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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…
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US, E3 anti-Iran resolution proposal irresponsible: Raisi
Tehran: Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has slammed the “irresponsible” move by the US and the E3 group of France, the UK and Germany to propose the anti-Tehran resolution to the Board of Governors…
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Palestine rejects results of US probe on Al Jazeera journo’s killing
Ramallah: Palestine has rejected the results of a ballistic probe by a US team into the bullet that killed veteran Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh in May in the West Bank. On…
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Yemen deploys forces in southern regions to confront terror groups
Sanaa: Yemen’s internationally-recognized government has authorised the deployment of troops to confront terror groups and secure state institutions in the country’s southern regions, a military official said. The official told Xinhua news…
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Houthi drone strike kills three soldiers in Yemen
Sanaa: Three Yemeni soldiers were killedin a drone strike launched by the Houthi militia in the country’s southern province of Dhalea, a government official said. “An explosive-laden drone of the Houthi group…
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India-UAE reveal physical copy of Joint Commemorative stamp
Doha: Celebrating 50 years of diplomatic relations, Indian Ambassador to UAE Sunjay Sudhir and CEO of Emirates Post, postal operator for the United Arab Emirates, launched a physical copy of India-UAE Joint…
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‘Israel, Poland agree to restore ties’
Jerusalem: Israel and Poland have agreed to improve their ties, which were stained over Polish legislation to limit Jewish Holocaust restitution claims, an Israeli statement has said. “It was agreed that relations…
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Is the Saudi prince Immune from Lawsuits? US district court asks govt
The fiancee of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, who was killed in Saudi in 2018, Hatice Cengiz, has filed a civil complaint against Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in the United States. The…
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UAE: Expats can now apply for driving licence from home; know how
Obtaining a driving licence in the United Arab Emirates has become easier than ever before as a large number of services in Dubai have gone online. The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA),…
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UAE: Al Hosn Green Pass made compulsory for Haj pilgrims
In coordination with the General Authority of Islamic Affairs and Endowments (GAIAE), the Al Hosn App has launched an online Haj permit service. The permit is compulsory for pilgrims flying out of…
