- Middle East
Abu Dhabi returns to 100% capacity for various activities
Abu Dhabi: Abu Dhabi authority approved a return to 100 percent operating capacity in all commercial activities, tourist attractions, and events in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), effective from Friday, April 29,…
- World
German footballer Mesut Ozil condemns violence against Indian Muslims
Former German footballer Mesut Ozil on Wednesday strongly condemned violence against Muslims in India and called upon citizens to speak up to create awareness about the treatment of Muslims in India. “Praying during…
- India
Indian clerk wins Rs 20.83 lakh lottery in Mahzooz draw
Abu Dhabi: A United Arab Emirates-based Indian man has won the grand prize of 100,000 Dirham (Rs 20,83,213) each in the 74th Mahzooz weekly draw. The winner of the draw Santosh Kumar…
- Middle East
Dubai Int’l Airport runway closure; DWC to serve 1,000 flights a week
Abu Dhabi: Dubai’s second airport, Dubai World Central (DWC) will handle more than 1,000 flights per week during the northern runway closure at Dubai International Airport, the Emirates News Agency (WAM) reported on…
- Middle East
Watch: Tunisian breaks down on meeting Palestinian pilgrim in Makkah
Riyadh: A touching video clip of a Tunisian pilgrim, following his chance encounter with a Palestinian pilgrim from the Gaza strip, in the courtyard of the Grand Mosque in Makkah, has been…
- Middle East
Dubai’s Burj Al Arab staffer becomes world’s second best receptionist
Abu Dhabi: A Dubai-based hotel receptionist who represented the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in the ‘World’s Best Receptionist’ contest in Germany, won second place, local media reported. 22-year-old Carmen Barbera, a French national…
- Middle East
Shawwal 2022: Saudi calls on Muslims to sight moon on April 30
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Supreme Court on Thursday called on all Muslims living in the kingdom to sight the crescent moon of Shawwal 1443, 2022 on Saturday evening, 29 Ramzan corresponding to April 30,…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia announces end date for Umrah season for overseas Muslims
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Hajj and Umrah has announced the end date of the Umrah season for the current year 1443 AH (Anno Hegirae in Latin or “in…
- India
51-year-old Indian man wins Rs 7 crore in Dubai Duty-Free draw
Riyadh: A 51-year-old Saudi Arabia-based Indian expatriate has won the grand prize of 1 million dollars (Rs 7,56,17,500) in Dubai Duty-Free draw on Wednesday, April 27. The winner of the draw Syed…
- Middle East
Over 2 mn pray at Makkah’s Grand Mosque on 27th night of Ramzan
Riyadh: More than two million worshippers attended Qiyam Al Layl prayers at the Grand Mosque in Makkah on Wednesday, the 27th night of Ramzan 1443, believed to likely be Laylat al-Qadr. The…
- Middle East
Saudi: Children’s nursery to be developed at Prophet’s Mosque
Riyadh: The construction of a nursery at Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah, Saudi Arabia, will begin next month to take care of the children while parents take to worship, local media reported on…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia witnesses spike in women in tech startup than Europe: Report
Riyadh: The percentage of women working in the startup technology sector in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) is higher than that in Europe, according to new research findings. This came in…
- Middle East
Iran court sentences two university students to 16 years in prison each
Tehran: Tehran Court of First Instance on Monday sentenced two elite university students to sixteen years in prison for having links to an opposition group. 22-year-old Ali Younesi and Amirhossein Moradi, students…
- Middle East
Yemen: Houthis offer to release 200 prisoners before Eid al-Fitr
Sanaa: Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi movement made a new offer to the United Nations to release 200 prisoners from each of the warring parties in Yemen before Eid al-Fitr. The head of the…
- Middle East
550 Palestinians sentenced to life imprisonment in Israeli jails: Report
Jerusalem: The number of Palestinians sentenced to life imprisonment in the Israeli prisons rose to 550, local media reported on Monday. This came in a report released by the Center for Palestinian Prisoner…
