Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday expressed anguish over the death of 35 people in a bus accident in Saudi Arabia. Thirty-five people, including Asians and Arabs, were killed and four others injured after a bus crashed with another heavy vehicle in western Saudi Arabia on Wednesday. “An

UPDATED: 10 OCTOBER 2019 04:09 IST Women would be able to serve as private first class, corporal or sergeant Saudi Arabia announced on Wednesday it will allow women in the ultra-conservative kingdom to serve in the armed forces as it embarks on a broad programme of economic and socia

Riyadh: Saudi Arabia said Friday it will offer tourist visas for the first time, opening up the ultra-conservative kingdom to holidaymakers as part of a push to diversify its economy away from oil. Kickstarting tourism is one of the centrepieces of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s Vision 2030 r

A crowd in Dubai erupted in cheers and applause Wednesday as the first astronaut from the United Arab Emirates launched towards the International Space Station, dubbing him a national hero. Emiratis and school children gathered at the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre as Hazzaa al-Mansoori, 35, blast

A United Arab Emirates (UAE) court has ordered the deportation of an Indian airport worker who was held for stealing two mangoes from the baggage of a passenger last year, a media report said. The Court of First Instance on Monday ordered the 27-year-old Indian worker’s deportation after paying a

Karwar: A youth from Kadawada in Karwar met his tragic end in a road mishap in Kuwait recently. The deceased is Robinson Francis Rozario (28). He hailed from Christianwada of Kadawada here. Rozario was employed in a company in Kuwait and all procedures required to send his mortal remains to his n

Two Asians were sentenced by the Fujairah Criminal Court to three years in prison and a third accused was handed six-month imprisonment for trying to force a woman into prostitution after luring her with a job. A fine of Dh5,000 each was slapped on the first two suspects. According to E

His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, has directed the Sharjah Electricity and Water Authority, SEWA, to provide Zulal bottled drinking water to all the private schools in Sharjah free of charge. The emirate has more than 116 schools t

In honour of the 89th Saudi National Day, special events will be taking place throughout Dubai, according to a statement issued by visitdubai.com. There will be a display of fireworks against a backdrop of the Arabian Gulf at The Beach in JBR and The Pointe at Palm Jumeirah. Over at Dubai Fest

The Sharjah Civil Court has ordered Dr Sunny Medical Centre to pay Dh200,000 compensation and an additional Dh200,000 in legal costs to the family of a Sharjah-based nurse who died due to medical negligence. Joseph Abraham and family has won a legal battle against those responsible for the death

A 29-year-old Asian lifeguard faces trial at the Sharjah Misdemeanour Court on charges of dereliction of duty which caused the death of a 65-year-old man after he drowned in a swimming pool at a hotel in Sharjah's Al Majaz area. As per the sheet of indictment, the public prosecution charged the s

Dubai: The UAE Embassy in Washington has issued a fresh warning to citizens ahead of hurricane Dorian, after the state of Florida declared a state of emergency. Forecasters say Dorian, which had top sustained winds of 230 km/h Saturday morning, will threaten the Florida peninsula late Monday or e

  A young Asian man has appeared in court for assaulting policemen while resisting arrest, following a brawl on the Ras Al Khaimah beach. Besides police assault, he is also facing charges of insulting authorities in public and consuming alcohol. The defendant was drunk wh

Islamabad: Pakistan's Senate Chairman Sadiq Sanjrani on Sunday cancelled his official trip to the UAE, a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi was honoured with the Gulf nation's highest civilian award during his visit to the country, according to a media report. Sanjrani was scheduled to visit

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi would be conferred with the highest civilian award by the United Arab Emirates as his visit to the Islamic nation draws to a close on Saturday. PM Modi reached Abu Dhabi, UAE on Friday on the second leg of his three-nation visit. The development comes at a

Abu Dhabi: The UAE will be the first country in the Middle East to witness the launch of the RuPay card, "an Indian indigenous equivalent of Mastercard or Visa", during the visit of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi this weekend. Navdeep Singh Suri, Indian Ambassador to the UAE, in an interview

On the occasion of Kerala's harvest festival Onam, Indian low-cost airline Air India Express has announced the launch of additional flights to Thiruvananthapuram and Kochi in Kerala from Abu Dhabi. Flights IX450 will fly from Abu Dhabi on September 6 at 5am, revealed Dhananjay Kumar, official spokes

Ten Asians have been arrested in a police raid on a Sharjah farm, where Dh17.10 million worth of counterfeit products were found, authorities have said in an Instagram post. The Sharjah Police said the operation was carried out after they received a report from a firm that owns one of the most po