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Saudi Arabia launches self-service platform for personal vehicle imports
Saudis are permitted to self-import up to two vehicles per year, subject to standard customs duties. Illustrative image. Image Credit: Shutterstock Dubai: Saudi Arabia Zakat, Tax, and Customs Authority (ZATCA) has launched a new service allowing individual importers to process personal vehicle imports independently through its land and sea customs ports. Saudis are permitted to
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Israel’s plan to double Golan Heights population: Expanding borders through occupation?
Dubai: The Golan Heights, a picturesque plateau overlooking northern Israel and southwestern Syria, has long been at the heart of a contentious geopolitical dispute. This land, internationally recognised as part of Syria, has been under Israeli control since the dramatic events of the 1967 Six-Day War. A week after the fall of Bashar Al Assad
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Syria’s Jolani says rebel factions to be ‘disbanded’, calls for lifting sanctions
A file photo of Abu Mohammed Al Jolani, addressing a crowd at the capital’s landmark Umayyad Mosque on December 8, 2024. Image Credit: AFP DAMASCUS: The leader of the Islamist group that toppled Bashar Al Assad said Monday that rebel factions in war-torn Syria would be “disbanded” and their fighters placed under the defence ministry
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Gaza death toll tops 45,000 in 14 months of war
GAZA STRIP, Palestinian Territories: The health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza said on Monday that at least 45,028 people have been killed during more than 14 months of war between Israel and Palestinian militants. The toll includes 52 deaths in the previous 24 hours, according to the ministry, which said 106,962 people have been wounded in
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Nations step up outreach to Syria’s post-Al Assad rulers
DAMASCUS: Governments worldwide are stepping up efforts to engage with Syria’s new interim rulers, just over a week after Islamist-led rebels ousted president Bashar Al Assad, ending decades of brutal rule and civil war. The lightning offensive that captured the capital Damascus on December 8 led to celebrations across the country and beyond. At Damascus
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Qatar to reopen embassy in Damascus after 13-year hiatus
Humanitarian assistance is prepared to be loaded into a Qatari army plane to be sent to the Syria Via Marka Airport in Jordan, at the Al Udeid air base in Qatar, on December 10, 2024. Image Credit: AFP Dubai: Qatar announced on Sunday that it will reopen its embassy in Damascus, Syria, on Tuesday, after
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Dubai’s Parkin could soon expand services to Saudi Arabia after BATIC deal
Parkin has been picking up serious speed when it comes to expansion possibilities. Now, it is exploring a brand new market. Image Credit: Ahmad Alotbi/Gulf News Dubai: Dubai’s Parkin could soon be expanding into a new market – Saudi Arabia. The biggest provider of paid public parking facilities and services in Dubai has a MoU
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Qatar strongly condemns Israel’s approval of settlement expansion plan in occupied Golan
Image Credit: WAM The State of Qatar strongly condemned the Israeli occupation government’s approval of a plan to expand settlements in the occupied Golan Heights, describing it as a new chapter in a series of Israeli attacks on Syrian territories and a blatant violation of international law. In a statement carried by the Qatar News
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Saudi Arabia condemns Israeli decision to expand settlements in Occupied Golan
Image Credit: WAM Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia expressed its condemnation and denunciation of the Israeli occupation government’s decision to expand settlements in the occupied Golan Heights and its continued undermining of opportunities for Syria to restore its security and stability. In a statement carried by the Saudi Press Agency, the Saudi Ministry of
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DNA testing exposes 164 illegal holders of Kuwaiti citizenship
Shoppers at a mall in Kuwait. Last week, the state committee decided to withdraw Kuwaiti citizenship from 3,043 individuals for different reasons including fraud, marking them the latest batch of nationality revocations in the country. Image Credit: AFP Cairo: DNA testing has helped Kuwaiti authorities unmask 164 persons, who have for years unlawfully borne Kuwaiti