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Yemeni Siamese twins Mawaddah, Rahma arrive in Saudi Arabia

Riyadh: The Yemeni Siamese twins Mawaddah and Rahma arrived in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s capital Riyadh on Sunday, accompanied by their parents, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported. The 3-month-old twins…
Middle East

Saudi embassy in Canada calls on citizens to be cautious

Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi embassy in Canada on Sunday called on its citizens to exercise caution and stay at home due to continuous strong storms in Ontario. This came due to…

Middle East

Dubai police sponsor Umrah pilgrimage for 50 employees

Abu Dhabi: Fifty employees of the Dubai police on Saturday set off for Umrah pilgrimage on a special itinerary arranged and sponsored by the Dubai police general command. This was initiated by…
Middle East

Saudi Arabia: Expat colleagues raise Rs 96L to return Telangana labourer’s body

In a heartwarming gesture, Pakistani and Bangladeshi ex-pat labourers in Saudi Arabia recently crowd-funded Rupees 96 lakh in order to send back the mortal remains of a co-worker who belonged to Telangana.…
Middle East

Saudi Arabia bans citizens from travelling to India, 15 other countries

Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has banned its citizens from travelling to India and 15 other countries, another outbreak of the COVID-19 cases. According to Saudi’s Directorate General of Passports (Jawazat),…
Middle East

Saudi: SAR 2L fine, jail time for threatening someone to perjure

Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) announced the imposition of a fine of 200,000 Saudi Arabian Riyals (SAR) and 5-years jail on anyone who forces or threatens someone to perjure. The…
Middle East

Saudi-led coalition spy drone shot down in Yemen’s Hajjah

Sanaa: Yemen’s Houthi rebels have said they shot down a “spy drone” of the Saudi-led coalition that supports the Yemeni government in the country’s civil war, accusing the coalition of violating the…

Middle East

Uniform to be mandatory for taxi drivers in Saudi Arabia

Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has announced implementation of the uniform dress code for taxi drivers, effective from Tuesday, July 12, local media reported. The decision aims to raise the…
Middle East

In a first for Saudi Arabia, airline operates flight with all-female crew

Riyadh: For the first time in the history of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Saudi airline operated the first flight with an all-female crew. The Saudi low-cost airline flyadeal took off the…
Middle East

Saudi Arabia elected as representative of Arab group at ICAO

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) unanimously won the ICAO Council elections to be a representative of the Arab Group, during the 27th Ordinary General Assembly of the Arab Civil Aviation Organization,…
Entertainment

Sana Khan goes on Umrah again, ‘Allah has been very kind to us’

Mumbai: Former actress Sana Khan and her husband Anas Saiyad have jetted off to Saudi Arabia to perform Umrah. This is couple’s second Umrah in 2022 and the third one after their…
Sports

Irfan Pathan, his wife Safa Baig perform Umrah [Photos]

Mumbai: Former Indian cricketer Irfan Pathan and his wife Safa Baig are currently on a religious trip to Saudi Arabia to perform Umrah. Taking to Instagram and Twitter, Irfan shared a couple…
Middle East

Saudi Arabia calls ‘Shawwal depression’ baseless

The Government of Saudi Arabia on Thursday called the ‘Shawwal depression ‘baseless, spelling out reasons for mood swings during this time of the year. Following the Holy month of Ramzan, Shawwal is…
Middle East

500 mn-year-old Hasma desert is a museum of rare rock formations

Riyadh: In the Hasma desert in the Tabuk region of Saudi Arabia, there are rocky scenes that give its visitors a feeling of antiquity and tranquility at the same time, which has a long…
Middle East

Saudi Arabia opens the largest mobile game city on Red Sea

Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has opened the city of Jeddah Pier, which is the largest mobile game city on the Red Sea coast, as part of the Jeddah Season 2022.…