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Saudi Arabia Ministry of Hajj and Umrah to pay over 3 million Saudi riyal (SAR), roughly R14.5 million, to 3 500 pilgrims in the country who participated in the 2023 pilgrimage.

The South African Hajj and Umrah Council (Sahuc) has announced that the Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah together with the service provider, have agreed to pay over 3 million Saudi riyal (SAR), roughly R14.5 million, to 3 500 pilgrims in the country who participated in the 2023 pilgrimage. The Saudis were compensating the local […]

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Tony Knight Dies In Accident At 54

Tony Knight (U.K.-based comedian) was involved in a tragic accident that occurred on June 7 at the Rock&Cars festival in Lavaur, France. Two branches from a large tree broke off and fell on festivalgoers, including Tony. He was killed and four others were injured. “Many witnesses present at 6 p.m. recount the sound of the branches

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Spain vs Germany 2-1: UEFA Euro 2024 quarterfinal as it happened Spain advances to semi finals

  Spain knock out hosts Germany as substitute Mikel Merino headed a late goal in extra time to give his side a 2-1 win in their Euro 2024 quarterfinal at the Stuttgart Arena. Germany had forced Spain to extra time after Florian Wirtz scored a late equaliser to cancel out Dani Elmo’s 51st minute opener. The winner

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Iranian voters to choose between hard-line former negotiator and reformist lawmaker in presidential runoff

Source; Fox news. New York Post columnist Miranda Devine previews Biden’s upcoming interview with ABC after his shaky debate performance. Iranians voted in a presidential runoff between hard-liner Saeed Jalili, a former nuclear negotiator, and reformist lawmaker and heart surgeon Masoud Pezeshkian. The first round of voting saw the lowest turnout ever for an Iranian

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Former police spokesperson Enanga officially hands over  office to the newly appointed ACP Rusoke

Enanga, 51, was recently promoted to become Deputy Director of Interpol and International Relations of the Uganda Police Force, with his spokesperson position taken over by ACP Rusoke Kituma. The outgoing Police Spokesperson, SCP Fred Enanga yesterday, Thursday, July 4, officially handed over the office which he had held for over 5 years to ACP

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U.S. says troops are leaving Niger bases this weekend and in August after coup

SOURCE;  THE WASHINGTON TIMES The U.S. will remove all its forces and equipment from a small base in Niger this weekend and fewer than 500 remaining troops will leave a critical drone base in the West African country in August, ahead of a Sept. 15 deadline set in an agreement with the new ruling junta,

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Royal family congratulates UK’s new PM Kier Starmer on his electoral win

The British Royal family on Friday congratulated Keir Starmer for his landslide electoral victory in the House of Commons.Starmer met King Charles III on Friday and was formally appointed as UK Prime Minister after the former PM Rishi Sunak tendered his resignation.The Royal Family shared a message on X, saying that the King requested Starmer to form a new administration.“The

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PM Modi to discuss issues of regional, global importance with Putin

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is scheduled to embark on his visit to Moscow next week, is expected to discuss issues of regional and global importance with Russian President Vladimir Putin, comfirmed Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra on Friday.Responding to whether the two leaders are expected to discuss Ukraine and China, Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra stressed that he

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Jaishankar holds talks with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi at SCO Summit

External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar on Thursday met Wang Yi, China‘s Foreign Minister at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Heads of State Summit in Astana, Kazakhstan.The talks revolved around border disputes between India and China along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in the region of Ladakh.Jaishankar said that India and China faced common challenges in developing stable and predictable India-China relations that

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PM Modi congratulates Keir Starmer on winning UK elections; thanks Rishi Sunak for admirable leadership

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday congratulated Labour Party’s leader, Keir Starmer on his remarkable victory in the UK general elections, and thanked Rishi Sunak for his active contribution to deepening India-UK ties.Starmer, a former barrister who entered Parliament in 2015 and assumed Labour leadership in 2020, has steered his party towards the political centre.PM

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