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NEP vs UAE Live Score, ICC CWC League 2: riding on Dipendra Singh Airee’s 94-ball 100 and Binod Bhandari’s 79-ball 56, Nepal posted 289/7 vs the UAE in the ICC CWC League 2 (2023–27) ODI fixture at the Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground in Kirtipur. There were useful contributions from the skipper Rohit Paudel (39)…
Dubai’s Burj Al Arab is heading into an 18-month refurbishment, a move that has drawn attention across the tourism sector. The sail-shaped luxury hotel, one of the city’s most recognisable landmarks, is expected to close during major renovation work. A staff member confirmed the shutdown period, while the owner, Jumeirah, outlined phased upgrades led by…
Saudi Arabia has raised the price of its main crude grade for Asian buyers to a record high, as the Middle East conflict enters its sixth week and continues to disrupt global energy flows worldwide.The kingdom’s oil giant Saudi Aramco has set the cost of its Arab Light crude for May sales to Asia at…
US President Donald Trump (AP photo) US President Donald Trump is weighing the idea of asking Arab nations to share the financial burden of the war with Iran, the White House said Monday, even as Washington signalled that diplomatic engagement with Tehran remains on track.Speaking at a press briefing, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt…
CAIRO: The Palestinian Iran-aligned militant group Hamas has called on Iran to not target neighbouring countries, while still reaffirming Tehran’s right to respond to the US-Israeli attacks. This is the first time the group has publicly commented on Iranian policies. It has expressed solidarity with Iran during the war but appeared to steer clear from…
Dubai’s iconic Burj Al Arab was on fire following an Iranian drone strike triggered US-Israeli attack.According to Dubai Media Office, a drone was intercepted and debris caused a “minor fire” Burj Al Arab’s outer facade.“Authorities confirm that a drone was intercepted, and debris caused a minor fire on the Burj Al Arab’s outer facade,” Dubai…
US ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee drew condemnation from 14 Arab nations after agreeing with a biblical notion about Israel’s right to control Arab lands.Huckabee made the remarks in an interview on Friday with former Fox News host Tucker Carlson. Referring to a biblical verse describing Israel’s region as…
South Africa: Aiden Markram (captain), Quinton de Kock (wk), Ryan Rickleton, Dewald Brevis, Tristan Stubbs, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, George Linde, Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi, Corbin Bosch, Kwena Maphaka, Anrich Nortje, Donovan Ferreira, David Miller. UAE: Muhammad Waseem (captain), Alishan Sharafu, Sohaib Khan, Syed Haidar (wk), Aryansh Sharma (wk), Mayank Kumar, Harshit Kaushik, Dhruv Parashar,…
New Delhi: PM Narendra Modi met the Palestinian foreign minister, Varsen Aghabekian, and reiterated India’s continued support for the people of Palestine and welcomed ongoing peace efforts, including the Gaza peace plan.The minister met the PM as a member of a delegation of the foreign ministers of Arab countries who are in India for the…
Imagine planning your dream wedding, only to realise there’s a new health checkpoint before you can say “I do.” That’s the reality now in Oman, where premarital medical examinations have now become mandatory for all couples from January 1, 2026. Issued via Royal Decree No. 111/2025 by Sultan Haitham bin Tarik, this new rule applies…
