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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…
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Tehran summons Danish envoy over attack on Iranian embassy in Copenhagen
Tehran: The Iranian Foreign Ministry has summoned Denmark’s Ambassador to Iran to protest against an attack on Iran’s embassy in Copenhagen by an assailant holding a “cold weapon”. During the meeting, the…
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Nika Shakarami’s mother disputes Iran, says she died of blows to head
Tehran: The mother of a 16-year-old Iranian girl has disputed official claims that her daughter fell to her death from a high building, saying the teen was killed by blows to the…
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Saudi Arabia bans security surveillance cameras at 9 places
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) on Thursday approved the system of using security surveillance cameras in the country, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported. The Council of Ministers headed by…
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Dubai finalises pact with Haryana for economic growth
Chandigarh: The tour of Dubai by Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar has yielded results as the Dubai government has finalised a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the state for cooperation in…
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Lebanon detects first case of cholera since 1993
Beirut: The Lebanese Health Ministry announced the detection of a case of Cholera, the first such infection since the last outbreak in 1993. The Ministry noted that the infection was detected in…
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Israeli army put on alert amid deadlock in border talks with Lebanon
Tel Aviv: Israeli Defence Minister Benny Gantz has instructed the army to prepare for any possible escalation with Lebanon hours after the Jewish state rejected Beirut’s amendments to a US-brokered proposal for…
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US forces kill top IS leaders in Syria
Washington: American forces have killed two top leaders of the Islamic State (IS) terror group in an airstrike conducted in northern Syria, the US Central Command (CENTCOM) said in a statement published…
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Turkey warned against new Covid wave
Ankara: Turkish health authorities and experts have warned that the country might face another wave of the Covid-19 pandemic within a few weeks due to the rising number of cases in Europe.…
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West uses human rights as ‘tool’ to pressure others: Iran
Tehran: Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani has criticized Western countries for what he called their use of human rights as a “tool” to exert pressure on other countries. “When human rights…
