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US strikes kill 2 in Yemen; Trump video suggests higher toll
Sanaa: Suspected US airstrikes killed at least two people overnight in a stronghold of Yemen’s Houthi rebels, the group said Sunday, while a bombing video posted by US President Donald Trump suggested…
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Starvation killed Palestinian teen in Israeli prison: Autopsy
Tel Aviv: Starvation was likely the leading cause of death for a Palestinian teenager who died in an Israeli prison, according to an Israeli doctor who observed the autopsy. Seventeen-year-old Walid Ahmad,…
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Trump and Netanyahu will meet again Monday on Gaza, tariffs and more
Palm Beach Gardens: President Donald Trump plans to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday in what would be their second White House sit-down since Trump’s return to office. The…
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Iran denies reports of casualties in US airstrike on Yemen
Tehran: No Iranian personnel were killed in a recent US airstrike on Yemen, according to Iran’s Tasnim news agency, which is known to have close ties to the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps…
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One dead, four wounded in US airstrikes on Yemen’s Saada
Sanaa: At least one person was killed and four others wounded when airstrikes by US forces hit a solar energy store and a house in Yemen’s northern city of Saada, medics reported.…
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Israeli troops deploy to new corridor across Gaza
Jerusalem: Israel says troops have deployed to a newly established security corridor across southern Gaza. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday announced the new Morag Corridor to pressure the Hamas militant group…
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Indian woman among winners of Zayed National Museum Research Fund
Dr Akshyeta Suryanarayan, an Indian researcher from Delhi, has been named one of the eight recipients of the 2024 Zayed National Museum Research Fund. She is a Gerald Averay Wainwright Postdoctoral Fellow…
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Daylight saving time to begin in Saudi schools from April 6
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) is set to implement daylight saving time across all public and private schools from Sunday, April 6. This comes as part of efforts to enhance efficiency…
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Islamic scholars issue fatwa calling for war against Israel
The International Union of Muslim Scholars (IUMS), via its Ijtihad and Fatwa Committee, has issued a fatwa calling for jihad (war) against Israel, urging Muslim nations and communities worldwide to mobilise in…
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Saudi Arabia allows foreign investors to own real estate
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Investment has announced that foreign investors are now permitted to own and sell real estate for investment purposes. According to a report by an…
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US govt mistakenly asks Ukrainian refugees to leave
Washington: In an administrative error, the US government mistakenly issued an email to several Ukrainian refugees, notifying them that their provisional legal status would be terminated in 7 days and ordering them…
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Kuwait urges mosques to shorten prayers amid power outage
As part of joint efforts to conserve electricity and water, Kuwait’s Ministry of Islamic Affairs has issued a directive to imams and muezzins to shorten prayer durations in mosques across the country.…
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Viral videos show Palestinian bodies flung into air by Israeli strike in Gaza
A video reportedly circulating on social media shows the harrowing moment an Israeli missile strike in Gaza hurled Palestinian bodies into the air. In the clip, a woman’s anguished cries can be…
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Israeli army kills major Hamas money exchanger in Gaza
Jerusalem: The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said in a statement that it killed Saeed Ahmad Abed Khudari, allegedly a key Hamas money exchanger, in Gaza City. According to the IDF, Khudari, who…