- 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…
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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…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia denies rumors of converting visit visa into Iqama
Riyadh: The General Directorate of Passports in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has denied the widely spread rumors and the issuance of a decision by the authorities to convert a visit visa into Iqama…
- India
Saudi overtakes Russia to become India’s second biggest oil supplier
Riyadh: After a three-month gap, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has overtaken Russia by a narrow margin to become India’s second-biggest supplier of oil behind Iraq in August 2022. According to…
- Middle East
Cyber attacks among the biggest risks we face: Saudi Aramco CEO
Riyadh: The CEO of Saudi oil company, Aramco said at a Global Artificial Intelligence Summit in Riyadh on Tuesday that cyber attacks are one of the biggest risks facing Aramco. Amin Hassan…
- Middle East
UAE: Newspaper Al Roeya’s report on price hike results in its closure
Abu Dhabi: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) authorities have arbitrarily closed a local newspaper ‘Al Roeya’ and dismissed dozens of its employees due to a report on high fuel prices, local media…
- India
UAE-India flight prices drop to a year-low; check fare details
Abu Dhabi: Airline ticket prices from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to several Indian cities have dropped to their lowest levels of the year, with most people returning from their summer vacations.…
