- India
Kuwait to receive 2,000 Indian nurses soon
Kuwait: As a gesture of strengthening relations with India, Kuwait will receive 2,000 Indian nurses within two months, local media reported on Friday. The newly recruited Indian nurses will join private hospitals…
- News
Watch: Biden arrives in Saudi Arabia, last leg of his Middle East tour
US President Joe Biden arrived in Saudi Arabia on Friday, from Israel, aboard the US Air Force One. He landed at the Saudi port of Jeddah on the Red Sea, after a…
- Middle East
2,086 Syrian children recruited as soldiers in 2021: UN report
Damascus: 2,086 children were recruited and used as child soldiers in Syria in 2021, the United Nations (UN) said in its annual report on children and armed conflict. The Turkish-backed Syrian National Army (SNA) and other Syrian opposition militias were the biggest…
- Middle East
Blinken invites kin of slain journalist Shireen Abu Akleh to Washington
United States (US) President Joe Biden’s administration has invited the family of slain Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh. US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan told reporters aboard Air Force One en…
- India
UAE: 3 Indian expats take home over Rs 16L each in Emirates Draw
Three United Arab Emirates (UAE)-based Indian expatriates won the grand prize of Dirhams 77,777 (Rs 16,88,709) each in the latest round of Emirates Draw. Indian expatriates Sreejith Kochuputhadathu Surendran Nair, Rajendhar Burra…
- Middle East
UAE leads Arab world in gender gap report 2022
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) ranked first in the Arab world in the gender gap report 2022, issued by the World Economic Forum. According to the report, UAE advanced to 68th place globally among the 146…
- Middle East
Second in Gulf, Saudi Arabia reports first case of monkeypox
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s ministry of health on Thursday announced the detection of the first case of monkeypox in the Kingdom, making it the second Gulf country to report the…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia announces opening of airspace for all carriers
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia announced the opening of its airspace to all air carriers, including flights to and from Israel. The Saudi Civil Aviation Authority said, in a statement on…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia opens Umrah visa applications for international pilgrims
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Haj and Umrah opened Umrah visa applications for international pilgrims, starting from Thursday, July 14, 2022, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported. The start…
- Middle East
COVID-19 active cases rising again in Saudi Arabia
Riyadh: The COVID-19 active cases in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) crossed 500-mark, recording 586 on Thursday over the past 24 hours. During the past weeks, COVID-19 cases in the Kingdom…
- Middle East
11 dead, 3 missing in Oman drowning incidents
Muscat: Eleven deaths were reported, and three people are still missing as various regions of the Sultanate of Oman witnessed drowning incidents of citizens and expatriates, especially in the tourist areas. During…
- Middle East
Palestinian journalists demand accountability for killers of Shireen Abu Akleh
The Palestinian Media Forum on Wednesday organized a sit-down to demand accountability for the killers of Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, coinciding with US President Joe Biden’s visit to the region, the…
- Middle East
45-year-old Yemeni aid worker died in Houthi detention
Sanaa: A 45-year-old Yemeni aid worker, who was kidnapped by the Houthis five years ago, died in the prisons of the Iran-backed Houthi militia in Hodeidah Governorate, western Yemen. On Wednesday, July…
- Middle East
UAE ranks 1st in Gulf, 6th globally as best destination for expats
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has been ranked first amongst Gulf countries and sixth globally out of 59 destinations in the list of best countries to live and work in, said a new survey by global…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia: Umrah registration for domestic pilgrims to resume from July 19
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Haj and Umrah has announced that registration service for Umrah would be open to the domestic pilgrims on Tuesday, 20 Zul hijjah or July 19, right after…
