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Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has sent a message to United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, inviting him to participate in the second GCC-EU Summit, which Saudi Arabia will host this October, SPA reported.
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Turkish foreign minister says Mecca pact is strictly defensive, as Ankara mulls deploying forces and equipment to Saudi Arabia against Houthi attacks
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Colombia to open embassy in Jerusalem next Wednesday Israel's foreign minister Gideon Saar announced on Thursday that Colombia would join a small but growing list of countries to open an embassy in Jerusalem next week, while most other embassies in Israel remain in Tel Aviv. "Next Wednesday, we are going to inaugurate... the Colombian embassy," Saar said at a conference, adding that the Democratic Republic of Congo would "very soon" follow.
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Progressive organisations in the US are campaigning to prevent former officials within the administration of President Joe Biden, accused of complicity in Israel’s genocide in Gaza, from returning …
Sports
Since winning the right to hold the 2034 World Cup unopposed, Saudi Arabia has been pulling away from sport. With reports that its most ambitious stadium project will be abandoned, what does this mean for the World Cup?
Culture
The free Sir Bu Nair Festival runs until October 18, with a 25-nautical-mile race, children’s activities, live performances, food stalls and marine displays
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Debris from a ballistic missile launched by the terrorist Houthi militia fell in Riyadh on Thursday after the missile was intercepted and destroyed, causing material damage to a kindergarten and a medical clinic complex, the General Directorate of Civil Defense stated, SPA reported. Civil Defense teams responded to the scene, and standard procedures for such incidents were followed.
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Stricter punishments apply when victims are under 18 or have ‘diminished will or perception’, with murder penalties applicable in certain cases
Politics
فيديو | وزير الخارجية الإيراني: مسار التفاوض لا يزال مستمرا ويتم تبادل الرسائل عبر الوسطاء
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فيديو | هل تعكس تصريحات نائب الرئيس الأمريكي تحولا في موقف بلاده من البرنامج النووي الإيراني؟
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The United Arab Emirates has strongly condemned the attacks carried out by the Houthi militia on King Khalid International Airport and Abha International Airport in Saudi Arabia. The attacks resulted in the deaths of three people of Moroccan, Algerian and Sudanese nationalities and injuries to dozens of civilians, SPA reported. In a statement published by the Emirates News Agency, the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs stressed that the attacks constitute a blatant violation of the Kingdom's sovereignty and a threat to its security and stability.
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Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was arrested on his 66th birthday on suspicion of misconduct in public office
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Temperatures across the major cities of Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Sharjah are set to rise to a high of 39ºC
Sports
Rwanda is reportedly set to host an F1 Grand Prix, becoming the first African nation in decades to hold the event. This aligns with the country’s strategy to use sports to enhance its global image.
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“Imagine if he had not died,” my interlocutor says over the phone from Beirut. He has close knowledge of Hezbollah and is in daily contact with its broader social environment. He poses a hypothetical question: What if Hassan Nasrallah had survived and had been the one required to lead the confrontation? He does not mean a military confrontation with Israel. “That is what the party is doing, and that is its playing field,” but rather “a confrontation with himself, his supporters and his community over this catastrophe he brought upon them.”
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New York City’s Mayor Zohran Mamdani was met by crowds calling him a ‘traitor’ for attending a vigil for October 7.
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Hundreds of flights to and from the Saudi capital were canceled or delayed on Thursday, with passengers being urged to check with airlines before heading to the airport.
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Hundreds of flights to and from the Saudi capital were canceled or delayed on Thursday, with passengers being urged to check with airlines before heading to the airport.
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Salaat Al Istisqaa to be performed half an hour before the Jumuah prayers
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An Israeli court on Thursday convicted Ofer Cassif, a lawmaker who supports Palestinian rights, of assaulting a police officer four years ago, prompting him to respond: “Enough with the occupation,…
Business
Founder Bilawal Merani outlines plans to expand the luxury car rental marketplace into more US cities during his appearance on Falcons of Majlis
Business
فيديو | عقب رفع سعر صرف الدولار حالة من الإرباك تخيم على الأسواق |نشرة الظهيرة
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فيديو | الآن | نشرة الخامسة على شاشة قناة الفرات
Culture
Influential British Nigerian photographer and activist Misan Harriman captures global protests that drive social change.
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Israel's order to shut UK's Jerusalem consulate is the latest downturn in a relationship strained since before 1948.
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As in 1968, when student protests triggered nationwide strikes, today’s crisis is about generational discontent.
Lifestyle
Passengers arriving in the UK will soon be able to clear airport immigration without scanning their passports, as new facial recognition technology promises faster journeys while maintaining border security
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What is happening in the Israeli-occupied West Bank should be a wake-up call to us all. It is not just in Gaza that the Zionist state is committing genocide. Take a look at the following book extra…
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Safety compliance and education will be key to beating back the rising tide of accidents
Health
Gaza still has no hospital operating at full capacity a year after a ceasefire took effect, Physicians for Human Rights-Israel said on Thursday, Anadolu reports. The Israeli rights organization rel…
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Oct 8 (Reuters) - Syria called on the International Maritime Organization and Bulgarian authorities on Thursday to conduct an independent investigation into the sinking of a cargo ship in the Black Sea, whose 10 crew members including 9 Syrians were missing.The investigation should look into why search and rescue operations stopped before the fate of the missing crew was determined, said Mazen Aloush, director for international relations of the Syrian General Authority for Ports and Customs.
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Israeli forces carried out a new military incursion into Syria’s Quneitra countryside on Thursday, advancing into the village of eastern Samadaniyah, according to Syrian media. The Syrian Al-Ekhbar…
Culture
The Swedish Academy praised the 76-year-old poet and essayist's work for being 'bold and inventive'.
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Visiting EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas told AFP on Thursday that the bloc favoured avoiding a security vacuum and extending a UN peacekeeping mandate in south Lebanon, where Israel invaded while fighting Hezbollah. The EU's top diplomat also said that the bloc would soon be launching a training mission for the Lebanese army, calling it "a major upgrade in the security relationship" with the Mediterranean country.
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Syria asks why search and rescue operations were called off following suspected Russian attack
Politics
French PM Sebastien Lecornu has promised to address student concerns as protests force hundreds of schools to close.
Business
New framework combines AI-powered candidate evaluation with structured recruitment processes to help businesses make informed hiring decisions
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Syria calls for independent probe into sinking of ship in Black Sea
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Etihad Airways and flydubai flights ro Riyadh were delayed and cancelled after Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis said they had again targeted the Saudi capital’s King Khalid International Airport
Health
Separation surgery of Moroccan conjoined twins begins in Riyadh
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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio urged Western nations to prioritise their own interests in a speech in Athens.
Politics
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman invites UAE president to second EU-GCC summit
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Saudi Arabia’s King Salman invites UAE president to second EU-GCC summit
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Former military secretary accuses Netanyahu of trying to alter Oct. 7 records
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British Foreign Secretary Miliband said the consulate building would remain but would be called 'UK Mission, Jerusalem'.
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By Tuvan GumrukcuANKARA, Oct 8 (Reuters) - Intensifying attacks by Russia and Ukraine ahead of the winter are further endangering navigational safety in the Black Sea, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Thursday, adding that world powers must not allow the region to be turned into a new front in the war.
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By: Jonathan Vance – SeaPRwire – The practical bridge from an F-1 visa to legal work is being priced out of reach. A new DHS proposal would charge schools seventy thousand dollars for a student’s first OPT application and thirty thousand for each extension. Schools may pass the cost to the student. The current fee […]
