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Saudi: Dog barking leads owner to jail for ‘violating public morals’
Riyadh: A dog’s barking in an apartment building in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, led to the conviction of a Sudanese resident on charges of violating public morals, local media reported. The Saudi Appeals…
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Saudi: Rua Al Madinah project to facilitate 30M pilgrims, 93K jobs
Riyadh: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman has announced the launch of the infrastructure works and the master plan for the Rua Al Madinah project, in the area east of the…
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India leads Abu Dhabi airport passenger traffic in H1 2022
Abu Dhabi: India leads Abu Dhabi International Airport destination in terms of traffic volume in first half (H1) of 2022. Around 1.28 million passengers pass through the UAE capital’s hub as demand for…
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30-day state of emergency in West Bank to combat COVID
Ramallah: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has declared a 30-day state of emergency to combat the Covid-19 pandemic in the West Bank. The state of emergency was first declared in March 2020 after…
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Saudi Arabia to open first Korean language institute in Riyadh
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) plans to open the King Sejong Institute in the capital, Riyadh, on Sunday, September 11, and it is the first institute to teach the Korean…
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Photos: Dubai ruler playing with his grandchildren in England
Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the Crown Prince of Dubai, has shared a sneak peek into another heart-warming moment between his father, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, vice president and ruler…
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Islamic Jihad leader charged in Israeli military court
Tel Aviv: The Israeli Military Prosecution has filed an indictment against an influential senior official in the Islamic Jihad, the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) said. Bassam al-Saadi is accused of committing crimes…
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Iran unveils 1st multi-purpose gamma radiation system
Tehran: The Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) unveiled the country’s first multi-purpose gamma radiation system in the northwestern city of Bonab. The project of designing and building a portable gamma system for…
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Saudi Arabia to invest USD 1 billion in Pakistan
Islamabad: Saudi Arabia will invest USD 1 billion in Pakistan to support the cash-strapped country’s ailing economy, the Gulf Kingdom’s Foreign Minister told his Pakistani counterpart during a telephonic conversation on Thursday.…
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Dubai: 2 UAE-based Indians bags Rs 21.75 lakhs in lottery
Abu Dhabi: Two United Arab Emirates (UAE)-based Indian expatriates won the grand prize of 100,000 Dirham (Rs 21,75,276) in the 90th Mahzooz weekly draw in Dubai. The two winners David and Robbert—…
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Saudi records highest oil exports in its history during June 2022
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s oil exports during the month of June on an annual basis jumped by 94.1 per cent, to reach about 117.7 billion riyals (about 31.32 billion dollars),…
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Palestinian Authority urges Palestinians not to use Ramon airport
The Palestinian Authority on Wednesday has urged Palestinians to refrain from using the Ramon airport in southern Israel. In an interview with Anadolu Agency, spokesman for the Palestinian Ministry of Transportation, Musa Rahal, said that the…
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Saudi jails former Imam of Makkah’s Grand Mosque to 10 years
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Courts of Appeal has sentenced a prominent former imam and preacher at the Grand Mosque in Makkah Sheikh Saleh Al Talib to ten years in prison.…
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US forces carry out second airstrike on Syria in 24 hrs
Damascus: The US Air Force has bombed new positions manned by militias loyal to Iran in Syria for the second time in 24 hours, the American military Central Command and a monitoring…
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Three American troops injured in Syrian rocket attacks
Damascus: Three American troops were injured in two rocket attacks in Syria earlier in the day and the United States responded with strikes from attack helicopters, US Central Command (CENTCOM) said in a statement.…
