- Middle East
Iranian woman dies after being beaten into coma by cops over ‘improper hijab’
Tehran: A 22-year-old Iranian woman who fell into a coma shortly after being arrested for not complying with the country’s mandatory hijab rules, died on Friday, Iranian media reported. Mahsa Amini who…
- Middle East
UAE: 28-yr-old Indian accountant wins Rs 21.73 lakh in Mahzooz Draw
Abu Dhabi: A 28-year-old United Arab Emirates (UAE) based Indian accountant has won the grand prize of 100,000 Dirham (Rs 21,73,078) in the 93rd Mahzooz weekly draw in Dubai. The winner of…
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35-year-old Kerala businessman wins Rs 7.9 cr in Dubai Duty Free
A 35-year-old Indian businessman from Kerala won the grand prize of one million dollars (Rs 7,98,36,500) in the Dubai Duty-Free Millennium Millionaire draw held on Wednesday in Concourse A of the Dubai International…
- Middle East
NEOM launches media village to support production of largest international films
Riyadh: NEOM announced the opening of NEOM Media Village and Jeddah Desert Studios, which contain the largest sound studios and film production support facilities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Through the…
- Middle East
SDAIA, Google Cloud launch AI program to empower 25,000 women
Riyadh: The Saudi Data & AI Authority (SDAIA) and Google Cloud have launched the Elevate program, which aims to empower women globally to pursue careers in artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning.…
- Middle East
Saudi: Al Sudais urges worshippers to abide by rules of the two holy mosques
Riyadh: The Head of the General Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques Sheikh Abdulrahman Al Sudais has called on worshippers and visitors to the Grand Mosque in Makkah and Prophet’s Mosque…
- Middle East
Abu Dhabi retains top spot as world’s most pandemic-resilient city
Abu Dhabi: Abu Dhabi has once again topped the list of the world’s most pandemic-resilient city globally for its advanced and robust infrastructure, commitment and leadership, Abu Dhabi Media Office (ADMO) reported.…
- Middle East
Egypt releases Al Jazeera journalist Ahmed Al-Najdi
Cairo: The Egyptian investigative authorities on Wednesday released Al-Jazeera journalist Ahmed Al-Najdi, whom Cairo had held in pretrial detention on charges of spreading false news. 67-year-old Ahmed Al-Najdi, who has been detained since August 2020, was…
- Middle East
Saudi develops AI algorithms to help pilgrims visiting holy sites
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is developing and deploying artificial intelligence algorithms across the country to help manage crowds and streamline services for pilgrims visiting holy sites, the Saudi Press Agency…
- Middle East
First marble pillar of Abu Dhabi BAPS Hindu temple placed
Abu Dhabi: United Arab Emirates (UAE) ministers and Indian officials participated in the installation ceremony of the first marble pillar of the temple under construction in Abu Dhabi. On Tuesday, September 13,…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia: 3 kg of hair removed from patient’s stomach
Riyadh: In a rare medical case, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s General Directorate of Health Affairs in Al-Jouf region announced the removal of a hair mass weighing 3 kilograms from the stomach of…
- Middle East
Woman holds up Lebanon bank to withdraw own savings for her sister’s cancer treatment
Beirut: A Lebanese woman on Wednesday held up a BLOM BANK branch in the capital, Beirut, and was able to take about 20,000 dollar with toy gun of her own money to…
- Middle East
UAE: Watchman, resident save 5-yr-old boy hanging from 13th floor
Abu Dhabi: A watchman and a resident, were able to save the life of a 5-year-old boy who had been hanging from the 13th floor of a building in Sharjah on Wednesday,…
- Middle East
UAE FM Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed arrives in Israel on Abraham Accords’ 2nd anniversary
Abu Dhabi: UAE Foreign Minister, Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, arrived on Wednesday in Tel Aviv, Israel on an official visit, the Emirates News Agency (WAM) reported. The visit comes on…
- Middle East
Dubai ranks 1st regionally, 23rd globally as world’s wealthiest city
Abu Dhabi: Dubai ranked first in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), and 23rd globally, in the list of world’s wealthiest city for the third quarter of 2022. This came according…
