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Saudi Arabia: Foreign workers can change sponsorship without paying outstanding due
Jeddah: As part of ongoing sweeping reforms in foreign employee rules, Saudi Arabia on Wednesday announced a major development that a foreign worker can change the sponsorship without paying outstanding government iqama…
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Bahrain introduces multi-entry e-visa with a 6-month validity
Manama: The Kingdom of Bahrain has announced the introduction of a multi-entry electronic visa for the purpose of training, the Bahrain News Agency (BNA) reported. The visa will be valid for six…
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Family of slain journalist Shireen rejects Israeli report; seeks ICC probe
The family of slain Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh rejected the Israeli army’s report into her killing and called for an investigation by the International Criminal Court (ICC). Israeli occupation army on Monday…
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Israel extends detention of French-Palestinian lawyer Salah Hammouri
The Israeli authorities extended the administrative detention of French-Palestinian lawyer Salah Hammouri for an additional three months, the Wafa News Agency reported. 37-year-old Hammouri, has been in prison since March 2022, in administrative…
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Gulf countries call on Netflix to remove content promoting homosexuality
The Gulf countries on Tuesday called on the Netflix platform to remove content deemed offensive to “Islamic and societal values” in the region. This came in a joint statement by the General…
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21-year-old Palestinian killed by Israeli forces in West Bank raid
Jerusalem: Israeli troops killed a Palestinian militant during a firefight on Wednesday in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian Health Ministry said. The violence erupted after Israel carried out an arrest raid…
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Palestinian PM: Israel’s closure of Palestinian NGOs void, illegal
Ramallah: Israel’s closure of Palestinian human rights groups and NGOs is “void and illegal”, Prime Minister Mohammed Ishtaye said here. Ishtaye’s made the remarks during his visit to a Palestinian NGO in…
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Syria: For 2nd time in a week, Israeli attack on Aleppo airport
Damascus: An Israeli missile strike hit the international airport of Syria’s northern city of Aleppo, rendering it out of service, said the Syrian army. This strike comes just days after the Syrian airport…
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Until we get a good deal, no trade pact with Israel: Goyal
San Francisco: The proposed India-Israel trade pact should be beneficial to both nations and until New Delhi gets a good deal, it would not do an agreement, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush…
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Israeli soldiers kill Palestinian in West Bank
Ramallah: A Palestinian was killed and 16 others were injured on Tuesday during clashes with Israeli soldiers in the West Bank city of Jenin. Mohammed Saba’neh, 29, died after he was shot…
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Saudi Arabia: Tourism ministry monitors over 7,000 violations
Riyadh: The ministry of Tourism announced that it recorded 7, 000 violations during 45,440 inspection tours. An infographic was posted on the ministry’s twitter account. The authorities mentioned that they received 19,540…
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Dubai: 4 held for assulting, robbing man; fined Dh 1.7 million
Dubai: Security authorities on Monday arrested four persons and imposed a joint penalty of Dh 1.7 million for assualting and robbing a bitcoin trader of cash. The case dates back to March…
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4 siblings killed by explosive war remnants in Syria
Damascus: Four siblings were killed by explosive remnants of war inside an abandoned house in Syria’s northwestern province of Idlib, a war monitor reported. The explosion took place on Monday when the…
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Iraqi leaders agree to draw roadmap to end political deadlock
Baghdad: Iraq’s top officials and political leaders held a meeting to discuss political development and agreed to work on a roadmap aimed at ending the stifling crisis the country is going through.…
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Sudden power outage in areas of Oman including Muscat
Muscat: In a rare incident in a Gulf country, the Sultanate of Oman was hit on Monday by a sudden power outage that affected the capital, Muscat. The Omani Public Services Regulatory…
