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Kuwait leads Arab countries in organ donation after death
Kuwait: Kuwait ranked first among the Arab countries and second in the Middle East in terms of organ donation, according to the Kuwaiti Society for Organ Transplantation, Kuwait News Agency (KUNA). During…
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Iranian director Jafar Panahi released on bail after hunger strike
Tehran: Award-winning Iranian director Jafar Panahi, on February 3, was released on bail on the third day of his hunger strike to protest his arrest which lasted for nearly seven months. The…
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Qatar bans food containing insect products
Doha: Qatar has banned insect products in foodstuffs after the European Union (EU) added two new products to its approved list. In a statement, the Qatar Ministry of Health said that insect…
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Palestine faces int’l pressure to resume security coordination with Israel
Ramallah: Palestinian officials are facing international pressure to resume security coordination with Israel, which has been severed in response to Israeli aggression in the West Bank. However, “the Palestinian leadership is steadfast…
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Former Egyptian PM Sherif Ismail dies at 67
Cairo: Fomer Egyptian Prime Minister Sherif Ismail died at the age of 67, Egypt’s official news agency MENA reported. Ismail had a disease in the digestive system, according to earlier official media…
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Nirmal woman dies in Saudi Arabia; Body to be repatriated
Jeddah: A Telangana woman who recently joined her son in Saudi Arabia to spend some time and also perform Umrah has died. 83-year-old Sabira Begum of Islampura street in Nirmal district died…
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Pak’s former President Pervez Musharraf dies at 79 in Dubai
Pervez Musharraf, former President General (Retd) of Pakistan, died on Sunday after a prolonged illness in a Dubai hospital, according to Geo News, citing sources. He was 79. Musharraf was being treated…
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Saudi Arabia launches first electric bus in Jeddah
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has launched the first electric public transport bus in the city of Jeddah, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported. The launch of this bus comes…
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UAE visit visa: Absconding cases against overstaying tourists; know details
Abu Dhabi: The tourists in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) who have overstayed their visit visas are being prosecuted in absconding cases, local media reported. If a tourist does not leave the…
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Lebanon, Cyprus sign deal to boost military cooperation
Beirut: Lebanon and Cyprus have signed a cooperation agreement for 2023 to exchange military expertise between the two countries, the military in Beirut announced. In a statement on Friday, the Lebanese Armed…
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Life gradually returns to Yemeni beach amid hopes of end of civil war
Hajjah: Almost four years after the Yemeni government forces recaptured the Red Sea coastal city of Midi in the northwestern province of Hajjah from the Houthi rebels in April 2018, local visitors…
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Palestinian killed by Israeli soldiers near West Bank village
Ramallah: A Palestinian man was killed by Israeli soldiers near the village of Huwara south in the West Bank city of Nablus, according to authorities. The Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) said…
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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…
