[caption id="attachment_24052" align="aligncenter" width="635"] Queen Mary 2[/caption] ABU DHABI — The Queen Mary 2 – the world’s largest ocean liner and the luxury flagship of the Cunard Line – made its maiden call to Abu Dhabi on Tuesday at the Mina (Port) Zayed cruise terminal, signalling the

[caption id="attachment_24048" align="aligncenter" width="580"] Visitors looks at a piece from Saudi painter Budur bint Abdullah Al-Sudairy’s exhibition titled ‘Al-Ghat Dates: Candy for the rich, Nourishment for the poor’ in London. (SPA)[/caption] LONDON:Saudi painter Budur bint Abdullah Al-Suda

[caption id="attachment_24044" align="aligncenter" width="580"] Rain water cuts off a highway in Tabuk, stranding motorists. (SPA)[/caption] JEDDAH :Torrential rains and dust storms have swept the Kingdom, resulting in evacuations from wadis and other threatened areas of Tabuk and the closure of

Facebook users in UAE up by over half a million in last 6 months; However, survey claims many would like to quit as well While the number of Facebook users has declined in the US and UK, in the UAE it has increased by more than half a million during the last six months.  However, the majority

In the last 14 years, Sudanese national Zaher Al Dein Mohammad Ismail has always participated in the DSF raffle draw. He never won, until January 20, were his name was picked in the Infiniti Mega Raffle, winning him two luxurious Infiniti cars and cash worth Dh100,000. An exporter, Zaher travels reg

Dubai: When the Wages Protection System (WPS) was launched in the UAE on September 1, 2009, little did people think then that plastic cards would make their way into the lives of an average blue collared worker who barely spoke English. Today, it’s a different story. Hundreds of thousands of wo

Foggy conditions in the early hours on Thursday and the backlog of delayed flights from Wednesday resulted  in the cancellation of 20 flights at Dubai International Airport. With weather conditions returning to normal by 10am, no flights were diverted on Thursday, according to a statement issued

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, surprised shoppers in Saudi Arabia when he took time out of the Arab economic summit and visited malls in the Gulf Kingdom. Sheikh Mohammed made the unscheduled tour of some shoppi

India allowed foreign carriers to buy stakes of up to 49 per cent in local carriers in September 2012, to boost the sector [caption id="attachment_22997" align="alignleft" width="310"] The Gulf carrier could pay up to $330 million for a 24 per cent stake in Jet, a senior govt source said earlier

Al Ain: President His Highness Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan has granted Dh50 million to the UAE national football team for winning the 21st Gulf Cup in Manama, Bahrain on Friday. He received the the victorious team in Al Ain Saturday. After greeting the team members at Al Rawda Palace, Shai

DOHA:Qatar-based company Alnoor Holding has said it will raise the budget for a planned movie series on the life of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) to $1 billion from the $1.5 million announced three years ago. The biopics will be produced as a series of “seven films — instead of three films

Sharjah: A ten-member Asian gang has been arrested in Sharjah for selling unauthorised mobile credit on the streets. The gang is also accused of fooling people with the promise of cheap credits, police said this week. From fake mobile phones and unauthorised mobile credits to fake mobile bumper dr

The UAE’s first mega water park is all set to welcome visitors starting Thursday, January 24. Spread across 15 hectares in Yas Island, Yas Waterworld Abu Dhabi (YWAD) boasts of 43 exciting rides, slides and attractions including five one-of-a-kind rides never seen before in a water park anywhere

Just when you thought the hullabaloo and rush over SIM registrations had died down, here comes another surprise. You must re-register your SIM when you get your visa renewed or change jobs for a new visa. A senior du official confirmed to Khaleej Times that residents will receive an SMS alert from

Arab information ministers have endorsed a media strategy presented by the Kingdom to combat terrorism, Culture and Information Minister Abdul Aziz Khoja announced yesterday. He was speaking to reporters after meeting with his Egyptian counterpart Salah Abdul Maqsoud in Cairo. The minister said he

[caption id="attachment_22099" align="aligncenter" width="580"] Pilgrims throng the center of the holy city of Madinah. In addition to the holy cities of Makkah and Madinah, Saudi Arabia has much more to offer to pilgrims and holidaymakers.[/caption] JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia has been rated among the

Two more road tollgates will soon be opened in Dubai as the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) seeks to push motorists on to back roads and public transport. Khaleej Times has learnt the RTA will place the first Salik tollgate at Al Ittihad Road near the Dubai Police headquarters, while the othe

Dubai: The UAE beat Kuwait 1-0 in Manama on Tuesday to book themselves into the 21st Gulf Cup final with Iraq who beat tournament hosts Bahrain 4-2 on penalties in the other semi-final. Ahmad Khalil struck two minutes from time to hand the UAE victory over Kuwait, while Iraq keeper saved and then