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India upset at ‘unnecessary’ reference to Modi by US official
New Delhi: India is upset at a reference to Prime Minister Narendra Modi by a US State Department official while defending the immunity it had extended to Saudi Arabia’s crown prince Mohammed bin Salman, who…
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Israel to allocate 4G, 5G services in West Bank
Ramallah: Israel has agreed to allocate 4G and 5G services for mobile phones in the West Bank, said a Palestinian officia. Muhammad Mustafa, head of the Palestinian Investment Fund, told reporters of…
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TN: 100 farmers to undergo training in Israel
Chennai: The Tamil Nadu farmers will soon garner modern farming techniques as the state government is in the process of sending 100 of them to Israel for training. In a statement, Tamil…
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Israeli flag carrier sees highest quarterly revenue since Covid outbreak
Tel Aviv: Israeli flag carrier El Al brought in the strongest quarterly revenues in July-September since the Covid-19 outbreak in early 2020, according to a financial report issued by the airline. The…
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Erdogan doesn’t rule out meeting with Syria’s Assad
Ankara: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that he did not rule out a meeting with his Syrian counterpart Bashar al-Assad following a decade of ruptured ties. “A meeting with Assad can…
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5.9-magnitude quake hits Turkey, 22 injured
Ankara: A strong earthquake measuring 5.9 on the Richter scale struck western Turkey near the town of Duzce on Wednesday, injuring at least 22 people, authorities said. According to the national Disaster…
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FIFA World Cup: Saudi Arabia declares public holiday after historic win
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) announced on Wednesday a celebratory holiday after the historic win against Argentina on Tuesday, in its first match in the FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar,…
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Qatar World Cup: Croatian forward Kramaric happy with World Cup timing and conditions
Doha: Croatia’s veteran forward Andrej Kramaric said on Monday that conditions in Qatar for the World Cup finals were much better than he had expected. The days prior to the World Cup…
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Turkish-Israeli ties enter ‘new era’: Erdogan
Ankara: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that the bilateral ties between Turkey and Israel have entered a new era “thanks to the strong will of both sides”. Erdogan made the…
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Israel launches plan for generating solar electricity in agricultural lands
Jerusalem: Israel has announced a plan to optimise agricultural land use by integrating clean solar electricity generation. The plan, at a cost of 17 million shekels (about $5 million), includes more than…
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Iranian Prez says resistance only way to counter West’s ‘greed’
Tehran: Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has said that resistance is the only way to confront the “greed” of the West. Raisi made the remarks in a meeting with the visiting high-ranking economic…
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Israel signs deal to secure economic rights to gas field on maritime border with Lebanon
Tel Aviv: Israel said that it has signed an agreement with the two energy companies licensed by Lebanon to drill in a gas field on the maritime border between the two countries…
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Food wasted in Israel in 2021 enough to feed 3.5mn people: Report
Tel Aviv: A national report on food waste published in Israel found that 2.6 million tonnes of food had been wasted in the country in 2021 at the cost of about 21.3…
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Iran urges Iraq to ensure security along common borders
Tehran: Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) called on officials from the Iraqi government to fulfill their commitments to upholding the good neighbourliness principles and ensuring the security of the two countries’…
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At least 326 people killed in Iran protests which erupted two months ago
Oslo: Iranian security forces have killed at least 326 people since nationwide protests erupted two months ago, the Norway-based Iran Human Rights NGO (IHRNGO) group has claimed, media report said. That figure…
