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Iran’s Rekabi latest female athlete at risk in home country

Morioka (Japan): Days after Iranian climber Elnaz Rekabi caused an international incident by not wearing a her country’s mandatory headscarf while competing abroad, her fate is top of mind for the world’s…
Saudi Arabia to restore 100 historical Islamic sites in Madinah

Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) launched projects to restore 100 sites in Madinah, with connections to the life of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and other important events in Islamic history.…

Iran says, US ‘sanction madness’ rapidly infecting Canada

Tehran: Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman condemned Canada’s move to impose new sanctions against Iranian media outlets as following “US government’s sanction madness”. “The US government’s sanction madness has turned into a virus…
Explosions rock government-controlled oil port in Yemen

Sanaa: Two explosions ripped through a key government-controlled oil port in Yemen’s southeastern province of Hadramout, a security official said. “Initial reports indicate that the Houthi militia launched the attack against Dhabah…
Houthis attack ship trying to ‘loot oil’ off Yemen port

Sanaa: The Houthi militia in Yemen said they attacked a ship trying to “loot oil” in a key government-controlled port in the country’s southeastern province of Hadramout. “The armed forces announced the…
Israeli missile strike targets military sites around Damascus

Damascus: Israel launched a missile attack against military sites around Damascus city, the Syrian military said in a statement on Saturday. The Syrian air defences were triggered by the attack late Friday…
France repatriates 40 children, 15 women from Syrian camps

France announced on Thursday that it has carried out a new operation to repatriate French nationals – 40 children and 15 women – from Kurdish-run camps in northeastern Syria. This is the…

Turkish FM Cavusoglu says US bullying Saudi Arabia over OPEC

Ankara: Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said that what he described as the ‘bullying’ of the United States against Saudi Arabia regarding the decisions of the OPEC+ union to reduce oil production,…
Saudi Arabia, China discuss stability of global oil market

The Saudi Arabia Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman bin Abdulaziz and National Energy of the People’s Republic of China, Zhang Jianhua on Friday affirmed their readiness to cooperate in maintaining the…
Saudi Arabia issues over 2 million Umrah visas in 3 month

Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Haj and Umrah on Thursday revealed that more than two million visas have been issued to those wishing to perform Umrah, across 176 countries…
UAE: Gold prices drops to year’s low ahead of Dhanteras, Diwali

Abu Dhabi: The gold prices in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have significantly dropped to a new one-year low on the weekend ahead of Dhanteras and Diwali celebrations. On Friday morning, 22…
Mariam bin Laden becomes 1st Arab woman to swim from Saudi to Egypt

Riyadh: The Saudi swimmer and doctor, Mariam Saleh bin Laden, succeeded in swimming from her country to the coast of Egypt through the Strait of Tiran in the Red Sea, becoming the…
Saudi Arabia, India soon to lay 1,600 km long submarine cable

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) and India may soon be connected by submarine cables, creating a renewable energy grid as both countries explore a cross-country project being undertaken to extend a…
Dubai: Delhi-based railway engineer wins Rs 22L in Mahzooz draw

Abu Dhabi: A 34-year-old New Delhi-based engineer won the grand prize of 100,000 Dirham (Rs 22,55,329) in the 98th Mahzooz weekly draw in Dubai. The winner of the draw Arun Bhat —…
Saudi: Quran reciter sentenced to 12 years for leading prayer at Hagia Sophia

Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has sentenced a renowned Quran reciter Sheikh Dr Abdullah Basfar, to 12 years in prison for leading prayers at Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia, eight years ago.…