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Sheikh Hamdan grants golden visa, financial rewards to UAE top-performing high-school students
Abu Dhabi: Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of The Executive Council, has met top-performing high school students and issued directives to offer them…
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In a first, women referees at FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022
Doha: Ambition and self-realization do not know the difference between a man and a woman. Whoever has the will and determination will reach his goal. With these words, women’s arbitration in the world…
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Syria: Four soldiers killed in Israeli missile strike
Damascus: Four Syrian soldiers were killed on Saturday by an Israeli missile strike in central and coastal areas of the war-torn country. The Israeli missile strike launched from the Mediterranean also wounded…
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Turkey pushing back Afghans at Iran’s border: Human Rights Watch
Kabul: Turkey is routinely pushing tens of thousands of Afghans at its land border with Iran or deporting them directly to Afghanistan with little or no examination of their claims for international…
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US cites PM Modi’s example as defense to providing Saudi Crown Prince with legal immunity
The Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman just received the same level of protection from prosecution in the US as Prime Minister Narendra Modi, a US State Department official said in a…
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Iran: Protestors use sanitary pads to cover security cameras
Tehran: As protests over the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini continue in Iran, several photos have emerged on social media of Iranians covering CCTV cameras with sanitary pads in public transportation to…
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Israeli embassy issues first-ever passport to baby born in UAE
Abu Dhabi: Israel’s embassy in Abu Dhabi on Thursday issued the first-ever Israeli passport to a baby born in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The embassy of Israel tweeted a picture of…
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Iranian protesters set fire to Ayatollah Khomeini’s house
Tehran: Iranian protesters have set fire to the ancestral house of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, founder of the Islamic Republic. Images posted on social media show part of the structure in the city…
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Israel welcomes Azerbaijan’s decision to open embassy in Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv: The Israeli government welcomed the “historic” decision by the Azerbaijani Parliament to open an embassy in Tel Aviv, as it is set to become the first Shia Muslim-majority country to…
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For the sixth time, Lebanon parliament fails to elect President
Beirut: Lebanese parliament failed for the sixth time to elect a president of the republic, because no candidate could obtain two-thirds of the votes of the deputies, Anadolu News Agency reported. This came…
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Qatar bans sale of alcohol in and around World Cup stadiums
Doha: In a surprising decision, about 48 hours before the start of the World Cup, the International Federation of Football Associations (FIFA) announced the ban on selling alcohol in the World Cup…
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2 Egyptian girls found beheaded in Syria’s Al-Hol camp
Damascus: Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said that the beheaded bodies of two Egyptian girls were found in a sprawling Al-Hol camp in northeastern Syria that houses tens of thousands of women…
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Saudi woman wins bronze in World Taekwondo Championship
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s citizen Donia Abu Talib on Thursday won the bronze medal in the category of 49 kg in 2022 World Taekwondo Championship in the Mexican City of…
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Salt Bae aka Nusret shares Rs 1.36 Cr bill from his UAE hotel
Ankara: The Turkish owner of the Nusr-Et steakhouse, Nusret Gokce popularised by its founder chef’s meme Salt Bae has been slammed on social media after publishing a picture of a customer’s bill…
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Turkish-Israeli ties enter ‘new era’: President Erdogan
Ankara: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that the bilateral ties between Turkey and Israel have entered a new era “thanks to the strong will of both sides”. Erdogan made the…
