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West must act on Iranian terror, systematic killings

In February 1989, Ruhollah Khomeini, then Iran’s supreme leader, issued a fatwa, or religious edict, ordering and legitimizing the killing of author Salman Rushdie.

August 22

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Top commander says nearly 9,000 Ukrainian soldiers killed

KYIV: Nearly 9,000 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed since Russia’s invasion began, Ukraine’s commander-in-chief said on Monday, Interfax-Ukraine news agency reported. Valeriy Zaluzhny told a forum

August 22

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Israel warns Hezbollah attack on gas field may mean war

JERUSALEM: Israel on Monday warned Lebanon’s Hezbollah any attack on its gas assets could spark war, after the militant group threatened to “sever” Israel’s hands if it taps a disputed offshore

August 22

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Actress Yara Shahidi celebrates new Dior campaign

DUBAI: Actress Yara Shahidi this week celebrated being the brand ambassador for French luxury fashion house Dior’s beauty line. The Iranian American star shared a picture of herself on social media

August 21

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Suspected meteor caught on camera streaking across Saudi sky

RIYADH: A suspected meteor streaking across the sky in Saudi Arabia was caught on camera. Clips of a light streaking across the sky were shared by social media users on Twitter in the early hours of

August 21

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Japan PM tests positive for COVID-19, cancels TICAD 8 and Middle East

TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister KISHIDA Fumio tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday and will cancel his trip to attend the Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD 8) conference

August 21

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Sri Lanka’s tourism pins hopes on Saudi travelers as potential top

COLOMBO: Sri Lankan authorities and travel industry players are pinning hopes on arrivals from Saudi Arabia — a top travel spending market — as the island nation is grappling with the effects of on

August 20

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Leicester icon Vardy extends contract with Foxes

LONDON: Jamie Vardy, a pivotal figure in Leicester’s fairytale 2015/2016 Premier League title-winning campaign, extended his contract with the Foxes on Saturday until 2024. The 35-year-old former

August 20

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Female Afghan judge launches appeal against UK Home Office

LONDON: A female Afghan judge has appealed against a ruling by the British government refusing her entry to the UK. The judge, known only as Yosra, is hiding unlawfully in Pakistan, where her family

August 20

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Arab economies expected to grow at a rate of 5.4% in 2022: AMF report

RIYADH: Arab countries’ economies are likely to grow at an average annual rate of 5.4 percent in 2022 mainly driven by rising oil prices, a hike in crude production by oil exporters and the ongoing

August 19

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Wildfires in Portugal, Spain contained

LISBON: Massive wildfires in Portugal and Spain were largely under control Thursday after forcing thousands from their homes and destroying large swathes of land.The fires in both countries followed

August 19

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Dubai office market records strong rental growth in 7 years: Report

DUBAI: Dubai’s office market has seen rental growth for the first time since 2016’s first quarter, according to CBRE’s UAE Real Estate Market Review Q2 2022 report. Looking at the office sector

August 18

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Climate change causes wonky bumblebee wings: scientists

LONDON: Warmer and wetter weather linked to climate change appears to stress out bumblebees and make their wings more asymmetrical, which could ultimately affect their future development, according

August 18

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Saudi Arabia to maintain gasoline price ceiling in medium-term,

RIYADH: The Saudi government will continue to implement a ceiling on gasoline prices in the medium-term, the Kingdom’s deputy minister for macro-fiscal policy at the Ministry of Finance told

August 18

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Judge: Lebanon can’t intervene in suit and can’t be sued

CONCORD, New Hampshire: A judge on Monday denied a family’s attempt to sue Lebanon on allegations that the country’s security agency kidnapped and tortured their family member before he died in the

August 17

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Blasts, fire hits military depot in Russian-annexed Crimea

KYIV, Ukraine: Massive explosions and fires hit a military depot in Russia-annexed Crimea on Tuesday, forcing the evacuation of more than 3,000 people, the second time in recent days that the Ukraine

August 17

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TASI settles flat amid uncertainty over oil prices, higher inflation:

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s benchmark index settled flat on Tuesday’s trading session, as investors scramble to assess the impact of declining energy prices and higher inflation on the index The Tadawul

August 16

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Lebanon bank siege gunman released

Bassam Al-Sheikh Hussein, the Lebanese man who was hailed a hero for taking hostages at gunpoint in a Beirut bank while demanding the release of his frozen funds to pay for his father’s medical

August 16

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Palestinian hunger striker to appeal to Israel’s high court

JERUSALEM: The lawyer for a Palestinian prisoner said Tuesday that his client will appeal his case to Israel’s Supreme Court as he continues what his family says is a 165-day hunger strike against

August 16

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Saudi low-cost carrier flynas records 120% growth in passengers amid

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s low-cost airline has recorded an accelerated growth of 120 percent in the number of passengers during the first half of 2022. The number of passengers has increased to around 4

August 15

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17 new housing schemes approved in Q2 for Madinah, says municipality

RIYADH: 17 new housing schemes were approved in Madinah during the second quarter of 2022, Saudi Press Agency reported on Sunday. The schemes cover a total area of 2,242,738 square meters and include

August 15

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TASI loses ground after Aramco’s share decline: Closing bell

RIYADH: The Tadawul All Share Index, Saudi Arabia’s main index, ended the first trading session of the week lower, following four consecutive gains led by a decline in Aramco. TASI slipped 0.13

August 14

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People from Rushdie attacker’s hometown in Lebanon condemn attack

BEIRUT: The father of Hadi Matar, the man who stabbed novelist Salman Rushdie in the US on Friday, is refusing to talk to anyone. Since hearing about his 24-year-old son’s crime, he has not received

August 14

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Ukraine in default according to Fitch and S&P

RIYADH: Ukraine’s foreign currency rating was lowered to selective default, from CC, by global rating agency S&P, and to restricted default, from C, by Fitch Ratings, according to Bloomberg. This

August 14

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Russian journalist who staged anti-war protest placed under house

LONDON: Russian journalist Marina Ovsyannikova, who staged a protest against the invasion of Ukraine on live TV in March, was placed under house arrest on Thursday after being charged with spreading

August 13

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Drought officially declared in several parts of England

LONDON: The UK government on Friday officially declared a drought in several parts of England, following months of record low rainfall and unprecedented temperatures in recent weeks. At a meeting of

August 13

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Saudi tour guides shine at NEOM’s The Line exhibition

JEDDAH: An exhibition exploring Saudi Arabia’s ambitious The Line project is leaving visitors enthralled thanks to the work of specialist tour guides. The details of the NEOM project are on full

August 12

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US Stocks — Futures up as easing price pressures set Wall St. for

BENGALURU: US stock index futures rose on Friday, setting the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq for a fourth straight week of gains on easing bets of another super-sized interest rate hike by the Federal

August 12

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Gold eyes fourth straight weekly gain on dollar weakness

LONDON: Gold prices inched lower on Friday but were still on track for a weekly rise, as an overall weakness in the dollar offset pressure from an uptick in bond yields and expectations of further

August 12

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Saudi Arabia issues 90 industrial licenses in June

RIYADH: The Saudi Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources issued 90 new industrial licenses in June, which were distributed over five industrial sectors. Industries associated with the

August 11