Pope Francis and a senior Muslim cleric on Monday issued a joint call for freedom of belief during the first trip by a head of the Catholic Church to the Arabian Peninsula, AFP reported. Pope Francis is on a historic three-day visit to the United Arab Emirates. The pontiff held talks in Abu Dhabi

Muscat: A total of 149 expats were arrested during an inspection visit by the Ministry of Manpower on Monday. The inspection, which took place in Wilayat Seeb at dawn on Monday, was carried out in cooperation with the Royal Oman Police. In a statement, the ministry said: “The Ministry of Manpower

Taking the public bus between Dubai and Muscat has been made more convenient and comfortable after Dubai's Roads and Transport Authority and Oman's National Transport Company (Mwasalat) signed an agreement adding new bus stations and routes connecting the two cities on Monday. Route 201 to Muscat

Jeddah 16 January 2019: (Bhatkallys News Bureau) Indian Consulate to Saudi Arabia in Jeddah, on Saturday organised an event to mark the celebrations of 70th Republic day, in Jeddah here wherein the consulate general Mohammed Noor Rahman Sheikh unfurled the National flag and also voiced the President

JEDDAH: The government will contribute to the wages of Saudis employed in the private sector, one of several incentives to motivate the hiring of nationals and increase their participation in the labor market. Saudi Minister of Labor and Social Development Ahmad Al-Rajhi announced the initiative

Rahul Gandhi’s maiden visit to Dubai is all set to take place on January 11. Dubai, 3 January, 2018: President of Indian National Congress (INC) party Rahul Gandhi will speak to the Indian diaspora in the UAE at a public function at the Dubai Cricket Stadium during his maiden visit the UAE on Fri

If your New Year’s resolution is to save some cash, then this will help you tighten your belt from day one. RTA has announced that parking will be free of charge on Tuesday January 1 across Dubai to celebrate the New Year (and to encourage you to crawl out of your bed, we imagine). All paid pa

Feeling a bit guilty about all those taxis flying up and down Sheikh Zayed Road? Well now you can reduce your carbon footprint while saving a bit of cash. RTA has revealed a new 20-seater water taxi that runs on solar power, and it will cost you just Dhs2 for a ride. The abra is powered by a 2

No relationship is quite complete without some playful banter between you and your BAE. Nevertheless, a UAE man found himself in quite a soup when he called his fiancé an ‘idiot’ in a WhatsApp message! The soon-to-be wife took offence and reported the Abu Dhabi resident to the authorities. Even

Abu Dhabi: India and the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday signed a currency swap agreement to boost investment and enable direct trade without using dollars or other international currencies. The swap is for 2 billion dirhams or 35 billion Indian rupees ($496 million), depending on which central b

A UAE-based company called National Advisor Bureau Limited has conceptualised a ‘floating underwater network’ that will run between Mumbai and Fujairah in the UAE. The 2,000 km undersea rail network will not only transport passengers, it will also look at moving oil and other goods via th

All Indians holding non-emigration check required (non-ECR) passports, who are travelling to select countries for overseas employment, will now need to register online at an Indian government portal. According to a notice by the Ministry of External Affairs in India, this step has been taken for

Saudi Arabia’s public prosecutor is seeking the death penalty for five out of 11 suspects charged in the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, in a case that has strained the kingdom’s ties with key Western allies, his office said on Thursday. Khashoggi, a prominent critic of Saudi policy, was ki

Jeddah 2 November 2018: (Bhatkallys News Bureau) The Consulate General of India, Jeddah in association with Saudi Indian Business Network organized Bihar, Jharkhand & Punjab day 2018 as part of Ministry of External Affairs’ State Facilitation Activities abroad in the Consulate General of India p

DUBAI: An Indian man in Saudi Arabia has been fired from his job for allegedly posting "derogatory comments" on women, amid the Sabarimala temple row, a media report said Wednesday. Deepak Pavithram, a Keralite working with Lulu Hypermarket in Riyadh, was fired on Tuesday for allegedly making misog

Jeddah 7 October 2018: (Bhatkallys News Bureau) BCJ on Friday October 5, organised a health check-up camp for its members in collaboration with Al-Abeer medical group, wherein members were checked for BP, Sugar, BMI apart from the general body check-up. BCJ General Secretary Habibullah Mohtesham,

Manama: Kuwait is looking at imposing a new cap on hiring foreigners based on their age, as part of a massive official drive to address the demographic imbalance in the country and reform the labour market. Kuwaiti nationals represent only 30 per cent of the total population. Under the new pr

Bahrain tops in global survey as the best place for expatriates for the second year running, followed by Taiwan and Ecuador. According to the Expat Insider ranking, as first overall, Bahrain is the stand-out performer, scoring first place among both male and female respondents, generally doing we