According to xinhuanet.com, a car bomb explosion struck a bus carrying Iranian pilgrims north of the Iraqi capital of Baghdad on Monday, killing eight pilgrims and wounding 19 others, a provincial police source said. The attack occurred in the afternoon when a bomb-laden car parked on a main road near the city of Balad, some 80 km north of Baghdad, went off near the bus, leaving eight Iranian pilgrims dead and wounding 19 others, including five women, the source told Xinhua on condition of anonymity. Read article
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BBC.co.uk reported that three Brazilian tourists have been killed and more than 20 other people injured after two hot-air balloons collided in Turkey, officials say. One ascending balloon was torn open as it hit the basket of another, and then plunged to the ground, witnesses said. The accident happened in Cappadocia, a region popular with […]
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Guardian.co.uk reported that an American man was stabbed outside the US embassy in Cairo on Thursday, a security official said, in a rare attack on a US national in the Egyptian capital. The American was rushed to a nearby hospital and the motives for the assault were not clear. According to the Egyptian official, an […]
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As reported by www.ndtv.com, “Saudi Arabia has plans to improve competence of local workers to replace the eight million expatriate workers in the country, Xinhua reported on Saturday.The government plans to offer training and higher salaries to attract locals to get jobs, especially the blue-collar ones, reported local daily Okaz citing a labour ministry source.” […]
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As covered by israelnationalnews.com, “A terrorist opened fire at two people on Thursday evening in Wadi Kelt, near Mitzpeh Yericho. The two were attacked as they sat in a car. The two people targeted, an Israeli woman from Mevaseret Tzion and a European tourist, were not hurt. The two told police that they had been […]
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According to thehimalayantimes.com, “A Russian tourist, identified as Gure Viadimit (59), was robbed of his belongings near the City Market at Old Buspark on Thursday. According to a complaint lodged with police, two persons who appeared to be in their late teens robbed the victim of his laptop, digital camera, return ticket to Russia, Euro […]
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As reported by 7daysindubai.com, “Five members of a family were found shot dead at their residence in Pakistan, two days after they arrived in Karachi from Dubai. It is suspected that the head of the family, Jawad Durrani, killed his wife and three children – and then committed suicide by putting a bullet in his […]
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As reported by ynetnews.com, “A 30-year-old German tourist attacked a security guard at the Rabin Crossing, connecting Israel and Jordan, and attempted to steal his weapon. The crossing’s security team overtook the man and transferred him to security forces. No harm befell the guard.” Read Article
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As covered by gulfnews.com, “Two expatriates were killed in lightning strikes on Monday as thundershowers lashed vast areas of the Sultanate in a continuing wet weather spell that is entering a record-breaking second week. One of the deaths occurred in the oilfield region of Fahud near Ibri in Dhahirah governorate, while the other was reported […]
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As covered by gulfnews.com, “Police in Kuwait have arrested an expatriate for growing marijuana in a garden. According to reports in the capital, Kuwait City, the Bangladeshi suspect had planted the marijuana in the middle of similar-looking plants in the garden he was supposed to look after. The police arrested him after they acted on […]
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