- Fuel levies of Rs100/liter on petrol, Rs55 on diesel targeted for removal
- IMF seen unlikely to allow changes, citing subsidy cap under $7 billion program
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- From school performance to music videos, journey reflects resilience and shifting attitudes
- Government allows bulk and vehicle cargo under transshipment for first time to boost port activity
- Move aims to capture trade as Middle East conflict disrupts Gulf shipping routes
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- The restrictions include the prevention of Muslim worshippers from accessing Al-Aqsa Mosque / Al-Haram Al-Sharif, and the prevention of the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem and the Custos of the Holy Land from entering the Church of the Holy Sepulchre
- Abdelatty, speaking through an interpreter, said Egypt welcomed the Russian initiatives
- Russia has been seeking new ways of distributing its energy and commodities exports in response to waves of Western sanctions over war in Ukraine
- The deal, signed in 2022, envisaged deliveries beginning in 2025
- Miruta said the company had requested three postponements citing force majeure, with his ministry accepting the first two
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- The gains followed an earlier fall of more than $1 in both benchmarks prior to Trump’s televised speech to the nation
- Arsenal grew into the game in the second half, but all the drama happened late on as Chelsea threw everything forward in an effort to get back in the tie
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- A “low-level” official from Islamabad is engaged in talks with Afghanistan’s government in Urumqi, says Pakistani official
- Pakistan said last week it had resumed military operations against Afghanistan after temporary pause in fighting
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Who is “The Joshie-Man”?
It’s a name given by social media fans to Joshua Harris, a 12-year-old autistic and non-verbal Briton, who has been visiting UK mosques and distributing cakes to promote solidarity amid an increase in far-right support in the country. On a recent trip to Madinah with his father, “The Joshie-Man” turned his ‘Cake not hate’ campaign to ‘Dates not hate’ by handing out the holy city’s famous ajwa and ambar dates people in the courtyard of the Prophet’s Mosque.
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The qirbah has been used by Saudi desert communities for generations to transport, store, and cool water, as well as preserve clarified butter and buttermilk.
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