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Shipping containers to be used as voting booths in Turkey’s earthquake zone
Istanbul: With many public buildings still damaged across Turkey’s 11 southern provinces following devastating twin earthquakes on February 6, special containers have been set up to facilitate voting on Sunday’s presidential elections.…
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Israel conveys willingness to partner with India in advanced technologies
New Delhi: Israel has conveyed its willingness to partner with India in advanced technologies. India has also expressed its interest for Indo-Israel bilateral corporation, and sought increased investments by Israeli companies in…
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Repetition of Nakba? Israel calls tenders for new west bank settlement units
Amid the rising death tolls of Palestinians after Israeli air strikes in the Gaza Strip, Israeli authorities have invited tenders for work on more than 1,000 new housing projects in the occupied…
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Israeli strikes kill 13 in Gaza strip; many civilians among dead
Israel’s air strike killed 13 Palestinian civilians including three top commanders of the militant group Islamic Jihad in the Gaza Strip. The strikes took place in the wee hours of Tuesday when…
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Messi receives $400 million per year offer to join Saudi club Al-Hilal?
The superstar footballer Lionel Messi after his two-week suspension from Paris St. Germain last week following an unauthorised trip to Saudi Arabia, as per a report from El Chiringuito, has accepted an offer…
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Israel min cuts India visit short, to return after meeting PM
New Delhi: Within hours of his arrival in New Delhi for a three-day visit, Israel’s Foreign Minister Eli Cohen has cut short his visit to return home owing to certain security-related developments…
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Saudi: Jeddah airport serves over 4.4 million Umrah pilgrims
During the holy month of Ramadan and the Eid Al-Fitr holiday, the King Abdulaziz International Airport handled more than 4.4 million passengers. The Jeddah Airports Company declared the peak Umrah season operation…
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Will Dubai schools get a 9-day break for Eid Al Adha?
Amid the surge of rumours that private schools in Dubai would get nine-day ahead of the Islamic festival Eid Al Adha, the education regulator of Dubai issued a clarification and said that…
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World Food Programme plans to suspend aid to over 2 lakh Palestinians
Gaza: The World Food Programme (WFP) is planning to suspend food aid to over 200,00 Palestinians from next month due to a shortage of funds, the group’s senior official for the Palestinian…
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Israel forces demolishes Palestinian school in West Bank
Tel Aviv: Israeli forces on Sunday demolished a Palestinian school in the occupied West Bank under the pretext it was built in Area C without a permit, Anadolu Agency reported. Accompanied by…
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Saudi’s 1st Yogacharya Nouf Al-Marwaai to represent Kingdom at India’s G20 Summit
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s first woman yoga master and chairperson of the Saudi committee for Yoga Nouf Al-Marwaai will represent the country on the sidelines of the G20 summit in…
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Abu Dhabi Big Ticket: 3 Indian expats take home Rs 22 lakh each
Abu Dhabi: Three United Arab Emirates (UAE) based Indian expatriates won the grand prize of 100,000 Dirhams (Rs 22,23,997) in the latest Big Ticket Abu Dhabi weekly draw. The winners – Lineesh…
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Iran hangs two over burning copy of Quran, insulting Prophet
Tehran: Two men were executed by the Iranian authorities on Monday on charges of blasphemy against Islam. According to Mizan News Agency, Yousef Mehrad and Sadrollah Fazeli Zare were hanged for insulting…
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38 years post establishment, Saudi to close renowned Arabic, Islam-focused London school
Riyadh: A well-known independent school in London faces the risk of closing in September, after Saudi Arabia withdrew its support for it, according to a British Middle East Eye report. The school has been…