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Saudi Arabia to grant Umrah visas for foreign pilgrims aged 12 and above

Riyadh: Ministry of Hajj and Umrah in Saudi Arabia has announced that foreign pilgrims aged 12 and above will be…

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Saudi Arabian forces destroy ballistic missile targeting Khamis Mushait

Riyadh: The Royal Saudi Air Defense Forces (RSADF) intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile launched by Houthi rebels in Yemen…

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Dubai Duty Free announces special 25% discount for three days

Dubai: Dubai Duty Free (DDF) has announced a special 25% discount on a wide range of products for three days…

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Wizz Air Abu Dhabi announces new flight service

Abu Dhabi: Wizz Air Abu Dhabi announced that it will operate commercial flight services to Krasnodar in Russia from February…

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Dubai becomes the first government to go paperless: Crown Prince Sheikh Hamdan

The Crown Prince of Dubai, Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, announced that Dubai has become the world’s…

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Dubai Shopping Festival 2022: Raffle draw, concerts, fireworks and  discounts up to 90% announced

Dubai: The 27th edition of Dubai Shopping Festival will be held from December 15, 2021 to January 30, 2022. Dubai…

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Schools in Sharjah announces 3-day weekend

Sharjah: The Sharjah Private Education Authority (SPEA) has approved a new weekend for all private educational institutions in the Emirate.…

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Five arrested for drug smuggling in Oman

Muscat: The Royal Oman Police (ROP) has arrested five African nationals for trying to smuggle drug  in to the country.…

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Mahzooz Draw: 13 lucky winners take home 100,000 UAE dirhams each

Dubai: 10 lucky winners shared 1 million UAE dirhams at the 55th weekly Mahzooz Draw held on Saturday. Each of…

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National Day Raffle: Indian expat wins 500,000 UAE dirhams

Dubai: An Indian expat won 500,000 UAE dirhams in the UAE National Day raffle draw hosted on www.idealz.com. Ganesh Jayaraman,…

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Dubai based airline announces resumption of flights

Dubai: Dubai based air carrier FlyDubai has announced that it will resume commercial passenger flights to Hargeisa in Somaliland from…

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‘Gate of Terror’: Saudi Arabia bans Tablighi Jamaat

  Riyadh: Saudi Arabia has stunned the Islamic world by imposing a ban on Tablighi Jamaat, the Islamist proselytising movement,…

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Qatar Airways to resume services from two more cities

Doha: Qatar Airways has announced that it will resume passenger flights from two South African cities. The national air carrier…

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Gulf country suspends flights to and from Nigeria

Riyadh: The General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) in Saudi Arabia suspended flights to and from Nigeria. The decision was…

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Emirates Airline suspends flights to this country

Dubai: Emirates Airline suspended all flights to Nigeria. The suspension will come into effect from December 13. The Dubai-based air…

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Saudi Arabia bans Tablighi Jamaat

Riyadh: The Saudi Arabian government banned  Sunni Islamic movement, Tablighi Jamaat. The Saudi government said that the organization is  one…

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Abu Dhabi Big Ticket announced winner of 1 million UAE dirham raffle draw

Abu Dhabi: Abu Dhabi Big Ticket has announced winner of its 1 million UAE dirham raffle draw. Harun Sheikh has…

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Banks in UAE to operate 6 days a week

Abu Dhabi: The banks in the UAE will remain open for six days in a week, including Friday. The Central…

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Private company in Sharjah announces 3-day weekend

Sharjah: A private company in Sharjah announced three-day weekend for employees. Rouya Consultancy has announced that it will adopt 4-day…

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Etihad Airways issues advisory for passengers

Abu Dhabi: Etihad Airways has issued an advisory for passengers. The Abu Dhabi based air carrier urged all passengers to…

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Dubai based airline announces services to more destinations

Dubai: Dubai based air carrier, FlyDubai announced new passenger flight services to Pakistan. FlyDubai has signed interline agreement with Pakistan…

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An emirate in UAE announces 3-day weekend

Sharjah: Sharjah has announced a three-day weekend off for government employees. As per the new work week, Friday, Saturday and…

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Dubai Shopping Festival: 100 visitors to get 25 kilograms of gold

Dubai: The trade body of jewellary industry in Dubai, Dubai Jewellery Group (DJG) has announced that people visiting Dubai Shopping…

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Gulf country to double value-added tax

Manama: Bahrain has decided to double the Value Added Tax (VAT) from 5 to 10%. The parliament in the country…

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Saudi Arabian forces intercept missiles targeting Riyadh

Riyadh: The Royal Saudi Air Defense Forces (RSADF) intercepted and destroyed two ballistic missile targeting Riyadh. The missiles were launched…

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Gulf country to cancel driving licenses of expats

Kuwait City: Authorities in Kuwait has decided to check the driving licenses issued for expats. The Undersecretary of the Ministry…

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Kuwait Ministry confirms first Omicron case in the country

  Doha: Kuwait’s Health Ministry representative Abdullah Al-Sanad confirmed on Wednesday that the Medics in the country reported the first…

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Saudi Arabia starts issuing direct Umrah visas for Indian pilgrims

Riyadh: Saudi Arabian government has allowed direct Umrah visa for Indian pilgrims. The Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah announced…

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Emirates Draw raised grand prize to 83 million UAE dirhams

Dubai: Emirates Draw has raised its grand prize to 83 million UAE dirhams. One lucky winner who matches all the…

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Massive fire breaks out in Dubai

Dubai: A massive fire has broken out in two warehouses in Deira area in Dubai on Tuesday. The fire was…

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School timings in two emirates in UAE changed

Dubai: Schools timings in two emirates-Dubai and Abu Dhabi will be changed from next year. The Department of Education and…

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UAE announces new time for Friday prayers, sermons

Dubai: Friday prayers will begin at 1.15 pm in the UAE from January 1,2022. The timing was changed to accommodate…

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50th Anniversary celebrations: UAE leaders launch new Dh50 note paying tribute to the late Sheikh Zayed

  The leaders of United Arab Emirates (UAE) witnessed the launch of a new Dh50 note to commemorate the 50-year…

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UAE announces reduced working weeks

Abu Dhabi: UAE government has revised the workweek timings. The workweek timings were revised after 15 years in the country.…

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Royal Oman Police arrested two foreigners for drug smuggling

Muscat: The Royal Oman Police (ROP) arrested two foreigners for smuggling drugs to the country. The Coast Guard Police in…

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