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Canadian jailed for 10 years in Kuwait over Daesh links
The defendant was charged with joining a banned group with the intention of spreading principles aimed at destroying the country’s basic system and calling for joining the group via social media. Representational image. Image Credit: Shutterstock Cairo: A Kuwaiti criminal court has sentenced a Canadian national to 10 years in prison on charges of promoting
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Blinken says Syria’s HTS should learn from Taliban isolation
“So if you’re the emerging group in Syria,” Blinken said, “if you don’t want that isolation, then there’s certain things that you have to do in moving the country forward.” Image Credit: AFP file NEW YORK: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken called Wednesday on Syria’s triumphant HTS rebels to follow through on promises of
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Putin ready to meet Trump ‘anytime’ to talk Ukraine deal; says he hasn’t seen Syria’s Assad yet
MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday he was ready for talks “anytime” with US President-elect Donald Trump, who has touted his ability to strike a Ukraine peace deal within hours of coming to office. Trump, who will return to the White House in January, has stoked fears in Kyiv that he could force
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Israel hits port, energy sites in Yemen after missile intercepted
SANAA: Yemen’s Al Houthi militants on Thursday claimed a missile attack against Israel that was intercepted and prompted Israeli strikes on key infrastructure in Yemen including ports and energy facilities. The Iran-backed rebels, who control most of Yemen’s population centres, have repeatedly launched missile attacks against Israel since the war in Gaza began more than
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Egypt hosts Iran, Turkey leaders for Muslim summit
Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian (right) being received after disembarking his aircraft upon arrival at Cairo International Airport on December 18, 2024 to attend the D-8 summit. Image Credit: AFP CAIRO: Egypt hosted the leaders of Turkey and Iran for a summit of eight Muslim-majority countries on Thursday, against a backdrop of regional turmoil including the
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Blinken ‘hopeful’ for Gaza ceasefire but no predictions
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken delivers a statement to the press after the meeting with the foreign ministers of the Arab Contact Group on Syria in Jordan’s southern city of Aqaba on December 14, 2024. Image Credit: AFP New York: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday he remained hopeful of reaching a
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38 Palestinians killed in Gaza amid truce hopes
Palestinians stand in wait for a food portion at a distribution centre south of Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on December 17, 2024. Image Credit: AFP Dubai: At least 38 people have been killed and 203 wounded in Israeli attacks across Gaza over the past 24 hours, amid optimism from rival camps about
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Saudi Arabia approves new pay scale for engineering jobs
The new salary scale is bound to create an attractive and stimulating work environment. Image Credit: Shutterstock Cairo: The Saudi government has approved a new salary scale for engineering job holders that will take effect in a step hailed as set to make the field more motivating. The new arrangement, due to go into effect
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Kuwait busts drug haul in Christmas package
The customs officers suspected the package has been sent from a European country. Image Credit: Source: Al Anba newspaper Cairo:Kuwait airport customs officers have foiled an attempt to smuggle drugs concealed in a package disguised as a Christmas gift. The pottery package, shipped from Europe to Kuwait, contained a kilo of an illicit substance locally
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Saudi Arabia expects visitors to Al Rawda Al Sharifa in Medina to reach 15 million by year-end
Al Rawda Al Sharifa is located in the Prophet’s Mosque, Islam’s second holiest place in Medina. Image Credit: Source: Saudi Ministry of Hajj Cairo: By the end of this year, 15 million Muslims will have visited Al Rawda Al Sharifa, where the tomb of the Prophet Mohammed (Peace Be Upon Him) is located, in Islam’s