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Houthis launch drone attacks against Saudi Aramco oil facilities
Sanaa: Yemen’s Houthi militia have claimed responsibility for a fresh attack against Saudi Aramco oil facilities in Jeddah and other vital energy facilities in the Jazan, the second of such cross-border missile…
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2 Israeli citizens arrested for working with Hezbollah
Jerusalem: Israeli security forces said they have arrested two citizens on suspicion of working with the Hezbollah, an Iran-backed Lebanese armed group. According to a statement issued by Israel’s Shin Bet security…
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US official: Biden fortified Saudi’s Patriot missile supply
Washington: The US has transferred a significant number of Patriot antimissile interceptors to Saudi Arabia in recent weeks as the Biden administration looks to ease what has been a point of tension…
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Kuwait, among world’s hottest places, lags on climate action
Jahra: Kuwait reached a scorching temperature of 53.2 degrees Celsius (127.7 degrees Fahrenheit), making it among the hottest places on earth. It was so hot in Kuwait last summer that birds dropped…
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Saudi Aramco’s net profit rose by 124% in 2021
Riyadh: The Saudi Aramco announced that its net income in 2021 rose by 124 per cent, reaching $110 billion. The Saudi oil giant also declared a fourth-quarter dividend of $18.8 billion, to be…
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Iran’s supreme leader Khamenei laud nationals for defeating US sanctions
Tehran: Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and President Ebrahim Raisi have praised Iranians for their resistance against US sanctions, saying the people managed to “defeat Washington’s maximum pressure campaign”. They made the…
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Iraq condemns Yemen’s Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia
Baghdad: Iraq on Sunday condemned the latest attacks that targeted energy facilities in Saudi Arabia, the Iraqi Foreign Ministry said in a statement. The ministry “reiterated its stance calling for the adoption…
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Israel: Traces of polio virus detected in sewage samples
Jerusalem: Israel is seeing an outbreak of polio virus after more than three decades. Traces of the virus have been found in three more Israeli cities as two children have already tested…
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Muslim crisis hindering Indian Ambassador posting in Saudi Arabia
By Irfan Mohammed Hyderabad: Time and again Muslim crisis erupted in the ministry of external affairs for choosing top diplomatic positions in Saudi Arabia. The latest transfer of Ambassador Dr. Ausaf Sayeed…
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Dubai: Indian girl aged 15 wins all-expenses-paid trip to NASA
Abu Dhabi: A 15-year-old Indian residing in Dubai, has won an all-expenses-paid trip to NASA in the United States. Nuzhat Mahdiyat, a grade 10 student of The Westminster School, Dubai (TWS) says…
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Palestinians condemn Israel’s crackdown on peaceful settlement protest
Jerusalem: The Palestinian Authority (PA) has condemned the Israeli crackdown on peaceful anti-settlement protest, as well as the abuse of unarmed civilians taking part, Anadolu Agency reported. The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign…
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Which are the happiest countries in the GCC in 2022?
Four countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) have been ranked among the happiest countries in the world, according to the World Happiness Report 2022, released by the UN Sustainable Development Solutions…
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Saudi Arabia: Houthi drones targets civilians, economic facilities
Riyadh: The Arab coalition in Yemen, led by Saudi Arabia, announced that in the early hours of Sunday morning the Iran-backed Houthi militia launched four attacks on the kingdom using drones that…
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Iran’s navy commander warns foreign forces off Gulf waters
Tehran: The navy commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has reportedly warned foreign forces off the regional waters, noting regional countries are responsible for security in the Gulf. The IRGC…
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Israeli Prime Minister to visit India from April 2
Jerusalem: Stressing that Indo-Israel ties are based on mutual “appreciation and meaningful collaboration”, Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has said he will be visiting India in the first week of April to mark…
