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Saudi Arabia approves establishment of higher council of space
Riyadh: The Saudi government approved the establishment of the Higher Council of Space that will be headed by Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, on Tuesday. The cabinet meeting…
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Israel elections: Former PM Netanyahu-led bloc on course for a historic victory
Jerusalem: With over 84 percent of the votes counted, Israel’s former prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s right-religious bloc on Wednesday seems all set to make a dramatic comeback to power. The exit polls…
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Another floating hotel for FIFA World Cup fans sets sail for Doha
Doha: Amid the luxury awaiting those visiting Qatar for the FIFA World Cup 2022 are cruise liners to house fans in the waters of Doha. One such cruise ship set sail for…
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Israel elections: Early vote counting trend shows former PM Netanyahu in lead
Jerusalem: With almost 62 percent of the votes tallied, former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu led right-wing bloc on Wednesday looks comfortably close to winning a majority in the 120-member Parliament. Israelis…
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Two separate landmine explosions kill four in Yemen
Sanaa: Two separate landmine explosions killed four civilians in Yemen, a security official said. “Three people, including two children, were killed in Hodeidah’s southern district of Durayhimi by an explosion caused by a…
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Exit polls predict narrow win for former Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu
Jerusalem: Exit polls by all the leading Israeli TV channels on Wednesday following the fifth general elections in the country in less than four years predicted a comeback for former Prime Minister…
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Hyderabad: Jobless youth falling prey to gold smuggling mafia in UAE
Hyderabad: An organized gold smuggling mafia are targeting jobless people both men and women from the city in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and other gulf countries to smuggle gold into India.…
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Israel and Bahrain hope to enter free-trade deal by end of year
Officials from Bahrain and Israel on Monday said that the two countries hope to enter a free trade agreement by the end of 2022. In 2020, Israel normalised relations with Bahrain and…
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Iran: 1000 summoned over unrest; public trials planned after Amini’s murder
The Iranian authorities on Monday summoned 1,000 people in connection with the last month’s unrest in Tehran over the killing of Mahasa Amini. One of the boldest challenges to Iran’s clerical leaders…
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How a prominent Hyderabadi engineer loss his savings in a fraud phone call
Jeddah: A prominent Hyderabadi in Jeddah was left utterly stunned after a phone call resulted in the loss of all his savings in one fine weekend. According to the victim, it all…
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Israelis vote in 5th general elections in four years as Netanyahu hopes for comeback
Jerusalem: Israelis on Tuesday voted for an unprecedented fifth time in four years to break the political impasse that has paralysed the country, with a large number of voters exercising their franchise…
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UAE: 2 Bangladeshis, an Indian win Dh 1,00,000 each in Mahzooz Draw
Dubai: An Indian and two Bangladeshis on Monday won Dirhams 1,00,000 each in the 100th Mahzooz Draw in Dubai. The lucky winners who received Dh 100,000 each were Shirajul and Rajibul from…
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Saudi Arabia: Air Traffic rises by 43%; marine by 7%
Riyadh: The General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT) on Monday announced that in 2021, Saudi Arabia saw its air traffic increase by 43 percent while its marine traffic went up by seven percent.…
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Saudi Arabia updates passport procedure for travelling to Qatar
Riyadh: Saudi Arabia’s General Directorate of Passports (Jawazat) has updated travel procedures for those wishing to travel to Qatar from November 1. The decision has been taken in order to support those…
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Saudi records a budget surplus of over SR14 billion in Q3 of 2022
Riyadh: Saudi Arabia’s finance ministry on Monday said that the country’s general budget recorded a surplus of SR14.14 billion during the third quarter of 2022. The budgetary revenues amounted to about SR301.86…
