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Saudi Arabia, UK sign MoU to promote cooperation in cultural, creative sectors
Riyadh: Saudi Arabia and the United Kingdom (UK) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to promote cooperation in cultural and creative sectors. The MoU was signed in Riyadh by Saudi Minister…
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Israeli Police Chief cuts short visit to UAE amid phone hacking scandal
Jerusalem: Israel’s Police Chief has cut short his visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) amid a spiraling scandal over Israeli police hacking phones of officials and citizens without authorisation. Israeli Police…
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Iran’s top leader calls for countermeasures against Western media
Tehran: Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has said the Iranian media should take on the “absolute and immediate duty” to confront what he called the Western media’s invasion. Khamenei made…
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Russian, Iranian FMs discuss JCPOA revival as negotiations resume in Vienna
Moscow: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his Iranian counterpart Hossein Amir Abdollahian agreed in a telephone conversation on the urgent need to fully restore the Iran nuclear deal. They discussed the…
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UN Chief encouraged by Israeli-Palestinian engagement
United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said he is encouraged by the recent engagement between senior Israeli and Palestinian officials. Arguing that “piecemeal approaches” to the question of Palestine would only…
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Saudi Arabia covers 2450 wells after death of child in Morocco
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has covered 2450 abandoned wells throughout the Kingdom after the death of child Rayan Aourram inside one of the wells in Morocco. The Saudi Ministry…
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UAE: Indian expat offers Rs 81K reward for missing African grey parrot
Abu Dhabi: A United Arab Emirates (UAE) based Indian expatriate has announced Dirham 4,000 (Rs 81,386) for anyone who finds his missing African grey parrot, which flew away through an open balcony door…
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Dubai police enters ‘Guinness World Record’ for largest online video chain
Abu Dhabi: Dubai Police have set a Guinness World Record for the largest online video chain of people passing the Expo 2020 Dubai Pin, the Emirates News Agency (WAM) reported. A total…
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Bollywood singers Shaan, Papon set to perform in Dubai
Abu Dhabi: Bollywood singers Shantanu Mukherjee, known as Shaan and Angaraag Mahanta, known by his stage name Papon are all set to perform on March 5 at Dubai Tennis Stadium. The duo will…
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Oman: Indian women in secretarial positions outshine in job market
Muscat: Amid reports of expatriates being replaced in Oman due to the Omanization and cost-cutting measures being driven by the COVID-19 pandemic, Indian women in secretarial positions outshine in the job market…
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Israel launches investigation into domestic use of Pegasus spyware
New Delhi: The Israeli government announced it would investigate claims that the police had used spyware created by companies including the NSO Group, a surveillance firm that has drawn global criticism, against…
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Iraq’s parliament fails to vote on new president
Baghdad: Iraq’s Parliament has failed to hold a session to vote on a new President due to a lack of quorum and disputes among political blocs. A source from Parliament’s media office…
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Iran urges US to lift ‘maximum pressure’ sanctions to reach good nuclear deal
Tehran: Ali Shamkhani, Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) has said the anti-Iran sanctions re-imposed by the former US administration should be lifted in order to reach a “good agreement”…
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Israeli, Palestinian figures propose two-state confederation
Jerusalem: Israeli and Palestinian public figures have drawn up a new proposal for a two-state confederation that they hope will offer a way forward after a decade-long stalemate in Mideast peace efforts.…
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Lebanese return to old professions to survive nationwide economic collapse
Beirut: Ali Khayat, a Lebanese man in his 60s, is working behind an old sewing machine on a stack of threadbare shoes as he just opened a small repair shop in the southern…
