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Israeli firms not to participate in Dubai Air Show 2025

Israeli firms will not participate in the Dubai Airshow 2025 which will be conducted from November 17-21 at the Dubai World Centre. According to reports Timothy Hawes, managing director of Informa, in…
2 years of war devastate Palestinian lives in Gaza

Jerusalem: Numbers alone cannot capture the toll the Israel-Hamas war has taken on the Gaza Strip. But they can help us understand how thoroughly the conflict has upended the lives of 2.1…

We are doing bare minimum: Greta Thunberg after release from Israel

Activist Greta Thunberg on Monday, October 6, said that what she and other people with conscience are doing for Gaza is the bare minimum. This was her first statement after being released…
Israel, Hamas hold Egypt talks on Trump-backed Gaza peace plan

Cairo: Israeli and Hamas officials launched indirect talks Monday at an Egyptian resort on a US-drafted peace plan to end the ruinous war in Gaza on the eve of its second anniversary.…
Dubai chocolate craze now about much more than bars

New York: Some flavour crazes flirt with us and fade. Others stay and make themselves at home. It’s too soon to tell for sure, but the Dubai chocolate movement seems to have…
India launches UPI payment system in Qatari supermarket

Doha: India expanded the reach of the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) on Monday by launching the facility at Lulu Group’s stores in Qatar, following its rollout at duty-free outlets in Hamad International…
Greta Thunberg, 170 other Gaza aid flotilla activists deported from Israel

Tel Aviv: Israel on Monday, October 6, deported 171 members of the Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF), including Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg, to Greece and Slovakia after intercepting a convoy of 44…

Qiblatain Mosque in Madinah to remain open 24 hours

Madinah: Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud on Monday, October 6, ordered that the historic Qiblatain Mosque in Madinah remain open 24 hours a day, allowing…
UAE set to apply new sugar drink excise tax from January 2026

Abu Dhabi: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) will introduce a new tiered excise tax on sugar-sweetened beverages from January 1, 2026, following the completion of legislative amendments by the Ministry of Finance.…
First Emirati woman to represent UAE at Miss Universe 2025

Mariam Mohamed has been crowned Miss Universe UAE 2025, becoming the first Emirati woman to represent the United Arab Emirates (UAE) at the world-renowned Miss Universe competition. The 26-year-old fashion student from…
Umrah allowed on all visa types, confirms Saudi Ministry

Riyadh: The Ministry of Haj and Umrah has confirmed that holders of all visa types, including tourist visas, are permitted to perform Umrah in Saudi Arabia. The ministry said the move is…
Watch: Mass protest in Amsterdam calls for end to Gaza war

Hundreds of thousands of people marched through Amsterdam on Sunday, October 5, calling on the Dutch government to impose sanctions on Israel and push for an end to the war in Gaza.…
Gaza-bound aid flotilla 294 nautical miles from enclave

A humanitarian flotilla bound for Gaza, comprised of 11 vessels, has appealed for international protection as it nears the Israel-blockaded enclave, with organisers confirming the convoy is currently about 294 nautical miles…
Drone from Yemen intercepted over Israel’s Eilat, says army

Jerusalem: Houthi forces launched a drone at Israel’s Red Sea resort city of Eilat late on Sunday, the second attack in a day, the Israeli military said, adding that the unmanned aircraft…
Hamas team in Egypt for talks on Trump’s Gaza ceasefire plan

Cairo: A delegation from the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) arrived in Egypt on Sunday to prepare for negotiations with the Egyptian side on Monday in the Red Sea city of Sharm…