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Saudi Arabia to establish joint venture to invest in mining assets
Riyadh: The Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF) and the Saudi Arabian Mining Company (Ma’aden) have announced that they would jointly establish a new company to invest in global mining assets. The company’s…
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Palestinian stabs Israeli settler, killed: Israel
Jerusalem: A knife-wielding Palestinian man stabbed and wounded an Israeli settler before being shot and killed at a settlement in the occupied West Bank, Israeli authorities said. The Palestinian, a resident of…
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Iran sentences ex-official to death over ‘spying for Britain’
Tehran: Iran’s judiciary has announced that a death sentence was handed down to a former Iranian Defence Ministry official on the charge of espionage against the country. The former Deputy Defence Minister,…
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Yemen: 7 displaced children die of cold wave in Marib camps
Sanaa: The severe cold wave in the Yemeni governorate of Marib has caused the death of seven children in camps for the displaced there, Xinhua News Agency reported. The official government source…
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Dubai announces 1st-of-its-kind Golden Pension scheme for taxi drivers
Abu Dhabi: More than 9,000 taxi drivers will benefit from the Golden Pension scheme, set up by the National Bonds, UAE-based Shari’a-compliant savings and investment company. The first-of-its-kind Golden Pension scheme was set…
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Saudi launches ‘Made in Makkah’, ‘Made in Madinah’ identities
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has launched “Made in Makkah” and “Made in Madinah” identities, for pilgrims to two holy cities, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported. Prince Khaled Al-Faisal,…
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Amnesty Intl dubs Israeli ban on Palestinian flag ‘repressive’
The human rights organization Amnesty International has criticised Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir’s ban on raising the Palestinian flag in public places as ‘repressive’. Amnesty described the new measures as…
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UAE: 3 Indian expats win Rs 22 lakh each in Big Ticket Abu Dhabi draw
Abu Dhabi: Three United Arab Emirates (UAE)-based Indian expatriates won the grand prize of Dirham 100,000 (Rs 22,23,997) in the Big Ticket Abu Dhabi weekly draw. The winners of the draw Nirshad…
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Saudi: Women participation in labor market rose to 37% in 2022
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Human Resources and Social Development (MHRSD) Ahmad Al-Rajhi revealed that the percentage of women participation in the labor market during 2022 has reached 37…
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Saudi Arabia set to overtake India as fastest-growing major economy in 2023
Hit by weakening demand, the Indian economy is expected to grow at a slower 7 per cent rate in the current fiscal ending March 2023, setting the stage for the country losing…
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Hyderabad’s team to compete in Formula Middle East Championship
Hyderabad: The city’s official Formula motorsport team, ‘Hyderabad Blackbirds’ will be participating in the next Middle East Formula race championship. The team has announced a partnership with MP Motorsport as their title…
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Turkish defense minister warns Syrian rebels against provocation
Ankara: Turkish Defence Minister Hulusi Akar has warned Syrian opposition groups against “provocations” amid ongoing protests over normalisation talks between Ankara and Damascus. Akar pledged his country will not take any actions…
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Egypt’s annual inflation rose to 21.9% in Dec 2022
Cairo: Egypt’s annual headline inflation rose to 21.9 per cent in December 2022, up from 6.5 per cent in the same month the previous year, the country’s official statistics agency reported. The…
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Jordan plans to build new city to accommodate up to 1 mn people
Amman: Jordan’s Prime Minister Bisher Khasawneh has announced a plan to build a new city in the north of the kingdom, as part of its economic and administrative modernisation efforts. The city,…
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Omani delegation in Sanaa to push Houthis for truce deal
Sanaa: An Omani delegation arrived in the Houthi militia-held capital Sanaa to mediate the renewal of a UN-proposed truce between the Houthi militia and the Yemeni government. The delegation was scheduled to…
