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

[caption id="attachment_21980" align="aligncenter" width="635"] The van on fire after the crash in Sharjah.[/caption] SHARJAH — Four people were killed in Sharjah when a van was gutted after a crash with a car on Al Dhaid Road Interchange 6 in the Rahmania area on Monday night. According to th

By the end of this year, all of the mobile phones in the UAE should be registered. After that, registered owners of the SIMs will have to bear any consequences for misuse of the cards issued in their names. The increase in civil and criminal cases due to misuse of mobile numbers has pushed TRA

[caption id="attachment_21756" align="aligncenter" width="580"] Dr. K. T. Rabiullah[/caption] This is the rags-to-riches success story of a little Indian boy who made it big in life. Even while working as a laborer for the paltry sum of SR600 per month in one of the Gulf states, Dr. K. T. Rabiull

[caption id="attachment_21752" align="aligncenter" width="580"] Saudi Aramco's Safaniya Tie-In Platform No. 20, or Safaniya TP-20.[/caption] DAMMAM:The world’s largest offshore oil field has a new landmark. Safaniya Tie-In Platform No. 20, better known as Safaniya TP-20, has been installed using

JUBAIL:The general traffic administration is currently coordinating with a team for a unified traffic application in GCC countries, its director has said. “The new system allows the exchange of information and data electronically between GCC countries on traffic violations, data related to ve

[caption id="attachment_21743" align="aligncenter" width="580"] Prince Faisal bin Salman (left), the new governor of Madinah, and Prince Saud bin Naif, the new governor of the Eastern Province.[/caption] RIYADH: Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah has appointed new governors for Madin

Manama: Foreign women who married Kuwaiti men after January 2010 will need the approval of a special committee to be able to live in Kuwait. “The interior ministry has stopped stamping residence permits to the foreign wives of Kuwaiti nationals and whose marriage took place after January 1, 2010,”

Dubai: Taxis in Dubai will start charging a Dh4 toll from Tuesday when passing through Salik toll gates installed across four different locations in Dubai, a senior Roads and Transport (RTA) official told Gulf News. Tolls for taxis are being reintroduced after a gap of four years, as the RTA upgrad