Middle East
- Middle East
Kuwait to resume issuing family visas; to begin with children
The Interior Ministry of Kuwait recently said it would resume the issuance of family visas in the near future. The ministry’s Residency Affairs Sector said that the first stage will cover children.…
- Middle East
Al-Qaeda tells Muslims not to attend ‘immoral’ Qatar FIFA World Cup
Al Qaeda in the Arab peninsula has urged Muslims not to watch the ongoing FIFA World Cup in Qatar. However, the terror group has not issued any threats of attacking the country.…
- Middle East
Qatar World Cup: ‘Kosher food, public prayer banned’, claim Jewish org
The World Jewish Congress has alleged that Qatar has banned Kosher food and Jews from performing public prayers during the FIFA World Cup. It is to be noted that Qatar maintained trade…
- Middle East
BBC slammed for not covering FIFA World Cup opening ceremony
Doha: The British Broadcast Corporation (BBC) decided not to air the opening ceremony of the FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar, which irked the fans. It is the first time in its…
- Middle East
UAE: Israeli interfaith couple gets married in Abu Dhabi
An interfaith couple from Israel on Monday tied the knot in Abu Dhabi as per the new law in the UAE since civil marriages are not allowed in Israel. The couple was…
- Middle East
FIFA WC: Private jet from Dubai to Doha costs Dh 240,000
With the FIFA World Cup 2022 underway in Qatar, the private jet fare for travelling from Dubai to Doha has been increased to Dh 2,40,000. Fans travelling to Doha for the World…
- India
Jaishankar meets UAE Foreign Minister in Delhi
New Delhi: India and UAE will take forward their Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, said External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Tuesday as he met UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan…
- Middle East
Iran accused of using live fire against Kurdish protestors
Iran was on Monday criticised for using live fire and heavy weapons against protestors in the Kurdish-populated areas. Over a dozen people protesting Mahasa Amini’s death have been killed in the last…
- Middle East
FIFA WC: Journalist detained for wearing t-shirt with a rainbow
A journalist from the US was stopped from entering the venue for the FIFA World Cup match between USA and Wales on Monday for wearing a t-shirt with a rainbow. The security…
- Middle East
Turkey plans to produce flour from Russian wheat to supply poor nations: Erdogan
Ankara: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that his country planned to produce flour from Russian wheat for free delivery to the least developed countries. Erdogan said he had agreed with his…
- Middle East
Iraq condemns Iranian attacks on Kurdistan region
Baghdad: Iraq has strongly condemned Iran’s cross-border bombardments on Iranian Kurdish opposition parties’ positions in the semi-autonomous region of Kurdistan in northern Iraq. “The repeated attacks carried out by Iranian and Turkish…
- Middle East
Foreign military presence threatens regional energy security: Iran
Tehran: The presence of foreign military forces has threatened energy security in the regional waters, Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said on Saturday. A large number of foreign unmanned vessels currently moving…
- Middle East
Israel welcomes Azerbaijan’s decision to open embassy in Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv: The Israeli government welcomed the “historic” decision by the Azerbaijani Parliament to open an embassy in Tel Aviv, as it is set to become the first Shia Muslim-majority country to…
- World
Sri Lanka probes ‘auction of women’ as sex workers in Oman
Colombo: Following an alleged incident where a group of Sri Lankan women who were taken to Oman promising jobs but auctioned off as sex workers, a Minister on Friday said that a…
- Middle East
Five killed in market drive-by shooting in Iran
Tehran: At least five people were killed and 10 others injured in a drive-by shooting attack on a market in the southwestern Iranian city of Izeh. Armed assailants driving two motorcycles on…
