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Kuwait: Shop shutdown for selling objects with Jewish symbols
Kuwait: Kuwait’s Ministry of Commerce has ordered the closure of a shop allegedly selling items with Jewish symbols in the Salmiya region, which is a violation of public order. The ministry has…
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Saudi Arabia: Remittance of expats drops by 7.3% in July
Riyadh: Remittances of ex-pats residing in Saudi Arabia have dropped by 7.3 percent reaching Saudi Riyal (SAR) 11.6 billion in July 2022 as compared to SAR 12.5 billion in 2021. There was…
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Houthi attack in Taiz kills 10 soldiers; Yemen govt appeals
The government of Yemen on Monday accused the Houthi rebels of strengthening its hold on the southern city of Taiz by launching a deadly attack on the only road connecting it with…
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Heavy gunfire rocks Iraq’s Green Zone amid violent protests
Baghdad: Supporters of an influential Iraqi Shiite cleric fired rocket-propelled grenades and machine guns into Iraq’s Green Zone as security forces returned fire on Tuesday, seriously escalating a month-long political crisis gripping the…
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Turkey hikes up passage fees through its straits almost fivefold
Ankara: Turkey has introduced a nearly fivefold hike in fees for passage through its straits, which connect the Mediterranean and the Black Sea, local media reported. Citing officials from the Ministry of…
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Israel: Prez warns of dangers of Iranian nuclear capabilities
Geneva: Israeli President Isaac Herzog reiterated his country’s concerns about Iran’s nuclear strategy ahead of a possible deal to prevent Tehran from building nuclear weapons. The international community must never remain silent…
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12 killed as al-Sadr supporters storm Iraqi government offices in Baghdad (Ld)
Baghdad: Thousands of powerful Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr’s supporters stormed major Iraqi government buildings in Baghdad, sparking clashes that left at least 12 people killed and dozens wounded late on Monday. Iraqi…
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6 IS militants killed in operations in Iraq: Military
Baghdad: Iraqi forces killed six Islamic State (IS) militants in separate military operations in the north and west of the country, the military said. Acting on intelligence reports, the paramilitary Hashd Shaabi…
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Israel hit 64 targets in Syria in 2022: War monitor
Damascus: Israel has hit 64 military targets in Syria by far this year, killing 45 servicemen and pro-government fighters in the bordering country, a war monitor reported. Meanwhile, 57 others were injured…
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Reviving 2015 nuclear deal in interests of all parties: Iran
Tehran: An Iranian foreign ministry spokesman has said that Iran is serious about achieving an agreement in Vienna because reviving the 2015 nuclear deal is in the interests of all parties. The…
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Iran ready to donate fuel to Lebanon: Ambassador
Beirut: Iranian ambassador to Lebanon has said that his country is ready to donate fuel oil if Lebanon needed so. “Iran is keen to provide complete support for Lebanon. Our country is…
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Israel to reappoint envoy to Turkey ‘within weeks’
Ankara: The reappointment of an Israeli ambassador to Turkey could happen within weeks, the Jewish state’s charge d’affaires in Ankara said. “We hope the appointment will take place in a week or…
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Resolution of safeguards issues necessary for nuclear deal: Iran FM
Tehran: The Iranian Foreign Minister stressed that Tehran considers the resolution of the “fake and politically-motivated” safeguards issues as a vital necessity for reaching an agreement in the talks on reviving the…
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UN’s plan for derelict oil tanker off Yemen still needs $16mn
Sanna The UN is still working on raising funds to prevent a massive oil spill from the derelict Safer oil tanker in the Red Sea off Yemen, and the plan still needs…
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30-day state of emergency in West Bank to combat COVID
Ramallah: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has declared a 30-day state of emergency to combat the Covid-19 pandemic in the West Bank. The state of emergency was first declared in March 2020 after…
