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Haj pilgrims perform farewell Tawaf

Riyadh: The majority of Haj pilgrims on Friday performed Tawaf Al-Wida (farewell Tawaf) around the Holy Kaaba in Grand Mosque in Makkah as the annual pilgrimage nears its ending, the Saudi Press Agency…
IndiGo adds flights to Abu Dhabi, Dubai from Lucknow airport

Lucknow: IndiGo will add two non-stop daily flights to Abu Dhabi and Dubai from the Lucknow airport starting July 12, officials said on Friday. After the flights to Abu Dhabi and Dubai are added both onward…

Saudi Arabia: Health plans for Haj season successful

Riyadh: Saudi Arabia has announced the success of the health plans for this year’s Haj season, which saw the return of pilgrim numbers to pre-pandemic levels, media reported. Health Minister Fahd Al-Jalajel…
Italian, Lebanese expats win in latest Emirates draw

Abu Dhabi: A United Arab Emirates (UAE)-based Italian and Lebanese expatriate are among 11,928 individual sharing a total of Dirham 941,367 (Rs 2,10,41,845) in the latest Emirates Draw. The winners Andrea Bellanti…
Saudi Arabia’s unemployment rate drops as more women join workforce

Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s unemployment rate for Saudis and expatriates dropped in the first quarter of 2023 as a result of improved labour market indicators and more women joining the…
Dubai police retrieve Rolex watch worth 250,000 dirhams

Abu Dhabi: Dubai police launched a search and rescue operation in the offshore sea after a tourist lost his Rolex watch worth 250,000 dirhams (Rs 56 lakhs approx) and recovered within 30…
Captivating photos of children in Haj 2023

Riyadh: Children of various ages may be seen taking part in this year’s Haj in Saudi Arabia, which saw a rise in pilgrimage to COVID-19 pre-pandemic levels. Haj is not compulsory for…

Saudi Arabia: Over 8.2k heat exhaustion, sunstroke cases reported during Haj

Riyadh: More than 8,200 cases of heat exhaustion and sunstroke were recorded among pilgrims since the beginning of the Haj season 1444 AH/2023, according to the Saudi Ministry of Health (MoH). On…
Dubai: Iconic Pepsi factory sold for a whopping Dh 252 million

Abu Dhabi: The iconic Pepsi factory situated in Dubai’s Sheikh Zayed road has been reportedly sold at a whooping price of 252 million dirhams, the Dubai Financial Market said. According to reports,…
Emirates Red Crescent celebrates Eid with Syrian orphans, cancer patients

Latakia: The Emirates Red Crescent (ERC) organised a special celebration on the second day of Eid Al Adha for nearly 100 children in the Syrian province of Latakia as part of Operation…
OIC to hold emergency meet to discuss Quran desecration in Sweden

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Thursday announced an emergency open meeting next week in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, to discuss the burning of a Quran copy in Sweden. This came at…
15 Palestinians held for waving Hamas flags on temple mount

Tel Aviv: Israeli Police arrested 15 Palestinians on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem who waved Hamas flags and hung a sign featuring images of terrorists on Wednesday. The sign and flags were…
Jordan summons Swedish envoy over Quran burning in Stockholm

Amman: Jordan’s Foreign Ministry has summoned the Swedish Ambassador in Amman in protest of the burning of a copy of the Muslim holy book Quran in Stockholm. The Ministry said on Thursday…
Israeli intelligence announces arrest of plot leader in Iran

Jerusalem: Israel’s intelligence service Mossad announced that it has arrested the Iranian mastermind behind a plot to attack Israelis in Cyprus last week. The suspect, Yousef Shahabazi Abbasalilu, was arrested on Iranian…
Four govt soldiers killed in Houthi drone attack in Yemen

Aden: Four Yemeni government soldiers were killed in the southern province of Dhalea in a drone attack carried out by the Houthi militia, a military official told media. The Houthi militia deployed…