Middle East
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Residents in Gulf states can apply for Saudi tourist eVisa
Riyadh: Saudi Arabia’s Tourism Ministry allowed all residents in Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) member states to apply for a tourist visa…
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6 Palestinians killed in Israeli raid targeting suspect for killing Israelis
Jerusalem: At least six Palestinians were killed in the West Bank in an Israeli raid aimed at arresting a suspect involved…
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5 people killed in bomb attack in Iraq
Baghdad: Five people were killed and four wounded in a bomb attack in Iraq’s eastern province of Diyala, a local security…
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Muslims around the world upset by Mukaab, resembling Ka’ba, announced by Saudi Crown Prince
Saudi Arabia has announced plans to develop a new downtown area spread over 19 square kilometers in Riyadh called the…
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Shia Board asks people to build replicas of Jannat-ul-Baqi
Lucknow: The All India Shia Personal Law Board has appealed to the Shia community to build replicas of Jannat-ul-Baqi in every…
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Hidden corridor discovered in Great Pyramid of Giza
Cairo: The Egyptian government has announced the discovery of a hidden 9-metre-long and 2.10-metre-wide corridor behind the 4,500-year-old Great Pyramid of…
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Iran to probe ‘revenge’ poisoning of schoolgirls over hijab protests
Tehran: Iranian authorities have confirmed they are investigating reports that several schoolgirls were poisoned as “revenge” for the role the young…
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WHO asks for more healthcare donations to help war-torn Yemen
Sanaa: The World Health Organization (WHO) has appealed for $392 million in donation to provide essential health support to 12.9 million…
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Palestinian PM slams Israel’s initial approval of death penalty bill
Ramallah: Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammed Ishtaye has condemned an Israeli committee’s vote to advance a death penalty law for Palestinians carrying…
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Women in Iran flaunting their hair as acts of defiance
New York: Women are suddenly flaunting their hair: left long and flowing in the malls; tied in a bun on the…
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First Israeli flight flies over Saudi-Omani airspace
Jerusalem: Israel’s national air carrier El Al began operating a new time-saving route via the airspace of Oman and Saudi Arabia,…
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Global indignation over Saudi development plans (Opinion)
Saudi Arabia has announced plans to build a large cube-shaped structure as part of a re-development project in the capital,…
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10 Palestinians killed, 102 injured in clashes with Israeli soldiers in West Bank
Ramallah/Gaza: A total of 10 Palestinians were killed and 102 others injured in clashes with Israeli soldiers in the northern…
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Four of family from K’taka dead, one critical in Dubai road accident
Raichur, (Karnataka): The incident of four persons from Raichur district of Karnataka who had gone for Umrah and got killed…
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Six Umrah pilgrims from Karnataka killed in road accident near Madinah Munawwara
Jeddah: A bus taking the Umrah pilgrims to Madinah Munawwara rammed into a trailer ahead on Tuesday night killing eight persons,…
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9 killed in Houthi rebels’ overnight attack on govt forces in Yemen
Aden (Yemen): Nine people were killed in Yemen after Houthi rebel militants launched an overnight attack on sites of the…
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Infectious diseases a near-term concern in quake-hit Turkey, Syria: ECDC
Stockholm: The next two to four weeks may see the emergence and spread of infectious diseases in the quake-hit areas…
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Syria urges UN to deter Israeli attacks after deadly missile strike
Damascus: Syria has urged the United Nations to take necessary measures to deter Israel’s attacks and hold it accountable after a…
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Magnitude 5.4 earthquake jolts NW Syria
Damascus: A magnitude 5.4 earthquake jolted the province of Idlib in northwestern Syria on Thursday night, the Syrian National Earthquake Center…
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Saudi Arabia announces world’s largest modern downtown in Riyadh
Riyadh: Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud has announced the launch of the New Murabba Development Company to…
