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Saudi Arabia detains Nigerian woman over alleged drug-related luggage mix-up
Premium Times
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August 19, 2025
Saudi authorities have detained a Nigerian woman, Maryam Hussaini-Abdullahi, after a bag allegedly containing marijuana was wrongly tagged to her name by Ethiopian Airlines, her husband has told PREMIUM TIMES. Mrs Hussaini-Abdullahi, a 39-year-old...
Saudi Arabia’s NWC tenders Al-Sar water pipeline and storage project
Zawya
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Saudi Arabia’s National Water Company (NWC) is expected to award the Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contract for Phase 1 of the Al-Sar Main Water Pipeline and Operational Tanks Project in Taif Governorate in the fourth quarter of...
Qatar Airways Launches Travel Packages for the 2026 Qatar TotalEnergies Women’s Open
Breaking Travel News
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August 20, 2025
Qatar Airways, in partnership with Qatar Airways Holidays, has launched the much-anticipated travel packages for the Qatar TotalEnergies Women’s Open 2026 and the Qatar ExxonMobil Men’s Open 2026. Taking place next year from 8-14 February and...
Qatar records 51.7mln payment system transactions valued at $4.43bln in July
Zawya
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Qatar recorded a total of 51.7mn transactions valued at QR16.13bn through the country's payment system in July 2025, according to the Qatar Central Bank (QCB) data. While the number of transactions witnessed 5.78% decline, total value was up 1.51%...
Qatar conclude Serbia camp ahead of Arab Championship
The Peninsula
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August 20, 2025
Qatar table tennis team's players and officials pose for a photo on the final day of the training camp yesterday. Doha, Qatar: Qatar's table tennis team concluded its training camp in Belgrade, Serbia, yesterday. The camp kicked off on August 7....
Qatar's QNB first GCC bank to launch commercial unified digital wallet integration using Mastercard gateway
Zawya
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Qatar - QNB has achieved another “major milestone” by becoming the first bank in the GCC to enable ‘Digital Wallet’ acceptance through a single, unified integration on the Mastercard gateway ‘Hosted Checkout’ platform. The solution leverages...
Pakistan’s IT Exports Surge 24% in July, Eye $5 Billion Target
PhoneWorld
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August 20, 2025
Pakistan’s information technology and IT-enabled services (ITeS) exports recorded a strong start to the new fiscal year, rising by nearly 24 percent year-on-year in July 2025. Official figures show that export remittances, which include computer...
Pakistan Air Force has launched a large-scale flood relief operation
AzerNews
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August 20, 2025
Pakistan Air Force has launched a large-scale flood relief operation in Gilgit-Baltistan, Azernews reports via DND News. Demonstrating unwavering resolve amidst difficult weather conditions and rugged mountainous terrain, PAF C-130 aircraft...
Pakistan’s IT Exports Hit Record High Level of Over $350 Million in July
ProPakistani
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August 20, 2025
Pakistan’s information and communication technology (ICT) exports continued their upward trajectory, reaching $354 million in July 2025, marking a robust 23.8 percent year-on-year growth compared to $286 million in July 2024. The figure also...
Pakistan: Interior Ministry Reports 200 Cases Of Child Sexual Abuse Since 2022
Asianet Newsable
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August 20, 2025
Pakistan's Interior Ministry informed the Senate that out of the 567 cases of sexual abuse registered in Islamabad between 2021 and June 2025, 200 of them involved children, as reported by Dawn. Pakistan's Interior Ministry informed the Senate...
Pakistan PM Orders Probe Into PKR 50 Billion Gas Bill Scandal
Asianet Newsable
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August 20, 2025
Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has ordered a probe into the staggering PKR 50 billion gas billing debacle that has blindsided thousands of industrial and CNG consumers with retroactive charges dating back nearly a decade. Pakistan's...
Pakistan Launches Third Hangor Submarine
Asian Defence Journal
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August 20, 2025
PAKISTAN has launched its third Hangor-class submarine, the future PNS Mangro at a launching ceremony in Wuhan, China. Held at Wuchang Shipbuilding Industry Group Company Ltd, Shuangliu Base, the event was attended by Deputy Chief of Naval Staff...
Afghanistan bus crash toll rises to 76: provincial official
Dawn
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August 20, 2025
The death toll from a collision between a bus carrying Afghan migrants returning from Iran and two other vehicles in western Afghanistan has risen to 76, a provincial official said on Wednesday. “Seventy-six citizens of the country… lost their...
Afghanistan bus crash death toll rises to 76: Provincial official
APA
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August 20, 2025
The death toll from a collision between a bus carrying Afghan migrants returning from Iran and two other vehicles in western Afghanistan has risen to 76, a provincial official said on Wednesday, APA reports, citing Barron's. "Seventy-six citizens...
Afghanistan bus crash kills 71
BDNews24
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At least 71 people, including 17 children, have died in a bus crash in Afghanistan’s western Herat province, officials say. Provincial government spokesman Ahmadullah Muttaki said the accident happened on Tuesday night when a bus carrying Afghan...
Saudi Arabia marks World Humanitarian Day with spending over $141bln in global aid
Zawya
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RIYADH - Saudi Arabia marks World Humanitarian Day, which falls on August 19, with an extensive history of global humanitarian giving, reflected in aid and development projects totaling over $141 billion across 7,983 initiatives spreading over 173...
Saudi Pro Soccer League coming to ESPN Africa
South Africa Today
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August 19, 2025
Fans to Enjoy More World-Class Football With Cristiano Ronaldo, Sadio Mané and many other football stars ESPN Africa has announced that it has secured the broadcast rights to the ROSHN Saudi League, giving football fans across the continent access...
Oman: Forum looks at importance of emotional intelligence
Zawya
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The opening ceremony for the two-day event was held under the auspices of HH Sayyid Marwan bin Turki al Said, Governor of Dhofar. - ONA SALALAH: The Oman Society for Human Resource Management (OSHRM), in partnership with the Ministry of Labour,...
Oman: Nama Dhofar connects rural areas to main grid in Net Zero push
Zawya
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SALALAH: Nama Dhofar Services has completed awarding all tenders to connect rural areas powered by diesel generation plants to the main electricity grid in Dhofar Governorate, in a move seen as a major milestone toward Oman’s Net Zero 2050 target....
Saudi Arabia urges global action to halt Israeli crimes in Palestine
Madhyamam
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August 20, 2025
The Saudi Council of Ministers has called on the international community, particularly the permanent members of the UN Security Council, to act immediately to stop Israeli crimes against Palestinians and their occupied land. The Cabinet session,...