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July 4, 2024 5:15 PM

More than 136,000 displaced by spread of war in southeast Sudan, UN says

More than 136,000 people have fled Sudan's southeastern Sennar state since the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces began a series of attacks on towns, the United Nations said on Wednesday, the latest wave of displacement caused by Sudan's almost 15-mon...

July 3, 2024 4:16 PM

UPI poised for widespread adoption in UAE as QR code payments become mainstream

NPCI International Payments Ltd. (NIPL), in partnership with Network International, a leading digital commerce enabler across the Middle East and Africa, has facilitated the acceptance of QR-code-based Unified Payments Interface (UPI) payments across...

July 3, 2024 12:30 PM

Meta to end ban on the word ‘shaheed’ on oversight board’s recommendations

Meta Platforms said on Tuesday it would lift its blanket ban on the word "shaheed", or "martyr" in English, after a year-long review by its oversight board found the social media giant's approach was "overbroad". The company has been criticized for ...

June 27, 2024 7:50 PM

Israel storms Gaza City neighbourhood, orders Palestinians to go south

Israel stormed a neighbourhood in Gaza City on Thursday, telling Palestinians as the tanks moved in that they must move south, and bombed the southern city of Rafah in what it says are the final stages of an operation against Hamas militants there. ...

June 27, 2024 9:24 AM

Hunar Indian Folk & Tribal Art Exhibition opens in Dubai, highlighting rich cultural heritage

The Dubai Art Centre, one of the city's oldest art institutions, is currently hosting the "Hunar" exhibition, a captivating display of Indian folk and tribal art. The exhibition highlights the rich cultural heritage of India's folk and tribal art for...

June 26, 2024 11:47 AM

Malayali Arab Cultural Society Hosts 10th International Yoga Day in Abu Dhabi

The Malayali Arab Cultural Society (MACS), a prominent Indian expatriate organization in Abu Dhabi, successfully organized the 10th International Yoga Day celebration in the UAE capital. In collaboration with the Arab Region Yoga Instructors Council ...

June 25, 2024 2:14 PM

Who in Iran seeks the presidency after Raisi’s death?

Iranians will choose between mostly hardline candidates in an early presidential election on June 28 following the death of Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash last month. Only six candidates from over 80 hopefuls survived screening by the hardlin...

June 24, 2024 8:36 AM

Over 1,300 people died during Hajj pilgrimage in 2024: Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia said on Sunday that as many as 1,301 people died during the Hajj pilgrimage, with "numerous cases" due to heat stress and "unauthorized" trips accounting for over four out of five of the deaths, CNN reported. In a statement, the Saudi g...

June 23, 2024 7:19 PM

External Affairs Minister Visits Hindu Temple in UAE

External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar visited the BAPS Hindu Mandir in Abu Dhabi today. This visit to the first traditional Hindu stone temple in the Middle East underscores the growing cultural and diplomatic ties between India and the United ...

June 21, 2024 4:52 PM

Israeli forces step up bombardment across Gaza, amid fierce fighting

Israeli forces pounded Rafah and other areas across the Gaza Strip and engaged in close-quarter combat with fighters led by Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, residents and Israel's military said. Residents said the Israelis appeared to by trying to ...

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