- Middle East
Saudi Arabia’s PIF establishes 5 regional investment companies
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s crown prince and Prime Minister, Mohammed bin Salman, on Wednesday announced that the Public Investment Fund (PIF) has established five regional companies in Jordan, Bahrain, Sudan,…
- Middle East
1st of its kind in Middle East: Saudi launches oncology e-platform
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Health, has announced the launch of the first electronic platform in the Middle East for oncology, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported. The oncology…
- Middle East
Qatar to end pre-arrival COVID test starting November
Doha: Qatar made an exception on Wednesday for those coming from abroad who will not need to undergo COVID-19 PCR and Rapid Antigen tests prior to travel, starting Tuesday, November 1. Qatari…
- Middle East
Saudi AlBaik launches 5 mobile restaurants for Qatar World Cup
Doha: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s fast food restaurant AlBaik announced on Tuesday, the launch of five mobile restaurants that will provide their services in Qatar during the World Cup, which is…
- Middle East
Malayalam actor Mohanlal to launch music album for FIFA World Cup
Doha: The FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, is just a few days away. Malayalam actor Mohanlal Viswanathan is coming up with a singing and acting album for football fans to give them…
- Middle East
British LGBT activist Peter Tatchell alleges harassment by Qatar police
Doha: A British LGBT rights activist Peter Tatchell stirred controversy by alleging that Qatari police arrested him during his protest against the criminalization of LGBTQ+ (Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and more) which…
- Middle East
US based Lucid opens first Middle East studio in Saudi Arabia
Riyadh: The United States (US) based electric car maker Lucid Motors, which is partly owned by the Public Investment Fund (PIF), on Tuesday announced the opening of its first studio in the…
- Middle East
Palestinians call to boycott Zara after franchisor hosts far-right Israeli politician
Spanish fashion giant Zara is facing calls for a boycott from Palestinian citizens of Israel, after the company’s franchisor for its Israeli stores hosted far-right leader Itamar Ben Gvir at an campaign…
- Middle East
‘Dirtiest man in the world’ who didn’t bathe for decades, dies at 94
Tehran: Iranian man, Amo Haji, who lived in the desert and refused to shower and clean for more than half a century, died on Tuesday at the age of 94, Iranian News…
- Middle East
Qatar inaugurates ‘Safar’ to highlight experiences of Afghan refugees
Doha: The Qatari Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani inaugurated on Sunday evening, the Safar (travel) exhibition, which sheds light on the experiences of…
- India
UAE: Indian software engineer takes home 1kg of gold
Abu Dhabi: A United Arab Emirates (UAE) based Indian software engineer won 1kg of 24-carat gold during the Big Ticket electronic draw held in Abu Dhabi last week. The winner of the…
- Middle East
Massive solidarity rallies for Palestinian females in occupation prisons
Several Palestinian cities on Monday witnessed widespread solidarity with the female prisoners in Israeli prisons, as an expression of their support with the approaching anniversary of National Women’s Day on October 26.…
- Middle East
Five Palestinians killed by Israeli forces in West Bank raid
The Palestinian Ministry of Health announced that five Palestinians were killed and 20 others were injured, with live bullets, as the Israeli forces stormed the city of Nablus at dawn on Tuesday.…
- Middle East
Andrew Tate converts to Islam, prayer video goes viral
The controversial British-American kickboxer and internet personality Andrew Tate has converted to Islam. On Monday, October 24, Andrew Tate, announced his conversion to Islam, on his official account of Gettr. “This is…
- Middle East
Kuwait cancels driving licenses of 3,000 expats in a week
Kuwait: Kuwait’s General Directorate of Traffic revealed that the driving licenses of around 3,000 expatriates were cancelled within a week after they were found to have violated the conditions on which they…
