Industry and residents have welcomed the decision by the government to issue multiple-entry visas to foreign businessmen, property investors and cruise tourists. A decree to this effect was issued by Lieutenant General Shaikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior

Abu Dhabi: Etisalat Group, and iPass Inc, the global Wi-Fi roaming leader for enterprises and telecom service providers, announced on Monday that they have signed a Group-wide agreement to provide a global Wi-Fi data roaming service to customers. The agreement, which supplements existing mobile

Bahraini authories have arrested four suspects in connection with bombings that killed two Asian expatriates in the capital Manama, the official BNA news agency reported on Tuesday. Five bomb blasts in the capital's Gudaibiya and Adliya districts killed two Asian expatriates and wounded a third o

Abu Dhabi: Residents of Abu Dhabi are taking advantage of a free pest control service offered by a government entity for households across the emirate. The Centre of Waste Management Abu Dhabi (CWM) is offering the service free of charge in residential premises. “Those who need the service can cal

Jubail - 17 Sep 2012: At least 13 people killed including 10 Indians in a ghastly road mishap occurred in Al-Jubail in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on Monday. According to sources, at least five among the victims are Keralites. Two Nepalese and one Pakistani were among those dead. The tragedy occurre

Dubai:Kuwaiti contestant Yassine Ben Hassoun won the top position in the 16th session of Dubai International Holy Quran Award on Wednesday. Shaikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai, presented the awards in a ceremony at the Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry in De

Riyadh - 14 Aug 2012:Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah has ordered $50 million in aid be sent to the Rohingya community in Myanmar which a human rights group said has been targeted by the authorities since sectarian riots in June. A report on the Saudi state news agency said the Muslim community had been

Riyadh - The Saudi Arabian Airlines will implement a new baggage allowance policy on international routes effective Sept. 1. The new scheme is based on the "piece concept" as opposed to the current "weight concept." The airline had informed all travel agents in the Kingdom. In a memo dated July 31,

Dubai - 29 July 2012: The Dubai International Holy Quran Award (DIHQA) 16th session started on Friday night at the Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Deira, with participation of eight contestants from the UK, Bangladesh, Jordan, Sri Lanka, Mali, Denmark, Uganda, and Tanzania. Of the 88 memoris

Sharjah: Customs officials at Sharjah International Airport have arrested an Egyptian man and his wife after they attempted to smuggle their infant son into the UAE in their luggage. The attempt was discovered on Saturday morning after the man, in his 30s, and his wife arrived at the airport from Eg

Jeddah - 21 July 2012: Workers are seen putting finishing touches to the new expansion of the Grand Mosque in Makkah. King Abdullah, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, issued directives to make use of the new expansion area effective the first day of Ramadan. The Monarch ordered that the ground floo

Dubai - 20 July 2012: The holy month of Ramadan will begin from Friday in most Arab countries, religious authorities announced on Thursday.Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, the United Arab Emirates and Yemen, as well as Lebanon's Sunni Muslims, were among those to announce a Frida

Jeddah - 07 July 2012: The month of fasting this year will begin on July 20 and the celebration of Eid Al-Fitr will be on Aug. 19, according to a senior Islamic scholar in the Kingdom. Member of the Council of Senior Scholars Sheikh Abdullah Al-Manie said fasting will end on Saturday Aug. 18. The da

Temperatures in Saudi Arabia could hit an excruciating 70?Celciusover the next two months, Saudi Arabic dailyAl Watanreported. According to Saudi astronomer Dr. Khalid Al Zaaq from theArab Federation for Space Science, this summer is expected to be exceedinglyhot in the Kingdom over the next 60 days

Jeddah - 17 June, 2012 (IINA): The funeral prayers for the Saudi Crown Prince Naif bin Abdul Aziz will be held at the Haram Mosque in Makkah following the Maghreb prayer today. The body will then be buried at the graveyard in the holy city. Muslim leaders from across the world started arriving in Je

JUBAIL - A Saudi man gunned down his 44-year-old Indian expatriate colleague in Jubail last week. The citizen, said to be in his 50s, then turned the gun on himself. Both died on the spot at their workplace. company's control room. The two had been working for the National Environmental Preservation

Dubai, June 8 (ANI): Ayurveda, a 5,000-year-old Indian health system that is believed to cure all internal and external ailments by a combination of its eight branches, has been approved by the Dubai Ministry of Health and the Dubai Health Authority. Those who use it believe it to be a complete syst

Dubai - Emirates India Fraternity Forum (EIFF) conducted a family get-together under the theme of "Importance of Education to Empower our community" and "Evils of Dowry" held on June 1stat Aneesa Al Ansari Girls School, Al Quoz in Dubai from 3pm till 7pm. The program started with the recitation from