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Saudi Arabia approves new personal status law; all you need to know

Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has approved the new personal status law which is expected to achieve more family stability, and further empower females and promote civil rights, reported the Saudi…
Iran calls nuke deal parties for immediate ‘political decisions’ in Vienna talks

Tehran: A senior Iranian diplomat said it is possible to make a successful conclusion in the Vienna talks on restoring the 2015 nuclear deal if relevant parties make the right political decisions…

Israel sees 41.3% rise in foreign tourist arrivals in Jan-Feb

Tel Aviv: The number of foreign tourists arriving in Israel during the first two months of 2022 has jumped by 41.3 per cent compared with the last two months of 2021, according…
Meet Sarah Al-Amiri who led UAE’s mission to Mars

Abu Dhabi: A 35- year-old Sarah bint Yousif Al-Amiri is the woman behind the success of United Arab Emirates (UAE) Hope Mars Mission. The Emirates Mars Mission, also called Hope Probe was launched from Tanegashima…
Israeli army chief visits Bahrain on first official visit

Jerusalem: Israeli Military Chief of Staff Aviv Kohavi arrived in Manama on Wednesday for a first official visit to Bahrain. He was received by Chief of Staff of the Bahraini Defense Force Theyab…
Lebanon hold talks with India, Turkey over wheat supply crisis

As two of the world’s key wheat producers face off in an all-out war, Lebanese Economy minister Amin Salam on Tuesday held talks with the ambassadors of Turkey and India to discuss ways…
Gigi Hadid to donate fashion week earnings to Palestine, Ukraine refugees

Palestinian-American supermodel Gigi Hadid has announced to donate all of her fashion week’s earning to the people of Ukraine and Palestine. 26-year-old model took to Instagram and shared some stunning pictures from…

Egypt: Four-month-old baby born with four kidneys

Cairo: In a rare case, a four-month-old baby boy was born with four kidneys in North Sinai Governorate, Egypt. The child is afflicted with a condition called duplex kidney, which occurs in…
Saudi Arabia: Demand in Umrah booking rises before Ramzan

Riyadh: In the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), the booking for performing the Umrah during the holy month of Ramzan at the Grand Mosque in Makkah Al-Mukarramah are escalating, following the removal…
Saudi Crown Prince refuses to take calls from White House on oil prices

New Delhi: The White House unsuccessfully tried to arrange calls between President Biden and the de facto leaders of Saudi Arabia and the UAE as the US was working to build international…
Iran vows revenge for death of officers in Israeli Syria strike

Tehran: Iran’s foreign ministry strongly condemned on Wednesday the killing of two Iranian Revolutionary Guard officers in an Israeli missile attack on the Syrian capital. The foreign ministry’s website quoted ministry spokesman…
Iran won’t back down on red lines in Vienna talks: President Raisi

Tehran: Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi stressed on Tuesday that Iran has not backed down on any of its red lines in the talks on reviving the 2015 nuclear deal and will never do so. Making the…
Saudi Arabia inks 22 deals with local, foreign defence firms

Riyadh: Saudi Arabia has inked 2.13 billion U.S. dollars’ worth of deals with local and foreign defence companies at the ongoing World Defense Show in Riyadh, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported…
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard launches second satellite: Report

Tehran: Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard launched a second satellite into space, state media reported Monday, just as world powers awaited Tehran’s decision in negotiations over the country’s tattered nuclear deal. State television identified…
Israeli troops demolish homes of Palestinian attackers

Jerusalem: The Israeli military said on Tuesday it has demolished the homes of two Palestinians accused of carrying out a deadly shooting attack in the occupied West Bank last year. The residences of…