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Saudi Arabia allows GCC residents to apply for eVisas online
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has announced new regulations allowing residents of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries to apply for an eVisa to visit the Kingdom through the ‘Visit Saudi’…
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Qatar updates travel policy related to COVID-19 pandemic
Doha: Qatari Ministry of Public Health announced the update of the policy related to travel and return, related to the COVID emerging virus, the Qatar News Agency (QNA) reported. Aaccording to a…
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India-UAE flight prices remain high; check fare details
Prices of airline tickets between cities in India and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) continues to remain high as summer holidays in the UAE have ended, and educational institutions have commenced for the new…
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Saudi Arabia bans selling tobacco products to children under 18
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has banned the sale of tobacco products to children under 18-year-old, local media reported. The Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs and Housing (MOMRA) has…
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Palestinian children in Israel prisons face sexual assaulted
Palestinian children being held in Israeli prisons have been subjected to sexual harassment and assault by officers from Israeli Nahshon Battalion, Quds Press Agency reported. Prisoners and Ex-Prisoners Affairs Authority confirmed in…
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Hyderabad: 4 held for changing fingerprints to enter Kuwait illegally
Hyderabad: The Rachakonda police here arrested four persons who were allegedly involved in helping non-resident Indians (NRI) cheat the Kuwait government. The gang helped people change their biological finger print pattern and…
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Palestine: Awawda suspends strike after Israel agrees for jail release
Palestinian prisoner Khalil Awawda on Wednesday suspended his hunger strike, which he started 172 days ago, after Israel agreed to his release in October. Palestinian Prisoners and Ex-Prisoners Affairs Authority said that the…
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Pakistan PM postpones UAE visit amid catastrophic floods
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday announced that he has postponed his visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) due to the unprecedented floods that have killed more than 1,100…
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Indian minister Jaishankar in UAE on 3-day visit
Dubai: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar arrived here on Wednesday on a three-day visit to the United Arab Emirates during which he would hold talks with his counterpart from the Gulf nation Sheikh…
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UAE: Small plane crashes near Sheikh Zayed Mosque, one injured
Dubai: A small plane crashed in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates on Wednesday, police said, injuring the pilot but causing no other casualties. Instead of landing at the capital’s private…
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21 sentenced to jail for building collapse in Iran
Tehran: An Iranian court sentenced 21 convicts to three years in jail each in connection to the case of the collapse of a 10-storey commercial building in Abadan in May which claimed…
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Saudi Arabia lists 5 Yemenis as terror sponsors
Riyadh, Sep 1 (IANS) Saudi Arabia has listed five Yemeni nationals as sponsors of terrorism for their alleged involvement in activities supporting the Iran-backed Houthi militia. The Saudi Presidency of State Security…
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Video: Police assault female protestors at orphanage in Saudi
Riyadh: The video of Saudi security services assaulting a group of women at an orphanage in Khamis Mushait Governorate, Saudi Arabia, went viral on social media on Wednesday. The videos circulated showed dozens…
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Israel strikes Syria’s Aleppo int’l airport
Damascus: An Israeli missile strike hit the international airport of Syria’s northern city of Aleppo, causing material damage, a Syrian military statement said. Local news websites on Wednesday said the missiles came from…
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Saudi: Expiry of expats’ resident ID doesn’t prevent visit visa extension
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) announced on Tuesday that the expiry of the expatriates resident ID, iqama or residency permits, does not prevent the extension of the visitor’s visit visa. The…
