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Kuwait: Women return to parliament for the first time since 2020
Kuwait: The two women candidates on Friday were elected as representatives of the Kuwaiti National Assembly. With this, women returned to the Kuwaiti Parliament after two years. Jenan Mohsin Ramadan Boushehri and…
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Hamas hold rally over Israeli raids on Al-Aqsa Mosque
Gaza: Hundreds of Palestinians rallied in Gaza City to protest against Israeli raids on the Al-Aqsa Mosque. The rally was organized on Saturday by the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) at Palestine…
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PLO warns of settlement expansion ahead of Israeli elections
Ramallah: Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) has warned that the Israeli settlement construction took “centre stage” in the electoral campaigns of the right-wing and extreme-right parties in Israel. In a special report, the…
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UAE’s new visa rules for foreigners to come into effect on Oct 3
Abu Dhabi: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) issued new visa rules for residence visas and entry permits, that will come into force on Monday, October 3, 2022. The Federal Authority for Identity,…
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Saudi Arabia: 1st batch of Yogasana referees graduate in Riyadh
Riyadh: Saudi Yoga Committee (SYC) on Friday announced the graduation of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s first batch of Yogasana referees at a Yogasana sports event in Riyadh. The graduation of the…
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UN chief strongly urges Yemen’s warring parties to renew expiring truce
United Nations: The U.N. chief is strongly urging Yemen’s warring parties to not only renew but expand a truce that expires Sunday, saying it has brought the longest period of relative calm…
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Nine foreigners arrested over anti-hijab protests: Iran govt
Tehran: Iran’s intelligence ministry says it has arrested nine foreigners over recent anti-hijab protests sweeping the country. In a statement carried by the state-run news agency IRNA, the ministry said Friday that…
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19 killed in terrorist attack in Iran
Tehran: At least 19 people were killed in the “terrorist” attack on a police station in the southeastern Iranian province of Sistan and Baluchestan, the provincial governor Hossein Modarres Khiabani has said.…
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British man found hanging in Qatar allegedly tortured by secret police
Doha: A 52-year-old British businessman who was found hanging in a hotel in Doha, in 2019, was reportedly tortured by Qatar’s ‘secret police’, the British newspaper, The Times reported. Marc Bennett, died…
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Gulf countries condemn Iranian attacks on Iraqi Kurdistan
Gulf countries on Thursday strongly condemned the attacks launched by Iran on the Kurdistan region of Iraq, Wednesday, which left 13 dead and more than 58 injured. 13 people were killed and…
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UN steps up efforts to extend Yemen truce set to expire
Sanaa: The UN, through its special envoy to Yemen, Hans Grundberg, has stepped up diplomatic efforts to renew the existing truce between Yemen’s warring parties to prevent any resumption of the country’s…
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Saudi: Leed Uni academics call on UK govt for release of Salma Al-Shehab
Almost hundreds of British academics have written an open letter urging Prime Minister Lizz Truss to intervene after a Leeds University student was sentenced to 34 years in Saudi Arabia. 34-year-old Saudi woman Salma…
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UAE: 10-yr-old Indian girl creates record in ‘make and pop a paper banger’
Abu Dhabi: A 10-year-old United Arab Emirates (UAE) based Indian girl has been recognised by the Guinness Book of World Records for making and popping a paper banger, three times, in 23.32…
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COVID-19 vaccine not mandatory for attending FIFA World Cup: Qatar
Doha: The competent Qatari authorities announced, on Thursday, that vaccination against COVID-19 will not be a mandatory condition for attending the FIFA World Cup 2022, which is scheduled to start on November…