- Middle East
Saudi: Leed Uni academics call on UK govt for release of Salma Al-Shehab
Almost hundreds of British academics have written an open letter urging Prime Minister Lizz Truss to intervene after a Leeds University student was sentenced to 34 years in Saudi Arabia. 34-year-old Saudi woman Salma…
- India
UAE: 10-yr-old Indian girl creates record in ‘make and pop a paper banger’
Abu Dhabi: A 10-year-old United Arab Emirates (UAE) based Indian girl has been recognised by the Guinness Book of World Records for making and popping a paper banger, three times, in 23.32…
- Middle East
COVID-19 vaccine not mandatory for attending FIFA World Cup: Qatar
Doha: The competent Qatari authorities announced, on Thursday, that vaccination against COVID-19 will not be a mandatory condition for attending the FIFA World Cup 2022, which is scheduled to start on November…
- Middle East
7-yr-old Palestinian boy dies while being chased by Israeli soldiers
Jerusalem: The Palestinian Ministry of Health on Thursday announced the death of a 7-year-old boy after he fell from a height while being chased by Israeli soldiers in the town of Tekoa, southeast of…
- Middle East
French-Palestinian lawyer begins hunger strike in Israeli prison
French-Palestinian human rights lawyer Salah Hamouri, who has been imprisoned without charge by Israeli authorities for six months, has gone on hunger strike to protest his detention. 37-year-old Hamouri, has been in…
- Middle East
Protests in Iran: Arrest of Hashemi Rafsanjani’s daughter
Tehran: Iranian security forces have arrested the daughter of former President Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, on charges of inciting riots, following protests over the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini. Faezeh Hashemi was…
- Middle East
Israeli court extends Palestinian prisoner Awawda’s detention
An Israeli court on Wednesday evening extended the detention of Palestinian prisoner Khalil Awawda for one week, under the pretext that he used a phone to communicate with his family, the Shehab…
- Middle East
Qatar Airways ranks world’s best airline for the 7th time
Doha: Qatar Airways has announced that it has won the award for the best airline in the world for the seventh time, and three other awards from Skytrax, the airline ranking specialist.…
- Middle East
In a first, 11 Saudi Arabian women gets marine driving license
Riyadh: In a significant move towards gender equality, the Governor of Yanbu, Saad bin Marzouq Al-Suhaimi, handed the certificates of driving licenses to 11 Saudi Arabian women in the governorate, for the first…
- Entertainment
Angelina Jolie expresses her regard for protesting Iranian women
Hollywood actress and a special envoy for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Angelina Jolie on Wednesday expressed her respect for Iranian women. Jolie’s statement comes after the women took to…
- Middle East
Prophet Muhammad’s birthday: UAE announces paid holiday for private sector
Abu Dhabi: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has announced a paid holiday for all private sector workers on Saturday, October 8 to mark Prophet Muhammad’s (PBUH) birthday. The holiday was announced by…
- Middle East
Kuwait to deport 60 Indians, Bangladeshis and Egyptians; here’s why?
Kuwait: The Kuwaiti authorities decided to deport 60 expatriates after they were caught working in their own cars to transport passengers to and from Kuwait International Airport, local media reported. The arrested…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia replaces Umrah e-services app from Eatmarna to Nusuk
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Haj and Umrah ministry on Wednesday called on pilgrims around the world for an important update to benefit from the Nusuk application that has replaced the…
- Middle East
4 Palestinians killed, 44 injured in Israeli raid in Jenin
Jerusalem: Four Palestinians were shot dead by the Israeli army during a military raid it carried out in the Jenin refugee camp in the West Bank on Wednesday morning, the Palestinian Ministry of Health…
- Middle East
UAE-Oman in 47 minutes: New rail network to shorten travel time
Muscat: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Sultanate of Oman on Wednesday, signed an agreement to establish a joint company to implement and operate a railway network that will link the two countries…
