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Dubai welcomes 2023 with stunning fireworks show at Burj Khalifa

Abu Dhabi: New Year’s Eve celebrations in Dubai have always been a global event, the city that embraces the highest peak in the world, in the midst of the world’s attention and anticipation. Dubai’s…
Iran arrests football players in mixed-gender party

Tehran: The government authorities in Iran arrested football players who attended a mixed-gender party in eastern Tehran. “Several current and former players of one of Tehran’s prominent football clubs were arrested last…

New Year’s Day: UAE welcomes first babies of 2023

Abu Dhabi: As the clock struck 12 and the calendar slid to 2023, some families across the United Arab Emirates (UAE) were busy welcoming newborns. Doctors and nurses celebrated the births by…
Hyundai to build electric car factory in Saudi Arabia

Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Industry on Saturday signed a memorandum of understanding with the South Korean company “Hyundai Motors” to build a factory for the complete assembly of…
Sharjah-bound flight grounded in Coimbatore after bird hit

Chennai: A Sharjah-bound Air Arabia flight was grounded in Coimbatore on Monday after two eagles hit the left engine of the aircraft just before take off. The flight was taxing through the…
2 Palestinians killed in West Bank

Ramallah: Two Palestinians were killed on Monday during clashes with Israeli soldiers in the West Bank. The incident took place in the village of Kafr Dan, west of Jenin city, reports Xinhua…
Benjamin Netanyahu slams ‘despicable’ UN vote on Palestine

Tel Aviv: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu slammed the United Nations General Assembly Saturday for a resolution passed the previous day to refer Israel’s “occupation… of Palestinian territory” to the International Court of…

Indians emerges as top winners of UAE lottery in 2022

Abu Dhabi: Indians emerged as the biggest beneficiaries of the UAE’s leading weekly raffle draw Mahzooz, which has created 31 multi-millionaires in the last two years, giving away over 350,000,000 dirhams in…
Israeli strikes put Damascus airport out of service, kill 2

Damascus: The Israeli army carried out a missile strike on Monday targeting Damascus International airport that put it out of service, killed two soldiers and left two others injured, reported ABC News…
Police seize 246 kg of opium in Tehran: Media

Tehran: Iran’s police seized 246 kilogram of opium in two separate operations in the Iranian capital of Tehran, local media reported. In one of the operations, the police forces smashed a drug…
Food reform to reduce regulation takes effect in Israel

Jerusalem: The Israeli Health Ministry has announced the entry into force of a national food reform for facilitating imports, and reducing food prices while protecting public health. The reform is based on…
Israeli PM, Egyptian Prez discuss promoting bilateral ties over phone

Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi have discussed boosting bilateral ties and promoting regional security by phone. According to a statement issued by the Israeli Prime Minister’s…
Iran blacklists 60 US officials for top commander’s assassination

Tehran: Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has said that nearly 60 US officials have been blacklisted by Tehran for their involvement in the assassination of top Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani, semi-official Mehr…
Snowfall in Makkah’s Grand Mosque? Know here

Riyadh: A video clip of snowfall in Grand Mosque in Makkah, has been circulating across social media platforms on Sunday. The 55-second video clip, which appeared on social media platforms, showed heavy…
Ronaldo’s post on joining Saudi club garners over 30M likes

After weeks of speculation, Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo on Friday joined Saudi Arabian club Al Nassr in a deal that is believed to be worth over 200 million euros (Rs 17,75,23,68,226). Ronaldo’s Instagram post about…