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Saudi economy grew by 3.9% in Q1 of 2023

Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s economy grew by 3.9 per cent on an annual basis during the first quarter of 2023, compared to the same quarter of 2022. The non-oil activities…
Saudi’s Boeing deal to create 100,000 jobs in US, says Princess Reema

Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Ambassador to the United States Princess Reema bint Bandar has said that the recent Saudi deal with Boeing to create around 100,000 direct and indirect jobs…

Two Palestinian gunmen killed by Israeli forces in Tulkarm

Two Palestinian gunmen were killed on Saturday by the Israeli occupation forces during the storming of the Nur Shams camp in Tulkarm, in the northern West Bank, Palestinian media reported. The Palestinian…
Israelis protest for 18th week against judicial reform plan

Tel Aviv: For the eighteenth week in a row, thousands of Israelis took to the streets of Tel Aviv on Saturday to protest against plans by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government to…
UAE offer condolences to Prez of Rwanda over flood victims

Abu Dhabi: UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, has sent a message of condolences to Paul Kagame, President of Rwanda, over the deadly floods that recently hit the country. He…
Yemeni govt, Houthis clash in Taiz, causing multiple casualties

Aden: Clashes broke out between government forces and Houthi militia in Yemen’s southwestern governorate of Taiz, resulting in multiple casualties, a government military official said to Xinhua. The conflict, which lasted for…
Turkey embassy in Khartoum to relocate after gunfire on ambassador’s car

Ankara: Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has announced that Turkey has decided to relocate its embassy in Khartoum, the capital of Sudan, to Port Sudan, in response to an earlier incident where…

Dubai set to build world’s first 3D-printed mosque

Abu Dhabi: Dubai is planning to construct the world’s first fully functional 3D-printed mosque in Bur Dubai, the Dubai Media Office (DMO) reported. The project, announced in January 2023, represents the latest…
Emirates braces for summer travel surge

Abu Dhabi: Emirates expressed its optimism for the next summer season in terms of the strong recovery with full occupancy rates on a large number of flights within its global network of…
US dollar, UK pound, Saudi riyal, Dirham, Aus dollar to INR exchange rates on May 7

The exchange rates of the US dollar, UK pound, Saudi riyal, UAE’s Dirham, Australian dollar, and other currencies to Indian rupees depend on demand and supply. Following are the exchange rates as…
Saudi hints at welcoming LGBTQ+ tourists in updated website

The website of the Saudi Tourism Authority (STA), in its updated Q&A section, when asked,“Are LGBT visitors welcome to visit Saudi Arabia?” stated that everybody is welcome to the kingdom. According to…
Kerala man jumps to death after reportedly murdering wife in Kuwait

Kuwait: Indian expatriate man from Kerala reportedly jumps to death after killing his wife in the city of Salmiya in Kuwait on Thursday, local media reported. According to the Arabic daily Al-Rai,…
Watch: UAE astronaut Al Neyadi relocate SpaceX Dragon spacecraft docking port

Abu Dhabi: United Arab Emirates astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi and three colleagues safely relocate SpaceX Dragon spacecraft Endeavour to another docking port on the International Space Station (ISS) on Saturday. Endeavour— was…
Iran hangs Habib Farajollah Chaab

Tehran: Iranian-Swedish dissident Habib Farajollah Chaab was executed on Saturday over charges of attacks including one on a military parade in 2018 that killed 25 people, Mizan News Agency reported. https://twitter.com/MizanNewsAgency/status/1654677236052643841?t=w6x2eoNKbZ0ODQjStYkoxg&s=19 Forty-eight-year-old…
UAE strongly condemns mass shootings in Serbia

Abu Dhabi: The UAE strongly condemned the mass shootings that took place in Serbia that resulted in numerous deaths and injuries. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MoFAIC) affirmed that…