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Mar 17, 2025
Muscat [Oman], March 17: The total remittances of workers in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries to foreign destinations amounted to $131.5 billion by the end of 2023, according to the latest data released by the GCC Statistical Centre.
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Washington [US], March 17: Severe storms swept across the southern and midwestern United States over the weekend, killing at least 34 people, including 12 in...
US rejects Hamas demands as Gaza truce hangs in balance
New York [US], March 17: Talks to extend the Gaza ceasefire have failed to reach an agreement, a Palestinian official has told the BBC, as...
SpaceX capsule reaches ISS
Washington [US], March 17: A SpaceX capsule due to bring home two US astronauts that have been stranded on the International Space Station (ISS) since...
Thousands demonstrate in Mexico to commemorate missing people
Mexico City, March 17: Thousands of people in Mexico took to the streets in nationwide vigils for the many missing people in the country.
Pakistani security officers killed in blast claimed by Baloch separatists
Islamabad [Pakistan], March 17: A roadside bomb blast near a bus carrying security forces in the Pakistani province of Balochistan has killed at least five...
Houthis claim retaliation as US says its strikes to continue in Yemen
Sana'a [Yemen], March 17: Yemen's Houthis have said they have retaliated after vowing to "meet escalation with escalation" following the United States air strikes against...
Former Afghan president urges Taliban to reopen schools for girls
Islamabad [Pakistan], March 17: Former Afghan president Hamid Karzai has once again called on the Taliban government to reopen schools and universities to Afghan girls...
US defies court order, deports over 200 Venezuelans to El Salvador
Washington [US], March 17: A plane carrying more than 200 Venezuelans deported by the United States has landed in El Salvador, in apparent defiance of...
Indonesia eases travel costs for Eid al-Fitr homecoming
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Jakarta [Indonesia], March 16: As the Eid al-Fitr celebration approaches, the Indonesian government has introduced several policies to facilitate transportation, ensuring that people in the...
Indonesia to host OIC high-level parliamentary meeting in May
Jakarta [Indonesia], March 16: Indonesia will host the 19th high-level parliamentary meeting of Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) member states in May, the state-run news agency Antara reported on Saturday, quoting lawmaker Mardani Ali Sera.
Hundreds of thousands rally against govt in Serbian capital
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