- Middle East
Saudi Arabia reveals average time to perform Umrah
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has revealed that the total average time for performing Umrah rituals from the beginning of Tawaf to the end of Sai is 104 minutes. This…
- Middle East
Video: Robot serves Iftar meals in Saudi Arabia’s capital
Riyadh: A robot in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s capital Riyadh is serving Iftar meals to fasting people during the holy month of Ramzan. A video clip circulating on social media platforms…
- Middle East
Saudi’s Al-Hilal makes ‘official offer’ to Lionel Messi
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s football club, Al Hilal, has offered Argentine star, Lionel Messi, a salary of over 400 million euros (Rs 35,99,18,15,088) per year, which will make him the…
- Middle East
Indonesian pilgrim suffers heart attack at Madinah airport, medical team to rescue
Riyadh: The medical team saved the life of a Indonesian pilgrim who suffered a heart attack at Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz International Airport in Madinah. The airport health control center received an…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia: Eid Al-Fitr holiday for students announced
The Eid Al-Fitr 2023 school holiday in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) will begin on Thursday, April 13, local media reported. Eid Al-Fitr is expected to begin on Friday, April 21, but the…
- Middle East
10.3M worshippers prayed at Prophet’s Mosque since start of Ramzan
Riyadh: The Prophet’s Mosque in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Madinah city received 10.3 million worshippers during the first ten days of Ramzan, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported. The Presidency of…
- Middle East
Over 320,000 Saudis join labor market in 2022
Riyadh: About 320,574 Saudi men and women joined the labor market during the year 2022, an increase of 9.29 per cent on an annual basis, bringing the total number of working citizens…
- Middle East
88M passengers travelled through Saudi airports in 2022
Riyadh: The authorities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) revealed that the number of passengers transported via international and domestic flights for the year 2022 amounted to 88 million passengers, with an increase…
- Middle East
UAE astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi will become first Arab to walk in space
Abu Dhabi: United Arab Emirates (UAE’s) Sultan Al Neyadi will once again etch his name into the history books by becoming the first Arab astronaut to undertake a spacewalk on April 28.…
- Middle East
Saudi begins 1st phase of localization of consultancy jobs
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) announced the implementation of the first phase of localization of consulting sector and professions, which came into effect on Thursday, April 6. The Saudi ministry…
- Bangalore
Big Ticket Abu Dhabi: Bengaluru man turns overnight crorepati, wins Rs 44 cr
Abu Dhabi: While dozens of people have been trying for years to win the Big Ticket Abu Dhabi jackpot, an Indian national from the city of Bengaluru, has won the grand prize…
- Middle East
Swiss football fans raise flag of Palestine in match against Israeli team
The Swedish fans raised the Palestinian flag during the football match that took place on Wednesday evening, between the Swedish team and the “Israeli team” in the Euro 2024 qualifiers. The Swiss…
- Middle East
Israeli forces detained 115 Palestinians during Ramzan: Report
Jerusalem: The number of Palestinians detained by the Israeli occupation forces, during the first week of holy month of Ramzan reached 115. In a report, the Palestinian Center for Prisoner Studies said…
- Middle East
Israeli missile attack near Damascus wound 2 soldiers
Damascus: Two soldiers were wounded in an Israeli missile attack near the Syrian capital Damascus on early Thursday morning. “At around 1.20am, the Israeli enemy carried out an aerial aggression from the direction of the occupied…
- Middle East
Israel launches Ofek-13 spy satellite
Tel Aviv: Israel has successfully launched the “Ofek-13” spy satellite into space at dawn on Wednesday. The Ofek-13 satellite, manufacutured by state-owned Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI). It is the latest in a…
