Middle East

Riyadh: The subject of marriage and divorce has dominated in the kingdom amid the measures taken by the rulers for curbing the deadly coronavirus. …

Riyadh: Saudi Arabia on Monday issued a royal decree appointing 50 women as public prosecutor investigators for the first time in history. The women …

Dubai: Tens of thousands of mosques across Saudi Arabia reopened Sunday for the first time in more than two months, but worshipers have been …

Riyadh: Saudi Arabia recorded more recoveries from the pandemic than new cases, the health ministry announced on Friday. With 2,460 new recoveries over the …

Tehran: Iran said Friday its experts would continue nuclear development activities, despite sanctions imposed earlier this week on their fellow scientists by the United …

RIYADH: Over 90,000 mosques will reopen on Sunday, May 31 in the Saudi Arabia, as the government relaxes social distancing measures to stop the spread …

Riyadh: Saudi Arabia on Thursday started easing a five-day nationwide lockdown imposed during the festival of Eid amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Curfew partially relaxed A …

Dubai: Iran’s Parliament elected a former mayor of Tehran tied to the Revolutionary Guard as its next Speaker on Thursday, solidifying hard-line control of …

Tehran: Iran’s newly elected parliament convened on Wednesday, dominated by conservative lawmakers and under strict social distancing regulations, as the country struggles to curb …

Dubai: UAE Pharmacies confirmed that the supplies of generic medicines manufactured by BR Shetty owned NeoPharma have reduced drastically. BR Shetty owned NeoPharma manufacture …

Riyadh: The Saudi Arabian authorities have decided to relax some restrictions in curfew, which was imposed due to pandemic, Saudi Press Agency reported(SPA). The easing of restrictions …

Riyadh: Saudi Arabia imposed a 24-hour nation-wide lockdown for five days from 23rd to 27th May 2020. Earlier, a spokesperson of the Interior Ministry …

Riyadh: Saudi Minister of Health Dr Tawfiq Bin Fawzan Al-Rabiah said that the Kingdom has one of the lowest coronavirus death rates in the …

Riyadh: In Saudi Arabia, Eid-ul-Fitr will be celebrated on 24th May as the crescent is not sighted tonight. Earlier, astronomers at the observatory of …

Dubai: The family of slain Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi announced Friday they have forgiven his Saudi killers, giving legal reprieve to the five …

Dubai: Emirates Airline on Thursday started passenger flights from Dubai Airport to nine destinations. These destinations are London Heathrow, Frankfurt, Paris, Milan, Madrid, Chicago, …

Tehran: Iranian police arrested a parkour athlete after he shared objectionable photos on social media. In the photos, he can be seen kissing an …

Dubai: Saudi billionaire businessman Saleh Abdullah Kamel died on Monday at Dr Samir Abbas Hospital in Jeddah. He was 79. Kamel had a net …

Abu Dhabi: As the medical fraternity around the world scrambles to develop ways which will enable better tackling of coronavirus crisis, QuantLase Imaging Lab, …

Jeddah: In a fatwa issued regarding offering of Eid-ul-Fitr prayer at home, Saudi Arabia’s Grand Mufti and head of the Council of Senior Scholars …

Abu Dhabi: Another Indian expat in UAE has joined a list of persons who have either been fired or suspended over their Islamophobic posts on …

Muscat: Eid celebration in Oman has been banned by the Supreme Committee to contain the spread of coronavirus. The committee has imposed ban on …

Tehran: A Commission of the Iranian Parliament on Monday tasked the government to create a “virtual embassy” in Palestine. Parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy …

Abu Dhabi: Indian students in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have signed an online petition for a local centre to conduct the National Eligibility cum …