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Turkey’s inflation eases for third month to 57.68%
Ankara: Turkey’s annual inflation eased for the third month in a row, recording a 57.68-percent growth in January, official data showed. Meanwhile, consumer prices registered a month-on-month growth of 6.65 percent in…
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Iranian director Jafar Panahi starts hunger strike in prison
Tehran: Iranian award-winning director, Jafar Panahi, who has been imprisoned in Tehran for six months, announced that he has begun a hunger strike to protest the authorities’ refusal to release him on…
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Saudi allocates prayer area for elderly women at Grand Mosque
Riyadh: The General Presidency for the Affairs of the Grand Mosque and the Prophet’s Mosque announced that it has launched a prayer area for elderly women located on the ground floor inside…
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Egypt’s tourism revenues hit record high in Q1 of FY 2022/23
Cairo: The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) said the country’s tourism revenues increased by 43.5 per cent to a record high of $4.1 billion in the first quarter of the fiscal year…
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Norway bans protests to burn copies of Quran after Turkey summons envoy
Norwegian police on Thursday banned a protest that planned to burn copies of the Holy Quran on Friday, in front of the Turkish embassy in Oslo, hours after the Turkish Foreign Ministry…
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Chad opens embassy in Israel 5 yrs after ties renewal
The Republic of Chad on Thursday opened an embassy in the city of Ramat Gan near Israeli Tel Aviv, after the resumption of relations between the two countries in 2018, and Chad…
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Saudi executions doubled under rule of King Salman, Crown Prince: Report
The annual rate of executions in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has almost doubled since King Salman and Crown prince, Prince Mohammed bin Salman, came to power in 2015. This came…
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France, Israel agree to deepen strategic partnership
Paris: French President Emmanuel Macron and visiting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu agreed to deepen the strategic partnership between the two countries and strengthen bilateral relationship in all areas, the Elysee said…
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Israel, Sudan to sign deal to normalize ties later this year
Jerusalem: Following his return from a “historic” visit to Khartoum, Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen announced here that his country and Sudan have agreed to normalize ties and sign a peace agreement…
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Iraq keen to strengthen cooperation with Saudi Arabia: President
Baghdad: Iraqi President Abdul Latif Rashid said his country is keen to strengthen cooperation with Saudi Arabia at various levels and continue its coordination and consultation with the kingdom on regional and…
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AI Express plane suffers engine failure; returns to Abu Dhabi airport
New Delhi: A Calicut-bound Air India Express plane returned to Abu Dhabi airport early morning on Friday due to engine failure while taking off, according to officials. As per initial report, fire…
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Iran: WhatsApp, Instagram to remain blocked after Mahsa Amini protests
Tehran: The Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi announced on Wednesday that the government will continue to restrict access to social media networks— Instagram and WhatsApp, which have been blocked for months due to…
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Employees in Saudi, UAE confident of job opportunities in 2023
The majority of the employees in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) show confidence in obtaining new job opportunities inside or outside their company, that offers…
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Dubai: Indian expat from Bangalore wins lottery in DDF draw for 2nd time
Abu Dhabi: A 48-year-old Dubai-based Indian expatriate from Bangalore won the Dubai Duty Free (DDF) weekly draw for the second time on Wednesday, February 1, 2023. The winner of the draw Amit…
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Saudi Arabia’s King Faisal Specialist Hospital ranks 1st in Middle East, 20th globally
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center has been ranked first in the Middle East and 20th globally, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported. This is…
