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Palestinian teen killed, 90 injured in West Bank clashes
Ramallah: A Palestinian teenager was killed and more than 90 protesters were injured in clashes with Israeli soldiers in the West Bank. The Palestinian Health Ministry said in a statement that Zeid…
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Iraq: 3 IS militants killed in Anbar province
Baghdad: Three militants of the Islamic State (IS) group were killed in a clash with paramilitary Hashd Shaabi forces in Iraq’s western province of Anbar, a Hashd Shaabi statement said. The clash occurred…
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US officials visited Saudi Arabia to review relations, energy supplies: White House
Washington: White House Middle East Coordinator Brett McGurk and State Department Energy Envoy Amos Hochstein visited Saudi Arabia to review the Biden administration’s engagement with the Kingdom on a range of issues,…
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Abu Dhabi BAPS Hindu Mandir to open doors by Feb 2024
Abu Dhabi: BAPS Hindu Mandir, Abu Dhabi, marked a significant milestone in the construction journey with the ‘MahaPeeth’ ceremony — laying the first stone of the first floor of the Mandir. Thus…
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Israeli drone crashes in Lebanon due to ‘malfunction’
Jerusalem: An Israeli military drone crashed in Lebanon due to “malfunction”, the Jewish state’s military said . “A few days ago, during a routine operation, an unmanned Skylark aircraft crashed due to…
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Iraqi Parliament passes bill to criminalise normalisation of ties with Israel
Baghdad: The Iraqi Parliament has passed a bill to criminalise institutions, officials, and ordinary people for normalising relations with Israel. A statement issued by Parliament said that 275 lawmakers voted unanimously to…
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Israeli court overturns ruling on Jewish prayer in Al-Aqsa Mosque
An Israeli court rejected a district court judge’s decision to challenge the legitimacy of the law prohibiting Jews from praying within the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied Jerusalem, which provoked Palestinian uproar.…
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Yemen looks for fresh funding, wheat supplies amidst escalating food crisis
Yemen is looking for new wheat sources, but will require assistance to pay for increasingly expensive imports, informed an official and a major importer, as the World Food Programme warned of food…
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Saudi Arabia: Expats will now need permits to enter Makkah
Riyadh: Expatriates living in Saudi Arabia will require a permit to enter the Holy city of Makkah beginning from Thursday. The decision will be applicable to those who do not have Umrah…
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Kuwait: Food security committee to be set up amid poultry price hike
Dubai: A number of Kuwaitis and expats have been complaining of unprecedented price rise of food items including poultry. The prices of poultry products have shot up by 20 percent, however officials…
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20-yr-old fakes abduction, demands ransom 30 mn Syrian pounds
Damascus: In a strange incident, a 20-year-old Syrian boy faked his own abduction to extract a ransom of 30 million Syrian pounds from his father, local media reported. The young boy sent…
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2 Indian expats in Dubai win Rs 7 Cr each in Duty-Free draw
Abu Dhabi: Two United Arab Emirates (UAE)-based Indian expatriates won the grand prize of one million dollars (Rs 7,76,16,500) in Dubai Duty-Free draw on Wednesday, May 25. Indian expatriate Rahul Ramanan, won one…
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UAE gas cylinder explosion claims 1 Indian, 1 Pak life: Report
Dubai: An Indian national and a Pakistani citizen were killed in a gas cylinder explosion at a restaurant in UAE’s capital Abu Dhabi early this week that also left 120 others injured,…
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Yemen’s warring sides negotiate on lifting siege on Taiz
Sanaa: Representatives of the Yemen government and the Houthi militia have started meetings in Jordan’s capital Amman to discuss lifting of a siege on Taiz city, which holds strategic significance in the…
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Jordan to end defence law enacted to fight COVID-19
Amman: Jordan’s King Abdullah II announced that the kingdom’s defence law enacted to fight the COVID-19 spread will be deactivated in the coming months, adding that the pandemic is declining. The King…
