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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…
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UAE: Expats must have Dh10,000 minimum salary to sponsor 5 relatives
Abu Dhabi: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) Federal Authority for Identity, Nationality, Customs and Ports Security (ICP) announced that the ex-pats who wanted to sponsor five relatives on a residence visa must…
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Dubai International Boat Show 2023 opens on Mar 1
Abu Dhabi: The 29th annual Dubai International Boat Show 2023 edition was officially opened on Wednesday by Sheikh Ahmed bin Mohammed Al-Maktoum, the chair of Dubai Media Council, the Dubai Media Office…
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UAE’s historic space mission: Sultan Al Neyadi lifts off to space
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) made history again, as the SpaceX Crew-6 mission blasted into space with Emirati astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi on board for the first six-month mission to the International…
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Israel is facing twin existential crises; what is Netanyahu doing to solve them?
By Ran Porat, Affiliate Researcher, The Australian Centre for Jewish Civilisation, Monash University Melbourne: Israel is facing one of the most serious crises in its history. And it could be the biggest…
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Saudi Arabia to mark ‘Flag Day’ on March 11 every year
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) announced that March 11 of every year will be celebrated as National Flag Day to honour the Kingdom’s national banner, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA)…
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Turkey forecasted to attract foreign tourists despite deadly quakes
Ankara: The annual peak season for Turkish tourism is expected to come in time, as popular resorts are largely far away from regions hit by the massive February 6 earthquakes, local experts…
