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Majestic Hindu temple opens in Dubai
Dubai: A majestic new Hindu temple that blends Indian and Arabic architecture designs has been inaugurated here in Jebel Ali Village, with a powerful message of tolerance, peace and harmony. Located in…
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Objection to Turkey-Libya energy deal has ‘no significance’: Turkish Foreign Ministry
Ankara: The objection by Greece and the EU to new economic and maritime deals between Turkey and Libya is of “no significance or value” to Ankara, the Turkish Foreign Ministry said. The…
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Dubai: Indian student solves Rubik’s cube in 7.70 seconds to win competition
Dubai: An Indian, a student of GEMS Modern Academy, Mihir Narayan recently won the Dubai Summer Open 2022, for solving a Rubik’s cube in 7.70 seconds. A Russian expatriate named Sergey Ryabko…
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Dubai’s new Hindu temple all set to open ahead of Dussehra
Dubai: A new Hindu temple constructed in Jebel Ali in Dubai is set to open on Tuesday, one day ahead of the Dussehra festival. Khaleej Times reported that the temple is an…
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Israeli Defence Minister visits Azerbaijan on diplomacy, security
Jerusalem: Israeli Defence Minister Benny Gantz visited Azerbaijan to discuss diplomatic and security issues, his office said in a statement. During the visit on Monday, Gantz met with President of Azerbaijan Ilham…
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India gets unusual praise from Saudi Arabia’s World Muslim League
New Delhi: India has received unusual praise from Saudi Arabia’s World Muslim League for its policy of non-violence and tolerance towards all. The Mecca-based World Muslim League timed its praise for India’s…
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Iran frees Iranian-American on humanitarian grounds
Tehran: Iran released Baqer Namazi, a dual Iranian-American citizen, on humanitarian grounds, a senior Iranian judicial official said. Namazi, who was staying at his own home in Tehran, not in prison, for…
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Kashmiri apples make an appearance at UAE supermarkets
Dubai: A UAE-based business conglomerate, which has more than 50 supermarkets in the GCC countries, is showcasing Kashmiri apples in its stores, giving a boost to the export of the superior quality…
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GITEX to host world’s first public flight of a flying car X2 in Dubai
Abu Dhabi: GITEX Global, the region’s largest technology event and one of the most prominent in the world, to host the world’s first public flight of a Chinese tech firm, XPENG AEROHT’s…
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PLO warns of settlement expansion ahead of Israeli elections
Ramallah: Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) has warned that the Israeli settlement construction took “centre stage” in the electoral campaigns of the right-wing and extreme-right parties in Israel. In a special report, the…
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19 killed in terrorist attack in Iran
Tehran: At least 19 people were killed in the “terrorist” attack on a police station in the southeastern Iranian province of Sistan and Baluchestan, the provincial governor Hossein Modarres Khiabani has said.…
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UN steps up efforts to extend Yemen truce set to expire
Sanaa: The UN, through its special envoy to Yemen, Hans Grundberg, has stepped up diplomatic efforts to renew the existing truce between Yemen’s warring parties to prevent any resumption of the country’s…
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EU urges Israel, Palestine to defuse West Bank tension
Ramallah: The European Union (EU) is exerting efforts to defuse the escalating tension between Israelis and Palestinians in the West Bank, an official announced here. Shadi Othman, spokesman of the EU in…
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Iraq’s forex reserves hit record high as oil prices soar
Baghdad: Iraq’s foreign exchange reserves have surpassed $87 billion, the highest level the central bank has seen since its establishment in 1947, local media reported. “The financial reserves (of foreign currency) in…
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Turkey hits 16 Kurdish targets in Iraq: Minister
Ankara: Turkish forces have destroyed 16 targets of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in Iraq, Defence Minister Hulusi Akar said. The operation destroyed caves, bunkers, shelters and command posts of the PKK,…
