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Yoga soon to be introduce in major universities in Saudi Arabia
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is looking to sign several agreements with major universities and regions to support the practice of yoga in the coming months as it continues to support…
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Egyptian President announces measures to contain price hikes
Cairo: Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi has announced a package of measures to cushion the impact of soaring prices. The measures included raising minimum wage for government employees to 3,500 Egyptian pounds ($114)…
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Israel detects three new polio cases among children
Tel Aviv: Israel has reported three new cases of children infected with polio, the Ministry of Health said in a statement. The cases were detected during an epidemiological investigation after an eight-year-old…
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Passenger’s face to become boarding pass at Riyadh Airport
Riyadh: Riyadh Airports company has announced the implementation of the ‘Smart Travel Journey’ experiment at Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, which will recognize passengers through their digital faceprint, without boarding passes. Riyadh…
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Tunisia denies deportation of immigrants from sub-Saharan nations by force
Tunis: Tunisia denied that it had deported immigrants from sub-Saharan African countries by force, according to a statement released by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. “Following allegations concerning the forced deportation of…
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Lebanon support group gravely concerned no President elected for 4 months
Beirut: The International Support Group for Lebanon (ISG) is concerned the country’s political leadership has failed for four months to elect a President, a UN spokesman said. “It is gravely concerned about…
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Mahzooz draw: 40-yr-old Filipino in UAE becomes millionaire overnight
Abu Dhabi: A 40-year-old United Arab Emirates (UAE) based expat from the Philippines won the grand prize of 10 million Dirhams (Rs 22,46,37,576) at the recent Super Saturday Draws by Mahzooz. The…
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Egypt: 30ft hidden corridor discovered in Great Pyramid of Giza
Cairo: The Egyptian government has announced the discovery of a hidden 9-metre-long (30 feet) and 2.10-metre-wide corridor behind the 4,500-year-old Great Pyramid of Giza, known as Khufu Pyramid, which “will lead to…
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IAEA chief Grossi to visit Iran for high-level talks
Vienna: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Grossi will travel to Tehran for high-level meetings at the invitation of Iran’s government, the Vienna-based agency announced. In a tweet on Thursday,…
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Lebanon’s assistance for quake-hit Syria of great help: Syrian PM
Damascus: Syria’s Prime Minister Hussein Arnous has said the support and assistance offered by Lebanon have greatly alleviated the consequences of the disastrous earthquake in his country. In a letter sent to…
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Palestine condemns Israeli PM’s visit to West Bank settlement
Ramallah: Palestine has condemned the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to the Israeli settlement of Har Brakha near the northern West Bank city of Nablus. The Palestinian Foreign Ministry on Thursday…
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Indian nurse honoured with DAISY award in Riyadh
Jeddah: Laxmi Rachamallu, a head nurse in a top hospital in Saudi Arabia, was honoured with the prestigious DAISY award. Laxmi, who works as head nurse in the emergency section at King…
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Landmine explosions kill 55 in Syria since beginning of 2023
Damascus: Landmine explosions in Syria have killed 55 people since the beginning of 2023, a war monitor reported. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, the death toll includes two women…
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Dubai firm announces paid menstrual, menopause leave; gets over 1K CVs in 24 hours
The Dubai-based public relations agency, which announced a first-of-its-kind policy to support its female employees by offering paid leave for fertility-based treatments, menopause, and period-related leave, received more than 1,000 job applications…
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UAE announces guidelines on ‘tax residency’
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) Ministry of Finance has issued guidelines on determining tax residency for individual residing in the country, the Emirates News Agency (WAM) reported. The rules, which took effect…
