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UAE hosts Special Olympics World Summer Games 2019

The Special Olympics World Summer Games 2019 has started at Abu Dhabi in UAE on March 14. It is a multi-sport event for athletes with intellectual disabilities in...

March 14, 2019

Indo-Oman joint military exercise titled “Al Nagah III 2019” started at Jabel regiment headquarters

Indo-Oman joint military exercise titled “Al Nagah III 2019” has started at Jabel regiment headquarters, Nizwa, in the Arab country. The exercise is scheduled to end on March...

March 14, 2019

“Al Nagah 2019” joint exercise between India and Oman

The 3rd edition of the bilateral joint exercise “Al Nagah 2019” is scheduled to be held between India and Oman from 12th to 25th March at Jabel Al...

March 7, 2019

Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah re-elected as new President of Olympic Council of Asia

Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah, a Kuwaiti politician and sports administrator, has been re-elected president of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) for an 8th term despite being embroiled...

March 6, 2019

India invited to 46th session of foreign ministers OIC

India has been invited to attend a meeting of foreign ministers of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Abu Dhabi, UAE on the 1st and 2nd March...

February 26, 2019

Dubai venue of World Government Summit (WGS-2019)

On 10th of February, the 7th edition of World Government Summit (WGS-2019) was held at Madinat Jumeirah in Dubai, UAE to deliver a road map towards a more...

February 12, 2019

UAE decides to include Hindi as third official language in courts

The Abu Dhabi Judicial Department (ADJD) has decided to include Hindi as the third official language used in its courts, alongside Arabic and English, as part of a...

February 11, 2019

Alaa Mashzoub, renowned novelist & critic Alaa Mashzoub shot dead

In Iraq, a renowned novelist & critic Alaa Mashzoub (51) was shot dead by unknown assailants on 2nd of February in the city of Karbala. He was known...

February 4, 2019

UAE and Saudi Arabia launch a common digital currency “Aber”

The central banks of the UAE and Saudi Arabia have launched a common digital currency called “Aber”, which will be used in financial settlements between the two countries...

January 31, 2019

Union Cabinet approves MoU between India and Kuwait for cooperation on recruitment of domestic workers

The Union Cabinet has approved recently the signing of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and Kuwait for cooperation on the recruitment of domestic workers. The MOU provides...

January 23, 2019

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