- India
Dubai: Indian man wins Rs 1cr with lottery ticket matching son’s birthday
Abu Dhabi: A 29-year-old Dubai-based Indian man has won the grand prize of 500,000 Dirhams (Rs 1,05,44,000) in the Big Ticket Abu Dhabi weekly draw with a ticket that he picked matching his son’s…
- Offbeat
Hefty fine, 15 years jail time for anyone enabling intruders to enter Saudi
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) on Wednesday announced the imposition of a fine of 1 million Saudi Riyals and 15-years jail on anyone who is caught enabling intruders to infiltrate…
- Middle East
World’s first digital arts center to come up in Saudi Arabia
Riyadh: The Diriyah Gate Development Authority (DGDA) announced that the world’s first dedicated arts education center for digital arts (Diriyah Art Futures) is about to open soon in the Kingdom of Saudi…
- Middle East
Jordan disallows Israeli tourists for having Tefillin in luggage
Israeli tourists were denied entry into Jordan on Tuesday after Jordanian guards at the border crossing found tefillin in their bags, local media reported. About 40 Israeli insurance agents on their way…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Mega job mela on May 16, over 40 companies to partake
Hyderabad: A free mega job mela is being organised in the city on Monday, May 16. Over 40 companies are going to take part in the mela and conduct interviews. The job…
- Middle East
Israeli forces opens new settler-only road in Bethlehem
Jerusalem: Israeli forces have opened a settlers-only road on Palestinian land in a village near the occupied West Bank city of Bethlehem, the Wafaa News Agency reported. The road runs through the Palestinian village of Wadi Fukin to the…
- India
India’s passenger volume stays on top for Dubai’s DXB in Q1 2022
Abu Dhabi: India has remained the top destination country with regards passenger volume for the Dubai International Airport (DXB), the Dubai Media Office (DMO) reported. The Dubai International Airport (DXB) in the first…
- Middle East
Egypt: 5 soldiers were killed in 2nd terrorist attack in a week
Cairo: The Egyptian army announced the killing of five of its soldiers on Wednesday, while thwarting an attempt to attack a security point in North Sinai Governorate, in the northeast of the…
- Middle East
UAE jobs: Emirates, flydubai are hiring; here’s how to apply
Abu Dhabi: United Arab Emirates (UAE) based airlines— Emirates and flydubai are hiring in full swing, as air travel demand improved with a pick-up in economic activity. With the reopening of the…
- Middle East
A month after submission, Kuwaiti Emir accepts govt’s resignation
Kuwait: Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah on Tuesday accepted the resignation of the country’s government, which was submitted by Prime Minister Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, on April 5, the Kuwait…
- Middle East
After 2 year hiatus, Kuwait resumes issuance of visit visas to expat families
Kuwait: After being suspended for more than two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Kuwait government resumed issuing visas for the families of expatriates to enter the country, local media reported.…
- Middle East
Israeli forces demolish Palestinian building, leave 40 homeless
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) on Tuesday demolished a three-story building owned by the Rajabi family in annexed east Jerusalem on Tuesday, leaving 40 people, the majority of them children, homeless. The…
- Middle East
Gulf countries caution citizens against travelling to Sri Lanka
Gulf countries called on their citizens to postpone travel to Sri Lanka due to the nationwide curfew following violent protests and political turmoil. In addition, called on citizens residing in Sri Lanka…
- Middle East
Cyclone Asani: UAE embassy in India urges citizens to be cautious
New Delhi: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) embassy in New Delhi has issued advisory warning citizens in India to be cautious of the approaching cyclone Asani in several parts of India. The…
- Middle East
Saudi Aramco surpasses Apple; is now world’s most valued company
Riyadh: The market value of Saudi Arabia’s Aramco, the world’s largest oil company, has surpassed the American company Apple, making the Saudi oil giant the world’s top-valued company. This came after the…
