- World
Morocco’s Nouhaila Benzina becomes first player to wear headscarf at World Cup
Moroccan defender, Nouhaila Benzina has made history on Sunday, July 30, by becoming the first-ever player to wear a headscarf at a FIFA Women’s World Cup during their 1-0 win over South Korea. For…
- Middle East
Viral video: Talabat rider seen eating customer’s food
Abu Dhabi: A video clip has gone viral on social media platforms showing a Talabat delivery rider was seen eating a customer’s order from the delivery box in Bahrain. In the video,…
- Middle East
UAE astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi shares photos of wildfires from space
Abu Dhabi: United Arab Emirates (UAE) astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi shared photos of the wildfires affecting Greece and Turkey from the International Space Station (ISS). Greece and Turkey are among the countries hit…
- Middle East
Bahrain postpones Israel foreign minister Eli Cohen’s visit
Manama: Bahrain has postponed the visit of Israeli foreign minister Eli Cohen to the Kingdom next week to September, Israeli media reported. Neither Bahrain nor Israel have publicly commented on the reason…
- World
Sweden re-examines residency of Iraqi refugee who desecrated Quran
Stockholm: Swedish migration agency is re-examining the residence permit of an Iraqi refugee behind several incidents of Quran desecration in Stockholm in recent weeks. Thirty-seven-year-old Salwan Momika burned a copy of the…
- Middle East
Iran news editor receives 1-year ban for covering anti-hijab protests
Tehran: Behrooz Behzadi, the editor-in-chief of Etemad, one of Tehran’s prominent reformist dailies, has been banned from any press activity for a year over coverage of the protest movement that erupted after…
- Middle East
Israel PM Netanyahu says judicial reform is ‘minor correction’
Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday, July 27, said that his plan to reform the judicial system was a ‘minor correction’ to an ‘activist’ court, in reference to the Supreme Court.…
- Middle East
UAE announces temporary ban on rice exports
Abu Dhabi: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) ministry of economy has banned rice export and re-export for four months, including rice of Indian origin, the Emirates News Agency (WAM) reported. The temporary…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia’s capital ready to gears up to host Expo 2030
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) is ready to welcome more than 120 million visitors to host Expo 2030. In a new promotional video on Twitter on Tuesday 25 July captioned…
- Middle East
4 killed as fire erupts in Iraq during Ashura preparations
Baghdad: At least four people were killed as a result of a fire in the city of Karbala, central Iraq, on Friday, July 28, during preparations for the Ashura processions, according to…
- India
Indian architect wins Rs 5 lakh every month for 25 years with Emirates draw
Abu Dhabi: A 33-year-old Dubai-based Indian expat has been crowned as the first grand prize winner of Dirhams 25,000 (Rs 5,59,852) every month for the next 25 years in Emirates Draw’s latest…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia summons Denmark’s charge d’affaires over desecration of Quran
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has summoned the Denmark charge d’affaires in the Kingdom over recent desecration of copies of the Quran in Copenhagen. The ministry of foreign affairs said in…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia hits out at Israeli minister’s for storming into Al-Aqsa compound
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) on Thursday, July 27, condemned the storming Al-Aqsa Mosque compound by an Israeli minister and some settlers and warned of its dangerous consequences. The Israeli…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia scraps visa stickers for these 12 countries
Riyadh: The authorities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) have have decided to cancel visa stickers for arrivals from 12 countries and replace them with printed e-visa. The General Authority of…
- Middle East
Saudi appoints first female director general of education
Riyadh: Manal bint Mubarak Al Luhaibi made history as she became the first Saudi Arabian woman to hold a leadership position in the field of education. The Saudi minister of education Youssef Al Bunyan…
