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Saudi Arabia latest update on temporary work visas issuance and expired visit visas
Financial Express
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Saudi Arabia has lifted the pause on the issuance of Temporary Work Visas (TWV) for nationals of Algeria, Bangladesh, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Jordan, Morocco, Nigeria, Pakistan, Sudan, Tunisia, and Yemen. The pause remains in effect for...
In the news on this date: August 1
Altoona Mirror - Pennsylvania
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50 years ago: 1975 — The local Peoples Natural Gas Co. was to purchase part of nine ship loads of liquid natural gas that was being shipped from Algeria to Texas on new Super-Tanker ships that had a capacity of 785,000 barrels, the equivalent of...
India Women’s Wrestling Team Shines at U-17 World Wrestling Championship 2025 With Six Medals
Latestly
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August 2, 2025
Mumbai, August 2: The 2025 Under-17 World Championship is underway in Athens (Greece), and once again, the Indian women wrestlers have showcased their dominance on the world stage. The Indian Women's Wrestling Team has secured a total of 6...
Mallorca faces sure tsunami fate within 30 years
Euro Weekly News
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July 31, 2025
The Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami of 2011. Debris after the massive tsunami, in a fish processing industrial area in Kesennuma | Credit: Mkaz328/Shutterstock Some of the best beaches on this star-struck, remarkable island in the...
India Women’s Wrestling team shines at U-17 World Wrestling Championship with six medals
The Tribune (Chandigarh)
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August 2, 2025
New Delhi [India], August 2 (ANI): The 2025 Under-17 World Championship is underway in Athens (Greece), and once again, the Indian women wrestlers have showcased their dominance on the world stage. The Indian Women's Wrestling Team has secured a...
Etihad Airways takes delivery of its first Airbus A321LR aircraft
Breaking Travel News
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July 25, 2025
Etihad Airways has taken delivery of its first Airbus A321LR (long range) following yesterday’s ceremony at the Airbus Finkenwerder site, marking a transformational milestone in the airline’s fleet expansion strategy. The aircraft brings Etihad’s...
OPEC+ eyeing another quota hike in a cloud of tariffs, conflicts and sanctions
Hellenic Shipping News
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August 1, 2025
OPEC and its allies are nearing the end of unwinding their 2.2 million b/d tranche of voluntary cuts, but what happens next — in a market that faces potentially demand-sapping tariffs, but also supply threats from conflicts and sanctions — remains...
US tariffs LATEST: Cyril Ramaphosa negotiating with Donald Trump
The South African
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August 1, 2025
South Africa remains committed to finding a resolution with the United States following the recently imposed reciprocal tariffs. This, as government intensifies efforts to protect jobs, support affected companies and diversify trade markets. This...
African School Games: Team Nigeria Sets Pace on Day One of Athletics
Prompt News Online
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August 1, 2025
By Andrew Abah Team Nigeria made a bold statement on the opening day of athletics at the 1st African School Games, asserting dominance across multiple track and field events on Friday. From the sprints to the jumps and throws, Nigerian...
Capstone Farms welcomes entrepreneurs from around the world
Henry County Local - Kentucky
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Capstone Farms Owner David Neville hosted seven international visitors, who came to the U.S. thanks to the U.S. Department of State’s International Visitor Liaison program and two international students from Kentucky State University on July 13....
Gambit's 2025 40 under 40
Gambit - Louisiana
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If it's hot enough to cook an egg on the sidewalk and the tourists are as rare as a 7th Ward Falcons fan, it can mean only one thing – it's 40 under 40 season! Once again, our readers nominated some absolutely outstanding folks to be part of...
Arab weddings hire 'no photos' crews for privacy
Ynet
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July 30, 2025
Worried about wedding photos or videos leaking online? In Algeria, a new service is gaining popularity among those celebrating, but hoping not to see themselves on social media afterward. Special teams are hired for private events with one job:...
More than a dozen LGBTQ people arrested in Tunisia
Washington Blade - Washington D.C.
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August 1, 2025
Authorities in Tunisia last month arrested 14 LGBTQ people who they allege violated Article 230 of the country’s penal code that criminalizes consensual same-sex sexual relations with up to three years in prison for both men and women. Damj, a...
The Best North African Songs Right Now: July 2025 Edition
OkayAfrica
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July 30, 2025
Summer is officially in full force in North Africa! Everyone who can is fleeing to the Mediterranean beaches; the cities are sprawling at night but empty during the day. The new North African music releases recommended in this list provide the...
Govt Reacts After Trump Spares Kenya From New Tariffs
Kenyans.co.ke
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August 1, 2025
President William Ruto's administration has commended the United States government for retaining its reciprocal tariff at 10 per cent, the lowest rate among nations with comparable export interests. Trade Cabinet Secretary Lee Kinyanjui, in a...
U-17 World Wrestling C'ship: Women's Team Bags Six Medals, Claims Overall Championship
MENAFN
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August 1, 2025
(MENAFN- IANS) New Delhi, Aug 1 (IANS) The Indian women wrestlers have showcased their dominance on the world stage, securing a total of six medals, including two gold, three silver, and one bronze, to bring glory to the nation in the 2025...
Trump Tariffs Cement Multipolar Global Economy Shift, Says deVere CEO
News Ghana
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August 1, 2025
Donald Trump’s sweeping new tariffs are accelerating a decisive shift toward a multipolar global economy, moving beyond a US-dominated system, according to Nigel Green, CEO of deVere Group, one of the world’s largest independent financial advisory...
Businesses urged to use regional market
The Times Group Malawi
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August 1, 2025
Businesses in Malawi have been urged to take advantage of the growing opportunities in intra-Africa trade to boost the export earnings and expand into the continent’s vast markets. The call comes as Malawi prepares to participate in the...
The Other D-Day: the Forgotten Landings in Southern France
France Today
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July 23, 2025
In August 1944, Operation Dragoon saw Allied forces storm southern France, liberating key ports and accelerating Nazi Germany’s collapse but its legacy is often overshadowed by the June landings in Normandy of the same year. 📢 Enjoy a free trial...
Romantic fantasies of the French in India
The Spectator
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July 29, 2025
‘The English cannot assimilate any nation,’ declared the narrator of a French travelogue set in India and published in the aftermath of the uprising of 1857. ‘They can only dominate with brutality, squeezing every last drop of blood from the veins...