Middle East
Middle East News: Get all the latest updates on Middle East crime & Middle East politics. Also get all latest news onWorld news, Political news, refugee camp news, War News at The Siasat Daily.
-
Iraq to hold provincial elections after over 10 yrs
Baghdad: The Iraqi government announced that provincial elections will be held on December 18, more than 10 years after the last polls took place in April 2013. The new date was set “in…
-
Flydubai bracing for busiest summer ever; expects 4.5M passengers
Abu Dhabi: Dubai-based flydubai is bracing for busiest summer season ever, with more than 4.5 million passengers expected to travel between June 1 and September 30 across its growing network. The carrier…
-
Saudi Arabia: 2.47 cr performed Umrah, 9.26 L went for Haj in 2022
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT) announced that a total number of 24,715,307 and 926,062 pilgrims performed Umrah and Haj respectively in the year 1443 AH/2022. Of…
-
UAE: Filipino expat takes home Rs 2 crore in Mahzooz draw
Abu Dhabi: A United Arab Emirates (UAE)-based expat from the Philippines won a guaranteed raffle prize of Dirham one million (Rs 2,23,55,080) in the 133rd Mahzooz weekly draw. The winner of the…
-
Saudi Arabia launches own cruise line brand, to create 50K jobs
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has launched its own cruise line brand, AROYA Cruises, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported. Cruise Saudi, owned by the Public Investment Fund (PIF), is set…
-
Dubai-based British billionaire among missing Titanic submersible
A Dubai-based British billionaire businessman is among five people missing after a submarine, exploring the wreckage of the Titanic, disappeared in the Atlantic Ocean. A search operation is underway, Reuters reported. Fifty-nine-year-old…
-
Netanyahu to move ahead with judicial amendments plan
Tel Aviv: Amid continued resistance against the controversial judicial reforms in Israel, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has announced to move ahead with the reforms. According to an Agence France Presse (AFP) report,…
-
UAE launches ‘Safe Healthy Haj’ awareness campaign for pilgrims
Abu Dhabi: The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has launched ‘Safe Healthy Haj’ awareness campaign to outline health instructions and precautions for Haj pilgrims, the Emirates…
-
Egypt Prez, EU foreign policy chief discuss ties, issues of mutual concerns
Cairo: Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi met with visiting EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell, discussing bilateral relations and regional hotspot issues. During their meeting, Sisi highlighted the diverse and longstanding ties between…
-
Pakistan to hand over Karachi port terminals to UAE
Karachi: Pakistan has constituted a negotiation committee to finalise a deal with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for handing over the Karachi port terminals. This move may mark the first intergovernmental transaction…
-
Six Palestinians killed as Israeli forces raid West Bank camp
Ramallah: Six Palestinians were killed and dozens other injured in the new wave of violence in the West Bank, officials said. The Palestinian Ministry of Health said that Zakareya Al-Za’oul, 20, died…
-
Arab League, Sudanese Sovereign Council discuss developments in Sudan
Cairo: Arab League (AL) Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul-Gheit and Deputy Chairman of Sudan’s Sovereign Council Malik Agar discussed the humanitarian crisis in Sudan and the international and regional initiatives to resolve the ongoing…
-
Regional leaders, analysts welcomes restoration of Qatar, UAE diplomatic ties
Doha: Qatar and the UAE have announced the reopening of their respective embassies and consulates with immediate effect. The detente was broadly welcomed by regional leaders and analysts. Qatar’s embassy in Abu…
-
UAE Princess reacts at Indian expat’s communal tweets
UAE Princess Hend F Q has reacted after communal tweets by an Indian expat in the Middle East country went viral on social media. She tweeted, “The UAE is a safe, tolerant…
-
Saudi: Grand Mosque cleaned 10 times a day during Haj season
Riyadh: The Grand Mosque in Makkah is cleaned ten times a day during the Haj season to keep pilgrims and worshippers safe. The General Presidency of the Grand Mosque and Prophet’s Mosque…
