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- Middle East
Israel plans to build over 17,000 settlement units in Jerusalem
Jerusalem: A Palestinian official said on Thursday that the Israeli authorities are planning to build more than 17,000 settlement units in different parts of Jerusalem for Jewish settlers, Anadolu News Agency reported.…
- Middle East
Israel to bar Saudi Arabia, UAE, Morocco from importing its cyber tech
Israel has reduced its list of countries that can buy its cyber technologies after concerns about the possible misuse of a hacking program sold by the Israeli group (NSO) specialized in developing…
- Middle East
Kuwait starts issuing tourism visas online to 53 countries
Kuwait: Kuwait has started issuing online tourism visas to citizens of 53 countries and some professionals residing in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, local media from the gulf country reported. The…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia allows direct entry from India, 5 other countries
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Interior on Thursday announced the direct entry into the Kingdom from India and 5 other countries, without having to spend 14 days in a…
- Hyderabad
Police, TMI to hold mega job drive in Hyderabad on November 27
Hyderabad: As part of connecting skills with opportunities, the Hyderabad police is going to organise a job drive with support of companies for the benefit of unemployed youth on Saturday, November 27.…
- India
India-UAE airfares double; one-way trip now costs Rs 37,000
Abu Dhabi: Airfares from India to United Arab Emirates (UAE) have almost doubled due to a large number of people travelling; as well strong inflow of passengers for mega-events such as the…
- Top Stories
Malaysia bans Israeli players from world squash event
The Malaysian authorities have refused to grant visas for Israeli players to participate in the World Squash Championships, which is scheduled to start on December 7, local media reported on Tuesday. The…
- Offbeat
Video: Saudi student goes to write exam in the middle of his wedding
Riyadh: A Saudi high school student has become the talk of the town after he reportedly paused his wedding and went to attend the exam, amid feelings of joy and tension, local…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia begins new system for residency permits
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Interior has started issuing and renewing residency permits (Iqama) for foreigners on a quarterly basis, except for domestic workers, a move aimed to ease…
- Hyderabad
Gullu dada clarifies he is not quitting film industry
Hyderabad: Actor-filmmaker Adnan Sajid Khan who is popularly known as Gullu Dada on Thursday clarified that he is only quitting the Hyderabadi film industry and not quitting the film industry as a…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabadi actor Adnan Sajid bids adieu to Gullu Dada character
Hyderabad: Hyderabadi actor-filmmaker Adnan Sajid Khan who is popularly known as Gullu Dada on Tuesday announced that he is retiring the character of Gullu Dada forever. Taking to Facebook, the actor made…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia launches OXAGON, largest floating industrial complex in the world
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Tuesday announced the launch of NEOM’s industrial city, known as OXAGON, which is set to be the largest floating industrial…
- Middle East
Dubai announces issuing multiple-entry visas to employees of int’l companies
Abu Dhabi: The Dubai government on Tuesday announced that it has started issuing multiple-entry visas for a period of five years to employees of international companies in the emirate. Dubai Crown Prince…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia launches service to start business from outside Kingdom
Riyadh: To achieve economy diversification, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Investment on Monday launched a new service to establish and start a business from outside the Kingdom in three steps,…
- Middle East
Expo 2020 Dubai records over 3.5 million visits till mid-November
Abu Dhabi: With only six weeks into the global event, Expo 2020 Dubai has recorded 3.5 million visits by mid-November, Dubai Media Office (DMO) reported on Monday. The figures revealed on Monday…
- Middle East
Dubai: Flying car set for launch in 2023
Abu Dhabi: Flying cars have long been the stuff of an imaginary science-fiction future, but the technology is real and will be launched in Dubai in 2023. A United States (US)-based company…
- Middle East
Sharjah International Book Fair attracts 1.69M visitors in 11 days
Sharjah: The Sharjah International Book Fair (SIBF) closed the curtain on the activities of its 40th session, on Saturday, November 13, 2021, after clocking 1,692,463 visitors during its 11-day event held under…
- Middle East
Expo 2020 Dubai: Muslim World League launches exhibition on lives of prophets
Abu Dhabi: The Muslim World League pavilion has launched an exhibition on the lives of the prophets at Expo 2020 Dubai. “The Prophets As If You See Them” is the first and…
- India
47-year-old Indian man wins Range Rover car in Dubai Duty Free
Doha: A 47-year-old Qatar-based Indian ex-patriate won a Range Rover Sport HSE dynamic 5.0 car in the Dubai Duty Free finest surprise draw held at Dubai Airshow at Dubai World Central on…
- Hyderabad
No water supply for 24 hours in parts of Hyderabad from tomorrow
Hyderabad: The Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (HMWSSB) announced on Friday that drinking water supply will be cut-off for 24 hours in certain parts of the city, beginning from 6…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia set to launch first women’s football league
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) on Saturday announced the launch of the first edition of the Saudi Women’s Football League, for the first time in the country’s history, on November…
- Middle East
UAE: Two Indian ex-pats win over Rs 15L each in Emirates draw
Abu Dhabi: Two United Arab Emirates (UAE)-based Indian ex-patriates won the grand prize of 77,000 Dirham (Rs 15,58,552) each at last Saturday’s Emirates draw. Indian ex-patriates Prasanna Kumar Pravin and Sudheer Kabeer…
- Middle East
Atif Aslam set to perform at Expo 2020 Dubai
Abu Dhabi: Pakistani playback singer, songwriter, composer and actor Atif Aslam is all set to perform at Expo 2020 Dubai—the world’s largest cultural gathering on November 17, 2021. The performance will take…
- Middle East
Saudi: Overseas Umrah pilgrims can get permits via govt apps
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has launched a new service to facilitate overseas pilgrims in getting Umrah and visit permits for Holy Mosques in Makkah and Madinah through government mobile…
- Education and Career
GoI scholarship for minority students; Register by Nov 15
New Delhi: The government of India (GOI) has invited online applications for scholarship schemes for the academic year 2021-2022 from the eligible students belonging to minority communities is still in process. As per…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Microsoft India to hire freshers; check details here
Hyderabad: Microsoft India Private Limited is looking to hire freshers for multiple roles in India, including Hyderabad. The company is a subsidiary of American software company Microsoft Corporation, headquartered in Hyderabad, India.…
- World
82-year-old woman loses over $700,000 in ‘grandparent scam’
Tallahassee: An 82-year-old Florida woman lost over $700,000 in a ‘grandparent scam’. The scammers in question convinced the elderly that her granddaughter was in legal trouble and needed financial help, local media…
- India
Major relief to Indians as Bahrain approves Covaxin vaccine
Manama: In a major relief to thousands of non-resident Indians (NRI) in Bahrain, the Indian embassy in Bahrain on Friday announced that the gulf country has now included Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin in…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia likely to witness 40 days of biting cold from Dec 7
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) is likely to witness a 40-day-long cold season from December 7, 2021 to January 14, 2022, according to a prominent weather expert. The weather expert…
- Middle East
Abu Dhabi: Largest aquarium in the Middle East opens today
Abu Dhabi: The National Aquarium, the largest in the Middle East region, opened for the public at Al Qana in Abu Dhabi on Friday, November 12, 2021. Abu Dhabi’s new attraction is…
