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Israeli company Playtika to layoff about 600 employees worldwide
Tel Aviv: Israeli mobile games company Playtika will cut 12 to 15 per cent of its workforce. About 600 employees worldwide will be dismissed including 180 in Israel, the media reported. The…
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Mothers of Moroccan players steal spotlight in World Cup Qatar 2022
Doha: The mothers of the Moroccan national team grabbed the spotlight as a group of pictures of the players kissing their mothers’ heads widely circulated on social media and their eagerness to…
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Saudi: Riyadh to host 2 km tall skyscraper to beat Burj Khalifa
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) is planning to build a 2 km tall skyscraper in Riyadh that would become the world’s tallest building, said a report by MEED. The tall tower…
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Syrians braces for cold winter amid fuel shortage
Damascus: As plummeting temperatures hit Damascus with a shroud of winter fog, people in the Syrian capital have been battling fuel shortage and other adversities. Although the locals are not new to…
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Iran summons UK envoy over ‘meddlesome’ remarks, sanctions
Tehran: The Iranian Foreign Ministry has summoned the British ambassador over the “meddlesome” remarks of some British officials regarding Iran’s internal affairs and the imposition of sanctions against a number of Iranian…
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China, Arab states agree to strengthen cooperation during Xi Jinping’s visit
Riyadh: Leaders of China and the member states of the Arab League have agreed to strengthen cooperation and enhance the China-Arab strategic partnership, according to the Chinese Foreign Ministry. On the afternoon…
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UAE passport tops most powerful in the world; India ranks 69th
For the third year in a row, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) passport topped the list of the most powerful passports in the world, while India has ranked 69. That’s according to…
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Lebanon arrests actor Stephanie Saliba over central bank governor case
Beirut: Lebanese authorities arrested actress Stephanie Saliba on the background of joint Lebanese-European investigations into the governor of the central bank— Banque du Liban, Riad Salameh is accused, Anadolu Agency (AA) reported.…
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Snake found in AI Express plane’s cargo hold after landing at Dubai airport
New Delhi: A snake was found in the cargo hold of an Air India Express plane after it landed at the Dubai airport on Saturday and aviation regulator DGCA is probing the…
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Anti-Hijab protests: Niece of Iran’s supreme leader jailed for 3 years
Tehran: A niece of Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has been sentenced to three years in prison. Farideh Moradkhani, an outspoken critic of the Islamic Republic, was arrested in November after…
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Saudi Crown Prince describes Gulf-Chinese summit as ‘historic’ breakthrough
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said on Friday, December 9, 2022, that the Gulf-Chinese summit establishes a new historical phase in Chinese-Gulf cooperation. This came in…
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American soccer journalist Grant Wahl dies while covering World Cup match in Qatar
American soccer journalist Grant Wahl died early Saturday morning while covering the World Cup match between Argentina and the Netherlands in Lusail Stadium, Qatar. Grant Wahl was tweeting about the quarter-final match…
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Saudi extends detention of women’s rights activist for 17 years
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has extended the prison sentence of women’s rights activist Mohammed Al-Rabiah, to 17 years right before the end of the term he is serving. The…
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Iran to uphold nuke commitments, if sanctions removed: Iranian atomic chief
Tehran: The Iranian nuclear chief has said that his country would uphold its commitments under the 2015 nuclear deal if the anti-Iran sanctions are removed. Mohammad Eslami, Head of the Atomic Energy…
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Sunni cleric killed in Iran’s restive Sistan-Baluchestan
Tehran: A senior Sunni Muslim cleric was murdered in Iran’s southeastern Sistan-Baluchestan province while security forces said a similar attempt was foiled in Khorasan Razavi Province, Iranian media reported. Local cleric Molavi…
