- Middle East
In a first, Saudi Arabia to host Music Cities Awards 2024
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has been selected to host the Music Cities Convention and Awards 2024, the world’s largest series of conferences in the music sector. This event will…
- Middle East
Israel-Hamas war: Internet, phone services gradually being restored in Gaza
Internet and phone services are gradually being restored in the Gaza Strip on Sunday, October 29, after a complete interruption of service that lasted approximately 36 hours. Taking to X, on Sunday,…
- Middle East
Kuwait approves child allowances for women working in private sector
Kuwait: The Kuwaiti authorities have recently approved a child allowance for Kuwaiti women working in the private sector whose husbands cannot contribute financially due to lack of regular income. The announcement was…
- Middle East
Salman Khan to Burak Ozcivit: Celebs attend Tyson Fury vs Francis Ngannou in Riyadh
Riyadh: A highly anticipated boxing fight between Tyson Fury and Francis Ngannou in Saudi Arabia’s capital, Riyadh, on Saturday night, October 28, was attended by numerous high-profile celebrities across the world. Heavyweight…
- India
Five Indians win 24-karat gold bars in Abu Dhabi Big Ticket draw
Five Indian nationals won a 24-karat gold bar each in the latest Big Ticket Abu Dhabi daily electronic draw. The winners Rahumathulla Abdul Samadh, Mithun Sathianath, Mohammad Isma Aurangzeb, Gopi Krishnan and…
- India
Emirates Draw: Indian logistics professional takes home Rs 28L
A 34-year-old Saudi Arabia-based Indian expat won the grand prize of 125,000 dirhams (Rs 28,38,743) in the latest Emirates Draw MEGA7. The winner Jakson Joseph, bagged the mega prize recently after he…
- Middle East
Watch: UAE cops arrest driver for performing stunt, fine him Rs 11L
Abu Dhabi: A 20-year-old driver was arrested on Thursday, October for performing a stunt in front of a police patrol, Ras Al Khaimah Police said. The video of the stunt, shared on…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia to host Spanish Super Cup 2024; check dates
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) is all set to host the Spanish Super Cup 2024 at the Al Awwal Park Stadium in Riyadh. The Spanish football tournament will feature four…
- Middle East
Qatari court sentences eight ex-Indian Navy officers to death
Doha: A Qatar court has handed a death sentence to eight former Indian Navy officers, who were detained in August 2022. The Ministry of External Affairs on Thursday, October 26, said that…
- Middle East
Watch: Dubai trials self-driving vehicles to keep beaches clean
Abu Dhabi: The Dubai authorities are testing the use of self-driving electric vehicles that clean cycling tracks around two beaches. Taking to X, Dubai Municipality has released a video that shows a…
- Middle East
Watch: Saudi man claims to have married 42 times
Riyadh: A video clip showing a Saudi man who claimed to have married 42 times has gone viral on social media. In the 48-second video clip, a middle-aged man says, “I married…
- Middle East
Israel conducts overnight ground raids into Gaza as war rages on
After three weeks of pummeling Gaza with airstrikes, the Israeli forces said it conduced overnight ground raids into the territory, Al Jazeera reported on Thursday. The IDF conducted brief but expansive land…
- Middle East
Family members of Al Jazeera’s Gaza bureau chief killed in Israeli strike
A number of family members of Al Jazeera Arabic’s Gaza bureau chief, Wael Dahdouh— including his wife, son and daughter, were killed on Wednesday, October 25 in an Israeli airstrike on Gaza.…
- Middle East
Israel-Gaza conflict: Queen Rania accuses West of ‘double standards’
As Israeli forces ramped up airstrikes across the Gaza Strip, Queen Rania of Jordan accused the Western leaders of a “glaring double standard” over failing to call for a ceasefire. During an…
- India
UAE: Indian expat arrested for defrauding Haj applicants for millions
Abu Dhabi: A 44-year-old Indian expatriate Shebin Rasheed, who runs the Sharjah-based travel agency, has been arrested for defrauding United Arab Emirates (UAE) residents on the pretext of Haj. Nearly 150 UAE…
