UAE Hajj pilgrimage 1447H / 2026 health requirements: Find out who can perform Hajj next year | World News

UAE’s General Authority of Islamic Affairs, Endowments and Zakat (Awqaf) has announced medical requirements for pilgrims to perform Hajj / AI-generated illustration In a sweeping overhaul ahead of the 1447H / 2026 pilgrimage season, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the UAE’s religious authorities have unveiled strict new health regulations that will decide who qualifies […]

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Saudi star sets record: Al Dawsari becomes Saudi Arabia’s two-time AFC player of the year | World News

Salem Al Dawsari makes history as the first Saudi to win AFC Player of the Year twice, inspiring Asia / Image Credit: Saudi Professional League Association (SPL) Salem Al Dawsari, Saudi Arabia’s football superstar, captured hearts across Asia at the AFC Awards 2025 in Riyadh on October 16, where he was named AFC Player of […]

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‘He’s saving the world’: Eric Trump lauds father’s role in Gaza accord; recalls him serving french fries last year

Donald Trump selling fries during presidential campaign in 2024 (File photo) and Eric Trump (AP image) Donald Trump’s son, Eric Trump, praised his father’s leadership following the signing of a landmark Gaza peace deal. He said that the US President has gone from “serving French fries” a year ago to “saving the world” today.In an […]

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‘Got to take credit’: Trump says he warned about Osama bin Laden a year before 9/11; claims it was ignored

US President Donald Trump on Sunday claimed that he foresaw Osama bin Laden as a threat to America before the September 11, 2001, terror attacks, saying he had written about the al-Qaeda leader in one of his books.Speaking before a gathering of Navy personnel in Norfolk, Virginia, during the Navy’s 250th anniversary celebrations, Trump said: […]

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One visa, six Gulf countries: GCC Unified Tourist Visa confirmed for pilot launch this year | World News

The GCC unified tourist visa, confirmed for pilot launch this year, will allow seamless travel across all six Gulf Cooperation Council countries/ Representative Image The GCC will begin testing a single unified tourist visa in the fourth quarter of 2025, allowing travel across all six member countries under one permit. UAE Minister of Economy and […]

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How has Mark Rutte navigated his first year as Nato head?

Nato Secretary General Mark Rutte (Image credits: AP) Taking over after Jens Stoltenberg’s decade-long stewardship of Nato on October 1, 2024, former Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte knew that there would be no easing into his new position. Rutte had been a shoo-in for the job because European allies believed that if Donald Trump were […]

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vivo Y500 Pro Launching Later This Year with 200MP Samsung Sensor | Udaipur Kiran

(Udaipur Kiran News): Smartphone maker vivo has officially confirmed that it will launch the vivo Y500 Pro later this year as a premium mid-range offering under its Y-series lineup. The company recently introduced the standard vivo Y500 in China, featuring a massive 8,200 mAh battery, but the upcoming Pro variant will bring significant upgrades in […]

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2025 Kia Sportage launches in UAE: Prices, features, and why it’s the top SUV pick this year | World News

Thinking of a new SUV? 2025 Kia Sportage brings hybrid power, smart Tech and UAE-friendly prices The 2025 Kia Sportage arrives as a tech-forward compact SUV with a refined 2.5-litre petrol engine, a plug-in hybrid option, roomy interior comforts and a full slate of driver tech and it’s already available in the UAE with competitive […]

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Why Donald Trump is unlikely to win the Nobel Peace Prize this year | World News

Medical dramas are a dime a dozen on American TV, but few ever touched the sheer genius of House MD. You had Hugh Laurie, a quintessential British humourist, playing a misanthropic American doctor based on Sherlock Holmes — inception-level wall-breaking, because Arthur Conan Doyle modelled Holmes on a doctor. Like Holmes, House wrestles with substance […]

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Execution by nitrogen gas & lethal injection: Texas and Alabama carry out two deaths; nine more scheduled this year

Two US inmates were executed Thursday in separate states, with one put to death by nitrogen gas in Alabama and another by lethal injection in Texas. The executions, carried out within 18 minutes of each other, bring the total number of US executions this year to 33, the highest since 2014.In Alabama, Geoffrey West, 50, […]

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