20 students in Bangladesh sentenced to death for brutal murder
Agencies | Bangladesh
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The battered body of Abrar Fahad, 21, was found in his university dormitory hours after he wrote a Facebook post slamming Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for s...
Saudi Arabia and Oman announce first land crossing
TDT | Manama
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Saudi Arabia and Oman announced yesterday the opening of the first land crossing between the two Gulf neighbours.
“The 725 - kilometre Saudi- Omani road will cont...
Bahrain Pavilion at Expo 2020 offers unique experience for the world
Agencies | Dubai
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Innovation flourishes where change occurs.
When spaces are open to different ideas, perspectives and behaviours, a dialogue en...
End of an era as Germany’s Merkel bows out after 16 years
Agencies | Berlin
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Angela Merkel was assured of a place in the history books as soon as she became Germany’s first female chancellor on Nov. 22, 2005.&nb...
UAE announces reduced working week with new weekend
Agencies | Abu Dhabi
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The UAE Government is to adopt a new four and a half day working week, effective from January 1, 2022.
The move applies to Federal government entities and comes...
Myanmar's Suu Kyi jailed for four years: Govt spokesperson
Agencies | Naypyidaw
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Myanmar's ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi received a four-year jail term on Monday on charges of incitement and violations of the law on natural disasters, a ...
Justin Bieber thrills fans at Saudi Arabia concert
Agencies | Jeddah
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Pop star Justin Bieber hit the stage with full enthusiasm for a concert in Saudi Arabia on December 5.
As per TMZ, Bieber hit the stage on Sunday...
At least 14 civilians mistakenly killed by Indian forces in remote northeast
Reuters | Guwahati
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At least 14 tribal civilians and one security personnel were mistakenly killed when Indian forces opened indiscriminate fire in the remote northeastern ...
Pakistan receives $3 billion loan from Saudi Arabia
Reuters | Karachi, Pakistan
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Pakistan yesterday received a $3 billion loan from Saudi Arabia, the prime minister’s finance adviser said, as part of an economic support packag...
Omicron variant may have picked up a piece of common-cold virus
Agencies | Cambridge
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The Omicron variant of the virus that causes COVID-19 likely acquired at least one of its mutations by picking up a snippet of genetic material from another virus ...
Saudi-French initiative to solve Lebanon crisis
Agencies | Riyadh
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A Saudi-French initiative to solve the diplomatic crisis between the Gulf States and Lebanon was announced yesterday by French President Emmanuel Macron.
Macron re...
UAE signs ‘historic’ deal to buy 80 Rafale fighter jets
Agencies | Abu Dhabi
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The United Arab Emirates has signed a deal for 80 French-made Rafale fighter jets, the biggest international order ever made for the warplanes, officials said on yeste...
Taliban release decree saying women in Afghanistan must consent to marriage
Reuters | Kabul
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Afghanistan’s Taliban government on Friday released a decree on women’s rights which said women should not be considered “proper...
WHO says measures against Delta work for Omicron variant too
AP | Manila
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World Health Organization officials in the Western Pacific say border closures adopted by some countries may buy time to deal with the omicron coronavirus vari...
Lebanese minister whose comments sparked Saudi dispute to resign
Reuters | Beirut
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Lebanese Information Minister George Kordahi is expected to announce his resignation today to pave the way for a possible resolution of a diplomatic spat between Lebanon an...
Gulf Air gets 5 Star rating at APEX second year in a row
TDT | Manama
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Gulf Air received APEX Five Star Major Official Airline Rating at the APEX EXPO held in-person between 30 November and 2 December 2021, for the second consecutive year in a row...
US not optimistic about nuke talks
TDT | Manama
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The United States has little optimism about reviving the 2015 Iran nuclear deal and said it would know in a day or so if Iran would negotiate in good faith as Tehran put forwar...
British expert claims to have found the exact spot of MH370
TDT | Manama
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A British engineer says he is “very confident” he has found the exact spot where MH370 crashed. The missing Malaysian Airlines plane vanished in 2014 with 239 onboa...
India confirms two cases of Omicron variant
Agencies | New Delhi
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India on Thursday confirmed its first cases of the Omicron coronavirus variant in two people who travelled abroad, and a top medical expert urged people to get vaccinat...
First Omicron case in U.S. adds to global alarm over virus variant
Agencies | Washington
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Fears over the impact of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus rose on Thursday after the first case was reported in the United States and the Japan...
World War II bomb explodes in Munich injuring four people
Agencies | Munich
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Four people were injured in Munich on Wednesday, one of them seriously, when a bomb dropped on the city during World War II was set off during constructi...