World
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Long queues at petrol pumps across Pakistan
Islamabad: Rumours of a massive hike in petrol prices resulted in long queues at petrol pumps in many parts of Pakistan, local media reported. According to reports being shared on social media,…
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H1B visa registrations for 2024 to open on March 1
New York: The initial registration period for the 2024 H1B visas for skilled professionals will open from March 1 to March 17, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced. Prospective petitioners…
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219 tech firms sack over 68K employees in January, deeper layoffs coming
New Delhi: The month of January started on a super bad note for employees in the tech world. With more Big Tech companies like Microsoft and Google joining the ongoing layoff season,…
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Afghanistan: Taliban orders ban on female students in university entrance exams
Kabul: In the latest decree, the Taliban has banned female students from sitting in university entrance exams which are slated to take place next month, the Afghan news agency TOLOnews reported. The…
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Canada appoints its first government position to combat Islamophobia
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Thursday appointed activist Amira Elghawaby as the country’s first representative to combat Islamophobia. In a statement, the Prime Minister’s Office said that “in her capacity as…
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Saudi scholarship student killed in US, police arrest suspect
Police in the US state of Philadelphia have arrested a Georgian woman on Friday, in connection with the fatal stabbing incident of a Saudi scholarship student to death, the Saudi embassy in…
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BBC Arabic radio goes off air after 85 years of continuous broadcasting
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Arabic radio broadcasting journey on January 27 went off air, after 85 years of broadcasting media service. The BBC announced in September 2022, that January 27, 2023…
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US arrests 3 people for plotting against Iranian activist Masih Alinejad
US Attorney General Merrick Garland announced on Friday, the arrest of 3 people on suspicion of involvement in what he described as a “Tehran-backed plot” for attempting to assassinate journalist and a…
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GCC countries condemn armed attack on Azerbaijan’s embassy in Iran
Riyadh: The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries “strongly condemned” Friday’s armed attack on Azerbaijan’s embassy in the Iranian capital of Tehran. On Friday morning, January 27, a man armed with a Kalashnikov-style rifle stormed…
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Iranian chess player who contested without hijab refuses to film apology video
Tehran: One of Iran’s top-ranked female chess players, Sara Khadem, who recently competed in an international tournament without wearing a headscarf said she fled to Spain after refusing an order by Tehran…
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Biden calls Israeli PM after terrorist attack in Jerusalem
Washington: US President Joe Biden spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, condemning what he called a “horrific terrorist attack” outside a Jerusalem synagogue in which a Palestinian gunman killed at least seven…
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US condemns deadly terror attack in Jerusalem that claimed 8 lives
Washington: The White House on Friday condemned the terror attack in a synagogue in Jerusalem that claimed 8 lives and left 10 people wounded and said that the US is shocked and…
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Pakistan Finance Minister seeks divine intervention to rescue sinking economy
Islamabad: As the Pakistan government struggles to arrest the worsening economic crisis, Finance Minister Ishaq Dar sought to allay concerns by invoking divine favor, saying that the country was the only country…
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Biden ‘outraged’ on African American man’s death due to US police brutality
Washington: US President Joe Biden has said that he is outraged and deeply pained to see the horrific video of the beating of African American youth Tyre Nichols in Memphis city of…
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US, India to hold diplomatic consultations: State Dept
New York: The US diplomat in charge of political affairs is visiting India for consultations with the External Affairs Ministry in New Delhi, according to the State Department. During her visit, Under…
