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NEW DELHI, Dec 13, (Agencies): Around 20 people have been arrested in India, accused of failing to stand for the national anthem in cinemas, police …
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Prince Alwaleed joins Gates in supporting BEV with $50 million
SAUDI ARABIA, Dec 13: HRH Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Bin Abdulaziz AlSaud, Chairman of Alwaleed Philanthropies, announced supporting the Breakthrough Energy Ventures (BEV) with $50 …
Read More »Qatar abolishes Kafala system … new reforms to improve expat worker rights – ‘Greater flexibility, freedom and protection to workers guaranteed’
DOHA, Dec 12, (Agencies): Today, Law No. 21 of 2015 comes into effect and introduces new provisions regulating the entry, exit and residency requirements for …
Read More »Egypt arrests 4 over church hit – Suicide bomber behind attack: Sisi
CAIRO, Dec 12, (Agencies): Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi said on Monday that a suicide bomber carried out an attack that killed 24 people at …
Read More »‘GCC VAT expected to produce over $25b revenues per annual’
DUBAI, Dec 12: The adoption of value added tax (VAT) by the GCC countries represents a major shift in tax policy that will impact all …
Read More »‘Russia did not help Trump win election’ – Republicans reject CIA fi nding
WASHINGTON, Dec 11, (Agencies): Republicans on Saturday rejected reports of a secret CIA assessment finding that Russia sought to tip the US presidential election in …
Read More »Church issues prayer against executions
MANILA, Dec 11, (Agencies): Roman Catholic churches in Manila on Sunday read a prayer against Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s plans to re-impose the death penalty …
Read More »Johnson comment misconstrued: Saudi
RIYADH, Dec 11, (Agencies): The press took out of context comments by Britain’s foreign secretary about “proxy wars” waged by longtime ally Saudi Arabia, the …
Read More »Israel readies for ‘super-tech’ stealth fighters – Same-sex partners to get Israeli citizenship
JERUSALEM, Dec 10, (AFP): Israel will Monday receive its first F-35 stealth fighter jets, hailed as technological marvels whose helmets alone cost more than most …
Read More »Obama orders review of election-season hacking – ‘Russia intervened to help Trump’
WASHINGTON, Dec 10, (Agencies): The CIA has concluded that Russia intervened in the 2016 election to help President-elect Donald Trump win the White House, and …
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