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Indian rice exports to Saudi boosted by quality checks agreement
India and Saudi Arabia are understood to have amicably sorted out contentious issues related to the latter’s decision to subject imported food items to mandatory quality checks by bringing in guidelines on maximum residual level (MRL) of
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Bahrain Parliament Approves VAT Implementation
Bahrain is set to become the third Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) to implement the unified agreement on Value Added Tax (VAT) on goods and services. Bahraini legislators approved a draft law on Sunday that would see value-added tax (VAT) imposed
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Microsoft Cloud Ecosystem To Create More than 63000 Jobs in Saudi Arabia
Microsoft’s technology ecosystem and the growing popularity of cloud services will create more than 63,400 jobs in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia by the end of 2022, according to new research by the International Data Corporation (IDC). The study
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Pakistan's opposition leader jailed for 10 days ahead of by-elections
Pakistani opposition leader Shehbaz Sharif was ordered jailed on Saturday for 10 days after being arrested in a corruption case, his lawyer said,
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Nobel Peace Prize: Denis Mukwege and Nadia Murad announced as winners
The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to a Congolese doctor and a Yazidi former captive of the Islamic State group for their work to highlight and
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Pakistan Muslim League President Shehbaz Sharif arrested
Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Shehbaz Sharif was arrested by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Friday in a Rs 14 billion
Read MoreCustodian of Two Holy Mosques Congratulates Egyptian President on the 45th Anniversary of 6th of October Victory
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud sent today a cable of congratulations to the President of the Arab Republic of Egypt Abdelfattah El-Sisi on the occasion of 45th Anniversary of 6th of October Victory Crossing
Read MoreEarthquake Measuring 4.5 Hits India-Nepal Border
A 4.5-magnitude earthquake hit the Indo-Nepal border in Uttar Pradesh Friday afternoon, the National Centre for Seismology (NCS) said. There were no immediate reports of casualties. The NCS, which works under the Ministry of Earth Sciences,
Read MoreSaudi Arabia, Kuwait, UAE deposit over $1bn in Jordan Central Bank
The UAE has extended $833 million in support to Jordan as part of a $2.5 billion package being provided along with Kuwait and Saudi Arabia to help stabilise the economy amid record debt levels and unemployment. The three countries deposited more
Read MoreWatch: Emirati sings Gandhi's favourite song 'Vaishnav Jana To'
Yasser Habeeb, a well-renowned Emirati singer performed one of the most breath-taking renditions of ‘Vaishnav Jana To,’ which is considered to be one of the great Mahatma Gandhi’s favourite devotional songs in commemoration of
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