Fri 03 February 2023: Israeli settlers stormed the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in the Old City of occupied Jerusalem and tried to set it on fire. The Jerusalem governorate said in a brief press statement that three settlers stormed the church building opposite the El-Omariya school, broke and destroyed effigies of Christ in the […]
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Assault rifles and missiles seized by the French navy lay on the deck of a ship at an undisclosed location [US military’s Central Command via AP] Fri 03 February 2023: French naval forces in January seized thousands of assault rifles, machineguns and anti-tank missiles headed from Iran to Yemen, officials have told the Wall Street […]
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Thu 02 February 2023: New legislation in the UAE has come into effect allowing non-Muslim expats to marry and divorce and will cover other aspects of family law such as child custody, inheritance and wills. The “Federal Personal Status Laws” which came into effect yesterday are part of reforms that were approved in November 2021 […]
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Thu 02 February 2023: Iran’s envoy to the United Nations said arch-enemy Israel was “responsible” for a drone attack on a defense ministry site in central Isfahan province on Thursday, according to Iranian media. “Preliminary investigations show the Zionist regime (Israel) is responsible for the terrorist attack on the defence ministry workshop complex,” ISNA news agency quoted Amir […]
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Thu 02 February 2023: A government research found that the four-day work week system used in the emirate of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, had improved job performance, happiness, and mental health by around 90%, Al-Arabiya reported. The Sharjah Executive Council (SEC), which is presided over by Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed bin Sultan Al Qasimi, the […]
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Thu 02 February 2023: Qatar and Saudi Arabia have won seats on the FIFA Council, the decision-making committee of world football’s governing body. The election wins on Wednesday came during the annual meeting of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) which also confirmed Saudi Arabia as the host of the 2027 Asian Cup. Qatar Football Association […]
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, goes to shake hands with former President of Chad Idriss Deby, during a joint news conference on November 25, 2018 (File Photo) Wed 01 February 2023: Chad will inaugurate on Thursday an embassy in Israel, building on bilateral relations that were established five years ago, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin […]
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Tue 31 January 2023: The Campaign Against Arms Trade group says the weapons exports have contributed to the deaths of thousands of civilians. A campaign group has launched a courtroom battle against the United Kingdom’s arms sales to Saudi Arabia, warning the weapons are worsening a major humanitarian disaster in war-torn Yemen. The United Kingdom’s High Court […]
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Tue 31 January 2023: Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs launched an electronic four-day transit visa on Monday for those arriving in the kingdom by air. The visa will be issued free of charge and will last for up to 96 hours. The new visa service aims to facilitate visits to the kingdom for all […]
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Tue 31 January 2023: A video of a young Iranian couple dancing in public was shared online, leading to their 10-year prison sentence. The blogger couple – Astiyazh Haghighi (21) and Amir Mohammad Ahmadi (22) – shared a video of themselves dancing in Azadi Square in Iran’s capital Tehran. Haghigi and Ahmadi were reportedly arrested […]
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