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Saudi Arabia marks Flag Day for the first time on March 11
Riyadh: For the first time in its history the streets and parks of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) were painted green in celebration of Flag Day, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA)…
- Middle East
Dubai makes a hatrick; named cleanest city in the world
Abu Dhabi: Dubai has been named as the cleanest city in the world for the third time in a row in the Global Power City Index (GPCI). Dubai also earned its reputation…
- Middle East
Saudi announces new national airline ‘Riyadh Air’; know more here
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman announced on Sunday, the establishment of a new national airline, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported. The new carrier will be…
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UAE transit visa fee hiked; know cost, details here
Abu Dhabi: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) Immigration has increased the cost of a 96-hour transit visa for travellers, local media reported. Details are not listed on the immigration authority’s website, however,…
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UAE: 25 Indian expats receive scholarships of Rs 1L each for daughters’ education
Abu Dhabi: On the ocassion of International Women’s Day on March 8, 25 United Arab Emirates (UAE) based Indian expatriates received educational scholarships worth Rs 1 lakh for their daughters at an…
- Middle East
Ramzan 2023: Dubai announces school timings
Abu Dhabi: The Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA) has announced new timings and instructions during the holy month of Ramzan for schools across Dubai. According to a circular sent to all…
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Ramzan 2023: UAE announces working hours for federal employees
Abu Dhabi: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Friday announced Ramzan working hours for employees at federal agencies and ministries. According to a circular from the UAE’s Federal Authority for Government Human…
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UAE sends telecommunication equipment worth Rs 44 cr to quake-hit Turkey
Abu Dhabi: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) announced on Friday the dispatch of digital equipment worth 20 million Dirhams (Rs 44,63,50,200) to support the operating stations of the damaged telephone networks in the…
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UAE: Filipino, Lebanese expats take home Rs 22 lakh each in latest Mahzooz draw
Two United Arab Emirates (UAE) based expatriates from the Philippines and Lebanon won the grand prize of 100,000 Dirhams (Rs 22,31,751) in the Mahzooz 118th Super Saturday draw. The winners of the…
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After 21 years, US releases Saudi engineer from Guantanamo military prison
The United States authorities released a Saudi Arabian engineer who was imprisoned for 21 years at Guantanamo Bay military prison, the Department of Defence announced. Forty-eight-year-old Ghassan Abdullah al-Sharbi was returned to Saudi Arabia…
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Dubai: Private schools to increase fees from next academic year
Abu Dhabi: Dubai’s Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA) announced on Friday that private schools can increase tuition fees for the next academic year. Tuition fees for private schools in Dubai were frozen…
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Video: UAE astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi uses treadmill in space
United Arab Emirates (UAE) astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi is currently on a six-month space mission to the International Space Station (ISS). On Friday, Al Neyadi shared a photo of him on a…
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Iranian American detainee begs Biden to intervene for his release
An American citizen of Iranian origin, Siamak Namazi, who has been held in Tehran’s Evin prison for seven years, has beseeched US President Joe Biden for his release and two other American…
- Middle East
Video: World’s first-ever robotic check-in system at airports to soon be a reality
Dubai-based Emirates airlines to introduce a robotic check-in system at airports in the country this year, local media reported. The robot named Sara will be able to perform the check-in process in…
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Kuwait allows expats over 60 to transfer work permit to private sector
The Public Manpower Authority (PAM) in Kuwait has amended rules governing ex-pats who are over 60 years old and have only a higher secondary degree or lower, allowing them to transfer their…
