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Turkey to impose residence quota amid anti-immigrant sentiment
Turkey will impose quotas on the number of residence permits for foreigners from July. The move comes amid growing pressure mounting on Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The country will impose a…
- Middle East
Dubai: Etihad Airways to hold recruitment drive for cabin crew
Dubai: Etihad Airways in a statement released on Sunday said it would conduct a recruitment for cabin crew in Dubai on June 13. Interested candidates are required to register and submit their…
- Middle East
Runways unusable after Israeli strikes on airport: Syria
Damascus: Following Israeli strikes on Damascus Intentional airport, Syria’s transport ministry has confirmed that its runways are unusable. The airport remained closed for the second day due to ongoing repair works. Since…
- Middle East
Indian Muslims on GCC tour, reach UAE on 22-year-old scooter
Dubai: Two Indian Muslims Ibrahim Bilal and Mohammed Afsal Haq are living the dream of travelling to the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) on a scooter. These childhood friends reached the United Arab…
- Middle East
Congo fever death toll rises to 27 in Iraq
Baghdad: In Iraq, the death toll due to Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever has risen to 27. Authorities, struggling to contain the disease released the data on Saturday. The latest figures reflect the steep…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia, Kuwait crackdown on illegal immigrants
Riyadh: Saudi Arabian and Kuwaiti authorities have begun a crackdown on illegal residents and employees in the countries. Saudi Arabia has arrested over 15, 209 people across the Kingdom in the span…
- Middle East
Iran, Venezuela sign 20-yr partnership agreement
Tehran: Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and his visiting Venezuelan counterpart Nicolas Maduro signed a 20-year partnership agreement to boost cooperation in energy, economy, tourism, culture, and politics, local media reported. Speaking at a…
- Middle East
Iran to remove 27 monitoring cameras from nuclear sites: IAEA
Tehran: Iran has told the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) that it is removing 27 surveillance cameras from its nuclear facilities, the agency said Thursday, warning the move could deal “a fatal…
- Middle East
Iran urges IAEA to avoid ‘politicising’ nuke programme
Tehran: Iran has urged the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to avoid “politicising” issues concerning Iran’s nuclear programme. Kazem Gharibabadi, deputy chief of the Iranian Judiciary and a former envoy to the…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia’s GDP trumps estimate, grows by 9.9 in first quarter
Riyadh: Saudi Arabia’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew by 9.9 percent in the first quarter of 2022, surpassing May’s estimate of 9.6 percent. Crude petroleum and natural gas activities were the contributor…
- Middle East
Israeli government fails to pass bill to renew settler law
Tel Aviv: Israel’s ruling coalition government has failed to pass a bill extending legal protections to Jewish settlers in the occupied West Bank. The coalition, made up of eight parties with diverse ideologies,…
- India
Govt penalised culprits for offensive tweets against minorities: Indian embassy in Kuwait
Kuwait City: India on Sunday told Kuwait that it had taken strong action against those who made controversial remarks on Twitter against the minorities. In response to a media query regarding the…
- World
Macron calls for ending escalation between Israel, Palestine
Paris: French President Emmanuel Macron called for an end to the violent escalation between the Israelis and the Palestinians and urged the two sides to move toward a peaceful resolution. Macron made the…
- Middle East
Oman Sultanate exempts vehicles from paying fines and fees
The authorities of the Oman Sultanate, on June 1, announced that owners of all private and commercial vehicles will be exempted from fines and renewal fees due in the past two years.…
- Middle East
UAE: Lionel Messi to train in Abu Dhabi ahead of World Cup
Argentine footballer Lionel Messi is set to train in Abu Dhabi ahead of the FIFA Football World Cup in Qatar this year. The Argentina Football Association has entered a strategic cooperation with…