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Saudi edges up in first trade after EidSaudi shares started marginally up on Saturday as the stock market reopened following a week's holiday for Eid al-Adha, despite slight dips in both the banking and petrochemical indices. The all-share index rose 0.10 per cent More… |
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Eid windfall for Bahrain hotelsLuxury hotels in Bahrain have reported a surge in business during the Eid Al Adha break, as people poured in from neighbouring countries to celebrate the holiday. Occupancy rate at five-star hotels was double that of last year wit More… |
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Double Baghdad blasts kill 13 over Eid holidayTwo blasts hit a Baghdad neighbourhood and a bus full of Iranian pilgrims on Saturday, killing at least 13 people on the second day of the Islamic Eid al Adha religious festival. In one attack, a roadside bomb planted near an open More… |
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Muslims across the world celebrate EidMuslim worshipers around the world gathered at mosques on Friday to mark the beginning of the four-day Eid al-Adha, the Feast of Sacrifice, which is one of the most important holidays in the Muslim Calendar. It includes the pilgri More… |
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Fighting ruptures ragged Syrian Eid ceasefireFighting erupted in a Damascus suburb and around an army base in northern Syria on Friday, opposition sources said, as a truce marking Eid Al Adha holiday crumbled almost before it had begun. Three people were killed by tank fire More… |
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Syrian foes hold fire at start of Eid truceSyria's warring parties held their fire on Friday morning at the start of a four-day truce marking Eid al-Adha, a short pause in hostilities which have killed 32,000 people and threaten to draw regional powers into a wider conflict. More… |
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Syria declares truce, but will respond to attacksSyria's army command said it will suspend military operations to mark the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha, declaring a ceasefire from Friday morning to Monday but saying it reserved the right to respond to rebel attacks and b More… |
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DHA announces special Eid timingsDubai Health Authority (DHA) has announced special timings for its healthcare primary healthcare centres and hospitals during the Eid Al Adha holidays. In terms of primary healthcare centres, on the first day of Eid (October 26) a More… |
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Dubai set for 'biggest' Eid celebrationsDubai is gearing up for its biggest Eid celebrations this weekend with a plethora of entertainment options being laid out for people of all cultures and ages - from shopping and music concerts featuring top international, Arabic and Indian singe More… |
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Strike threat by Bahrain butchersAngry butchers in Muharraq, Bahrain, are planning an indefinite strike from today over claims they have been sidelined in the distribution of up to 5,000 live sheep in the buildup to Eid Al Adha. They are sharpening their knives o More… |
