Middle East

Saudi Arabia removes gender-segregated entrances for eateries

Riyadh, Dec 9: Restaurants and cafes in Saudi Arabia are no longer required to have gender-segregated entrances, officials said, in a further easing of social restrictions in the ultra-conservative Islamic kingdom.

Eateries have long required one entrance for single...

2-year-old boy falls to death from UAE building

Sharjah, Dec 9: A two-year-old Arab boy fell to death from the 8th floor of his family apartment in a building in Sharjah's Al Majaz 2 area.

After the police were notified about the tragedy, patrols and paramedics rushed...

Rain forecast in parts of UAE today, alert issued

Dubai, Dec 7: Rainfall has been forecast in some parts of the UAE, the NCM said in its daily weather bulletin.

According to the Met's latest update, it will be partly cloudy in UAE today with some convective clouds...

Saudi Aramco prices shares at top of range in world's biggest IPO

Riyadh, Dec 6: State-owned oil giant Saudi Aramco’s initial public offering (IPO) will be the biggest in history, but will fall short of the towering USD 2 trillion valuation long sought by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

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Saudi Arabia takes over G20 presidency from Japan

Riyadh, Dec 1: Saudi Arabia became the first Arab nation Sunday to take over the G20 presidency as it seeks to bounce back onto the world stage following global uproar over its human rights record.

The oil-rich...

Iraq crackdown kills nearly 40 after Iran mission torched

Nasiriyah, Nov 29: Iraq crackdown kills nearly 40 after Iran mission torched Nasiriyah (Iraq), Nov 29 (AFP) Iraq's protest-hit cities saw one of their bloodiest days yet as a government crackdown killed nearly 40 demonstrators following the dramatic torching of...

Abu Dhabi and Kuwait funds to invest in Aramo IPO

Dubai/Abu Dhabi, Nov 27: The sovereign wealth funds of Abu Dhabi and Kuwait plan to invest in the initial public offering (IPO) of Saudi Aramco, which is relying mainly on Saudi and Gulf investors to raise up to $25.6 billion,...

UAE announces new labour contract renewal rule

Dubai, Nov 23: Domestic helps aged over 60 can now get their labour contracts renewed under certain conditions, the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (MoHRE) has announced. Spelling out the three conditions for this, Khalil Al Khouri, assistant...

Saudi king urges Iran to stop expansionism

Nov 21: Saudi Arabia's King Salman urged arch-rival Iran on Wednesday to abandon an expansionist ideology that has "harmed" its own people, following violent street protests in the Islamic republic.

A wave of demonstrations erupted in the...