- Middle East
Abu Dhabi’s Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque launches night tours
Abu Dhabi: The prominent Sheik Zayed Grand Mosque centre in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) capital Abu Dhabi has launched night tours and will be open 24 hours for visitors. The initiative,…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia’s unemployment rate drops in Q3 as more women join workforce
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s unemployment rate for Saudis and expatriates dropped by 5.1 percent in the third quarter (Q3) of 2023, compared to 5.8 percent in 2022. This result is…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia discovers huge gold deposits in Makkah
Riyadh: Saudi Arabia has announced the discovery of a “significant gold resource potential” in the Kingdom. In a X post, on Thursday, December 28, Saudi Arabian Mining Company (Ma’aden) informed that the…
- Middle East
UAE calls for emergency UNSC meeting on West Bank escalation
Abu Dhabi: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has called for an emergency UN Security Council meeting on Friday, December 29, to discuss the escalating situation in the West Bank. In a statement…
- World
Pakistan bans New Year celebrations in solidarity with Gaza
Pakistan’s Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar on Thursday, December 28, announced a ban on New Year’s Eve celebrations to express solidarity with the people in Gaza Strip. In an exclusive video message,…
- Middle East
New Year’s Eve: Top places to watch firework displays in UAE
As the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is renowned for its record-breaking New Year’s Eve firework displays, it is difficult to choose just one spot in the country to bid farewell to 2023…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia obtains WHO certification for eliminating trans fat
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has obtained World Health Organization (WHO) certification on trans fat elimination. The achievement aligns with Vision 2030 and the Healthcare Sector Transformation Programme’s objectives to enhance…
- Middle East
Ahead of New Year’s Eve, UAE’s first brewery opens in Abu Dhabi
Ahead of New Year’s Eve celebrations, the United Arab Emirates’s (UAE) first brewery opened at The Galleria Al Maryah Island in Abu Dhabi. Abu Dhabi-based craft beer manufacturer Craft by Side Hustle launched its…
- Middle East
Turkey’s President says Netanyahu is ‘no different’ than Hitler
Amid Israel’s ongoing offensive in the Gaza Strip, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that “there is no difference” between what Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is doing in the Gaza Strip…
- Middle East
Saudi Crown Prince delivers annual royal speech on behalf of King Salman
Riyadh: For the first time, Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has delivered the annual royal speech to open the fourth year of the eighth session of the Shoura Council on…
- Middle East
Dubai Metro, Tram to run for 40 hours for New Year’s Eve celebrations
As the year 2023 draws to an end and a new one— 2024 approaches, the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) in Dubai has announced the public transportation timings for New Year’s Eve…
- Telangana
Telangana man goes missing in Dubai, father seeks govt help
Hyderabad: The father of a 29-year-old Telangana man, who has been missing for the last month in Dubai, has urged the External Affairs Minister (EAM) Dr S Jaishankar to take necessary action…
- Middle East
Instagram bans US activist Shaun King over posts on Palestine
Popular United States (US) writer and activist Shaun King has claimed that Instagram banned his account due to his support for Palestine against Israel in the ongoing war. King, with over six…
- Middle East
Hezbollah militant among 3 killed in Israeli strike on home in south Lebanon
At least three people from one family were killed in an Israeli strike that targetted a house overnight on Wednesday, December 27, in the southern Lebanese town of Bint Jbeil. The martyrs were identified…
- Middle East
Israel return bodies of 80 Palestinians with ‘stolen organs’
Around 80 bodies of Palestinians killed by the Israeli army during its ground invasion, have been returned to the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, December 26, via Karem Abu Salem fence crossing. Israel…
