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The second Fujairah Children’s Book Fair established itself

The second Fujairah Children’s Book Fair established itself as a mega cultural event, drawing over 11,000 visitors and 52 publishing houses. The second edition of the Fujairah Children’s Book Fair concluded on Sunday evening. The event was held under the patronage of His Highness Shei...

The second Fujairah Children’s Book Fair established itself

The second Fujairah Children’s Book Fair established itself as a mega cultural event, drawing over 11,000 visitors and 52 publishing houses.   The second edition of the Fujairah Children’s Book Fair concluded on Sunday evening. The event was held under the patrona...

Russia, China have secretly tested nuclear weapons

AFP | Washington Email : editor@newsofbahrain.com President Donald Trump alleged Sunday that countries including Russia and China have conducted underground nuclear tests unknown to the public, and tha...

Millions of Americans to get reduced food aid

AFP | Washington Email : editor@newsofbahrain.com The White House will send only partial payments to 42 million Americans who rely on food stamps to buy groceries, as the government shutdown crippling ...

Air India Crash Survivor Says He’s ‘Lucky to Be Alive’

The sole survivor of the Air India crash that claimed 241 lives has described himself as the “luckiest man alive,” while revealing the profound physical and emotional toll the tragedy has taken on him and his family. ...

Deadly 6.3-Magnitude Quake Rattles Afghanistan, Injures Hundreds

A powerful 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck northern Afghanistan early Monday, leaving at least 20 people dead and more than 600 injured, as rescue operations continued amid fears the death toll could rise. The quake also caused extensive damage to homes, infrastruc...

India launches its heaviest satellite

AFP | Sriharikota Email : editor@newsofbahrain.com India launched its heaviest ever communication satellite on Sunday, the latest step in the country's ambitious space programme. The CMS-03 sat...

Female suspect, 38, charged in Louvre heist

A woman arrested this week along with four other suspects over the unprecedented jewel heist at the Louvre on Saturday appeared before a magistrate who will decide whether to detain her. The 38-year-old woman was in tears as she confirmed that she lives in the northern La Courneuve suburb of Pari...

Over half a million Syrians have returned home from Turkey: Ankara

Some 550,000 Syrian refugees in Turkey have returned home following the fall of Bashar al-Assad last December, Turkey’s Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said yesterday. Almost 2.4 million Syrian refugees remain in Turkey, he said, from the high of more than 3.5 million Syrians who had shelte...

Indian Sikhs given visas for festival in Pakistan

Indian Sikh pilgrims have been issued visas for neighbouring Pakistan, the first major allowance after travel between the arch-rival nations was frozen during conflict in May. here was no immediate response from New Delhi, but Indian newspapers reported on Saturday that the government would allow...

Egypt set to open grand museum in lavish ceremony

After years of delays, Cairo is finally set to open the Grand Egyptian Museum on Saturday -- a long-awaited, billion-dollar showcase of pharaonic grandeur that Egypt hopes will help revive tourism and boost its troubled economy. Seventy-nine delegations, including 39 heads of state and government...