09-04-2024 RIYADH/ DUBAI/ LONDON: Eid-ul-Fitr will be celebrated in Saudi Arabia, Australia, the United Kingdom (UK), and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Wednesday. The Shawwal moon was not sighted in Saudi Arabia and the UAE. The holy month will last for a full 30 days, with Tuesday being the …
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09-04-2024 DOHA: Qatar’s foreign ministry tells media it’s cautiously optimistic about a new proposal in the Gaza ceasefire talks but there are conflicting reports emerging about how the talks are progressing for both Israel and Hamas in regional media. Benjamin Netanyahu also said on Monday evening that a date had …
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09-04-2024 SEOUL: South Korea successfully placed its second military reconnaissance satellite into orbit, Seoul’s military said Monday, a move that will heighten surveillance capabilities against North Korea amid a growing space race on the peninsula. The launch took place on Sunday evening at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, which …
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09-04-2024 JERUSALEM/ ISTANBUL: Israel has denied Turkey’s request to join air drops of humanitarian aid to Palestinians in Gaza, and Ankara will take new measures against Israel in response, its Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Monday. Turkey, which has denounced Israel for its offensive in the densely populated Gaza …
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09-04-2024 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI: An Indian actor running for election as a candidate for the ruling party has been forced to deny eating beef. Kangana Ranaut, a vocal supporter of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), said the claims by her opponents are “shameful” and “baseless rumors”. The …
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09-04-2024 ABUJA/ SYDNEY: Two people have been arrested in Nigeria over an alleged sextortion attempt against an Australian schoolboy who took his own life. Australian police say the teenage victim had traded explicit images with a person online before they began making threats and demanding money. After a global investigation, …
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09-04-2024 WASHINGTON: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said that abortion laws should be determined by US states, stopping short of proposing a national ban that could have imperiled his chances in the November election. In a video posted on his social media platform, the former president said he supported exceptions …
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08-04-2024 JERUSALEM/ GAZA CITY/ CAIRO: Israel said on Sunday it had withdrawn more soldiers from southern Gaza, leaving just one brigade, as it and Hamas sent teams to Egypt for fresh talks on a potential ceasefire in the six-month conflict. Israel has been reducing numbers in Gaza since the start …
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08-04-2024 MAPUTO: More than 90 people have died after a ferry sank off the north coast of Mozambique, local authorities say. Officials in Nampula province said five people had been rescued of the around 130 believed to have been on board. They were fleeing a cholera outbreak, Nampula Secretary of …
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08-04-2024 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI: A small, uninhabited island that is part of Sri Lanka has sparked a political row in India weeks before general elections kick off. Katchatheevu, a strip of land spanning just about 1.9 sq km (0.7 sq miles), is located in the Palk Strait, …
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