- Middle East
Saudi: Haramain train to provide over 100 daily trips during Ramzan
Riyadh: Haramain High-Speed Railway will now provide over 100 daily trips to transport pilgrims between Saudi Arabia’s Makkah and Madinah during the holy month of Ramzan, local media reported. The decision to…
- Middle East
Israeli PM’s wife Sara Netanyahu’s beseiged on hair salon visit
Dozens of Israeli protesters besieged a hair salon in the center of Tel Aviv after they discovered that Sarah Netanyahu, the wife of the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, was inside it.…
- Middle East
UAE condemns Israeli minister’s call to destroy Palestinian village
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has condemned comments by Israeli Finance Minister Betzalel Smotrich calling for the destruction of the Palestinian village of Huwara, the Emirates News Agency (WAM) reported. In a…
- India
Ratings of Indian schools in Dubai improved in 2022-23: KHDA
Abu Dhabi: Indian curriculum schools in Dubai have shown significant improvement in their rating for the year 2022-2023, according to results released by Dubai’s Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA). The KHDA…
- Middle East
Iran: Hundreds of schoolgirls hospitalized after gas poisoning
Tehran: Hundreds of schoolgirls in several cities in Iran have been hospitalized in recent weeks after being poisoned by gas, causing an outpouring of anger and confusion across the country, Iranian media…
- Middle East
Syrian pilgrim dies after reaching Makkah on bicycle from Germany
Riyadh: A heart-wrenching story, Syrian pilgrim who travelled from Germany to Makkah Al-Mukarramah on a bicycle to perform the Umrah pilgrimage died after reaching Makkah, while he was in the Ihram clothes,…
- Middle East
Watch: UAE astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi enters International Space Station
Abu Dhabi: UAE astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi, who has been navigating in the universe with his Crew-6 mates over the last 24 hours, has entered the International Space Station (ISS) — his new home…
- Middle East
Ramzan 2023: Higher rainfall expected in Saudi Arabia
Riyadh: The countdown to Ramzan 1444-2023 has begun, as well as predictions of how the weather will be during March. According to Aqeel Al-Aqeel, a weather analyst at the National Center of…
- Middle East
Yoga soon to be introduce in major universities in Saudi Arabia
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is looking to sign several agreements with major universities and regions to support the practice of yoga in the coming months as it continues to support…
- World
Philippino mother gives birth to 3 children, 3 years apart, on same date
“They say once luck, twice chance and three times pattern,” said Fleming Ian. And for a woman in the Philippines, this quote couldn’t be more true in life. Pamn Hazel Cabanero, an…
- Middle East
Passenger’s face to become boarding pass at Riyadh Airport
Riyadh: Riyadh Airports company has announced the implementation of the ‘Smart Travel Journey’ experiment at Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, which will recognize passengers through their digital faceprint, without boarding passes. Riyadh…
- Middle East
Mahzooz draw: 40-yr-old Filipino in UAE becomes millionaire overnight
Abu Dhabi: A 40-year-old United Arab Emirates (UAE) based expat from the Philippines won the grand prize of 10 million Dirhams (Rs 22,46,37,576) at the recent Super Saturday Draws by Mahzooz. The…
- Middle East
Dubai firm announces paid menstrual, menopause leave; gets over 1K CVs in 24 hours
The Dubai-based public relations agency, which announced a first-of-its-kind policy to support its female employees by offering paid leave for fertility-based treatments, menopause, and period-related leave, received more than 1,000 job applications…
- Middle East
UAE announces guidelines on ‘tax residency’
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) Ministry of Finance has issued guidelines on determining tax residency for individual residing in the country, the Emirates News Agency (WAM) reported. The rules, which took effect…
- Middle East
UAE: Expats must have Dh10,000 minimum salary to sponsor 5 relatives
Abu Dhabi: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) Federal Authority for Identity, Nationality, Customs and Ports Security (ICP) announced that the ex-pats who wanted to sponsor five relatives on a residence visa must…