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Kuwait: Thousands of Indian nurses to be recruited in pvt hospitals
As a gesture of strengthening relations with India, Kuwait is expected to host thousands of newly recruited nurses from the country. These nurses are expected to join various private hospitals across Kuwait,…
- Middle East
VP Naidu in UAE to convey India’s condolences over death of Sheikh Khalifa
Abu Dhabi: Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu arrived here on Sunday to offer India’s condolences over the demise of UAE’s President Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan. Sheikh Khalifa passed away on…
- Middle East
UAE: Comedian Vir Das to perform at Dubai comedy festival
Indian comedian Vir Das is set to perform at the Dubai Comedy Festival, commencing Friday. The 11-day laughter exhibition will have a host of comedians performing gags across various popular venues in…
- Middle East
UAE T20 league: Shah Rukh Khan led KKR group acquires Abu Dhabi franchise
UAE’s T20 League on Thursday announced that the Knight Riders Group has acquired the rights to own and operate the Abu Dhabi franchise and will set up Abu Dhabi Knight Riders (ADKR).…
- Middle East
UAE: Nurses set two Guinness World Records in Abu Dhabi
On the occasion of World Nurses Day, observed on May 12, as many as 1,600 nurses set two Guinness World records in United Arab Emirates’s (UAE) capital city, Abu Dhabi. The nurses…
- Middle East
Maintain status quo at holy sites in Jerusalem: United Nations
The United Nations (UN) on Thursday called for preserving the status quo of holy sites in Jerusalem and to not provoke the situation. Stephane Dujarric, spokesman for UN Secretary-General, during his daily…
- Middle East
Qatar commits to protecting rights of Indian labourers
New Delhi: In wake of deaths and allegations of human right violations of labourers in the country since it won the bid to host FIFA World Cup 2022, Qatar on Friday assured…
- Kerala
Qatar: Kerala man fired from job for calling nurses ’sex slaves’
A Qatar-based Malyali expat was fired from his job for passing derogatory comments about nurses from his home state. The man, identified as Sisupalan Durgadas, said that women who go to the…
- Middle East
Abu Dhabi: Kerala man wins Rs 62 lakh in Big Ticket Draw
Abu Dhabi: In the weekly Big Ticket Draw held on May 1 on the occasion of international worker’s day, Abu Dhabi-based Indian expatriate won Rupees 62 lakh (Dh 300,000). The winner, 42-year-old…
- Middle East
Palestinians begin Eid with more arrests by Israeli forces
As Eid celebrations begin around the world, Palestinians find no respite from the Israel army during the holy festival, as it has escalated the number of arrests and raids in Palestine, on…
- Middle East
Syrian Air Defense downed most missiles fired by Israel: Defense Ministry
Damascus: Syrian air defense systems repelled an Israeli air attack and shot down most of the missiles, the Syrian Defense Ministry said in a statement. Earlier, Syrian state news agency SANA reported…
- World
Israel to reopen main crossing point with Gaza to boost economy
Tel Aviv: Israel on Tuesday decided to reopen the Erez crossing point on the northern tip of the Gaza Strip after economic losses in the impoverished coastal enclave had piled up. “After…
- Middle East
India at UNSC expresses concern over clashes at holy places of Jerusalem
New York: India on Monday (local time) expressed concern regarding clashes at the holy places of Jerusalem and appealed to all parties to stop the provocation and incitement which could worsen the…
- Middle East
Israel to reopen main crossing point with Gaza to boost economy
Tel Aviv: Israel on Tuesday decided to reopen the Erez crossing point on the northern tip of the Gaza Strip after economic losses in the impoverished coastal enclave had piled up. “After…
- Middle East
Turkey summons Iraqi envoy to defend cross-border offensive
Ankara: Turkey’s Foreign Ministry has summoned the charge d’affaires of the Iraqi Embassy to defend Ankara’s fresh cross-border operation in northern Iraq. The Ministry expressed its “discomfort over the baseless allegations” by the…
