- Middle East
Video: Saudi arrests green man for obstructing traffic in Al-Ahsa
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Public Security announced on Friday that it had arrested a man who wore strange green clothes and disrupted traffic in Al-Ahsa Governorate in the Eastern Province.…
- Middle East
Palestinian nurse discovers his father’s body while treating injured patients
A Palestinian nurse treating patients injured in the deadly Israeli military raid on the city of Nablus on Wednesday was shocked when he announced the death of a man, only to later…
- Middle East
UAE astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi, crewmates completes launch rehearsal
United Arab Emirates astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi and three crewmates completed a rehearsal of launch day activities at Nasa’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on February 24. The Mohammed bin Rashid Space…
- Middle East
Dubai waives 10% fee on tickets sales for events
The Dubai government has waived the collection of 10 percent of the actual or estimated value of a ticket sold at paid events, the Dubai Media Office (DMO) reported. This comes as part…
- Middle East
Art Dubai’s largest-ever edition to take place in March
Abu Dhabi: The 16th edition of Art Dubai, the leading international art fair for the Middle East and Global South, will take place from March 1 to 5, 2023 in Dubai at Madinat Jumeirah,…
- World
Moroccan singer Saad Lamjarred sentenced to 6 years in prison
Moroccan singer Saad Lamjarred was sentenced by a Paris court to six years in prison for allegedly raping and assaulting a young French woman, Laura Priolle, in a hotel room in 2016,…
- Middle East
Turkey, Syria earthquakes: Death toll exceeds 50000
The death toll has not stopped spinning in Turkey and Syria ever since the two devastating earthquakes that hit their land on Monday, February 6, 2023, it has risen to 50,978. In…
- Middle East
Dubai: 3-day campaign for residents with visa-issues to be held
Abu Dhabi: General Directorate of Residency & Foreigners Affairs (GDRFA) in Dubai is running a three day campaign for residents, visitors and tourists who are facing visa or residency-related issues. ‘A Homeland…
- Middle East
British couple sentenced for smuggling Iraqi migrants in sofas
A British court sentenced three people— couple and their accomplice to prison, on charges of attempting to bring two Iraqis into the United Kingdom (UK) by hiding them in sofas, local media…
- Middle East
Study Master’s in UK, Dubai: Scholarship for Indian students
The University of Birmingham has launched a fully-funded scholarship— Lord Karan Bilimoria (chancellor’s) for Indian students applying for Master’s degree programmes. This scholarship is open to Indian students applying for Master’s at…
- Middle East
Top four countries that looking to hire most workers from UAE
Talent from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) remains in high demand by companies based abroad, as global recruitment continues to grow, according to Deel’s State of Global Hiring Report. Deel tracked about 260,000…
- Middle East
Saudi deaf women’s chess team participates in continental tournament
Riyadh: A Saudi women’s chess team with hearing disabilities is participating for the first time in the major continental tournament, local media reported. The first Asia-Pacific Deaf Sprint and Blitz Championship for…
- Middle East
Here is how UAE residents can now sponsor friends, family visits for 90 days
Abu Dhabi: As per the new visa rules in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), residents can now sponsor their family and friends in the country by applying for a three-month visitor visa,…
- Middle East
Saudi’s cube-shaped project lands in controversy over ‘replicating Kaaba’
“The Mukaab” — a huge cube-shaped structure project in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has given rise to controversy on social media platforms for its resemblance to the ‘Kaaba’ which is Islam’s…
- Middle East
Iranian-German citizen Jamshid Sharmahd sentenced to death
Tehran: Iranian-German citizen Jamshid Sharmahd has been sentenced to death by a court in Tehran after being accused of organizing a bomb attack in 2008. The 67-year-old also has US residency and was arrested…
