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- Middle East
Saudi Arabia bans poultry imports from France over bird flu concerns
Authorities in Saudi Arabia on Sunday placed a ban on the import of poultry from France amid growing concerns about bird flu. In June 2021, the Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA),…
- Middle East
Largest number of expats in Oman employed in construction sector
Dubai: The largest number of expat workers in Oman were employed in the construction sector at the end of the first quarter of 2022. As per the National Centre for Statistics and…
- Middle East
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,…
- Business
UAE telecom operator Etisalat acquires 9.8% stake in Vodafone for $4.4bn
Dubai: Etisalat, the UAE’s biggest telecom operator, has acquired a 9.8 per cent stake in British mobile carrier Vodafone Group for $4.4 billion as it seeks to diversify operations globally. Emirates Telecommunication…
- 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…
- 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…
- World
Ukraine war bringing Middle East closure to China
Hong Kong: The ongoing Russia-Ukraine war is bringing the Middle East more closure to China than the US which is evident by the voting records of three recent United Nations resolutions. On…
- Middle East
Palestine calls on UNSC to stop Israeli activists’ planned incursion into Al-Aqsa Mosque
Ramallah: Palestine on Tuesday called on the United Nations Security Council to stop Israel from escalating tensions against Palestinians after Jewish activists reportedly decided to break into a holy mosque in East…
- 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
Iran doesn’t recognise ‘unilateral sanctions’ against Russia: Ministry
Tehran: Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman, Saeed Khatibzadeh has said Iran does not recognise “unilateral sanctions” against Russia, official news agency IRNA reported. As a country targeted with unilateral sanctions for many years,…
- 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…
