- Middle East
Renowned Indian doctor passes away in Dubai, tributes pour in
Dubai: Dr Anwar Sadath, a renowned Indian orthopedic surgeon based in Dubai, passed away on Friday, July 18. He was 49. According to reports, he experienced physical discomfort during his routine morning exercise…
- Middle East
Saudi ‘Sleeping Prince’ passes away after 20 years in coma
Riyadh: Prince Al-Waleed bin Khaled bin Talal Al Saud, famously known as Saudi Arabia’s “Sleeping Prince,” passed away on Saturday, July 19, after spending 20 years in a coma folowing a traumatic…
- Middle East
UAE to roll out sugar-based tax on sweetened drinks
Abu Dhabi: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) will implement a new sugar-content-based excise tax on sweetened beverages starting January 2026, the Ministry of Finance and the Federal Tax Authority (FTA) announced on…
- Middle East
UAE overtakes US in supertall skyscrapers
Abu Dhabi: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has officially outpaced the United States (US) in the number of skyscrapers reaching 300 metres or more, according to a newly published report by the…
- Middle East
Watch: Saudi man fined for wearing night thobe in public
Riyadh: A Saudi citizen has been fined Saudi Riyals (SR) 100 for stepping out in a night thobe—an outfit traditionally worn indoors—in violation of the Kingdom’s public decency regulations. The incident took…
- Middle East
TOMCOM invites Indian expats in Gulf to apply for marine jobs in Qatar
Hyderabad: The Telangana Overseas Manpower Company Limited (TOMCOM), a government initiative under the Telangana state, is inviting applications from Indian male professionals living in Gulf countries for marine sector jobs in Qatar.…
- Middle East
Indian survivor of Houthi strike on Red Sea ship repatriated from Saudi Arabia
Jeddah: The Indian Consulate in Jeddah on Tuesday, July 15, facilitated the repatriation of Augustin Dassayan, an Indian national who survived a recent hostile attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels on a merchant…
- World
Algerian student stabbed to death by neighbour for wearing hijab
Amid rising Islamophobic incidents in Europe, a 26-year-old Algerian nursing student was fatally stabbed in her apartment building in Hanover, Germany. She was allegedly targeted by her neighbour for wearing a hijab.…
- Middle East
Sun to align over Holy Kaaba tomorrow
Makkah: A rare astronomical event will occur in Makkah on Tuesday, July 15, as the sun aligns directly above the Holy Kaaba at the Grand Mosque. Known as the “solar zenith” or…
- Middle East
Hyderabad woman dies in Dubai, father seeks body’s repatriation
Hyderabad: A grieving father from Hyderabad has appealed to India’s Minister of External Affairs (MEA) Dr S Jaishankar to help repatriate the body of his daughter, who reportedly died under suspicious circumstances…
- Middle East
LuLu expands presence with new store in Saudi Arabia
Jeddah: LuLu Retail, a leading hypermarket chain in the Middle East, has recently expanded its footprint in Saudi Arabia with the opening of a new outlet in Jeddah’s vibrant Al-Baghdadiyah Al-Gharbiyah district,…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia’s population hits 35.3M in 2024, expats make up 44.4 pc
Riyadh: The total population of Saudi Arabia rose to 35.3 million people by the end of 2024, with citizens accounting for 55.6 percent of the total. The population increased by an estimated…
- Middle East
Rohit Sharma’s cricket academy in Dubai refutes closure reports
Dubai: CricKingdom – a cricket academy by Rohit Sharma, promoted by Team India’s ODI captain Rohit Sharma, is set to resume operations at its Dubai centre in September 2025 under new management.…
- Middle East
Watch: Dubai to open world’s first restaurant run by AI chef
Dubai: In a world’s first, Dubai is set to launch a restaurant operated by an artificial intelligence (AI) chef, blending technology with fine dining. WOOHOO, scheduled to open this September at Kempinski…
- Middle East
Wanted drug producer Kubbawala Mustafa deported to India from UAE
New Delhi: In a significant breakthrough, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has facilitated the deportation of Kubbawala Mustafa from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to India, with support from Interpol and…
