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In today's episode, the UAE will embark on a second attempt to land a rover on the Moon. Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces released prisoners after breaking into five jails, including the one where ousted president Omar Al Bashir and other former officials were held.
Kenya cult deaths have risen to 95, with more than 300 missing. And Erdogan is also trending, amid fears for the health of Turkish President Recep Tayyip after he cut short a live TV interview and cancelled a day’s election campaigning with what he described as “stomach flu”.
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Director: Basel Adra, Yuval Abraham, Rachel Szor, Hamdan Ballal
Stars: Basel Adra, Yuval Abraham
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UPI facts
More than 2.2 million Indian tourists arrived in UAE in 2023
More than 3.5 million Indians reside in UAE
Indian tourists can make purchases in UAE using rupee accounts in India through QR-code-based UPI real-time payment systems
Indian residents in UAE can use their non-resident NRO and NRE accounts held in Indian banks linked to a UAE mobile number for UPI transactions
Afghanistan fixtures
- v Australia, today
- v Sri Lanka, Tuesday
- v New Zealand, Saturday,
- v South Africa, June 15
- v England, June 18
- v India, June 22
- v Bangladesh, June 24
- v Pakistan, June 29
- v West Indies, July 4