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Emirates draw: 31-yr-old Indian driver in UAE wins over Rs 33 Cr
Abu Dhabi: A 31-year-old United Arab Emirates (UAE) based Indian driver has won the grand prize of 15 million Dirham (Rs 33,81,25,350) in the latest round of Emirates Draw. Indian expatriate Ajay…
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Xi Jinping reportedly favors Saudi Arabia over Iran: Report
Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping has demonstrated his preference for Saudi Arabia over Iran by signing a comprehensive agreement on strategic partnership and a harmonisation plan with Saudi Arabia’s King Salman Abdulaziz…
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Dubai: Here’s what Burj Khalifa has in store for you on NYE
Abu Dhabi: One of Dubai’s biggest nights of the year – New Year’s Eve (NYE) in 2023 is just around the corner. Emaar, one of the world’s most respected integrated real estate…
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10 Must-visit places to celebrate New Year 2023 in Dubai
As the year 2022 comes to a close, people around the world are gearing up bid farewell to the old year and look ahead to the new one with hope and excitement.…
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Dubai court orders Indian man to pay Rs 18 lakh blood money after 2 women die in accident
Abu Dhabi: A court in Dubai has ordered an Indian-origin man to pay 80,000 dirhams (Rs 18,03,278) in blood money to the family of two women from Saudi Arabia who were killed…
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Iran arrests four ‘Mossad-linked’ espionage teams
Tehran: The Iranian Intelligence Ministry said on Thursday its forces identified and busted four operational spying teams linked with Israeli intelligence service Mossad. The ministry said in a statement on its website…
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Yemen introduces solar project to reduce severe electricity outages
Aden: Yemen will establish a new solar project to reduce electricity outages in the country’s southern port city of Aden with the support of the UAE, the state-run Saba news agency reported.…
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More steps needed for Sweden’s NATO membership: Turkey
Ankara: Sweden has not taken enough “concrete steps” to extradite people that Ankara sees as terrorists and freeze their assets, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Thursday, as Sweden tries to…
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Israeli PM-designate Netanyahu agrees to annex West Bank in coalition deal
Jerusalem: Israel’s Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu has agreed to annex the occupied West Bank in a coalition deal that was made public. Netanyahu, who signed a series of coalition deals on Wednesday…
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China’s increasing economic ties with Gulf states reducing west’s sway in Middle East
Buckinghamshire: At the end of November 2022, UK prime minister Rishi Sunak announced that the “golden era” between Great Britain and China was over. China may not have been too bothered by…
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Europe’s unilateral approach, interference ‘unacceptable’: Iran
Tehran: The Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has said that Europe’s unilateral approach toward Iran’s issues and its continued interference in the country’s internal affairs is “unacceptable”. Amir-Abdollahian made the remarks in…
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Iran sends no military hardware in Russian-Ukrainian conflict: Spokesman
Tehran: Iran has reiterated that it has sent no military hardware to any side in the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, according to a statement published by the Iranian Foreign Ministry. The remarks by Iranian…
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Police seize illegal weapons, ammunition in Iran
Tehran: Iran’s police seized 100 illegal firearms and 992 bullets in the southwestern province of Khuzestan, official news agency IRNA reported. During the four-day operation, Iranian police and intelligence forces arrested 85…
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US imposes sanctions on Iran officials for suppressing protests
Tehran: The United States on Wednesday imposed sanctions on Iranian officials for playing a major role in the “violent suppression” of the demonstrations sparked by the death of the 22-year-old Mahsa Amini.…
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Arab nations call on Taliban to reverse decision on women education
Arab countries called on the government run by the Taliban to reverse its decision to impose a ban on higher education for women in Afghanistan. The call came a day after the…
