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Israel blasts ICC chief prosecutor over Gaza war arrest warrants
Tel Aviv: Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz has sharply criticised the request for arrest warrants against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Yoav Gallant by the Chief Prosecutor of the International…
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Saudi Arabia: High temperatures expected during Haj 2024
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has predicted high temperatures for the upcoming Haj pilgrimage 1445 AH-2024. The head of the Saudi National Centre of Meteorology (NCM), Dr. Ayman bin Salem Ghulam,…
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Telangana Haj pilgrims start moving from Madinah to Makkah
Hyderabad/Jeddah: More than 6,900 pilgrims departed from Hyderabad to embark on the Haj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia. As Union government allowed pilgrims from other States to select their departure point, as of…
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Iran’s Khamenei approves Mohammad Mokhber as interim President
Tehran: Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has named First Vice President Mohammad Mokhber as acting president in the wake of Ebrahim Raisi’s death in a helicopter crash. Khamenei also ordered five…
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Saudi Crown Prince postpones visit to Japan, here’s why
Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman Al Saud has postponed his visit to Japan, which was scheduled to begin on Monday, May 20, due to the health condition of King Salman.…
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Haj 2024: Saudi Arabia launches 1,000 Quran memorization sessions in two holy mosques
Riyadh: Sheikh Abdulrahman Al-Sudais, head of the Presidency of Religious Affairs at the Grand Mosque and Prophet’s Mosque, on Sunday, May 19, approved the launch of 1,000 sessions for memorizing the Holy…
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Mohammad Mokhber set to become Iran’s interim President
Mohammad Mokhber, the first vice president of Iran, is expected to serve as the interim president following the death of President Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash. As per article 131 of…
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PM Modi condoles Iranian president Raisi’s death in helicopter crash
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday condoled the demise of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi in a fatal helicopter crash. In a post on social media platform X, PM Modi acknowledges…
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Iranian President, foreign minister killed in helicopter crash
Tehran: Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian and others on board the helicopter that crashed a day ago in the northwest of the country have all died according to…
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‘No Sign Of Life’ at President Raisi’s helicopter crash site, says Iran State TV
Reuters reported that the helicopter was “completely burned” in the crash, citing an Iranian official. Also ReadIran’s Cabinet holds emergency session after President Raisi’s helicopter crash The Iranian Red Crescent Society announced…
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Death toll rises to 31 in Israeli raids on Gaza
Gaza: At least 31 Palestinians were killed on Sunday in an Israeli airstrike in the central Gaza Strip while the Israeli army announced the killing of two of its soldiers in battles…
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PM Modi ‘deeply concerned’ at Iran President’s helicopter incident
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday expressed his “deep concern” at Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi’s helicopter going missing after making a “hard landing” and prayed for his well-being. “Deeply concerned…
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Iran President Raisi’s fate unclear after helicopter crash
Tehran: A helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and several other senior leaders, including Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian, was missing in the country’s east Azerbaijan on Sunday after an ‘incident’ amid bad…