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Palestinian President faces outrage over ’50 Holocausts’ comment
Berlin: German and EU officials expressed their outrage at statements by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas comparing Israel’s treatment of Palestinians to the Holocaust. The new German ambassador to Israel, Steffen Seibert, said…
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Israeli forces conduct raids at offices of NGOs in Palestine
Ramallah: Israeli forces on Thursday conducted raids at offices of various NGOs in Palestine’s Ramallah. After conducting a raid on the Al-Haq organization, an independent Palestinian human rights group based in Ramallah,…
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Israel, Turkey to restore full diplomatic ties after 4-year break
Jerusalem: Israel and Turkey announced the resumption of full diplomatic ties on Wednesday, after several years of strained relations between the nations. Both the countries would be exchanging ambassadors again after not…
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GCC jobs: Indians headed to Gulf surge over 50% in 1st half of 2022
Emigration clearances granted to Indians headed to the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries for employment saw an increase of nearly 50 percent in the first seven months of 2022 as compared to the…
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Watch: Dubai Crown Prince goes unnoticed in London tube
Abu Dhabi: Dubai Crown Prince Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum caught the attention of social media after photos of him travelling in the London tube and going unnoticed by…
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Iran signals it’s open to prisoner exchange with US
Tehran: Iran has signalled that it is prepared to enter a possible prisoner exchange with the US. “We are ready and have announced this several times, even independently of the nuclear agreement,”…
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Saudi woman sent to 34 yrs jail for sharing dissidents’ tweets
Riyadh: A 34-year-old Saudi woman Salma Al-Shehab has been sentenced to 34 years in prison for using Twitter account— reportedly following activists and opponents, and sharing their tweets. On January 15, 2021,…
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Israeli court extends detention of Palestinian prisoner Ahmed Manasra
The Israeli court on Tuesday extended the solitary confinement of the Palestinian prisoner Ahmed Manasra for an additional six months, the Palestinian Prisoners Club (PPC) reported. The extension means Ahmed Manasra will…
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Indian expats in UAE warned against online travel scam
Abu Dhabi: The Indian Embassy in Abu Dhabi has warned Indian expatriates against a travel scam in which a scammer uses a fake social media profile to deceive distressed and needy people…
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Insulting people online can lead to a fine of over Rs 1 cr in Dubai
Abu Dhabi: Dubai Public Prosecution announced the imposition of a fine of up to 5,00,000 Dirham (Rs 1,08,12,159) for those who insult anyone online. Dubai Public Prosecution took to Twitter on Tuesday…
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Syria denies holding missing US journalist Austin Tice
Damascus: Syria denied on Wednesday it is holding US journalist Austin Tice or other Americans after President Joe Biden accused the Syrian government of detaining him. The Syrian Foreign Ministry said in…
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2M Yemeni children paying price for tragic civil war: UNICEF
Sanaa: The number of displaced people in Yemen has increased due to the crisis that the country has been witnessing for eight years, bringing the number of displaced people to about 4.3…
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Kuwait stops issuing visas for families of expats, tourists
Kuwait: The Kuwait authorities have stopped issuing entry visas, to family and tourists, until further notice, local media reported. The Ministry Of Interior has issued verbal instructions to the Residency Affairs Department…
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Palestinian prisoner Khalil Awawda to appeal to Israel’s high court
Jerusalem: The lawyer for a Palestinian prisoner said Tuesday that her client will appeal his case to Israel’s Supreme Court as he continues what his family says is a 157-day hunger strike…
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Israel carried out raid on Gaza that killed 5 minors
Gaza Strip: A Palestinian human rights group and an Israeli newspaper reported Tuesday that an explosion in a cemetery that killed five Palestinian children during the latest flare-up in Gaza was caused…
