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Indian accountant wins Rs 2.34 crore in Big Ticket draw after trying for 5 yrs
A Saudi Arabia-based Indian expat from Kerala has won a staggering Dirham one million (Rs 2,34,67,320) in the latest Big Ticket Abu Dhabi draw. The winner, Abdullah Sulaiman, secured the grand prize…
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UAE announces new VAT rules for gold, diamond dealers
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has announced new value-added tax (VAT) rules for registered gold and diamond dealers, aimed at boosting the sector’s growth and aligning with global best practices. The Ministry…
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Turkish President urges Kurdish militant group PKK to disarm
Ankara: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan urged the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) to surrender its weapons, signalling a potential breakthrough in the country’s most intractable conflicts. Speaking in the Kurdish-dominated city of…
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Iran’s IRGC unveils new underground missile base: Report
Tehran: Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has unveiled a new underground missile base, local media reported. Footage broadcast by state-run IRIB TV on Friday night showed the facility, described as a…
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Sudanese army retakes key city of Gezira State
Khartoum: Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) recaptured Wad Madani, the capital city of Gezira State in central Sudan, from the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), the office of the SAF spokesperson said in…
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Iran says ready to provide rescue aid to US amid wildfires
Tehran: The Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) expressed its readiness to send specialised rapid reaction teams, rescue equipment, and trained personnel to the United States in response to the wildfires raging through…
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Israel’s Netanyahu sends Mossad director to Gaza ceasefire talks in Qatar
Gaza Strip: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is sending the director of the Mossad foreign intelligence agency to ceasefire negotiations in Qatar, his office said on Saturday, in a sign of progress…
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Actor James Woods loses home in LA wildfire, netizens call ‘poetic justice’
The ongoing disastrous wildfire in Los Angeles has destroyed prominent Hollywood actor and director James Wood’s properties worth of billion dollars including his luxurious home. In an emotional interview aired on CNN,…
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Video: Iran unveils underground missile base amid Israeli threats
Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has unveiled a newly established underground secret missile base known as “Missile City” amid the Israeli’s intensified threatening rhetoric against the country. The vast missile facility…
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Lebanon’s newly-elected president to visit Saudi Arabia on first foreign trip
Lebanon’s newly-elected President Joseph Aoun announced Saturday that he will visit Saudi Arabia at the invitation of Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud. The Saudi Crown Prince…
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Kuwait arrested TV host over calls for friendly ties with Israel
The Kuwait Public Prosecution authorities on Saturday, January 11, arrested a famous media person, Fajr Al Saeed for her advocacy of normalizing relations with Israel. The Ministry of Interior filed a formal…
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Saudi Arabia launches football experience for visually impaired fans
In a significant development, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s (KSA) Ministry of Sport has taken a step towards inclusive sports experiences by launching innovative initiatives during the Spanish Super Cup in Jeddha…
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22 Palestinians, including a journo killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza
Gaza: Israeli airstrikes claimed the lives of at least 22 Palestinians, including a journalist, as fuel shortages threaten to plunge Gaza into a communications blackout, officials warned. The Civil Defence in Gaza…
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Dozens of airstrikes hit Yemen’s capital, Hodeidah, Amran: Houthi TV
Sanaa: The Israeli military and US-British naval coalition on Friday jointly launched dozens of airstrikes on Yemen’s capital Sanaa, northern Amran province, and the port city of Hodeidah, the Houthi-run al-Masirah TV…
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Three dead, 5 injured in mosque stampede in Syria’s capital
Damascus: Three women died and five children suffered severe fractures and bruises on Friday in a stampede at the Umayyad Mosque in the Syrian capital Damascus while attempting to get free meals…
