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Israeli minister cancels UAE visit after testing Covid positive
Jerusalem: Israel’s Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Oded Forer had to cancel his planned trip to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), after he tested positive for Covid-19. He was scheduled to…
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Israeli attacks on Palestinians raise fear of future escalation
Jerusalem: Increasing Israeli settler attacks targeting villages in the West Bank area of Nablus in recent weeks leave Palestinians wary of further escalation. A 40-year-old, Kayed Odeh, the owner of a construction material…
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156 Houthi militants killed in battles with Yemen army
Sanaa: At least 156 Houthi militants were killed in battles with the Yemen government army in the past two days in the northern province of Hajjah, military sources said. The battle raged on…
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Iran warns West not to challenge red lines in Vienna nuke talks
Munich: Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian has warned the West against challenging Tehran’s red lines in the Vienna talks aimed at reviving the 2015 nuclear deal. Amir Abdollahian made the remarks…
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Iranian president holds phone call with Macron, urges removal of sanctions
Tehran: Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi said on Saturday that any possible agreement between Iran and world powers in the Austrian capital of Vienna must include removal of anti-Iran sanctions and valid guarantees for…
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Saudi Arabia: Sending red heart emoji can land people in jail for 5 years
Riyadh: In the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) sending ‘red heart’ emojis on WhatsApp can land a user in jail, local media reported. According to Saudi law, if the sender is found guilty,…
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Saudi Arabia to witness huge artistic event to commemorate ‘Founding Day’
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s capital Riyadh is set to witness a huge artistic event on Tuesday, February 22, with the participation of more than 3,500 artists, actors, and performers, who…
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Tehran: Iranian students protest at Indian embassy against Karnataka hijab ban
A number of Iranian and foreign students held a protest in front of the Indian embassy in Iran, on Saturday, against the ban on hijab in pre-university colleges in Karnataka. The protesting…
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Dubai man fined Dh100,000 for offensive tweets
Abu Dhabi: A man in Dubai has been fined 100,000 Dirham (Rs 20,30,508) for posting offensive tweets that defamed a company and its manager, local media reported on Friday. The manager filed…
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India-UAE sign free trade deal expected to double trade to $100 billion in 5yrs
New Delhi: The comprehensive free trade agreement signed between India and the UAE would help the two-way commerce reach the USD 100 billion mark in over five years and create lakhs of…
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Vienna nuke talks very close to good, accessible agreement: Iran FM
Tehran: Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian said that the ongoing talks between his country and the world powers on reviving the 2015 nuclear deal in Vienna were “very close to a good…
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UAE: 42-year-old Indian man wins over Rs 20L in Mahzooz draw
Abu Dhabi: A 42-year-old United Arab Emirates (UAE) based Indian expatriate has won the grand prize of 100,000 Dirham (Rs 20,30,508) in the 64th Mahzooz weekly draw. Venkatesan, an IT professional who…
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Explainer: How a Saudi activist’s phone exposed the Pegasus spyware
Riyadh: Pegasus, a software created by the Israeli cyber security company NSO Group Technologies, created a ruckus all over the world through which people were being targeted very easily, but do you…
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Saudi Arabia denies plans to implement 4-day work week system
Riyadh: The Saudi Ministry of Human Resources has denied the plans to change the weekly working hours to 4 working days and 3 days off, local media reported. Saad Al Hammad, spokesperson…
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Bahrain to ease COVID-19 precautionary measures for arrivals
Manama: Bahrain on Thursday announced the easing of its COVID-19 precautionary measures for those arriving from outside the country, the Bahrain News Agency (BNA) reported. The Bahrain Civil Aviation Affairs said, based…
