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The Kiswa of the Kaaba will be replaced on Saturday to coincide with the beginning of the new Islamic year, the General Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques has announced. 166 technicians and craftsmen will take part in the ann..
A Bahraini minister lost her job after refusing to shake hands with the ambassador of Israel, which has ties with the tiny island kingdom. A Bahraini minister ...
Russian leader Putin was shown in a video fidgeting and moving his mouth awkwardly before being joined by Turkish President Erdogan, in what appeared to be a calculated snub. A video of Russian President Vladimir Putin being forced to wait before ..
Launching construction of the $25-billion El-Dabaa power plant "means that Egypt has joined the nuclear club," says chief of Russia's state atomic energy corporation Rosatom, which is building the plant. Russia's state atomic ene..
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Police in Makkah have referred a Saudi citizen to the Public Prosecution after he allegedly became complicit in facilitating the entry of an American non-Muslim journalist into the holy city, according to the official spokesman for the Makkah region ..
US President Joe Biden has tested positive for Covid-19 and is isolating at the White House. The 79-year-old, who is fully-vaccinated and has twice received booster jabs, is experiencing "very mild symptoms" and will continue to carry ou..
Saudi Arabia said it will cut airport charges by as much as 35 per cent in a bid to compete in a region that already hosts some of the world’s biggest passenger hubs. The reduction, which will apply to Riyadh, Jeddah and Dammam airports and ..
Expat bus drivers, security guards, watchmen and grocers to be replaced Oman has banned expats from being employed in more than 200 professions in the Sultanate as part of its ongoing efforts to boost Omanisation, local media reported. The Sult..
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Qatar Secures Place Among the World's Top 10 Wealthiest Nations
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Hamad International Airport Witnesses Record Increase in Passenger Traffic

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