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In Turkey, women are feeling the worst aftershocks of the earthquake
By Willow Kreutzer, University of Iowa and Stephen Bagwell, University of Missouri-St. LouisColumbia When natural disasters strike, women and girls tend to experience disproportionate challenges and heightened risks. They are much more…
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Turkey summons Danish ambassador over anti-Islam protests
Ankara: Turkey’s Foreign Ministry summoned Danish Ambassador Danny Annan over “an attack targeting Quran and Turkish flag” at a public demonstration in Denmark. The ministry said in a written statement that it…
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Syrian air defences shoot down Israeli missiles over Damascus
Damascus: Syrian air defences on Friday most of the Israeli missile strike that targeted military sites in Damascus. Local media said the forces shot down most of the missiles in the sky…
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Egypt hikes interest rates by 2% to contain inflation
Cairo: Egypt’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) decided to raise the interest rates of the central bank by 200 basis points in a new bid to contain high inflation, In a statement on…
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Saudi Arabia to become SCO dialogue partner
Riyadh: The cabinet of Saudi Arabia’s government has approved a memorandum granting the country the status of a dialogue partner in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, according to Saudi Gazette, citing Saudi Press…
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Swiss football fans raise flag of Palestine in match against Israeli team
The Swedish fans raised the Palestinian flag during the football match that took place on Wednesday evening, between the Swedish team and the “Israeli team” in the Euro 2024 qualifiers. The Swiss…
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Air India Express launches Goa-Dubai direct flights
Panaji: Air India Express, India’s first international budget airline, on Monday said it has commenced operations from Goa International Airport, with four weekly direct flights on the Goa-Dubai route. The first flight IX…
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Israeli forces detained 115 Palestinians during Ramzan: Report
Jerusalem: The number of Palestinians detained by the Israeli occupation forces, during the first week of holy month of Ramzan reached 115. In a report, the Palestinian Center for Prisoner Studies said…
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Israeli missile attack near Damascus wound 2 soldiers
Damascus: Two soldiers were wounded in an Israeli missile attack near the Syrian capital Damascus on early Thursday morning. “At around 1.20am, the Israeli enemy carried out an aerial aggression from the direction of the occupied…
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Israel launches Ofek-13 spy satellite
Tel Aviv: Israel has successfully launched the “Ofek-13” spy satellite into space at dawn on Wednesday. The Ofek-13 satellite, manufacutured by state-owned Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI). It is the latest in a…
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Kuwait denies residency permit renewal of 5000 expats
Kuwait: Kuwait’s Interior Ministry has denied residency permit renewal applications for 5,000 expatriates who have stayed abroad for more than six months. The expatriates reportedly submitted their renewal applications online, citing “illness,…
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2 Indian expats take home Rs 22 lakh each in UAE’s Big Ticket draw
Abu Dhabi: Two Indian expatriates won the grand prize of 100,000 Dirhams (Rs 22,36,540) each in the Big Ticket Abu Dhabi weekly draw held on Friday, March 24. The winner of the…
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Saudi Arabia to renovate 1300-year-old Al-Safa mosque in Al-Baha
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s 13th century mosque built nearly 1,350 years ago, will be renovated as part of a project to safeguard the Kingdom’s heritage, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA)…
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Israel passes law allowing police to search Palestinian homes without court orders
Israeli parliament (Knesset) on Tuesday, March 28, 2023, passed a bill that would allow police officers to storm and search Palestinian homes for illegal weapons without the need for court orders. The…
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UAE Prez appoints Sheikh Khaled as Crown Prince, Mansour bin Zayed as VP
Abu Dhabi: Ten months after officially assuming the presidency of the country, United Arab Emirates (UAE) President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, in his capacity as ruler of Abu Dhabi, on…
