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Yemen’s president steps aside amid efforts to end war
Sanaa: Yemen’s exiled president stepped aside and transferred his powers to a presidential council Thursday, as international and regional efforts to end the country’s long-running civil war gained momentum with a two-month…
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Turkey suspends trial of Saudi suspects in Khashoggi killing
Istanbul: A Turkish court ruled Thursday to suspend the trial in absentia of 26 Saudis accused in the gruesome killing of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi and for the case to be…
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Hyderabad girls turn into entrepreneurs
Syed Qamar Hasan Hyderabad: Marie Antoinette last French Queen maligned for her often-cited remark “qu’ils mangent de la brioche,” (let them eat cake) that historians say was wrongly pinned on her, was…
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Ramzan: Over 500k litres of Zamzam water distributed daily at the Grand Mosque
Riyadh: Over half a million litres of Zamzam water is distributed daily in the Grand Mosque in Makkah to the fasting worshippers by the General Presidency for the Affairs of the Grand…
- Middle East
Over 100 doors opened to ease entry, exit of worshipers at Makkah’s Grand Mosque
Riyadh: The authorities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) have opened more than 100 doors to the Grand Mosque in Makkah, to ease the entry and exit of Umrah pilgrims and…
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Saudi Arabia uses mobile app to facilitate pilgrimage during Ramzan
Riyadh: Saudi Arabia will use a mobile application to facilitate visitors’ pilgrimage to Mecca during the holy month of Ramzan, the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah said. Travellers observing Umrah, a form…
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Saudi Arabia: 13-yr-old Uyghur girl among four facing deportation
Riyadh: A 13-year-old Uyghur girl is among four people at risk of being sent back from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to China where they could be held in repressive detention camps. Amnesty International…
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Ready to resume talks with Saudi Arabia to solve differences: Iran
Tehran: Iran is ready to resume talks with Saudi Arabia to solve differences, the Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman announced. “We are ready for the continuation of talks and for the settlement of…
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SRK, Salman Khan, Akshay Kumar meet Saudi Arabia’s Culture minister
Mumbai: Bollywood superstars Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan, Akshay Kumar, and Saif Ali Khan recently met Bader bin Farhan Alsaud, Minister of Culture of Saudi Arabia in Mumbai. Taking to Instagram, Alsaud…
- World
Global lawmakers call on Saudi Arabia to block forcible return of Uyghurs
New Delhi: A global alliance of global parliamentarians have written a letter to Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud to express their concern about the ongoing cases of two…
- Middle East
Turkey agrees to transfer Khashoggi murder case to Saudi
Ankara: Turkish Justice Minister Bekir Bozdag said he will accept a local prosecutor’s demand to transfer a case against suspects in the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi to the Saudi authorities, as Ankara…
- World
US welcomes United Nations mediated truce in Yemen
Washington: The United States on Friday welcomed the United Nations-mediated truce in Yemen, with President Joe Biden saying that the initiative is a long-awaited reprieve for the people of the country. I…
- Middle East
Ramzan 2022: First Taraweeh prayers performed at Ka’batullah, Prophet’s Mosque
Riyadh: The worshippers on Friday night performed first Taraweeh prayers at the Grand Mosque in Makkah and Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah on the first night of the holy month of Ramzan 1443-2022. The moon sighting committee…
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Saudi Arabia announces first day of Ramzan 2022
Riyadh: The moon sighting committee of the Kingdom of Saudia Arabia announced on Friday that the first fast of the month of Ramzan will be on Saturday, April 2, while Taraweeh will begin on…
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Turkey requests transfer of Khashoggi trial to Saudi Arabia
Ankara: Turkey’s justice minister said Friday that the government will recommend that an Istanbul court close a trial in absentia against 26 Saudi nationals charged in the slaying of Washington Post columnist…
