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Photos: Haj 2022 begins
Riyadh: One million pilgrims from around the world amassed in the holy city of Makkah in Saudi Arabia for the Haj pilgrimage, which is considered one of the five pillars of Islam.…
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Haj 2022: Bedridden pilgrims travel to Makkah in ambulances
Riyadh: After a COVID-engineered hiatus of two years, the Saudi Health Ministry organised a convoy of ten ambulances to transport bedridden patients from hospitals in Madinah to the holy sites in Makkah,…
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300 people with disabilities arrive in Jeddah to perform Haj
Riyadh: As many as three hundred people with disabilities arrived at King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah to perform Haj for this year 1443 AH, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported on Wednesday.…
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1M Muslims begin Haj; largest since COVID-19
Riyadh: It is a scene that stirs hope — and relief — for Muslims around the world. One million pilgrims from across the globe amassed on Thursday in the holy city of…
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Turkey renews extradition requests with Finland, Sweden after NATO deal
Ankara: Turkey on Wednesday renewed its extradition requests for “terror suspects” with Finland and Sweden, following a deal it made with the Nordic countries for their NATO bid. “Today we have renewed…
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Yemen’s warring factions agree to consolidate truce during Eid al-Adha: UN
Sanaa: UN Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg announced that the war-ton nation’s warring factions agreed to consolidate the current truce in the upcoming Eid al-Adha. “The parties agreed to consolidate their…
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Iran arrests British Deputy Ambassador on spying charges
Tehran: Iran has arrested the deputy head of the United Kingdom’s mission in Iran, Giles Whitaker, and several other academics on charges of espionage, local media reported on Wednesday. The Islamic Revolutionary…
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Indian pilgrims set to perform Haj; sofa beds arranged in Mina
Jeddah: Thousands of Haj pilgrims are bracing to take their lifetime dream of performing the holy pilgrimage wrapped in white robes and with Indian tri-colour bracelets on their wrists moving between the…
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Iran urges US to choose between nuke deal or ‘unilateral demands’
Tehran: Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian on Wednesday asked the US to choose between clinching an agreement in the ongoing nuclear talks or insisting on its unilateral demands. “Agreement is possible only…
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Saudi: 11 including Indians, sentenced in commercial fraud case
Dammam: The Ministry of Commerce issued the names and details of 10 foreign workers and a Saudi citizen after their sentence was declared for commercial fraud by a court in the Eastern…
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Saudi Arabia: Thousands pilgrims kick start largest Haj post COVID-19
Makkah: Thousand of worshippers gathered to circle Islam’s holiest site in Saudi Arabia’s Mecca on Wednesday, kick-starting the biggest Haj pilgrimage since the COVID-19 pandemic. Haj is one of the five pillars…
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Explosion at arms depot kills 6 people: Yemen officials
Sanaa: An explosion at an arms depot in Yemen’s southern province of Abyan on Tuesday killed six people and wounded 32, medical officials said. The cause of the early morning blast that…
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Turkey to strengthen cooperation with Bulgaria, Hungary, Serbia
Istanbul: Turkey has established a ministerial council with Bulgaria, Hungary and Serbia to boost regional transport and logistics cooperation. At the first meeting of the Quadrilateral Ministerial Coordination Council, the delegates from…
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Chlorine gas leak in Iraq’s south injures at least 300
Baghdad: A chlorine gas leak at a water purification plant in southern Iraq injured at least 300 people, officials said Monday. The incident happened Sunday night when the potentially fatal gas leaked…
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India, Iran discuss Chabahar port, other bilateral issues
New Delhi: India’s Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra on Tuesday spoke to Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Ali Bagheri Kani and discussed various bilateral issues, according to a Ministry of External…
