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Israel shooting incident: Gunman shot dead
Jerusalem: Israeli police on Friday shot dead the gunman who had fled after killing two persons and injuring 13 others, including four critically, in the central Tel Aviv area when it was packed…
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Turkey to transfer trial of Khashoggi suspects to Saudi Arabia
Ankara: A Turkish court decided Thursday to transfer the trial of 26 Saudis accused in the gruesome killing of Jamal Khashoggi to Saudi Arabia, raising fears that those responsible for the death…
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Yemen’s president steps aside amid efforts to end war
Sanaa: Yemen’s exiled president stepped aside and transferred his powers to a presidential council Thursday, as international and regional efforts to end the country’s long-running civil war gained momentum with a two-month…
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2 killed, 8 wounded in Tel Aviv shooting: Israeli medics
Tel Aviv: At least two people were killed and several wounded in a shooting in a crowded central Tel Aviv bar and restaurant district on Thursday night, Israeli medics said. The motive…
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Israeli forces killed 355 Palestinians in 2021: Report
Ramallah: Israeli forces have killed 355 Palestinians and injured more than 16,500 across occupied Palestinian territories during the year 2021, according to a report released by the Palestinian Ministry of Health. The…
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UNESCO unanimously adopts two resolutions in favour of Palestine
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on Wednesday unanimously adopted two resolutions in favour of Palestine. This came during the executive council’s 214th session currently being held in Paris.…
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UAE: Air Arabia Abu Dhabi launches new flight to Jaipur
Abu Dhabi: United Arab Emirates’s (UAE) low-cost carrier Air Arabia Abu Dhabi on Thursday announced the introduction of a new service to Jaipur, the capital of Rajasthan, starting from May 5. As…
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Oman exempts fine for late renewal of expat residency permits
Muscat: The Royal Oman Police (ROP) has announced that establishments and individuals in Oman have been exempted from fines related to late renewal of expatriate residence permits, effective from Wednesday, April 6.…
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Palestinian mission urges UN to end Israeli actions in Jerusalem
Ramallah: The Palestinian UN mission sent memos to the UN, urging an end to Israeli actions against the people in East Jerusalem, Palestine envoy to the UN Riyad Mansour said. Mansour told ‘Voice…
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Jordan welcomes UNESCO resolution on old Jerusalem
Amman: Jordan has welcomed a resolution adopted by UNESCO on old Jerusalem and its walls, which said all Israeli procedures aiming to change the identity of the holy city and its legal…
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Turkey suspends trial of Saudi suspects in Khashoggi killing
Istanbul: A Turkish court ruled Thursday to suspend the trial in absentia of 26 Saudis accused in the gruesome killing of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi and for the case to be…
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Lebanese PM calls for cross-party cooperation to save country
Beirut: Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati has called on all political parties to cooperate to pull the country out of its crisis, the Council of Ministers said in a statement. “We affirm…
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Three rockets fall near oil refinery in northern Iraq
Baghdad: Three rockets landed near oil refinery in Iraq’s northern Kurdish regional capital Erbil causing no casualties, the region’s Counter-Terrorism Service (CTS) said in a statement. The rockets were fired from al-Hamdaniya,…
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UN envoy expresses concern about Yemen truce violations
Aden: UN Special Envoy for Yemen, Hans Grundberg has said the presence of hostile military activities near the country’s oil-rich province of Marib sparks concerns on the fifth day of the two-month…
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Israel arrested more than 50,000 Palestinian children since 1967: Report
Ramallah: Israel has arrested more than 50,000 Palestinian children since it began its occupation of the West Bank and Gaza Strip in 1967. This came in a report released by the Palestinian Commission of Detainees…
