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Indian jumps to death from high-rise after killing wife, 2 kids in UAE
Dubai: An Indian national jumped to death from the 11th floor of his apartment in Al Buhairah after killing his wife and two children, aged 4 and 8, Sharjah Police said. Police…
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Saudi bus accident: Death toll rises to 21; DNA samples collected to identify victims
Riyadh: The death toll in Monday’s bus accident in southern Saudi Arabia carrying Umrah pilgrims has risen to 21, while the number of injuries reached nearly 29. The accident occurred at around…
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953 Palestinian homes demolished by Israel in 2022
Ramallah: Israeli authorities demolished 953 Palestinian homes in the West Bank and East Jerusalem in 2022, the highest number in seven years, said a European Union (EU) report. “More than 80 per…
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Israeli Prez urges immediate dialogue between PM, oppn over contentious judicial overhaul
Jerusalem: Israeli President Isaac Herzog has urged Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and opposition leaders to immediately engage in a dialogue, a day after the government suspended a contentious plan to overhaul the…
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Israel passes law banning breads in hospitals on Jewish Passover
Jerusalem: Israeli lawmakers have passed a controversial law banning all leavened bread products that are not kosher for the Passover holiday in hospitals, according to Orthodox Jewish law. The law, sponsored by…
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How identity crisis haunting Indian dead worker in Saudi Arabia
Jeddah: A foreign worker’s existence in any Gulf country is based on the visa (iqama), everything from work to house even death is identified by the visa. Seeking help from a friend,…
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China expects Saudi, Iran to improve ties under Beijing brokered peace deal
Beijing: Weeks after China brokered a landmark peace deal between Iran and Saudi Arabia, Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday said he expects both countries to improve their ties as arch-rivals in…
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Video: At least 20 Umrah pilgrims killed, 29 injured in Saudi Arabia bus crash
Riyadh: At least 20 Umrah pilgrims were killed and 29 injured after a bus crashed southwest of Saudi Arabia on Monday, Dubai-based Gulf News reported. The bus hit a bridge, tipped over,…
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India: Israel embassy shuts in protest against its PM over new judicial laws
Soon after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sacked defence minister Yoav Gallant for opposing the former’s controversial reforms that overhaul the judicial system, Israel’s embassy in India called for a protest against their…
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SNB chair resigns after his Credit Suisse comments caused investor panic
London: The chair of the Saudi National Bank (SNB) has resigned for “personal reasons”, less than two weeks after his comments spurred investor panic over Credit Suisse that ended in an emergency…
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Israel Prez Isaac Herzog urges PM Netanyahu to halt judicial overhaul
Jerusalem: Israel’s President Icon Monday appealed to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to immediately halt his controversial judicial overhaul, warning that the move has put the country’s security, economy and society under threat.…
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Israel-UAE free trade deal takes effect
Jerusalem: A free trade agreement between Israel and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has come into effect, the first such economic deal the Jewish state reached with an Arab country. Officials from…
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Syrian President Bashar al-Assad expected to return to Arab fold
Nicosia: March has been a month full of surprises in the Middle East, as after the shock created by the announcement that the formerly implacable arch-rivals Saudi Arabia and Iran have agreed…
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Extremists burn copy of Quran, Turkish flag in Denmark
Supporters of an extremist Danish group burned a copy of the holy Quran and Turkish flag, in the Danish capital, Denmark amid strong condemnation by Ankara and Gulf countries. The extremist group…
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2 Israeli soldiers wounded in West Bank drive-by shooting
Jerusalem: Two Israeli soldiers were injured in a drive-by shooting attack in the West Bank, the Israeli military announced. The shooting attack occurred on Saturday evening in the village of Huwara, which…
