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Lebanon’s deputy PM calls for central bank chief’s resignation
Beirut: Lebanese Deputy Prime Minister Saade Chami has called for the resignation of Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh who is facing money laundering and corruption accusations. “The central bank is one of…
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Lebanon asks UNHCR for Syrian refugee data to tighten control
Beirut: Lebanese Director General of Public Security Elias al-Baissari has called on the UNHCR to provide Lebanon with data on the displaced Syrians, aiming to tighten the country’s refugee measures. “I am…
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NATO chief Stoltenberg to visit Turkey to push Sweden membership
Oslo: Jens Stoltenberg, NATO Secretary General, has said that he is working hard to ensure Sweden’s accession to the alliance is completed as soon as possible, and that he will soon travel…
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Pakistani PM to attend inauguration ceremony of Turkish Prez
Islamabad: Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will attend the inauguration ceremony of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara on Saturday, Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry said. The Prime Minister would convey warm felicitations…
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Seven more Punjabi women stranded in Oman rescued
Chandigarh: Seven women and one boy from Punjab were reunited with their families, as they landed at Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi Friday. With them, the total number of rescued women…
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Saudi Arabia: Ordering weight loss medicine online proves costly for Telangana man
Hyderabad: In a shocking incident, a 39-year-old man from Telangana’s Medak District, Abdul Gaffar, was arrested by the Saudi Arabia Police for ordering weight loss medicines online from a US-based website. The…
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Haj 2023: UAE doctors release Dos, Don’ts for pilgrims, vaccination must
Abu Dhabi: As the 1444 AH/2023 Haj season begins on June 26, doctors in the UAE issued guidelines regarding vaccines that Haj pilgrims need to take. They have also provided a list…
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Dubai ruler approves new plan for ‘Palm Jebel Ali’
Abu Dhabi: Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, on Wednesday launched the new plan for the “Palm Jebel Ali” project,…
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Video: Here’s how astronauts do ablution, pray in outer space
Followers of the Saudi astronaut, Ali Al-Qarni, asked about the way he performs prayers in outer space, and he answered them practically in a video on social media. In a video clip,…
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Iran: Reporter who covered Mahsa Amini’s death denies charges
Tehran: An Iranian female reporter who had covered the custodial death case of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, has denied all charges against her. Mahsa Amini, a Kurdish-Iranian woman, was stopped and detained by Iran’s moral…
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US senator demands new report on killing of Shireen Abu Akleh
A US senator during the senate budget hearing lashed out at a top Biden administrative official over defers in delivering a brief report on the killing of Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Akleh.…
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Saudi Arabia: Amazon opens fulfillment centre in Riyadh
Riyadh: Global e-commerce giant Amazon has opened its latest fulfilment centre in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The new facility will double Amazon’s storage capacity in the Kingdom, giving them more room to delight…
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Israel: Amidst high murder rates; Arab minorities protest against cops
Jerusalem: Amid a high-record murder rate in Israel’s Palestinian society, dozens of Palestinians demonstrated in Jerusalem outside the office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Protestors denounced the Israeli police and authorities…
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10-day grace period for visit visas no longer available in Dubai
Abu Dhabi: A grace period of 10 days to exit Dubai is no longer applicable if the tourist visa expires, travel agents said. “There is no grace period applicable anymore. From the…
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First Emirati woman wins Dh 1 million in Mahzooz draw
Abu Dhabi: in a first, an Emirati woman won a guaranteed raffle prize of one million Dirhams (Rs 2,25,21,187) in the Mahzooz draw. The winner of the draw Sahar Ali Hasan Jumaa…
