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An earthquake of magnitude 5.0 shakes Kuwait
Kuwait: An earthquake shook some areas in Kuwait, on Saturday morning, according to the Kuwait National Seismological Network at the Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research. The institute took to Twitter and wrote,…
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Emirates ranks 4th most valuable airline brand globally
Abu Dhabi: Dubai-based Emirates Airlines was placed in the first rank regionally and fourth internationally in the top ten most valuable airline brands in 2022, according to Brand Finance, the world’s leading…
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Iraq’s oil production to rise 4.580 million barrels per day
Baghdad: Iraq said that its oil production would reach 4.58 million barrels per day (bpd) in July and August. The latest increase came after the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)…
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13 Islamic State militants killed by Iraqi forces in 3 provinces
Baghdad: Iraqi security forces have killed 13 Islamic State (IS) militants during a series of operations in the provinces of Kirkuk, Nineveh and Diyala, the military has said. Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Service (CTS),…
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UAE: Indian man wins 5 lotteries in one round of Emirates Draw
Abu Dhabi: A United Arab Emirates (UAE)-based Indian expatriate has won five times in the same round of Emirates draw. The winner of the draw Ahamed Rafeeque won a total grand prize of 23,415…
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Israeli forces blow up home of Palestinian martyr, arrest his father
The Israeli occupation forces blew up the home of the martyr Diaa Hamrasheh in the occupied West Bank and arrested his father, on Thursday. The occupation authorities blew up the two-storey building…
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Israeli forces killed 62 Palestinians since the beginning of 2022
Israeli forces have killed 62 Palestinians across occupied Palestinian territories since the beginning of 2022, in light of an unprecedented field tension for years. The Palestinian Ministry of Health stated in a…
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India’s Vistara to launch flights to Jeddah on August 2
India’s full-service carrier Vistara on Thursday announced the launch of a new service to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, starting from August 2. The new service from India has been launched with an aim…
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Oman Sultanate exempts vehicles from paying fines and fees
The authorities of the Oman Sultanate, on June 1, announced that owners of all private and commercial vehicles will be exempted from fines and renewal fees due in the past two years.…
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Saudi Arabia: 21 magnetic balls removed from 3-year-old’s stomach
In a bizarre incident, a medical team at Dr. Sulaiman Al Habib Hospital in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia extracted 21 magnetic balls from the stomach of a three-year-old boy, on Thursday. After swallowing…
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UAE: Lionel Messi to train in Abu Dhabi ahead of World Cup
Argentine footballer Lionel Messi is set to train in Abu Dhabi ahead of the FIFA Football World Cup in Qatar this year. The Argentina Football Association has entered a strategic cooperation with…
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UAE first in the world to achieve 100% COVID-19 vaccination rate
Abu Dhabi: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Thursday reached a major milestone on Thursday in its National COVID-19 vaccination campaign, with 100 percent of the eligible categories having been vaccinated, thus…
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UAE: Expats feel the heat amid increased cost of living
Dubai: Amid a rise in the global cost of living crisis, expats in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are feeling the heat as essential commodity prices are soaring. One of the major…
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UN renames Palestinian media training program after slain journalist
The United Nations has renamed the annual training programme for Palestinian broadcasters and journalists, after the name of the Al-Jazeera correspondent, Shireen Abu Akleh. Akleh lost her life with a bullet to her head during…
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Saudi Arabia issues Haj rules for airlines transporting pilgrims
Riyadh: The Saudi General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) has issued new rules for airlines transporting pilgrims for the upcoming Haj season. The rules cover all airlines working in the kingdom’s airports,…
