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Know last date for issuance of Umrah permit before Haj 2022
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Hajj and Umrah has announced the last date for issuing the Umrah permit for the current year 1443 AH (Anno Hegirae in Latin or…
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Iraq: 4 IS militants killed in airstrike in Anbar province
Baghdad: Four militants of the Islamic State (IS) group, including the group’s leader in Anbar province, were killed in an airstrike in western Iraq, the Iraqi military said. Acting on intelligence reports,…
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Egypt, Bahrain, Jordan leaders discuss regional, int’l issues
Cairo: Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi has held a meeting with visiting Bahraini King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa and Jordanian King Abdullah II in the Egyptian resort city of Sharm El-Sheikh on…
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Dubai: Residential rents on the rise; fastest rate since 2014
Abu Dhabi: The residential rents in Dubai are witnessing an increasing growth at the fastest pace since late 2014, according to global commercial real estate services firm CBRE. Dubai’s residential market continues…
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Telangana: First batch of Haj pilgrims from Hyderabad leave for Saudi
Hyderabad: First batch of Haj pilgrims from Telangana left for the pilgrimage from Rajiv Gandhi International Airport here on Monday. A total of 373 pilgrims left for Jeddah by a special flight of…
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Expats in Saudi Arabia can enter, leave without COVID-19 vaccination
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has announced that expatriates could enter and leave the kingdom without requiring them to be vaccinated against COVID-19, as the country had recently lifted all…
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Turkish, Israeli Presidents vow to boost bilateral cooperation
Istanbul: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Israeli counterpart Isaac Herzog have pledged to boost cooperation between the two countries. During a phone call on Sunday, Erdogan and Herzog discussed Turkish-Israeli…
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Israel warns Iran over alleged attempts to attack Israelis abroad
Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has warned Iran against “attempts to orchestrate attacks against Israelis overseas,” threatening that Israel will exact a price for attempts to harm its citizens. Making the…
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Kiswah of Kaaba raised to mark the beginning of Haj season
Riyadh: In preparation for Haj 1443/2022, the authorities in Makkah on Sunday raised the Kiswah (Ghilaf e Kaaba), the cloth that drapes the Kaaba by three metres, and covered the raised part…
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Watch: Female employee in Saudi replaced her boss, know why
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) Minister of Islamic Affairs Abdul Latif Al Sheikh has ordered a woman employee be appointed as a media spokesperson for the ministry in the holy…
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Palestinian killed by Israeli soldiers in West Bank
Ramallah: A Palestinian was killed on Sunday by Israeli soldiers when he tried to cross the security fence between the northern West Bank city of Qaliqlya and Israel, according to Palestinian health…
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Saudi to sizzle at 50°C; 3 Arab countries records highest temp
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) will witness a heat wave expected to hit 50 degrees Celsius starting from Sunday, June 19 and continuing until next Wednesday, June 22. The National…
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Face masks back in Kuwait amid rise in COVID-19 infections
The Kuwaiti government has instructed healthcare workers to wear face masks following a noticeable increase in the daily COVID-19 infections, local media reported on Saturday. The Kuwait’s Ministry of Health has issued…
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Saudi stock market drops to 4.4%; index below 11,300 points
The general index of the Saudi stock market ‘TASI’ deepened its losses at the close, falling by 4.44 percent (equivalent to 525 points) at the end of trading on Sunday, the first…
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Saudi Arabia: Domestic pilgrims must take two more vaccines before Haj
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia ( KSA) has announced that domestic pilgrims inside the Kingdom who will be performing Haj this year, must take two additional vaccinations before performing the rituals.…
