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Israeli police attack mourners during journalist’s funeral
Jerusalem: Israeli police on Friday moved in on a crowd of mourners at the funeral of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, beating demonstrators with batons and causing pallbearers to briefly drop…
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In a first, women employed as field researchers for Saudi Census 2022
Riyadh: The training program for the Saudi Census 2022 in the Jazan region on Thursday received hundreds of women to work as field researchers in the region and its governorates, local media…
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Ilhan Omar denounces assassination of journalist Shireen Abu Akleh
US lawmaker Ilhan Omar denounced the assassination of veteran Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, shot dead by the Israeli occupation forces in the city of Jenin on Wednesday, and called for Israel…
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Palestinian newborns named after slain journalist Shireen Abu Akleh
Palestinians named their female newborns ‘Shireen’, after the name of the Al-Jazeera correspondent, Shireen Abu Akleh, who lost her life with a bullet to her head during her fieldwork in the city of…
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Arab countries, journalists’ unions condemn assassination of Shireen Abu Akleh
Arab countries, organizations, unions, and personalities strongly condemned, the assassination of Al-Jazeera correspondent, Shireen Abu Akleh, shot by the Israeli occupation forces in the city of Jenin in the West Bank on…
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UAE: Comedian Vir Das to perform at Dubai comedy festival
Indian comedian Vir Das is set to perform at the Dubai Comedy Festival, commencing Friday. The 11-day laughter exhibition will have a host of comedians performing gags across various popular venues in…
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UAE T20 league: Shah Rukh Khan led KKR group acquires Abu Dhabi franchise
UAE’s T20 League on Thursday announced that the Knight Riders Group has acquired the rights to own and operate the Abu Dhabi franchise and will set up Abu Dhabi Knight Riders (ADKR).…
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UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed passes away at 73
Abu Dhabi: UAE President and Ruler of Abu Dhabi, Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan passed away on Friday, May 13. He was 73. Al Nahyan had been battling illness for several years. …
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UAE: Nurses set two Guinness World Records in Abu Dhabi
On the occasion of World Nurses Day, observed on May 12, as many as 1,600 nurses set two Guinness World records in United Arab Emirates’s (UAE) capital city, Abu Dhabi. The nurses…
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Israel approves 4,320 new settler homes in West Bank
Jerusalem: Israel has pushed forward new plans for building 4,320 settlement homes in the occupied West Bank. The High Planning Subcommittee of Israel’s Civil Administration, the body in charge of approving construction…
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Unemployment scheme: Will Indian expats in UAE get income support?
Dubai: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has recently announced an unemployment scheme. Under the scheme, unemployed individuals will get income support for a limited period of time. Since the announcement of the…
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Three IS militants killed, eight arrested in Iraq
Baghdad: The Iraqi security forces have killed three Islamic State (IS) militants and arrested eight others, including two of the group’s local leaders. A statement issued by the Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Service (CTS)…
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Palestinians mourn slain Al Jazeera journalist, blame Israel
Ramallah: Thousands gathered to mourn a slain Al Jazeera journalist in the occupied West Bank city of Ramallah on Thursday, as the head of the Palestinian Authority blamed Israel for her death and rejected…
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Turkey rejects Iran’s claims over dam construction
Ankara: Turkey has dismissed Iran’s accusation that the dam building in Turkey causes sand and dust storms in the region. Turkish Foreign Ministry’s spokesman Tanju Bilgic said in a statement that such…
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55-yr-old Indian wins Rs 7cr in Dubai Duty Free draw for 2nd time
Abu Dhabi: A 55-year-old United Arab Emirates (UAE) based Indian expatriate has won the grand prize of 1 million dollars (Rs 7,73,38,500) in Dubai Duty-Free draw for the second time on Wednesday,…
