperation in the space sector, media reported. The issue was discussed in a meeting between Iranian Minister of Information and Communications Technology Isa Zarepour…
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Warring parties in Sudan sign agreement to avoid harming civilians
Riyadh: The Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have signed a preliminary agreement in the Saudi port city of Jeddah to avoid harming civilians, a news channel reported. The…
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Israel Defence Forces apologizes for death of Shireen Abu Akleh for first time
Washington: The Israel Defence Forces on Thursday for the first time apologized for the death of Al Jazeera’s journalist, Shireen Abu Akleh, reported CNN. Their apology came after a year, she was…
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1 yr to Shireen Abu Akleh’s killing; her family still awaits justice
May 11 marks the first anniversary of the killing of American-Palestinian Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh by Israeli army bullets in the occupied West Bank. This gains more prominence in the…
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Saudi King Salman invites Assad to attend Arab summit in Riyadh
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia King Salman bin Abdulaziz, on Wednesday, sent an invitation to Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad, to participate in the Arab summit next week, the Saudi Press Agency…
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Qatar-based Indian engineer wins Rs 2.23 cr in Mahzooz draw
Abu Dhabi: A Qatar-based Indian mechanical engineer won the guaranteed raffle prize of one million Dirhams (Rs 2,23,45,700) in the latest Mahzooz draw. The winner of the draw Shahabaz Kadengal siddique— matched…
