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First Arab female astronaut reaches space station: Saudi scientist Rayyanah Barnawi will carry out breast cancer research while in orbit.
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First Arab female astronaut reaches space station
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Saudi astronauts complete first scientific experiments in space: Saudi Arabia’s two astronauts Ali al-Qarni and Rayyanah Barnawi and their fellow crew from the ...
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Saudi astronauts complete first scientific experiments in space
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‘Dream big, believe in yourself,’ says first Arab female astronaut from International Space Station
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‘Dream big, believe in yourself,’ says first Arab female astronaut from ...
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Rayyanah Barnawi becomes first Arab woman in space: An astronaut from Saudi Arabia made history as the first Arab woman in space.
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Rayyanah Barnawi becomes first Arab woman in space
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First Saudi woman travels to space: A private rocket carrying the first Arab woman astronaut has blasted off on a mission to the International Space Station ...
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First Saudi woman travels to space
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Space station welcomes 2 Saudi visitors, including kingdom’s 1st female astronaut
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Space station welcomes 2 Saudi visitors, including kingdom’s 1st female ...
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Meet Rayyanah Barnawi, the first Arab woman astronaut to go to space: Born in September 1988 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Barnawi is a biomedical researcher with ...
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Meet Rayyanah Barnawi, the first Arab woman astronaut to go to space
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US congratulates Saudi Arabia after Barnawi, al-Qarni enter space: The US congratulated Saudi Arabia on its national astronaut program after Rayyanah Barnawi and ...
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US congratulates Saudi Arabia after Barnawi, al-Qarni enter space
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Know All About Saudi Arabia’s First Female Astronaut Rayyanah Barnawi: Rayyanah Barnawi is a biomedical researcher and the first female astronaut from the ...
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Know All About Saudi Arabia’s First Female Astronaut Rayyanah Barnawi
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Saudi Arabia to chair the UN Commission on the Rights of Women: In Saudi Arabia, women's rights are severely restricted. Nevertheless, the Muslim country takes ...
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Saudi Arabia to chair the UN Commission on the Rights of Women
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Quick Glance: Rumy Alqahtani: First Saudi Arabian Participant at Miss Universe 2024 Competition
  • Saudi Arabia will be participating for the first time in the Miss Universe beauty pageant in 2024, with Rumy Alqahtani representing the country.

  • Having established herself in the modeling industry by winning various beauty pageants globally, Alqahtani is a well-known runway model from Riyadh.

  • To announce Saudi Arabia's involvement in the upcoming Miss Universe 2024 competition, Alqahtani took to Instagram and shared a picture of herself in a silver sequin gown, wearing a Miss Universe Saudi Arabia sash, and standing next to the Saudi flag.

  • The 27-year-old model and influencer is a prominent figure in the fashion scene in Saudi Arabia, holding titles such as Miss Saudi Arabia, Miss Middle East, Miss Arab World Peace, and Miss Woman (Saudi Arabia).
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Saudi Arabia to chair UN forum on women’s rights and gender equality: A decision by the United Nations to appoint Saudi Arabia as the chair of the 69th session ...
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Saudi Arabia to chair UN forum on women’s rights and gender equality
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Netanyahu says Hamas should understand international pressure on Israel will not work
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Netanyahu says Hamas should understand international pressure on Israel ...
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Saudi Green Initiative day celebrated on March 27: Day coincides with launch date of green initiative established in 2021
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Saudi Green Initiative day celebrated on March 27
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Echoes of history in Saudi solidarity with Pakistan: The relationship between Saudi Arabia and Pakistan is deeply entrenched in a shared history and mutual ...
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Echoes of history in Saudi solidarity with Pakistan
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I went to Mecca to find solace. I found acceptance.: At a trying time for Islam, I went on a religious pilgrimage.
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I went to Mecca to find solace. I found acceptance.
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New book delves into lives of modern Arab artists : DUBAI: Lebanese author and art expert Myrna Ayad recently released “Alcove,” a book of 30 essays exploring ...
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New book delves into lives of modern Arab artists 
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Students in Saudi Arabia to begin long Eid al-Fitr holiday this week: By the end of this week students in Saudi Arabia will begin a long holiday to mark Eid ...
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Students in Saudi Arabia to begin long Eid al-Fitr holiday this week
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Israel government shaken by ultra-Orthodox conscription row: JERUSALEM: A legal row over controversial exemptions from compulsory military service for Israel’s ...
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Israel government shaken by ultra-Orthodox conscription row
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France’s PM stands with teachers after school chief quits in hijab row: PARIS: Prime Minister Gabriel Attal on Wednesday defended French secularism following the ...
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France’s PM stands with teachers after school chief quits in hijab row
Quick Glance: Resignation Following Headscarf Incident: Politicians Condemn 'Islamist' Attack on Education
  • After an incident involving a student where a headmaster faced death threats, he resigned from his position at a high school and college in eastern Paris.

  • Secularism and religion are contentious topics in France, leading to deep tensions in the country.

  • Politicians from various political spectrums expressed shock over the resignation, labeling the incident as a collective failure.

  • A 26-year-old man has been arrested for making death threats against the principal on the internet and is set to stand trial in April.
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Biden Says Arab States Ready to Recognize Israel in Future Deal: President Joe Biden said Arab countries including Saudi Arabia were prepared to “fully recognize ...
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Biden Says Arab States Ready to Recognize Israel in Future Deal
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Saudi Aramco chief calls energy transition strategy a 'misguided' failure: Pointing to the still paltry share of renewable energy in global supply ...
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Saudi Aramco chief calls energy transition strategy a 'misguided' failure
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Crown Prince receives credentials of ambassadors accredited to Kingdom: On behalf of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman, Crown Prince and Prime ...
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Crown Prince receives credentials of ambassadors accredited to Kingdom
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Why beauty entrepreneurs Simi and Haze will never stop talking about Palestine: The sisters speak to The National about building a beauty empire in their own ...
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Why beauty entrepreneurs Simi and Haze will never stop talking about ...
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Sky News Arabia manager suggests Arabs must choose between Gaza and Abu Dhabi: Nadim Koteich, the Lebanese-Emirati general manager of Sky News Arabia ...
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Sky News Arabia manager suggests Arabs must choose between Gaza and Abu ...
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Opinion | The Oil Weapon Against Moscow: In 1986 the U.S. and Saudi Arabia raised production. That move contributed to the Soviet collapse.
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Opinion | The Oil Weapon Against Moscow
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Migrant crossings to UK hit new record, heaping pressure on Sunak: LONDON: More than 4,600 asylum seekers have arrived in Britain on small boats so far in 2024 ...
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Migrant crossings to UK hit new record, heaping pressure on Sunak
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Salma al-Shehab: Leeds University urged to act in case of Saudi Arabian student jailed for tweets
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Salma al-Shehab: Leeds University urged to act in case of Saudi Arabian ...
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GCC chief meets Hungary’s ambassador to Saudi Arabia: GCC Secretary-General Jasem Mohamed Al-Budaiwi met the Ambassador of Hungary to the Kingdom Balazs Selmeci ...
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GCC chief meets Hungary’s ambassador to Saudi Arabia
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UK minister threatened with jail over Afghanistan probe: LONDON: A UK government minister is on a collision course with the law over his refusal to reveal the ...
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UK minister threatened with jail over Afghanistan probe
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Dubai-based Flydubai adds 2 destinations in Saudi Arabia - News | Khaleej Times: Flights to start from April 18 and will operate twice a week from Terminal 2 ...
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Dubai-based Flydubai adds 2 destinations in Saudi Arabia - News | Khaleej ...
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India’s biggest election loser ready to fight again: METTUR, India: Despite failing 238 times in his bid for public office in India, K. Padmarajan is unperturbed ...
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India’s biggest election loser ready to fight again
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Deutsche Bahn beckons a high billion euro sum: Investors are snapping up DB Schenker
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Deutsche Bahn beckons a high billion euro sum: Investors are snapping up ...
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‘The Jinn Daughter’: A hauntingly inimitable debut by Rania Hanna: CHICAGO: Set to be published in April 2024, “The Jinn Daughter” is a hauntingly inimitable ...
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‘The Jinn Daughter’: A hauntingly inimitable debut by Rania Hanna
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NYT debunks its own reports, saying new video ‘undercuts’ Israeli claim of Hamas sexual assault
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NYT debunks its own reports, saying new video ‘undercuts’ Israeli claim of ...
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“Country that puts women in prison”: Saudi Arabia unanimously takes over chairmanship of the UN Commission on the Status of Women
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“Country that puts women in prison”: Saudi Arabia unanimously takes over ...
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Saudis are said to have initiated investigations into the Signa project: The economic and the Vienna Corruption Prosecutor's Office (WKSta) is investigating the ...
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Saudis are said to have initiated investigations into the Signa project
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IHF Super Globe no longer in Saudi Arabia?: Will the IHF Super Globe get a new host? In the future, Saudi Arabia wants to “concentrate on other sports and ...
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IHF Super Globe no longer in Saudi Arabia?
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The lucrative deal that points to F1 Academy’s rude health: MARK GALLAGHER explains why the introduction of the Charlotte Tilbury brands bodes well for the ...
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The lucrative deal that points to F1 Academy’s rude health
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What is Saudi Green Initiative Day? Everything We Know About The Kingdom's Sustainability Movement | Harper's Bazaar Arabia
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What is Saudi Green Initiative Day? Everything We Know About The Kingdom's ...
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Chris DiMarco spouts off that the PGA Tour Champions deserve to play for more money
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Chris DiMarco spouts off that the PGA Tour Champions deserve to play for ...
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Astronautical space travel: Boeing's Starliner space capsule has a launch date - Golem.de
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Astronautical space travel: Boeing's Starliner space capsule has a launch ...
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Modi’s Success Story in West Asia : If there was one region that stood out in Indian foreign policy during Modi’s second term, it was West Asia.
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Modi’s Success Story in West Asia 
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ACMI carrier KlasJet receives approval to operate in Saudi Arabia  : Lithuanian ACMI carrier KlasJet has received approval to operate in Saudi Arabia and will ...
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ACMI carrier KlasJet receives approval to operate in Saudi Arabia  
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Renewed Efforts for Peace in Sudan: The United States and its international partners are stepping up efforts to renew peace negotiations in Sudan.
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Renewed Efforts for Peace in Sudan
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Saudi Arabia welcomes UN Security Council call for immediate Gaza ceasefire: Saudi Arabia has welcomed the UN Security Council’s adoption of a resolution calling ...
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Saudi Arabia welcomes UN Security Council call for immediate Gaza ...
Quick Glance: UN Demand for Gaza Cease-Fire Sparks US-Israel Clash
  • The UN Security Council demands a Gaza cease-fire, leading the US to abstain, causing tension with Israel.

  • The resolution calls for hostage release without making it a condition for the Ramadan cease-fire.

  • US abstains due to lack of Hamas condemnation, emphasizing the link between cease-fire and hostage release.

  • Concerns raised over resolution's impact on negotiations and importance of a lasting cease-fire are highlighted.
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King Salman, crown prince donate $40m to Jood Eskan charity campaign: RIYADH: King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman made donations totalling SR150 ...
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King Salman, crown prince donate $40m to Jood Eskan charity campaign
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Saudi Arabia to host world's first 'Dragon Ball' theme park: TOKYO -- Saudi Arabia will host the world's first theme park based on the widely popular ...
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Saudi Arabia to host world's first 'Dragon Ball' theme park
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Who’s Who: Munerah Al-Rasheed, head of World Customs Organization’s Regional Intelligence Liaison Office
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Who’s Who: Munerah Al-Rasheed, head of World Customs Organization’s ...
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Saudi minister receives Algerian ambassador: RIYADH: Saudi Deputy Minister for Consular Affairs Ambassador Ali Al-Yousef on Monday received Algeria’s newly ...
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Saudi minister receives Algerian ambassador
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Innovating for the forests: charting a new course against deforestation: As we marked International Day of Forests last week, let us recognize the silent guards ...
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Innovating for the forests: charting a new course against deforestation
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Italian school’s Eid Al-Fitr closure draws ire of right-wing politicians: London: Senior Italian politicians have condemned a school in the north of the country ...
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Italian school’s Eid Al-Fitr closure draws ire of right-wing politicians
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Saudi Arabia's enduring legacy: Safeguarding Zamzam water: Saudi Arabia has a distinguished history of ensuring Zamzam water preservation
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Saudi Arabia's enduring legacy: Safeguarding Zamzam water
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Iraqi PM sets agenda for Biden meeting: BAGHDAD: Iraq’s government spokesman Basim Al-Awadi outlined the agenda for Prime Minister Muhammad Shia Al-Sudani’s ...
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Iraqi PM sets agenda for Biden meeting
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Saudi deals prompt Pakistani IT firms to eye $3.5bn in exports In this photograph, taken on March 8, 2024, people work at their stations at the Systems Limited ...
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Saudi deals prompt Pakistani IT firms to eye $3.5bn in exports In this ...
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Saudi Arabia’s point-of-sale transactions grow 11% to reach $14.35bn in January: RIYADH: Point-of-sale payments in Saudi Arabia recorded an 11 percent annual ...
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Saudi Arabia’s point-of-sale transactions grow 11% to reach $14 ...
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Saudi Arabia is building the world's first Dragon Ball Z theme park : Saudi Arabia's latest tourist attraction is set to recreate locations from the original ...
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Saudi Arabia is building the world's first Dragon Ball Z theme park
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Saudi Arabia to built massive Dragons Ball theme park : Saudi Arabia is seeking to transform itself into a global gaming hub as part of its plan to diversify its ...
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Saudi Arabia to built massive Dragons Ball theme park
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King Salman issues royal order to promote, appoint 126 judges: RIYADH: King Salman issued a royal decree on Sunday to promote and appoint 126 judges at the ...
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King Salman issues royal order to promote, appoint 126 judges
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Saudi consultancy sector localization plan enters 2nd phase: RIYADH: Saudi consultants and project managers are expected to see a surge in numbers as the ...
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Saudi consultancy sector localization plan enters 2nd phase
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OCIANA: ancient North Arabian inscriptions gathered in online corpus: AMMAN — In order to have centralised information about inscriptions from Ancient North ...
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OCIANA: ancient North Arabian inscriptions gathered in online corpus
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Saudi Arabia, Bahrain sign MoUs to boost transportation cooperation: RIYADH: Saudi Arabia and Bahrain signed two memorandums of understanding to strengthen their ...
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Saudi Arabia, Bahrain sign MoUs to boost transportation cooperation
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5 things to look out for in Saudi’s clash with Tajikistan: Saudi Arabia defeated Tajikistan 1-0 on Thursday to make it three wins out of three in the second ...
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5 things to look out for in Saudi’s clash with Tajikistan
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Lifted off on the second attempt: Soyuz rocket successfully launched to the ISS: On Thursday, the Russian space agency had to abort the planned launch of the ...
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Lifted off on the second attempt: Soyuz rocket successfully launched to ...
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Beijing vows to safeguard its territorial integrity after South China Sea incident
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Beijing vows to safeguard its territorial integrity after South China Sea ...
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Saudi charity campaign collects more than $338m: RIYADH: A total of more than SR1.268 billion ($338 million) has been donated to the fourth National Platform for ...
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Saudi charity campaign collects more than $338m
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Marcos likely to visit Riyadh as countries celebrate emerald anniversary of ties: Manila: Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is likely to visit Saudi ...
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Marcos likely to visit Riyadh as countries celebrate emerald anniversary ...
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Soyuz craft launches en route to International Space Station, 2 days after glitch
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Soyuz craft launches en route to International Space Station ...
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Air Arabia resumes direct flights from Sharjah to Gizan in Saudi Arabia: The direct flights will connect Sharjah and Gizan with a frequency of 3 flights per week
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Air Arabia resumes direct flights from Sharjah to Gizan in Saudi Arabia
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Bahrain, Saudi sign two MoUs on transportation | kuwaittimes: Bahrain, Saudi sign two MoUs on transportation - Business - MANAMA: Bahrain and Saudi Arabia on ...
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Bahrain, Saudi sign two MoUs on transportation | kuwaittimes
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UN chief praises Egypt’s efforts to provide aid to Gaza Strip: CAIRO: The head of the United Nations has praised Egypt for its efforts to achieve a ceasefire in ...
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UN chief praises Egypt’s efforts to provide aid to Gaza Strip
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Israeli strike near Syrian border kills motorist as it misses Hezbollah target: BEIRUT: An Israeli strike on a car near the Syrian border killed a man on Sunday ...
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Israeli strike near Syrian border kills motorist as it misses Hezbollah ...