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Lebanon to hold parliamentary elections amid economic collapse
Beirut: Lebanon is preparing to hold parliamentary elections on May 15 amid a severe economic collapse that the country has been enduring for two years and the possibility of the country sliding…
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Andhra man accused of triple murder hangs self in Kuwait prison
Kuwait: A 35-year-old Kuwait-based Andhra Pradesh man who was accused of killing three members of a Kuwaiti family, died by suicide at the central prison in Kuwait, reported local media, on Thursday.…
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Abu Dhabi eases entry for non-vaccinated people to public events
Abu Dhabi: The capital city of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has eased entry access for non-vaccinated visitors to events, tourist attractions, and cultural sites in the Emirates, effective from Thursday, 17…
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UAE: Missing Indian boy returns home
Abu Dhabi: A 15-year-old United Arab Emirates (UAE) based Indian boy, a Grade 10 student of Delhi Private School (DPS) Sharjah who was reported missing by his parents, has returned home, father Mohit…
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SR 25K fine on Umrah, Haj companies for each overstaying pilgrim
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) on Thursday announced the imposition of a fine of 25,000 Saudi Riyals (Rs 5,06,201) on Haj and Umrah companies for each pilgrim who exceeds the period…
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UAE: Three Indian expats win over Rs Rs 16L each in Emirates Draw
Abu Dhabi: Three United Arab Emirates (UAE)-based Indian expatriates won the grand prize of 77,777 Dirham (Rs 16,08,072) each in the latest round of Emirates Draw. Indian expatriates Ajith Ashok, Somil Porwal…
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Four rockets hit Iraq’s largest air base
Baghdad: Four Katyusha rockets on Thursday struck the Balad Air Base, Iraq’s largest military airbase in the north of the capital Baghdad, a local security source said. The rockets landed at the…
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UAE: 15-year-old Indian boy missing, parents appeal for help
Abu Dhabi: A 15- year-old United Arab Emirates (UAE) based Indian teenager, Anav Seth has allegedly been missing since the afternoon of Wednesday, March 16. Parents of Anav has issued an urgent…
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Houthi militia says ready for peace talks with Saudi-led coalition
Sanaa: Yemen’s Houthi militia announced that they are ready to negotiate with the Saudi-led coalition in an effort to end the country’s seven-year civil war. The Houthis said they “welcome dialogue with…
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69-year-old Saudi woman outperforms classmates in university
Riyadh: After dropping out of school decades ago, a Saudi woman earned a GPA of 4.75 in 2022, the highest among her classmates at Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University in Dammam. Salwa…
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Angelina Jolie kicks off $4.3 billion appeal for war-ravaged Yemen
Hollywood actress and a special envoy for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Angelina Jolie on Wednesday has kicked off the United Nations (UN) effort to raise about $4.3 billion for…
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British-Iranians Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, Anoosheh Ashoori freed
Zaghari-Ratcliffe and Ashoori, who had been detained on ‘secret’ charges by the Iranian Government since 2016 and 2017 respectively, are now reunited in the UK with their families. The Iranian Government arrested…
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As Ukraine war rages, diplomats near Iran nuclear agreement
Washington: As the war in Ukraine rages on, diplomats trying to salvage the languishing 2015 Iran nuclear deal have been forging ahead with negotiations despite distractions caused by the conflict. They now…
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Israel reports new variant of COVID-19
Jerusalem: Israel’s Health Ministry has announced two cases of a previously unknown COVID-19 variant that are thought to be a combination of the Omicron BA.1 and BA.2 sub-variants. According to the Ministry,…
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Israel won’t lift more curbs amid rising COVID cases
Tel Aviv: Israel will not lift more COVID-19 restrictions amid rising infections “in several locations around the world”, the Prime Minister’s Office said in a statement. Following a consultation meeting with health…
