Doha - 11 Oct 2011: The Majlis-e-Farogh-e-Urdu, a Doha based promotion of Urdu literary forum presented its coveted 15thAlami Award to India`s noted poet, writer, film lyricist and director Sampooran Singh Kalra alias Gulzar who is known for his poetic sensibility and contribution to Urdu language a

Abu Dhabi - 05 Oct 2011 (IANS): Abu Dhabi will host the 4th World Economic Forum Summit Oct 10-11, it was announced Wednesday. Over 800 experts representing educational and business sectors, the civil society and the government, among others, will participate. The two-day summit will be co-chaired

Makkah - 23 Sep 2011: How many of us are guilty of going to the Prophet's Mosque in Madina but not stopping at Uhud Mountain where our beloved Prophet lost four teeth and scarred his face during the Battle of Uhud? How many of us have visited and learnt about the significance of Cave Hira in Makkah,

Dubai - 15 Sep 2011 (PTI): India and the UAE on Tuesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding on manpower, revising existing mechanisms to protect the interests of Indian workers in the emirate. India and the UAE on Tuesday signed a Memorandum of Understandingon manpower, revising existing mechanis

Omar Salcedo Penalber (himself an convert) who converted more than two hundred Fillipinos in the UAE during his lecture in the UAE is currently visiting Oman MUSCAT: Omar Salcedo Penalber, the internationally renowned orator from the Philippines, will begin his series of lectures on Islam at the le

Jeddah - 05 Sep 2011: Private companies employing Saudis will receive a spate of benefits and incentives from Saturday (Sept. 10) when the Nitaqat Saudization system enters a new phase, said Labor Minister Adel Fakeih on Sunday. "In addition to the incentives already declared, private employers will

MUSCAT, August 26,2011 (Bhatkallys News):The much-awaited Eid Milan 2011 by Bhatkal community in Oman will be held on eid day at the Indian School Al Ghubra, 20 kms from Ruwi. It may be recalled that Oman authorities have already announced August 31 (Wednesday) as eid day. Samiullah Barmavar, promin

Dubai, 30 July 2011, 10:51 PM The committee to sight the crescent moon for the Holy Month of Ramadan, on Saturday evening announced the first day of Ramadan will be on Monday, August 1. According to the committee, the moon was not sighted on Saturday, therefore as per the calendar fasting will begin

Beirut - 22 July 2011: Syrian security forces swept through neighborhoods in a restive central city on Thursday, firing machine guns and pulling people from their homes in a series of arrests, activists and residents said. Smoke billowed from at least one area in Homs, which has experienced some of

Jeddah - 16 July 2011: At 12:27 p.m. on Saturday, the sun will be directly above the Ka'ba during its return from the Tropic of Cancer to the Equator. The sun will cast no shadows in the Grand Mosque. Eng. Majed Abu Zahra, Head of Jeddah Astronomy Society, said, "This phenomenon can help us determin

Jeddah - 13 July 2011 (AN): Expatriates face many hurdles while having their iqamas (residence permits) renewed, especially having their bank accounts frozen during the renewal period. As the iqama renewal period approaches, the most common practice for expatriate workers is to withdraw all their fu

Jeddah - 10 July 2011 (AN): The Labor Ministry has issued guidelines for establishing new labor recruitment companies as part of its efforts to regulate the hiring of foreign workers. A recruitment company can be set up after the merger of a minimum of five existing recruitment agencies. There will

Dubai - 08 July 2011: Muslims who fast during Ramadan this year will experience the longest day of the fasting month in 26 years, according to a calendar expert here. "The first day of Ramadan will be the longest day as Muslims will have to fast for 14 hours and 50 minutes," said Ashraf Nourul Ha

Riyadh - 05 July 2011: A Chadian man died while praying in a packed mosque in Saudi Arabia a day after he performed Umra (mini pilgrimage) in the holy city of Makkah, a newspaper in the Gulf kingdom reported on Monday. Ahmed Adam Hassan bent down along with scores of Muslims at a mosque in the west

Dubai - 04 July 2011: A 30-year oldIndian nationalhas won a brand new 2012 modelBMW 3-seriesas the first lucky winner of alocal promotionhere.Fahd Abdullah, a resident of UAE, won the Dubai Shopping Malls Group (DSMG) promotion, which gives 10 lucky winners the chance to win BMW cars during Dubai Su

Dubai, June 29,2011 (Gulf News): A group of Indian businessmen has called on residency authorities to ease restrictions on people living, working and visiting the country which would help in boosting economic activities.The businessmen also urged the authorities to reconsider the decision to reduce

Jeddah - 23 June 2011: Any expatriate worker involved in a legal battle with his employer or sponsor will not be deported from the Kingdom without receiving his rights, Lt. Col. Badr Al-Malik, spokesman of the Passport Department in Jeddah, said on Wednesday. Al-Malik made this comment while talki

Jeddah - 23 June 2011: A number of expatriates, especially laborers, drivers, masons and salesmen have said they would cancel their plans to travel home this summer following strong rumors that exit and re-entry visas would be converted into final exit visas at the airports. Though passport officia