- Middle East
Dubai: Autistic Indian teen sets world record for fastest 10 km skate in 40 minutes
Dubai: A 14-year-old Dubai-based Indian expat with autism has set a Guinness World Record for completing a 10 km inline skate in just 40 minutes and 4 seconds. Zayne Merzi Sodawaterwala made…
- Middle East
Indian workers stranded in Saudi Arabia without salaries for 8 months
Riyadh: Hundreds of Indian workers employed by Sendan International Company Limited have been stranded in Saudi Arabia for the past eight months, without salaries, basic necessities, or a means to return home.…
- Middle East
Video: Emirati girls perform Khaleeji hair-flip dance to welcome Trump, netizens react
A video clip of several young Emirati girls performing the traditional hair-flip dance called as Khaleeji for United States (US) President Donald Trump in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE), has gone…
- World
Spanish PM calls Israel ‘genocidal state’
Madrid: Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has called Israel a “genocidal state” and said Spain “does not do business” with it. During a parliamentary question-and-answer session in Madrid on 14 May, Sanchez…
- Middle East
Nakba Day: Palestinians marks 77th anniversary amid Israel’s war on Gaza
This year, on Thursday, May 15, Palestinians commemorate the 77th anniversary of the Nakba, or “catastrophe”, which marked the mass displacement of Palestinians in 1948— against the backdrop of ongoing Israeli military…
- Middle East
Dubai makes driving licence renewal easier
Dubai: Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) on Thursday, May 15, streamlined driving licence services, reducing the number by 53 percent — from 33 to 15. The initiative is part of a…
- Middle East
Nine Indian workers stranded in Saudi Arabia seek govt help to return
Nine Indian migrant workers have been stranded in Dammam, Saudi Arabia, for the past four months after their employer allegedly stopped providing work and confiscated their passports, leaving them helpless and without…
- Middle East
Baby ‘Madinah’ marks first birth of Haj 2025 season
Madinah: A medical team at the Maternity and Children’s Hospital at King Salman Medical City in Madinah, Saudi Arabia, has successfully recorded the first birth of Haj 1446 AH–2025. The baby girl…
- Middle East
Donald Trump arrives in UAE for final leg of Gulf tour
United States (US) President Donald Trump on Thursday, May 15, arrived in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) capital, Abu Dhabi, for the final leg of his three-country tour of the Gulf. He…
- Middle East
Indian woman stabbed to death in Dubai, friend held
Dubai: A 26-year-old Indian woman was found stabbed to death in her shared apartment in Karama, Dubai. Her friend, also an Indian national, has been arrested in connection with the incident. The…
- Middle East
Haj 2025: All-women group of Indian pilgrims arrive in Jeddah
Jeddah: A group of all-women Haj pilgrims from the southern Indian state of Kerala arrived at the Haj Terminal of King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on Wednesday, May 14.…
- India
Dubai Duty Free draw: Indian expat wins Rs 8 cr after 24 years of trying
Dubai: In a surprising turn of luck, a 69-year-old Dubai-based Indian expat won a staggering one million dollars (Rs 8,53,98,263) on Wesnesday, May 14, in the latest Dubai Duty-Free (DDF) Millennium Millionaire…
- Telangana
Telangana expat stranded in Saudi Arabia, family seeks govt help
Hyderabad: A 36-year-old man from Telangana has been stranded in Saudi Arabia for several months after his employer stopped providing work and withheld his passport. Ankam Sudheer Kumar, a resident of Shastrinagar…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia, US sign deals worth over USD 300 billion
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has announced that the Kingdom has signed agreements with the United States (US) valued at over USD 300 billion, coinciding with US President Donald Trump’s current…
- Middle East
India blocks X account of Turkish broadcaster TRT World
The Indian government on Wednesday, May 14, blocked the X account of Turkish state broadcaster TRT World for reportedly spreading misinformation following heightened tensions between India and Pakistan. A message on TRT…
