- Middle East
Saudi Arabia unveils robot for cleaning beaches
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea Global (RSG), on Friday, January 26, unveiled an innovative beach cleaning robot to keep the picturesque sands free of waste. This state-of-the-art robot is…
- Middle East
Jashn-e-Rekhta in Dubai: Date, tickets & more
The much-anticipated Jashn-e-Rekhta, one of the world’s largest Urdu language, literature and cultural festivals, is all set to take place in Dubai for the first time. The celebrated festival, which has been…
- Middle East
Watch: Diners pay over Rs 20L in tips at Salt Bae’s Nusr-Et in Dubai
Would you pay a tip of more than Rs 20 lakh? That is just what some diners at Salt Bae’s Nusr-Et steakhouse in Dubai did. A photo of the bill has gone…
- Middle East
Kriti Sanon honoured with UAE’s golden visa
Bollywood actress Kriti Sanon is the latest Indian personality to be honoured with a UAE golden visa. Kriti expressed her gratitude to the Dubai government for awarding her the golden visa. “It’s…
- Middle East
Kuwait resumes issuing visit visas to expat families
Kuwait: The Kuwait Ministry of Interior (MoI) has announced the resumption of issuing visitor visas for the families of expatriates to enter the country, which was suspended for more than 18 months.…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia to implement barcode scanning for visiting Rawdah in Madinah
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has decided to implement barcode scanning at automated gates for entry to the Al-Rawdah Al-Sharifa in the Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah, local media reported. This…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia to launch ME’s first luxurious ‘Dream of the Desert’ train
Riyadh: In a groundbreaking move, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has signed an agreement to launch the luxurious ‘Dream of the Desert’ train service for the first time in the Kingdom and…
- Middle East
Palestine enters Asian Cup knockouts for first-time ever
The Palestinian national football team has qualified for the knockout rounds of the Asian Cup for the first time in its career on Tuesday, January 23. The 3-0 victory over Hong Kong…
- Middle East
Qatar ‘appalled’ by Netanyahu’s remarks on Gaza mediation
Qatar said Wednesday, January 24, that it was appalled by remarks made by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu calling Doha’s role as a mediator in the ongoing war in Gaza as ‘problematic’. Taking to X, Qatari Ministry of Foreign…
- Middle East
Sharjah Light Festival 2024 to kick off in February
The much anticipated 13th edition of the Sharjah Light Festival (SLF) is set to take place from Wednesday, February 7 to Thursday, February 18. The event, organised by the Sharjah Commerce and…
- Middle East
Kuwait’s Emir appoints Prime Minister as deputy
Kuwait: The Emir of Kuwait, Sheikh Meshaal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, has appointed Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Mohammed Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah as deputy Emir when he is not in the country. On Wednesday,…
- Middle East
Kuwait: 9 Indian workers repatriated for celebrating Ram Temple inauguration
At least nine Indian workers in Kuwait were sacked from their jobs after celebrating the inauguration of Ram Temple at the site of the demolished Babri Mosque in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh (UP),…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia set to open first-ever alcohol store for diplomats
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) is all set to open its first alcohol store in the capital Riyadh, exclusively for non-Muslim diplomats. A source familiar with the matter told Reuters…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabadi techie wins Rs 8 crore in Dubai Duty Free draw
Hyderabad: A 53-year-old Saudi Arabia-based Hyderabadi man won a staggering one million dollars (Rs 8,30,85,150) on Wednesday, January 24, in the Dubai Duty Free (DDF) Millennium Millionaire draw. The winner, Edward George,…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia jumps 25 places in statistical performance index in 2023
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has jumped 25 places during 2023 on the World Bank’s recent Statistical Performance Index (SPI) report. The Kingdom, represented by the General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT),…
