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Dubai: 3-day campaign for residents with visa-issues to be held

Abu Dhabi: General Directorate of Residency & Foreigners Affairs (GDRFA) in Dubai is running a three day campaign for residents, visitors and tourists who are facing visa or residency-related issues. ‘A Homeland…
British couple sentenced for smuggling Iraqi migrants in sofas

A British court sentenced three people— couple and their accomplice to prison, on charges of attempting to bring two Iraqis into the United Kingdom (UK) by hiding them in sofas, local media…

Study Master’s in UK, Dubai: Scholarship for Indian students

The University of Birmingham has launched a fully-funded scholarship— Lord Karan Bilimoria (chancellor’s) for Indian students applying for Master’s degree programmes. This scholarship is open to Indian students applying for Master’s at…
Top four countries that looking to hire most workers from UAE

Talent from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) remains in high demand by companies based abroad, as global recruitment continues to grow, according to Deel’s State of Global Hiring Report. Deel tracked about 260,000…
Saudi deaf women’s chess team participates in continental tournament

Riyadh: A Saudi women’s chess team with hearing disabilities is participating for the first time in the major continental tournament, local media reported. The first Asia-Pacific Deaf Sprint and Blitz Championship for…
Here is how UAE residents can now sponsor friends, family visits for 90 days

Abu Dhabi: As per the new visa rules in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), residents can now sponsor their family and friends in the country by applying for a three-month visitor visa,…
Saudi’s cube-shaped project lands in controversy over ‘replicating Kaaba’

“The Mukaab” — a huge cube-shaped structure project in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has given rise to controversy on social media platforms for its resemblance to the ‘Kaaba’ which is Islam’s…

Jordan sends aid convoy to quake-hit Syria

Amman: Jordan’s Foreign Ministry said that the Jordan Hashemite Charity Organisation (JHCO) has dispatched a 14-truck convoy loaded with medicines, food, blankets and drinking water to quake-hit Syria. The Ministry said in…
UN delegation in Gaza to defuse Hamas-Israeli tension: Sources

Gaza: A UN delegation arrived in the Gaza Strip to defuse the tension between Israel and Hamas, the ruler of the Palestinian enclave, Palestinian security sources said. The delegation, headed by UN…
Israel approves building 7,157 new housing units in West Bank settlements

Jerusalem: Israel has approved plans to build 7,157 new housing units in the settlements in the occupied West Bank, an Israeli settlement watchdog group said. The Higher Planning Council of the Civil…
Iranian-German citizen Jamshid Sharmahd sentenced to death

Tehran: Iranian-German citizen Jamshid Sharmahd has been sentenced to death by a court in Tehran after being accused of organizing a bomb attack in 2008. The 67-year-old also has US residency and was arrested…
Backstreet Boys announce Saudi, UAE and India 2023 tour dates

American pop group the Backstreet Boys will perform in Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, India and four other countries in May 2023, as part of their worldwide DNA tour. Formed in…
Saudi: 279 female recruits graduate from passports institute

Riyadh: In a majestic procession, about 279 Saudi female recruits have graduated from the passports institute in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported. At the graduation ceremony,…
Israeli carriers can fly directly to India with Oman opening its airspace: Netanyahu

Jerusalem: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday welcomed the authorisation for Israeli carriers to fly over Oman as a “great day” for the aviation industry as it will connect the country directly…
Dubai: Indian expat missing for three months found dead

The body of a Indian expat man who went missing three months ago has been recovered from the abandoned area near Rashidiya in Dubai, local media reported. The deceased has been identified…