- Middle East
Watch: Cristiano Ronaldo becomes 1st player in history to score 850 career goals
Riyadh: Saudi club Al-Nassr player Cristiano Ronaldo became the first player in history to score 850 goals in his career. The 38-year-old Ronaldo scored his 850th goal during his team’s Al-Nassr match,…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia announces 11km long Jeddah canal megaproject
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has launched a mixed-used megaproject in the northern region of Jeddah that includes an 11-kilometer-long canal, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported. Roshn Group in…
- Middle East
Riyadh Air to train its first female Saudi aircraft engineers
Riyadh: With the aim of enhancing women’s participation in the aviation industry, Riyadh Air is preparing to train female engineers to become part of aircraft maintenance teams. The new Saudi national airline…
- Middle East
Lebanon approves Barbie for release after attempts to ban it
Beirut: Lebanon has agreed to screen the Barbie movie in cinemas after the minister of culture attempted to ban it due to its promotion of homosexuality. The decision was issued on Friday,…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia: Worshippers banned from carrying luggage in Prophet’s Mosque
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has announced that worshippers are not allowed to carry their luggage inside the Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah. Taking to X, formerly Twitter, the Ministry of…
- Middle East
Hurricane Idalia: 34 UAE citizens evacuated from Tampa, Florida
Washington: The Embassy of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in Washington, has evacuated 34 Emirati citizens from Tampa, Florida, as Hurricane Idalia approaches the state’s west coast, the Emirates News Agency (WAM)…
- Middle East
Israel’s Ben Gvir restricts family visits for Palestinian prisoners
Israel’s far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir has instructed prison authorities to limit family visits for Palestinian prisoners imprisoned in Israeli jails from once a month to once every two months. Taking…
- Middle East
Liverpool rejects Al Ittihad’s Rs 1561 cr offer for Mohamed Salah
Liverpool Football Club has rejected a huge offer worth 150 million pounds (Rs 15,61,86,82,965) from the Saudi Arabian club Al Ittihad for the transfer of Egyptian player Mohamed Salah. Salah’s name has recently…
- Middle East
UAE astronaut Al Neyadi’s return to Earth delayed by bad weather
United Arab Emirates (UAE) astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi’s journey back to Earth from the International Space Station (ISS) has been delayed due to bad weather. Al Neyadi was initially scheduled to return…
- India
Two Indian expats win Rs 22L each in Big Ticket Abu Dhabi
Two Indian expatriates won the grand prize of Dirhams 100,000 (Rs 22,50,054) in the latest Big Ticket Abu Dhabi weekly draw. The winners— Rajeeb Rahman and Nikhilchandra Shah— bagged the prize after…
- World
New York City allows mosques to broadcast ‘azaan’ without permit
In a first step of its kind, New York City has allowed mosques across the city to broadcast the call to prayer on Fridays and during the holy month of Ramzan over…
- Middle East
Saudi: Brother of prominent preacher sentenced to death for ‘tweeting his opinions’
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has handed a death sentence to Mohammed bin Nasser Al-Ghamdi, brother of a prominent preacher and government critic, for tweeting about human rights. Taking to…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia: Rs 11K fine for sound pollution near schools
Riyadh: The authorities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) announced the imposition of a fine of up to Saudi Riyal 500 (Rs 11,004) for motorists making noise near schools. Taking to…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia denies allegations that border guards killed Ethiopian migrants
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has denied allegations of a Human Rights Watch (HRW) report about killing hundreds of Ethiopian migrants while they attempted to cross the Saudi-Yemeni border, Saudi Press Agency (SPA)…
- Middle East
Dubai hotels offers final summer sale; know all details here
Abu Dhabi: Residents of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are looking to make the most of their summer vacations as they come to an end and several hotels in the country are…
