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Iran holds military parade to mark 42nd anniversary of Iran-Iraq war
Tehran: Iranian armed forces held a military parade to mark the 42nd anniversary of the eight-year Iran-Iraq war beginning in 1980. During the military parade on Thursday in the capital Tehran, Mohammad…
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Facebook violated rights of Palestinian users: Report
Actions by Facebook and its parent Meta during last year’s Gaza war violated the rights of Palestinian users to freedom of expression, freedom of assembly, political participation and non-discrimination, a report commissioned by…
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60 dead after migrant boat from Lebanon sinks off Syria
Damascus: The death toll from a boat carrying migrants from Lebanon that sank in Syrian waters has risen to 60, the governor of Syria’s coastal province of Tartus said Friday. Abdul- Halim…
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Yemeni FM calls for faster salvage of derelict oil tanker
New York: On the sidelines of the ongoing UN General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, Yemen’s Foreign Minister Ahmed Awad Bin Mubarak called for accelerating the UN-coordinated plan to prevent a massive…
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Israeli PM endorses 2-state solution with Palestinians
United Nations: In his address to the UN General Assembly, Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid pledged support for the two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The establishment of a Palestinian state, alongside…
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Turkey mediates Russia-Ukraine prisoner swap involving 200: Erdogan
Ankara Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that Russia and Ukraine had exchanged 200 prisoners of war under the mediation of Turkey. “As a result of diplomatic traffic I conducted with…
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Iranian activist gets 3-year sentence for filming without hijab
Tehran: A 22-year-old Iranian rights activist Melika Qaragozlu has been sentenced to three years and eight months in prison and 8 million tomans in fine for not complying with the country’s mandatory…
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Abu Dhabi bank allows withdrawal of 50% salary in advance
Abu Dhabi: Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (ADIB), one of the Emirate’s leading Islamic financial institutions, has launched a new feature that allows customers to withdraw up to 50 per cent of salary…
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Sharjah International Book Fair 2022 to kick off in November
Abu Dhabi: The 41st session of the Sharjah International Book Fair (SIBF) will kick off this year on November 2, under the theme ‘Spread the Word’. The 41st session of SIBF will…
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Israel appoints Irit Lillian as first ambassador to Turkey
Israel announced the appointment of Irit Lilian as new ambassador to Turkey, after the return of diplomatic relations between the two parties to their highest level. The position has been vacant for…
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Lawyers submit complaint to ICC over journalist Shireen’s murder
Lawyers representing the family of slain Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh have submitted a complaint to the Office of the Public Prosecutor at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, calling for…
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Hamas threatens Israel of violence over Al Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem
Jerusalem: Palestinian militant group Hamas on Thursday threatened hostile actions against Israel over what it called “violations against Jerusalem and the Al-Aqsa Mosque” ahead of the upcoming Jewish High Holidays. Hamas’s threats…
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Saudi Arabia to fund for the construction of Cuba’s first mosque
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) will finance the construction of first mosque in the country to serve Muslims in Cuba. Vladimir Gonzalez said in an interview broadcast by Saudi state TV,…
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Houthi militia kidnapped 1,700 Yemeni women in last 7 years
The Iranian-backed Houthi militia kidnapped 1,700 Yemeni women, most of them in the capital, Sanaa, during the period from August 2015 to August 2022. This come during a speech before the Human…
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Saudi allows foreigners to obtain Umrah visas in few minutes
Riyadh: As part of the efforts of the Saudi Ministry of Haj and Umrah to facilitate the arrival of Umrah pilgrims to the Kingdom, the Ministry announced that foreign pilgrims can now…
