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Hundreds of Iraqis protest over devaluation of currency
Baghdad: Hundreds of protesters rallied near the Central Bank of Iraq in downtown Baghdad against the recent devaluation of the local currency and demand the government take action to stabilise it. The…
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UAE hints at huge investment in Pakistan amid economic turmoil
Islamabad: United Arab Emirates (UAE) President Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan has dropped clues that his government is planning to broaden its investment footprint in Pakistan as the country drastically needs…
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Jordanians burn Swedish flag in front of embassy in Amman
Amman: The Jordanians staged a demonstration in front of the Swedish embassy in the capital, Amman, and burned the Swedish flag, in protest against the Swedish authorities’ allowing Danish far-right politician Rasmus…
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Gulf countries condemn tearing up copy of Holy Quran in Netherlands
The Gulf countries expressed strong condemnation and denunciation of a far-right politician of the Netherlands tearing a copy of the Holy Quran. On Monday, Edwin Wagensveld shared a video clip on his…
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41 Kuwaiti MPs call to boycott Sweden over burning of Quran
Kuwait: Kuwaiti MPs condemned the burning of a copy of the Holy Quran by an extremist with the approval of the Swedish government, and called for a boycott of all countries that…
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Saudi Arabia appoints 34 women to leadership positions
Riyadh: In an effort to develop services for women, General Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques in Saudi Arabia announced the appointment of 34 women to leadership positions. The…
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Certificate attestation woes end with Apostille System in Saudi Arabia
Jeddah: The cumbersome attestation procedure that annoys Indian expatriates abroad will cease soon. The existing process of attestation and legalisation of public documents is confusing, time-consuming, cumbersome and costly for most people.…
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Saudi Arabia leads Arab countries for most tourists in 2022
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has recorded more than 18 million international arrivals in the first nine months of 2022, higher than any other Arab country. The United Nations World Tourism…
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Egyptian President El-Sisi invites PM Narendra Modi to Cairo
New Delhi: Visiting Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi on Wednesday held wide-ranging talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the national capital and decided to elevate their ties to the level of…
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Saudi Arabia set to receive two million pilgrims for Haj 2023
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) is prepared to receive two million Muslim pilgrims, to perform Haj this year, as the kingdom has lifted COVID-19 pandemic-induced limits, the Saudi Press Agency…
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Israel sees surge in foreign tourists’ hotel overnight stays
Tel Aviv: The number of overnight stays of foreign tourists in hotels across Israel surged 785 per cent year on year in 2022, revealed an annual report issued by the country’s Central…
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Ex-Lebanese PM Hassan Diab charged in Beirut blast investigation
Beirut: Former Lebanese Prime Minister Hassan Diab has been charged with homicide with probable intent over the devastating Port of Beirut explosions in 2020 that killed at least 218 people. Tarek Bitar,…
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After Sweden, Dutch politician tears pages of Quran; burns it
After the first instance of disrespect towards the holy book of Muslims in Sweden this week, where a copy of the Quran was burned, the leader of the extremist anti-Islam group Pegida…
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PM Modi, EAM Jaishankar hold meets with Egyptian Prez El-Sisi
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday met visiting Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi in New Delhi. The leaders shook hands and posed for the cameras…
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Eid-Al-Fitr: UAE-India flight tickets to cost Rs 22K-41K in April
Abu Dhabi: Airfares from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to India are likely to increase on the eve of Eid-Al-Fitr in April 2023. The price increase can reach up to 150 percent…
