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Kuwait asks UNESCO to fulfil its role in Palestine, Sudan
Kuwait urged the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on Monday to do everything in its power to ensure that the organization’s decisions and responsibilities to educational and cultural institutions…
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Iraq invites int’l companies to develop 13 oil, gas fields
Baghdad, Iraqi Oil Minister Hayan Abdul Ghani invited international energy companies to develop the country’s 13 oil and gas fields and exploration blocks. The announced 13 sites are located in the provinces…
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Iran, Saudi Arabia discuss facilitating Haj pilgrimage
Tehran: Iran’s Finance Minister Ehsan Khandouzi said that his country and Saudi Arabia have discussed ways to facilitate the Haj pilgrimage for Iranians and boost economic cooperation between the two nations. Khandouzi…
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Qatar, Bahrain to resume direct flights from May 25
Manama: Bahrain and Qatar will resume direct flights between the two countries, as of May 25, the Bahrain News Agency (BNA) reported on Tuesday. The decision is in accordance with what was…
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Saudi Arabia stops issuing taxi licenses in Makkah
Riyadh: The Minister of Transport and Logistics Services in Saudi Arabia, Saleh bin Nasser Al-Jasser, has issued a decision to stop receiving applications for issuing licenses and adding cars in the public taxi activity…
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Saudi Arabia: Visit visa holders can’t perform Haj
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Haj and Umrah on Sunday reaffirmed that the visit visa holders are not allowed to perform the Haj. The ministry emphasized that the visit…
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Patnaik flags off maiden flight from Bhubaneswar to Dubai
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday flagged off the maiden flight from Bhubaneswar to Dubai at the Biju Patnaik International Airport here. A total of 174 travellers aboard the first…
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Saudi bans residents from entering Makkah without permit
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s General Directorate of Public Security has announced that residents without valid entry permits will be denied access at security checkpoints on roads leading to Makkah, effective…
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Video: First look of the world’s largest residential tower being built in Dubai
Abu Dhabi: Dubai’s real-estate agent Al-Habtoor Group founding chairman has shared a video of the first look at the upcoming world’s largest residential tower. On May 11, Al Habtoor Group had announced…
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Watch: UAE astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi shows how water looks in space
United Arab Emirates (UAE) astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi, who is currently on a six-month space mission to the International Space Station (ISS) shared a video of how water looks in space. The…
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World’s tallest woman participates in Turkish elections
Ankara: Turkey’s Rumeysa Gelgi, the world’s tallest woman, cast her vote in the Turkish presidential and parliamentary elections, on Sunday. Through a mobile ballot box that was brought to her home, Gilgi,…
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Nakba 75: UN marks Palestinian displacement for the first time
Every year, on May 15, Palestinians mark the anniversary of the ‘Nakba’, which permanently displaced nearly 800,000 Palestinians from their homes and land in Palestine in 1948 during the establishment of Israel.…
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Pakistan in Israel to promote tolerance through Holocaust education
Jerusalem: Holocaust education will go a long way in clearing the “misconceptions” about Jews in Pakistan and promoting greater tolerance and understanding about the Abrahamic faith in the country, a member of the…
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Endangered seal spotted for first time on Israeli beach
Tel Aviv: A rare Mediterranean monk seal was spotted on an Israeli beach, the first time the endangered mammal has made land in Israel. “This is the first sighting of its kind…
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Dubai retains top spot for greenfield FDI projects
Abu Dhabi: Dubai retained its first spot globally for attracting Greenfield FDI projects in 2022, further reinforcing its position as the world’s top foreign direct investment hub, according to the latest data…
