- Middle East
Israeli military took no accountability after killing journalists over past 20 years: CPJ
The Israeli military has not been held accountable for the killing of at least 20 journalists over the past 20 years, according to a report published on Tuesday by the Committee to…
- India
India remains top destination for Dubai’s DXB with 3M passengers in Q1 2023
Abu Dhabi: India continued to be Dubai International Airport (DXB) top destination country with regards passenger volume in the first quarter of 2023 with passenger numbers reaching 3 million. The world’s busiest…
- Middle East
Saudi Aramco’s profits fell 19% in first quarter of 2023
Riyadh: Saudi Aramco, the largest oil company in the world, announced that its profits in the first quarter of 2023 amounted to 119.54 billion riyals (about $31.9 billion), down 19 per cent…
- Middle East
Dubai: Tenants can soon rent now, pay later
Abu Dhabi: A United Arab Emirates (UAE)-based startup has announced a ‘Rent Now, Pay Later (RNPL)’ scheme for Dubai residents. The launch is scheduled for July this year, local media reported. The…
- Middle East
Kuwait imposes new blood transfusion fees for expats
Kuwait has issued a new decision that imposes fees on expatriates for blood transfusions. The decision was issued by Kuwait’s Health Minister Dr Ahmad Al-Awadhi. This step comes within the framework of…
- Middle East
UAE named social media capital of the world; India holds 19th rank
Abu Dhabi: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has been named as the social media capital of the world, according to a new study by Proxyrack. The study analyzed the average number of social platforms…
- Middle East
Israel forces demolishes Palestinian school in West Bank
Tel Aviv: Israeli forces on Sunday demolished a Palestinian school in the occupied West Bank under the pretext it was built in Area C without a permit, Anadolu Agency reported. Accompanied by…
- Middle East
Saudi’s 1st Yogacharya Nouf Al-Marwaai to represent Kingdom at India’s G20 Summit
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s first woman yoga master and chairperson of the Saudi committee for Yoga Nouf Al-Marwaai will represent the country on the sidelines of the G20 summit in…
- India
Abu Dhabi Big Ticket: 3 Indian expats take home Rs 22 lakh each
Abu Dhabi: Three United Arab Emirates (UAE) based Indian expatriates won the grand prize of 100,000 Dirhams (Rs 22,23,997) in the latest Big Ticket Abu Dhabi weekly draw. The winners – Lineesh…
- Middle East
Iran hangs two over burning copy of Quran, insulting Prophet
Tehran: Two men were executed by the Iranian authorities on Monday on charges of blasphemy against Islam. According to Mizan News Agency, Yousef Mehrad and Sadrollah Fazeli Zare were hanged for insulting…
- Middle East
Egypt: 382 fall sick after eating ice cream in Qena
Cairo: 382 people fell sick, due to food poisoning after eating ice cream from a market in the Egyptian governorate of Qena. Egypt’s Public Prosecution Office revealed the details on its Facebook…
- Middle East
290 Palestinian homes demolished by Israel during Q1 of 2023
The Israeli occupation authorities demolished 290 Palestinian homes in the West Bank and East Jerusalem during the first quarter of 2023. This came in a report issued by the United Nations Office…
- Middle East
Saudi economy grew by 3.9% in Q1 of 2023
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s economy grew by 3.9 per cent on an annual basis during the first quarter of 2023, compared to the same quarter of 2022. The non-oil activities…
- Middle East
Saudi’s Boeing deal to create 100,000 jobs in US, says Princess Reema
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Ambassador to the United States Princess Reema bint Bandar has said that the recent Saudi deal with Boeing to create around 100,000 direct and indirect jobs…
- Middle East
Two Palestinian gunmen killed by Israeli forces in Tulkarm
Two Palestinian gunmen were killed on Saturday by the Israeli occupation forces during the storming of the Nur Shams camp in Tulkarm, in the northern West Bank, Palestinian media reported. The Palestinian…
