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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…
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US NSA meets Saudi Crown Prince, Indian and Emirati counterparts
Washington: US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan met the Saudi Crown Prince and his Indian and Emirati counterparts in Saudi Arabia during which they discussed bilateral and regional matters and their shared…
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UAE evacuates 178 people from Sudan
Abu Dhabi: An evacuation plane carrying 178 nationals from seven countries arrived in the UAE this afternoon from Sudan, which has experienced clashes since mid-April. The plane carried the most vulnerable groups…
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Arab govts vote for Syria’s return to the Arab League after 12-year absence
Cairo: Arab government representatives in Cairo voted on May 7 to return Syria to the Arab League after a 12-year suspension, according to the organisation. The vote in the Egyptian capital came…
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Egypt: 382 fall sick after eating ice cream in Qena
Cairo: 382 people fell sick, due to food poisoning after eating ice cream from a market in the Egyptian governorate of Qena. Egypt’s Public Prosecution Office revealed the details on its Facebook…
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At least 1.7M people attend mass Istanbul rally: Turkish Prez
Ankara: With less than a week left for presidential and parliamentary elections in Turkiye, the country’s president Recep Tayyip Erdogan held a mass rally in Istanbul on Sunday with at least 1.7…
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290 Palestinian homes demolished by Israel during Q1 of 2023
The Israeli occupation authorities demolished 290 Palestinian homes in the West Bank and East Jerusalem during the first quarter of 2023. This came in a report issued by the United Nations Office…
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Saudi Arabia: Six more airports to receive foreign Haj pilgrims
Jeddah: Saudi Arabia has been gearing up to receive foreign Haj pilgrims this year at different airports in the Kingdom. Apart from Jeddah and Madinah, now Riyadh, Dammam, Taif and Yanbu airports…
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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…
