Middle East

Saudi to begin building homes in $500 billion futuristic city Neom

Jan 18: Saudi Arabia said it will start building the first residential area in a proposed $500 billion futuristic city that’s become a symbol of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s ambitions for life after oil.

The kingdom plans to...

Dubai announces academic calendar for schools until 2021

Dubai, Jan 18: The Ministry of Education has revealed the academic calendar for public and private schools until July 2021.

The new calendar indicated that public and private schools will start their summer holidays on July 4, 2019, while...

8 Indian sailors stranded on ship off UAE coast for months cry out for help

Hyderabad, Jan 13: Eight sailors from India have literally been shackled to the sea at the Sharjah anchorage and have urged the government to get them out of a ship which has practically been abandoned.

There are 10 sailors...

Minor tremor felt in UAE, no damages reported

Jan 12: A slight tremor with a magnitude of 3.7 on the Richter scale was recorded on Friday at 12.51pm.

The epicentre was northwest of Dibba, Oman. Residents in Ras Al Khaimah, mainly in Al Rams and Julphar areas,...

UAE man locks up Indian football fans in cage before match, watch viral video

Dubai, Jan 12: A video purportedly showing a man locking up supporters of the Indian football team in a bird cage ahead of a crucial match with the UAE has gone viral, prompting the UAE authorities to arrest several persons,...

Rahul Gandhi strikes a chord with Indian expats in UAE

Dubai, Jan 12: A rockstar politician with dreams of a new India, Indian opposition leader and Congress party president Rahul Gandhi struck the right notes on pluralism and compassion on Friday, the first day of his two-day visit to the...

Israeli warplanes hit Damascus airport warehouse

Damascus/Syria, Jan 12: Missiles fired by Israeli warplanes struck a warehouse at Damascus International Airport late Friday, causing damage but no casualties, a Syrian military official said.

The unidentified official was quoted by Syrian state media as saying Israeli...

Rahul Gandhi's two-day UAE visit begins

Dubai, Jan 10: India’s Congress party president Rahul Gandhi has arrived in Dubai for a much-anticipated visit to the UAE that will see him address Indian expatriates at Dubai International Cricket Stadium on January 11.

An...

Saudi teen is refugee, UN confirms, asks Australia to resettle

Sydney, Jan 9: The United Nations has found that a teenage woman who fled Saudi Arabia is a legitimate refugee and has asked Australia to take her in, officials in Canberra said Wednesday.

“The UNHCR has referred Rahaf Mohammed...

Saudi woman held at Bangkok airport pleads for asylum

Bangkok, Jan 7: A Saudi woman being held at Bangkok airport on Monday appealed for asylum and for other passengers to help protest her looming deportation, in desperate tweets from the hotel room where she barricaded herself....