- 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…
- Middle East
Indian man wins lottery worth Rs 62L in Abu Dhabi Big Ticket draw
Abu Dhabi: A Qatar-based Indian expatriate won the grand prize of 300,000 Dirham (Rs 62,63,687) in the Big Ticket Abu Dhabi weekly draw held on Saturday, April 23. The winner of the draw Tariq Shaik…
- World
Sweden: Demonstrations against burning of the Quran continue
Stockholm: Hundreds of people demonstrated in front of the parliament house in Stockholm, Sweden, against the burning of copies of the Holy Quran by extremists on Saturday afternoon, Anadolu Agency reported. The…
- Entertainment
Naatak 22 to stage two Hindi comedy plays in Dubai
Abu Dhabi: Naatak 22— contemporary Indian theater festival is all set to stage two Hindi comedy plays in Dubai on May 15, 2022. The two Hindi plays— ‘Waiting for Naseer’ and ‘Bali…
- Middle East
Kuwait: Haj rates to increase by 40% due to downsizing of quota
Kuwait: The prices of flights from Kuwait to perform Haj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia are expected to increase significantly by 40 percent due to the decrease in the Haj quota, local media…
- Middle East
Most pavilions to be part of Dubai Expo’s District 2020; know top ten
Dubai: As Expo 2020 Dubai— the world’s largest cultural gathering ended on March 31, some of the best pavilions will be part of Expo’s legacy site, District 2020. Many of the pavilions are…
- Offbeat
Saudi restaurant shut for making samosas in toilets for over 30 years
Riyadh: The authorities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) have closed a restaurant that had been making samosas and snacks in the toilet for more than 30 years, local media reported. Following…
- Middle East
UAE startup creates world’s first AI kandura tailor service
Abu Dhabi: UAE-based startup CanCan has launched a way for consumers to buy kandura – a traditional dress worn by Arab men, with a convenient and price-competitive artificial intelligence (AI) platform. The company…
- Middle East
London: Demonstration held in front of Israeli embassy following raids on Al Aqsa Mosque
London: Hundreds of people demonstrated in front of the Israeli embassy in London to denounce the Israeli violations of Al- Aqsa Mosque and occupied Jerusalem, on Friday evening, reported Wafaa News Agency. The demonstration was…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia deports over 12,000 illegal residents in a week
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has deported nearly 12,000 violators of residency, labor laws, and border security regulations in various regions of the Kingdom, during the period from April 14…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia: 22nd WTTC global summit to be held in Riyadh
Riyadh: The World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) announced that the 22nd edition of its global summit will be held in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s capital Riyadh, from November 29 to…
