- Middle East
UAE: Deadline for changing employment contracts extended
Abu Dhabi: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has extended the deadline to change the terms of employment contracts to comply with the new rules, local media reported. The Ministry of Human Resources…
- Middle East
UAE: Palestinian gets lucky twice in one Mahzooz draw; wins Rs 19L
Abu Dhabi: A 36-year-old United Arab Emirates (UAE)-based Palestinian expatriate has won twice his share of prize in the 112th Mahzooz Super Saturday draw held on Saturday, January 21. The winner of…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia: First 32 women loco pilots at work on Haramain express
Riyadh: The Saudi Railways Authority (SAR) has 32 qualified female drivers of the Haramain Express train, after a year-long training. The women drivers started work after being trained by experts from the…
- Middle East
Jordanians burn Swedish flag in front of embassy in Amman
Amman: The Jordanians staged a demonstration in front of the Swedish embassy in the capital, Amman, and burned the Swedish flag, in protest against the Swedish authorities’ allowing Danish far-right politician Rasmus…
- Middle East
Gulf countries condemn tearing up copy of Holy Quran in Netherlands
The Gulf countries expressed strong condemnation and denunciation of a far-right politician of the Netherlands tearing a copy of the Holy Quran. On Monday, Edwin Wagensveld shared a video clip on his…
- Middle East
41 Kuwaiti MPs call to boycott Sweden over burning of Quran
Kuwait: Kuwaiti MPs condemned the burning of a copy of the Holy Quran by an extremist with the approval of the Swedish government, and called for a boycott of all countries that…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia appoints 34 women to leadership positions
Riyadh: In an effort to develop services for women, General Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques in Saudi Arabia announced the appointment of 34 women to leadership positions. The…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia leads Arab countries for most tourists in 2022
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has recorded more than 18 million international arrivals in the first nine months of 2022, higher than any other Arab country. The United Nations World Tourism…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia set to receive two million pilgrims for Haj 2023
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) is prepared to receive two million Muslim pilgrims, to perform Haj this year, as the kingdom has lifted COVID-19 pandemic-induced limits, the Saudi Press Agency…
- World
After Sweden, Dutch politician tears pages of Quran; burns it
After the first instance of disrespect towards the holy book of Muslims in Sweden this week, where a copy of the Quran was burned, the leader of the extremist anti-Islam group Pegida…
- India
Eid-Al-Fitr: UAE-India flight tickets to cost Rs 22K-41K in April
Abu Dhabi: Airfares from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to India are likely to increase on the eve of Eid-Al-Fitr in April 2023. The price increase can reach up to 150 percent…
- Middle East
Arab coalition denies responsibility for bombing border areas in Yemen
Riyadh: The Arab coalition led by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has denied responsibility for the bombing that resulted in civilian casualties in Yemeni areas under the control of the Houthi…
- Middle East
Palestine welcomes ICJ’s reception of request to assess Israeli occupation
The Palestinian authorities welcomed the announcement by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) that it had received a request from the United Nations (UN) to issue an advisory opinion on the Israeli…
- Middle East
‘Provocation against 1.5 bn Muslims’: Saudi Grand Mufti on burning of Quran
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Grand Mufti and Chairman of the Council of Senior Scholars Sheikh Abdul Aziz Al-Sheikh, denounced the absurd and disgraceful act of an extremist, by burning a copy…
- Middle East
Health insurance coverage of up to SAR 100,000 for Umrah pilgrims
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Haj and Umrah, has announced that Umrah pilgrims can take advantage of many benefits during their stay in the Kingdom, including health insurance coverage…
