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Arab Gulf foreign ministers head to Beijing for meetings
Beijing: Foreign ministers from Saudi Arabia and other Arab Gulf states are visiting Beijing for meetings with officials from the world’s second largest economy, a leading consumer of oil and source of…
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Top business events in Dubai to look forward to in 2022
Dubai: Aside from being a popular tourist destination, Dubai is also a major economic hub on the Asian continent. Dubai, one of the seven emirates of the United Arab Emirates, provides a…
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Significant increase in Umrah pilgrims expected in next 3 months
There is likely to be a significant rise in the number of international Umrah pilgrims over the next three months. According to a member of the national committee for Hajj and Umrah,…
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UAE passport 15th most powerful in the world
Abu Dhabi: The passport of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is ranked on the list of the world’s top 20 most powerful passports in the first quarter of 2022, according to the…
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Kuwait strengthens COVID-19 restrictions amid surge in cases
Kuwait: The authorities in Kuwait have imposed new COVID-19 restrictions, starting Wednesday, January 12, in response to the exponential increase in COVID-19 infections across the country, driven by the Omicron variant, the…
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Smart robot to distribute Zamzam water at two Holy Mosques
Riyadh: In an attempt to assist pilgrims and limit human contact to prevent the spread of the novel COVID-19, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia launched smart robots that will now distribute the…
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UAE: Indian man awarded over Dh5 lakh as compensation after road accident
Dubai: A Dubai court has ordered an insurance company to pay Dh 506, 000 to an Indian man who had met with a road accident in the UAE. The accident took place…
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Israel shortens quarantine period for COVID-infected people to 7 days
Jerusalem: The Israeli Health Ministry has announced in a statement the shortening of the required quarantine period for people tested positive for COVID-19. Nachman Ash, the Ministry’s Director General, thus decided that…
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Israel arrests Palestinian for injuring soldier in car-ramming attack
Jerusalem: A Palestinian was arrested after he allegedly carried out a car-ramming attack in the Israel-occupied West Bank, injuring a soldier, the Israeli military said. The incident took place outside the Israeli…
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Egyptian Prez voices support for Palestine in resuming Mideast peace talks
Cairo: Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi has voiced Egypt’s support for Palestine in resuming the stalled Middle East peace talks focusing on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, according to the Egyptian Presidency. Sisi made the…
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Archaeologists discover 4,500-year-old highway network in Saudi Arabia
Riyadh: Archaeologists in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) have discovered a 4,500-year-old highway network of “funerary avenues” suggesting a high degree of social and economic connection between the region’s populations in…
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Dubai Expo: Season pass tickets now available at cheaper price
Abu Dhabi: Expo 2020 Dubai has announced a ‘Season Pass Finale’, priced at 195 Dirhams, which will grant holders unlimited entries for the last three months. The pass is valid for entries…
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Saudi Arabia: In a first, defamation ruling issued against sexual harasser
Riyadh: For the first time in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s history, a Saudi court ruled to defame a convict in a case of sexual harassment, which approved last year a law…
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Apple shuts all Dubai stores to shoppers as COVID-19 cases rise
Abu Dhabi: Apple Inc said on Monday it has closed its two Dubai stores to indoor shopping until Thursday, January 13, as cases of the COVID-19 surged across the country. The iPhone…
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Kuwait: Over 1,500 students, teachers test positive for COVID-19
Kuwait: Over 1,500 students, teachers and administrative workers in the Kuwait schools, educational districts and various sectors of the Ministry of Education are now infected with COVID-19, as the country has recently…
