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Turkish President Erdogan vows to send 1 million refugees back to Syria
Nicosia: Last Tuesday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in a reversal of his previous policy, declared that his government was working on a project for “the voluntary and honourable return of 1…
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Lebanon starts 2nd phase of expat voting in parliamentary elections
Beirut: The second phase of Lebanese expatriates voting in parliamentary elections kicked off in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and 48 other countries on Sunday. More than 25,000 Lebanese voters residing in…
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Syria President Assad on a rare visit to Iran
Tehran: Syrian President Bashar Assad met with Iranian leaders in Tehran on Sunday, Iranian and Syrian media reported, marking his second trip to major wartime ally Iran since Syria’s civil war erupted…
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King Salman had a colonoscopy, result is fine: Royal Court
Riyadh: Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud had a colonoscopy procedure at a specialist hospital in Jeddah, and the results were fine, media reports said. After the medical checkups, doctors…
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Morocco: Algerian athletes boycott sports event over Israel participation
Algerian lawyers have announced a boycott of the FIFA World cup football competition for lawyers, which kicked off Saturday, May 7 in Morocco; because of the presence of Israeli representatives in it, local media reported.…
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Arab countries, GCC condemn terrorist attack on Suez Canal
Several Arab countries, in the strongest terms, condemned the attack on a water lifting station, east of the Suez Canal in the Arab Republic of Egypt, which resulted in the death and injury…
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OIC commends the release of 163 Houthi prisoners
The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Saturday welcomed the release and repatriation of 163 Houthi prisoners of war as part of the Saudi humanitarian initiative. The general secretariat of the OIC Hissein…
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Jeddah airport CEO relieved from duty after overcrowding crisis
Riyadh: The board of directors of Jeddah Airports Company relieved Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Ryyan Tarabzoni of his duties and appointed Ayman Abo Abah as Jeddah airport as CEO, on Saturday. This…
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Israeli troops demolish home of Palestinian assailant
Jerusalem: Israeli troops on Saturday demolished the home of a Palestinian man who killed a Jewish seminary student in a shooting ambush in the occupied West Bank five months ago, the military said.…
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Jordanian tourism witnesses sign of recovery for Q1 in 2022
Amman: Jordan’s pandemic-hit tourism industry has shown signs of recovery for the first quarter of 2022 and the Eid-al-Fitr holiday, following massive campaigns to promote the kingdom’s tourism profile and the eased…
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EU nuclear talks coordinator to visit Iran
Tehran: The EU coordinator for the Iran nuclear talks Enrique Mora will visit Iran on Tuesday over the Vienna talks aimed to revive the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, semi-official agency Nour News…
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Turkey plans to return one million Syrian refugees
Ankara: Turkey is making plans to send one million Syrian refugees home as public hostility to their presence in the country is escalating. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that Turkey is building…
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Egypt: Eleven soldiers killed in armed attack in Sinai
Cairo: At least eleven Egyptian troops were killed and five others wounded in clashes with terrorists in western Sinai, the Egyptian army said in a statement. The clashes took place on Saturday…
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Photos: Exhibition showcases detailed architecture of Prophet’s Mosque
Riyadh: The exhibition that showcases Prophet’s Mosque architecture in Madinah kicked off on Thursday, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported. Madinah governor Prince Faisal bin Salman inaugurated the exhibition. The exhibition showcases the…
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Qatar condemns plans to expand Israeli settlements in West Bank
Doha: Qatar on Friday condemned the intention of the Israeli occupation authorities to approve the construction of 4,000 new settlement units in the occupied West Bank stating that it was a “flagrant…
