UAE
- Middle East
Indian technician’s first solo Big Ticket entry wins him Rs 26L
Abu Dhabi: An Indian technician’s first solo Big Ticket entry has won him Dh 100,000 (Rs 26 lakh) in the latest Big Ticket Abu Dhabi draw after he selected the number at…
- Middle East
UAE warning to Netanyahu absolutely accurate, former Israeli PM
Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said he had no doubt that a Haaretz report alleging UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed warned Benjamin Netanyahu about a planned Hamas operation before the October…
- Middle East
Algeria cuts diplomatic ties with UAE, gives ambassador 48 hours
Algiers: Algeria has severed diplomatic relations with the United Arab Emirates (UAE), accusing Abu Dhabi of increasingly “provocative or hostile” actions and saying it had exhausted all means of preserving bilateral ties.…
- India
Odisha CM to hold investment roadshows in Abu Dhabi, Dubai
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi left for a three-day visit to the UAE on Tuesday, September 8, to hold roadshows in the West Asian country to attract investors to the…
- Hyderabad
The rich are smuggling luxury watches through Hyderabad airport
Hyderabad: To save money on import duties and avoid financial scrutiny, a section of ultra-rich buyers is allegedly turning to organised smuggling networks to source high-end luxury watches, with carriers being used…
- News
Retired envoy asked to prove citizenship during Punjab SIR
Amritsar: A former envoy to the United Arab Emirates, Egypt, and several other nations was asked to prove his Indian citizenship during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. Navdeep…
- Middle East
Rift widens as Saudi Arabia scrutinises UAE bank transfers
Riyadh: Saudi Arabia has quietly subjected bank transfers bound for the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to the kind of enhanced scrutiny normally applied to high-risk countries, pointing to a deepening rift between the…
- Middle East
2 UAE tankers attacked while transiting Strait of Hormuz
The United Arab Emirates has blamed Iran for firing drones at two tankers operated by a state-owned oil company as they sailed through the Strait of Hormuz, saying Friday, August 14, that…
- Middle East
Dubai ruler confronted in London over UAE role in Sudan genocide
Hyderabad: Dubai ruler and United Arab Emirates (UAE) Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum was confronted by a man protesting against the West Asian country’s alleged role in the Sudan conflict…
- Sports
SRH nets to ICC match fixing ban: Fall of a Hyderabad cricketer
Hyderabad: Bodugum Akhilesh Reddy, a Hyderabad-raised cricketer who represented the United States (US) in international cricket after failing to break into India’s domestic circuit, has been banned from all forms of the game…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad woman seeks son’s return, husband’s release from UAE
Hyderabad: A woman from Hyderabad’s Edi Bazar has written to External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar seeking urgent intervention to secure the release and repatriation of her husband, who is lodged in Ajman…
- Middle East
UAE launches new passport emergency service for Golden Visa holders
Abu Dhabi: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) has introduced a new passport emergency service for Golden Visa holders, allowing eligible residents to obtain an electronic Return Document…
- Telangana
Telangana’s Srikar Reddy tipped to be India’s Ambassador to Qatar
Hyderabad: Senior diplomat Dr K Srikar Reddy, currently India’s Consul General in San Francisco and the man who negotiated New Delhi’s trade pacts with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Mauritius, is likely…
- Pakistan
Saudi Arabia quietly rolls over USD 3 billion debt to Pakistan
Islamabad: Saudi Arabia has quietly rolled over its USD 3 billion debt to Pakistan as the country struggled to meet the tough conditions of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), according to a…
- Middle East
Trump says Hormuz open to all except Iran, takes back 20 pc toll
US President Donald Trump took a day to reverse his plans to charge a 20 per cent toll on cargo going through the Strait of Hormuz, saying that Middle Eastern countries will…