- Middle East
In a first, women employed as field researchers for Saudi Census 2022
Riyadh: The training program for the Saudi Census 2022 in the Jazan region on Thursday received hundreds of women to work as field researchers in the region and its governorates, local media…
- Middle East
Ilhan Omar denounces assassination of journalist Shireen Abu Akleh
US lawmaker Ilhan Omar denounced the assassination of veteran Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, shot dead by the Israeli occupation forces in the city of Jenin on Wednesday, and called for Israel…
- Middle East
Palestinian newborns named after slain journalist Shireen Abu Akleh
Palestinians named their female newborns ‘Shireen’, after the name of the Al-Jazeera correspondent, Shireen Abu Akleh, who lost her life with a bullet to her head during her fieldwork in the city of…
- Middle East
Arab countries, journalists’ unions condemn assassination of Shireen Abu Akleh
Arab countries, organizations, unions, and personalities strongly condemned, the assassination of Al-Jazeera correspondent, Shireen Abu Akleh, shot by the Israeli occupation forces in the city of Jenin in the West Bank on…
- Middle East
UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed passes away at 73
Abu Dhabi: UAE President and Ruler of Abu Dhabi, Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan passed away on Friday, May 13. He was 73. Al Nahyan had been battling illness for several years. …
- Middle East
55-yr-old Indian wins Rs 7cr in Dubai Duty Free draw for 2nd time
Abu Dhabi: A 55-year-old United Arab Emirates (UAE) based Indian expatriate has won the grand prize of 1 million dollars (Rs 7,73,38,500) in Dubai Duty-Free draw for the second time on Wednesday,…
- 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…
