- World
Denmark: Far right group continues desecration of Quran for 4th day in a row
The members of a Danish far-right anti-Islamic group continued the desecration of a copy of the Holy Quran for the fourth consecutive day in a row in Denmark’s capital Copenhagen, under police…
- Middle East
Thousands of Israelis continues protests against judicial reform
Tel Aviv: For the thirtieth week in a row, thousands of Israelis took to the streets of Tel Aviv on Wednesday, August 2, to protest Parliament’s approval of judicial reform pushed by…
- Middle East
UAE President Sheikh Mohammed receives invitation to visit Iran
Abu Dhabi: United Arab Emirates (UAE) President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has received an invitation from President Ebrahim Raisi to visit Iran, the Emirates News Agency (WAM) reported. The letter…
- Middle East
Garden in the Sky: Expo City Dubai’s top attraction re-opens
Abu Dhabi: Expo City Dubai has announced the re-opening of its top attraction – ‘Garden in the Sky’, an observation tower and ‘flying park’. On Thursday, May 25, Expo City Dubai temporarily closed the…
- Middle East
DDF draw: 48-yr-old Indian aircraft engineer from Kerala wins Rs 8 cr
Abu Dhabi: A 48-year-old Dubai-based Indian expatriate from Kerala won the grand prize of one million dollars (Rs 8,26,71,850) on Wednesday, August 2, in the Dubai Duty-Free (DDF) Millennium Millionaire draw. The winner Vikraman…
- Middle East
Saudi: Seven announces its new entertainment destination in Madinah
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Entertainment Ventures, known as Seven, has recently announced the mega project at its new entertainment destination in Madinah, worth 1.3 billion Saudi riyals. The company, which…
- India
Mahzooz draw: Indian expat wins Rs 2 cr, becomes 55th guaranteed millionaire
Abu Dhabi: A 27-year-old United Arab Emirates (UAE)-based Indian expatriate won a guaranteed raffle prize of Dirhams one million (Rs 2,24,89,698) in the 139th Mahzooz weekly draw. The winner Gowtham matched five…
- Middle East
Saudi FM reject attempts to desecrate Quran in call with Danish counterpart
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan reiterated the Kingdom’s total rejection of all attempts to desecrate the Holy Quran during a phone call with his Danish…
- Middle East
Iran denies connection between 2 female journalists case with Mahsa Amini’s death
Tehran: The Iranian judiciary has claimed that the charges against the two female journalists, Niloufar Hamedi and Elaheh Mohammadi, had nothing to do with the death of Mahsa Amini, Iranian media reported.…
- India
UAE: Indian expat turns crorepati overnight, wins Rs 44 cr in Mahzooz draw
Abu Dhabi: A 47-year-old United Arab Emirates (UAE)-based Indian expatriate from Mumbai won the grand prize of Dirhams 20 million (Rs 44,96,20,246) in the latest Mahzooz draw. The winner Sachin, who works…
- Middle East
Kuwait Int’l Airport faces hygiene crisis amidst contract disputes
Kuwait: Kuwait International Airport is currently suffering from a hygiene crisis as the cleaning contract of the airport’s Terminal T1 expired on July 25 and has not been renewed yet, local media…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia to grant USD 1.2 billion economic support to Yemen
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) on Tuesday, August 1, announced the provision of economic support worth 1.2 billion dollars to Yemen, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported. This support came under…
- Middle East
Turkish woman wounded in armed attack at Sweden’s consulate in Izmir
Ankara: A Turkish woman employee was seriously wounded after being shot at by an armed assailant at Sweden’s honorary consulate in the western province of Izmir on Tuesday, August 1. The Izmir governor’s…
- Middle East
Deputy governor of Makkah leads washing ceremony of Kaaba
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Prince Badr bin Sultan, the deputy governor of Makkah, led the annual ceremonial washing of the Kaaba on Wednesday early morning, August 2, on behalf of…
- Offbeat
Sending red-heart emoji can land you in jail in these countries
Sending a ‘red heart’ emoji to a girl on WhatsApp or any other social networking sites is considered a crime of incitement to debauchery in Kuwait and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia…
