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UAE: Female Disney toy collector from Kerala enters Limca records
Thiruvananthapuram : A 33-year-old Kerala businesswoman in Dubai has an unending passion for collecting Disney plush toys and holds a Limca book of records for her hobby. Rizwana Ghori, who hails from…
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S.Korea to restore gateway of ancient Egyptian temple
Seoul: South Korea said on Sunday that it has signed a deal with Egypt to dismantle and restore the gateway of an ancient temple in the city of Luxor. South Korea plans to…
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Iran pays delinquent UN membership fee with funds frozen in S.Korea
Seoul: Iran has paid its dues to the UN with the country’s funds frozen in South Korea in a move to immediately restore its voting power, Seoul’s Finance Ministry said on Sunday. Iran…
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Kuwait seeks to restore ties with Lebanon: FM
Beirut: Visiting Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Ahmad Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah said that his country seeks to restore ties with Lebanon. “For this to happen, we call on Lebanon to distance itself from internal…
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Death toll from airstrike in Yemen’s Saada rises to 82
Sana’a: The death toll from the airstrike that hit a prison in Yemen’s Saada province has surpassed 80, the Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF, or Doctors Without Borders) aid group said. “An airstrike…
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Houthis call on foreign companies to leave UAE as conflict escalates
Sana’a : Yemen’s Houthi movement has called on foreign companies to pull out of the United Arab Emirates following a series of airstrikes against Yemen by the US-Saudi-UAE coalition, Yahya Sare’e, a…
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UN Chief condemns Saudi-led deadly airstrikes in Yemen’s Saada city
United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemned airstrikes by the Saudi-led coalition against a detention centre in Yemen’s Saada city, said his spokesman. Initial reports indicate at least 60 deaths and over 100…
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Death toll of airstrikes on Houthi-controlled Jail in Yemen reaches 77
Sanaa: The Houthi group announced that the death toll in an airstrike launched by the Saudi Arabia-led coalition on a temporary prison controlled by the militia in Yemen has increased to 77.A statement…
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UNSC condemns Houthi attacks in Abu Dhabi
United Nations: The members of the UN Security Council have strongly condemned the “heinous terrorist attacks” in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE), as well as in other sites in Saudi Arabia carried…
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Iran seeks ‘maximum interaction’ with all countries: President
Tehran: Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has said that his country seeks “maximum interaction” with all countries, especially its neighbours and allies. Through the interactions and cooperation, the mutual interests of countries are met…
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Palestine President unanimously gains Fatah’s confidence as PLO chairman
Ramallah: Palestine President Mahmoud Abbas was unanimously supported by the Fatah party’s central committee to continue as chairman of Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) and Fatah Movement.During a meeting held in the West Bank…
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S. Korea gets ready for Saudi Arabia’s nuclear power project
Seoul: The South Korean government has completed preparations for Saudi Arabia to resume its procedure for a nuclear power project, a Seoul minister said on Wednesday. Moon Sung-wook, South Korea’s minister of trade,…
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S.Korea, Saudi Arabia agree to jointly develop hydrogen economy
Riyadh: South Korean President Moon Jae-in held talks with Saudi Arabia’s de facto ruler Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Tuesday and agreed to work together in areas related to the hydrogen economy.After…
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Talks between Moon, Abu Dhabi Crown Prince canceled
Dubai: The scheduled talks between visiting South Korean President Moon Jae-in and Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan were canceled due to an “unforeseen matter of state” of the de facto…
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Israeli Finance Minister tests positive for COVID-19
Jerusalem: Israel’s Minister of Finance Avigdor Lieberman said he has tested positive for Covid-19 and will isolate for a few days in his home.Lieberman, who received the fourth Covid-19 vaccine shot on January…
