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High UAE gas prices stand out where cheap fuel was the norm
Dubai: Mere years ago, fuel was cheaper than bottled water in the oil-rich United Arab Emirates. Now, long lines snake outside gas stations on the eve of price hikes each month. Fuel…
- Middle East
UAE: Apple lists vacancies in Dubai, Abu Dhabi
Dubai: Tech giant Apple has listed vacancies in various roles in Dubai and Abu Dhabi ranging from music editor to marketing, software and other services. The US-based firm has four outlets in…
- Middle East
No bloc could earn enough seats to form Israeli govt: Poll
Jerusalem: No political bloc in Israel could win a majority in the 120-seat parliament to form a new government if elections were held, according to the latest poll published by state media…
- Middle East
Israel reports 11 new monkey pox cases, total increases to 66
Jerusalem: The number of monkey pox cases in Israel rose to 66 with 11 new cases reported, the state’s Health Ministry has said. In addition to the vaccines that have already been used…
- Middle East
Iran extracts 20-pct enriched uranium from Fordow site
Tehran: The spokesman for the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) announced Sunday that it started the extraction of 20-percent enriched uranium from the Fordow enrichment facility in central Iran, state TV…
- Middle East
Oman temporarily shuts all tourist spots due to bad weather
Oman has shut down all the tourist spots across the sultanate owing to bad weather and reports of several people missing and deaths. The decision has come after all members of an…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia: Kiswah handed over to senior keeper of Kaaba
Makkah: The advisor to the custodian of the two Holy Mosques, Prince Khalid Al-Faisal on Sunday handed over the Kiswah (Ghilaf e Kaaba) to the senior keeper of the Kaaba, Dr. Saleh…
- Middle East
Aim for govt ‘without extremists’ : Israeli ministers
Jerusalem: Leaders of two parties in Israel’s outgoing coalition government have announced that they would run jointly in the upcoming national elections. Benny Gantz, Israel’s Defense Minister and leader of the centrist Blue…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia: Nearly 1 million Muslims complete Haj in 2022
Makkah: Nearly 1 million pilgrims successfully completed Haj on July 9 as they prayed on the plains of Arafa and moved to Muzdalifa. The pilgrims also stoned the symbolic devil in Jamrat…
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Israeli PM discusses expanding normalisation deals in Mideast with UAE Prez
Jerusalem: Israel’s Prime Minister Yair Lapid and President of the UAE Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan talked over the phone about expanding normalisation deals in the Middle East. The telephone conversation marked…
- Middle East
Iran tightens entry rules amid increasing COVID-19 cases
Tehran: Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has said that passengers can only gain entry to Iran upon submission of negative COVID-19 test results and full compliance with Iranian health protocols, citing the recent…
- Middle East
Iran arrests British Deputy Ambassador on spying charges
Tehran: Iran has arrested the deputy head of the United Kingdom’s mission in Iran, Giles Whitaker, and several other academics on charges of espionage, local media reported on Wednesday. The Islamic Revolutionary…
- Middle East
Explosion at arms depot kills 6 people: Yemen officials
Sanaa: An explosion at an arms depot in Yemen’s southern province of Abyan on Tuesday killed six people and wounded 32, medical officials said. The cause of the early morning blast that…
- Middle East
US, E3 anti-Iran resolution proposal irresponsible: Raisi
Tehran: Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has slammed the “irresponsible” move by the US and the E3 group of France, the UK and Germany to propose the anti-Tehran resolution to the Board of Governors…
- Middle East
Houthi drone strike kills three soldiers in Yemen
Sanaa: Three Yemeni soldiers were killedin a drone strike launched by the Houthi militia in the country’s southern province of Dhalea, a government official said. “An explosive-laden drone of the Houthi group…
