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Covid-19: UAE residents, Indian leaders slam UK’s new travel policy – News 0
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- September 20, 2021
Under the new rules, those who took the Covid-19 vaccine in the UAE, India will be considered unvaccinated Even after the UK announced easing of travel rules related to Covid-19, travellers who received their vaccines in the UAE, India and a few other countries will be considered ‘unvaccinated’ in the UK. According to
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Biden administration doubles US refugee admissions 0
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- September 20, 2021
The Biden administration announced Monday that it would double the number of refugees it will accept in the coming fiscal year to 125,000, amid rising pressure from people fleeing Afghanistan and other countries. President Joe Biden has reversed a trend begun by predecessor Donald Trump to push down the number of refugees accepted each year
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UAE is best Arab country for future readiness – News 0
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- September 20, 2021
The UAE ranked third globally in the use of modern technologies and fourth in attracting talent. The UAE has been ranked among the world’s most future-ready countries — first in the Arab world and third among 27 emerging global economies, according to an international report published in partnership with Google. Globally, the country
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In major drug bust, India seizes $2.7 bln of heroin from Afghanistan at port 0
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- September 20, 2021
Nearly three tons of heroin with a street value of $2.7 billion from Afghanistan have been seized from a western Indian port in a major bust, officials said Monday. Two Indians were arrested after the heroin, which was kept in two containers marked as carrying talc, was found by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI)
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Arab Reading Challenge: Winners of prizes worth Dh11 million announced – News 0
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- September 20, 2021
The fifth Arab Reading Challenge is the largest edition to date, despite challenges posed by the pandemic. A Jordanian teenager read his way to half-a-million dirhams as he was declared the winner of Arab Reading Challenge 2021. Abdullah Abu Khalaf, 17, outperformed 21 million participants from 52 countries in the annual challenge’s fifth
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Arab Coalition destroys two booby-trapped Houthi boats, thwarts attack 0
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- September 20, 2021
The Arab Coalition has destroyed two booby-trapped boats belonging to the Iran-backed Houthi militia near the coastal area of As-Salif, thwarting an imminent attack, according to state television report. The Arab Coalition said in statements released that the Houthi continue to threaten to military and commercial naval trade routes in the Bab al-Mandab strait and
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