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Watch: Speeding car lands on house in Jeddah
Jeddah: In an incident reported from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on October 7, a speeding car landed atop a house, the kingdom’s traffic authorities said. The car hit an encampment before settling on…
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Saudi: Football fan treks from Jeddah to Doha for FIFA World Cup
Riyadh: A Saudi Arabian football fan has decided to trek to Doha, with a resolve to watch the FIFA World Cup in Qatar. The man identified as Abdullah Alsulmi was criticized by…
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US imposes sanctions on 7 Iranian officials for ‘suppressing protests’
The United States on Thursday announced the imposition of economic sanctions on seven senior Iranian officials for playing a major role in the “violent suppression” of the demonstrations sparked by the death…
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900 Palestinians in Israeli prison refuse meals in support of hunger strikers
900 Palestinian prisoners in the Israeli Ofer prison on Thursday returned meals in solidarity with the 30 administrative prisoners on hunger strike, according to the Palestinian Prisoners Club Association. On September 25,…
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Hyderabad woman stuck in UAE, her aunt urges govt. for rescue
Hyderabad: A 28-year-old Hyderabad woman Asra Fatima who went to Dubai after she was offered a maid job is currently stuck in the UAE. Her aunt has knocked at the doors of…
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Tension in West Bank fuels atmosphere of fear, hatred: UN official
Ramallah: An escalation of tension in the West Bank would fuel an atmosphere of fear, hatred and anger between Israelis and Palestinians, a senior UN official has warned. “It is necessary to…
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Mahsa Amini protests: Tehran fountains sinking in blood
Tehran: The public squares fountains in Iran’s capital, Tehran, have reportedly been smeared red on Friday after an artist dyed their water red to reflect the bloody three-week crackdown on protests over…
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NYT fires journalist post support for ‘Palestinian resistance’
The American newspaper The New York Times has dismissed Palestinian photographer Hosam Salem from his job allegedly due to comments supporting the Palestinian resistance on the social networking site Facebook. Hosam Salem,…
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Oman’s Sultan pardons 325 prisoners on occasion of Prophet’s birthday
Muscat: The Sultan of Oman, Haitham bin Tariq Al Said, on Saturday pardoned 325 prisoners, including foreigners on the occasion of the Prophet Muhammad’s birthday. The Sultan issued a special pardon for…
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Lionel Messi calls on FIFA World Cup fans to visit Saudi Arabia
Argentina captain, Lionel Messi, called on fans coming to attend the 2022 World Cup matches in Qatar to visit the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The 35-year-old French star of Paris Saint-Germain club…
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Iranian-American Baquer Namazi released after 6 years in detention
An 85-year-old American citizen of Iranian origin Mohammad Baquer Namazi, who was imprisoned in Iran for over six years was released on Wednesday for urgent medical treatment. Namazi’s lawyer, Jared Genser, confirmed…
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UAE: 32-yr-old Pakistani mechanic wins Dh 10M in Mahzooz draw
Abu Dhabi: A 32-year-old United Arab Emirates (UAE) based Pakistani expatriate working as a mechanic won the grand prize of 10 million Dirhams (Rs 22,48,59,112) in the 96th Mahzooz weekly draw. The…
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Erdogan says Turkey ready to help resolve Ukraine crisis
Ankara: Turkey was ready to contribute to a peaceful resolution of the Ukraine crisis in the interests of all, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in a…
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Eight held for killing Indian-origin teen in Israel
Jerusalem: The Police in Israel have arrested eight residents, all between the age groups of 13 to 15 for stabbing an Indian-origin teenager to death at a birthday party in the northern…
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Mahsa Amini died of illness not beatings, says Iran forensics
Tehran: The Iranian Legal Medicine Organisation confirmed that the death of 22-year-old woman Mahsa Amini was not a result of alleged blows to her head or vital organs, a state news media…
