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UAE: Woman runs fake domestic worker recruitment Instagram page; fined Dh 50K
Abu Dhabi: A woman in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has been fined Dirham 50,000 (Rs 11,07,752) for creating a fake account on Instagram for domestic worker recruitment, local media reported. The…
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Lebanon launches cholera vaccine campaign as outbreak under control
Beirut: Lebanese Health Minister Firas Abiad said on Tuesday that the country will launch a first-phase vaccination campaign against cholera on Saturday as the outbreak is now under control. “There was a…
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Israeli President to hold talks with political leaders on new govt formation
Jerusalem: Israeli President Isaac Herzog on Wednesday received the official results of the recently held elections to the Knesset from the country’s top election body and he will now hold consultations with…
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Qatar: 72 days since arrest, 8 ex-Indian Navy men languish amid MEA efforts
New Delhi: Eight former Indian Navy men have continued to languish in a Qatar jail for the past 72 days despite New Delhi sending a senior official to help secure their release.…
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Sweden pledges to meet Turkey’s demands to join NATO
Ankara: Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson promised to meet Turkish security demands in an effort to get Ankara’s approval of his country’s bid to join the NATO. “We will fully implement the…
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UN calls for immediate release of Egyptian activist Alaa Abdel Fattah
United Nations: The UN Human Rights Chief Volker Turk has urged Egypt to immediately release jailed British-Egyptian pro-democracy activist Alaa Abdel Fattah. Turk said on Tuesday that Abdel Fattah’s life was “at…
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Saudi Arabia: Validity of single entry visit visa extended
Riyadh: Saudi Arabia on Tuesday took a decision to extend the validity of a single entry visit visa. The duration of other single entry visas was also extended. In the weekly session…
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Indian Embassy in Qatar launches helpline for FIFA WC fans
Doha: Indian fans heading to Qatar for the 2022 FIFA World Cup will be able to reach out to a dedicated Indian Embassy helpline in case of any emergency or to seek…
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Outrage over cartoon of Qatar national football team in French weekly
Doha: With now just 12 days to go until the start of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, the campaign against Qatar took on a racist undertone, as the French satirical weekly…
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American aid worker shot dead in Baghdad; Iraq PM orders probe
Baghdad: An American citizen working for a non-governmental relief organization was killed after being shot in the Karrada neighborhood of Baghdad, after a failed attempt to kidnap him, local media reported. Stephen…
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Israel repudiates agreement to release Palestinian prisoner Adal Mousa
The Israeli authorities on Sunday repudiated the agreement they had announced regarding the release of Palestinian administrative prisoner Adal Mousa after a 37-day hunger strike, Wafaa News Agency reported. The Palestinian Prisoner…
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Saudi Arabia: 10 arrested after shots fired at car showroom injures two
Riyadh: The Saudi Public Security Directorate announced the arrest of ten people on Monday, after a video of a burning vehicle and shooting at a car showroom in Riyadh, went viral on social media,…
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16-yr-old Hyderabadi boy to represent India at Egypt COP27 summit
Cairo: A 16-year-old Hyderabadi boy Ankith Suhas Rao is representing India at the 27th session of the Conference of Parties (COP27) at Sharm El-Sheikh in Egypt. COP27, which began in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt…
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TWA health camp in Qatar was boon to unprivileged Indian workers
Jeddah: Medical care in some gulf nations is a matter of concern for many blue-collar Indian workers. The laxity among many poor workers about health care often leads to serious and complicated…
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UK PM Rishi Sunak rushed out of stage at COP27: Report
Cairo: UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was allegedly rushed out of a stage at the ongoing UN COP27 climate summit in Egypt’s coastal city of Sharm El-Sheikh, the media reported. A video…
