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All About Lone Survivor In Saudi Bus Accident That Killed 42 Indian Umrah Pilgrims
One person survived the horrific bus accident that killed 42 Indian Umrah pilgrims near Medina on Monday. Mohd Abdul Shoiab, 24, was reportedly sitting near the driver when the bus en route from Mecca to Medina collided with a diesel tanker.
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GPS Disruption After Israel-Iran Conflict Makes Tehran's Roads Chaotic
The streets of Tehran have become a confusing maze for driver Farshad Fooladi amid widespread GPS disruption, still ongoing nearly two months after the end of Iran and Israel's unprecedented 12-day war.
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Bahrain And Kuwait Prepare For Spillover As US-Iran Conflict Escalates
Bahrain and Kuwait, home to US bases, made preparations on Sunday for the possibility the Iran conflict might spread to their territory, with Bahrain urging drivers to avoid main roads and Kuwait establishing shelters in a ministries complex.
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Gaza Aid Group Pauses Operations Over Hamas Threats - Group Denies Claims
Although the statement did not give information on the threats, they were directed at the foundations drivers, and at Palestinian staff who are helping with the operations at distribution sites.
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Gaza Sees Total Collapse Of Law And Order As 100 Aid Trucks "Violently Looted": UN
The drivers were forced to unload the trucks at gunpoint, aid workers were injured, and vehicles were extensively damaged.
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Blog | Women-Led Businesses To Social Events, The Surprise That Is New Saudi
The Saudi Arabia with strict gender segregation, tough Islamic laws, and dress codes, no longer exists. The country's women are now truly in the drivers seat.
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3 Israelis Killed In Shooting Near Jordan Border, Gunman Shot Dead
A truck driver shot dead three Israeli guards at a border crossing between the occupied West Bank and Jordan Sunday before being "eliminated", Israel's military said, as it pounded Gaza with new strikes.
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Uber's Mideast Unit Says It's In Talks With Saudi To Ease Ride-Hailing Restrictions
Uber Technologies Inc's subsidiary in the Middle East, Careem, says it is in talks with authorities in Saudi Arabia to ease restrictions, including those that have limited driver numbers and led to long waits for rides.
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Rally Driver Mohammed Ben Sulayem Elected As New FIA President, Succeeds Jean Todt
The 60-year-old becomes the first non-European chief of the FIA
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Valorant Out Now in India, Europe, Coming to America in a Few Hours
Valorant — Riot Games’ new free-to-play online first-person shooter — is out now in India, Asia-Pacific, Oceania, Europe, Turkey, Middle East and North Africa (MENA), Russia, and CIS countries.
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Cyprus Man Drives Truck With His Legs, Posts Video, Lands In Jail
A Cypriot driver who posted a video steering a truck with his legs on a motorway was jailed for 40 days Thursday after pleading guilty to dangerous driving, the Cyprus News Agency said.
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'Because I Can': Ride-Hailing App Welcomes Saudi Women Drivers
Reem Farahat waited for a ride request. Her phone pinged. "I've already cried twice," she said, heading out to work as one of Saudi Arabia's first female drivers for Careem.
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Uber in Talks to Resume Abu Dhabi Services, Says Official
Services of Uber and Middle East rival Careem were suspended in Abu Dhabi in August 2016 after some drivers were detained over regulation violations.
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Daimler Invests In App Based Cab Service Careem's Latest Funding Round
Dubai-based ride hailing firm Careem will step up expansion into new markets after raising$150 million from investors, including German carmaker Daimler and Saudi Arabia's Kingdom Holding. After the fundraising, Careem, an Uber rival operating in 12 mainly Middle East countries, wants to move into new markets in North Africa, such as Tunisia and Al...
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Indian Worker Posted Video About Saudi Arabia. Then Things Got Worse.
Abdul Sattar Makandar is a 35-year-old father of four from India. A little less than two years ago, he was recruited to work in Saudi Arabia as a driver, joining the enormous number of South Asian migrants who head to the Middle East's Gulf states for employment.
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All About Lone Survivor In Saudi Bus Accident That Killed 42 Indian Umrah Pilgrims
One person survived the horrific bus accident that killed 42 Indian Umrah pilgrims near Medina on Monday. Mohd Abdul Shoiab, 24, was reportedly sitting near the driver when the bus en route from Mecca to Medina collided with a diesel tanker.
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GPS Disruption After Israel-Iran Conflict Makes Tehran's Roads Chaotic
The streets of Tehran have become a confusing maze for driver Farshad Fooladi amid widespread GPS disruption, still ongoing nearly two months after the end of Iran and Israel's unprecedented 12-day war.
-
Bahrain And Kuwait Prepare For Spillover As US-Iran Conflict Escalates
Bahrain and Kuwait, home to US bases, made preparations on Sunday for the possibility the Iran conflict might spread to their territory, with Bahrain urging drivers to avoid main roads and Kuwait establishing shelters in a ministries complex.
-
Gaza Aid Group Pauses Operations Over Hamas Threats - Group Denies Claims
Although the statement did not give information on the threats, they were directed at the foundations drivers, and at Palestinian staff who are helping with the operations at distribution sites.
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Gaza Sees Total Collapse Of Law And Order As 100 Aid Trucks "Violently Looted": UN
The drivers were forced to unload the trucks at gunpoint, aid workers were injured, and vehicles were extensively damaged.
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Blog | Women-Led Businesses To Social Events, The Surprise That Is New Saudi
The Saudi Arabia with strict gender segregation, tough Islamic laws, and dress codes, no longer exists. The country's women are now truly in the drivers seat.
-
3 Israelis Killed In Shooting Near Jordan Border, Gunman Shot Dead
A truck driver shot dead three Israeli guards at a border crossing between the occupied West Bank and Jordan Sunday before being "eliminated", Israel's military said, as it pounded Gaza with new strikes.
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Uber's Mideast Unit Says It's In Talks With Saudi To Ease Ride-Hailing Restrictions
Uber Technologies Inc's subsidiary in the Middle East, Careem, says it is in talks with authorities in Saudi Arabia to ease restrictions, including those that have limited driver numbers and led to long waits for rides.
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Rally Driver Mohammed Ben Sulayem Elected As New FIA President, Succeeds Jean Todt
The 60-year-old becomes the first non-European chief of the FIA
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Valorant Out Now in India, Europe, Coming to America in a Few Hours
Valorant — Riot Games’ new free-to-play online first-person shooter — is out now in India, Asia-Pacific, Oceania, Europe, Turkey, Middle East and North Africa (MENA), Russia, and CIS countries.
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Cyprus Man Drives Truck With His Legs, Posts Video, Lands In Jail
A Cypriot driver who posted a video steering a truck with his legs on a motorway was jailed for 40 days Thursday after pleading guilty to dangerous driving, the Cyprus News Agency said.
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'Because I Can': Ride-Hailing App Welcomes Saudi Women Drivers
Reem Farahat waited for a ride request. Her phone pinged. "I've already cried twice," she said, heading out to work as one of Saudi Arabia's first female drivers for Careem.
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Uber in Talks to Resume Abu Dhabi Services, Says Official
Services of Uber and Middle East rival Careem were suspended in Abu Dhabi in August 2016 after some drivers were detained over regulation violations.
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Daimler Invests In App Based Cab Service Careem's Latest Funding Round
Dubai-based ride hailing firm Careem will step up expansion into new markets after raising$150 million from investors, including German carmaker Daimler and Saudi Arabia's Kingdom Holding. After the fundraising, Careem, an Uber rival operating in 12 mainly Middle East countries, wants to move into new markets in North Africa, such as Tunisia and Al...
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Indian Worker Posted Video About Saudi Arabia. Then Things Got Worse.
Abdul Sattar Makandar is a 35-year-old father of four from India. A little less than two years ago, he was recruited to work in Saudi Arabia as a driver, joining the enormous number of South Asian migrants who head to the Middle East's Gulf states for employment.
