Jeddah, Jan 21 (Arab News): King Salman decreed a house and a car be given to a Saudi who lost seven family members in a single traffic incident last week, the Saudi Press Agency reported. Last Thursday, Sami bin Mohammed Ali Al-Nami’s wife and six sons were killed in a traffic accident at Al-Kad

As many as 11 industrial establishments were fined and 153 others were issued warnings for environmental violations by the Al Dhaid Municipality, according to a top official. Nasser Saeed Al Tunaiji, director of safety and inspection department at the Sharjah Municipality, said Al Dhaid Municipal

After the Indian government announced its decision to scrap the last page of the country's passport, Indian expatriates living in Saudi Arabia have caused concern. The last page in the passport is crucial as it contains the holder's address and details of his/her parents and spouse. If the page i

DUBAI (Reuters) - Saudi security forces shot and killed a man suspected of involvement in “terrorist crimes” in an exchange of fire in the eastern part of the kingdom, state news agency SPA reported late on Tuesday. The agency, citing the recently formed Presidency of State Security, identified t

Manama : Qatar on Monday denied its fighter jets intercepted a passenger plane of United Arab Emirates (UAE). Qatar’s foreign ministry released a statement, saying the UAE’s claim was false. “The State of #Qatar announces that the claims of Qatari fighter-planes intercepting a UAE civil aircra

DUBAI: UAE and Saudi Arabia vowed on Saturday to further enhance the “brotherly” bilateral relations. The Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan received the Saudi Minister of Interior Abdulaziz Bin Saud Bin Nayefon on Saturday in the UAE border city of Al Ain, and reviewed

Bahraini Foreign Minister Sheikh Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa reaffirmed in a tweet on Tuesday that Saudi Arabia is the “pillar of the Ummah (Muslim world).” “Saudi Arabia is the pillar of the Ummah and the umbrella of stability during difficult times. It’s fixed and firm policies allow it stand up

The Ministry of Finance has clarified some details on designated free zones for the purposes of VAT. According to the law and Cabinet decisions, a designated free zone is a specific fenced geographic area that has security measures and customs controls in place to monitor entry and exit of indivi

NEW DELHI: Saudi Arabia has increased India's Haj quota by 5,000, the second hike in two years, taking the number of pilgrims who can perform Haj from the country to 1,75,025, Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said today. Naqvi claimed that the increase over the past two years - of nearly 40,000

JEDDAH: The director of the Tourism and Heritage Authority in the Makkah region, Mohammed Al-Omari, told Arab News on Saturday that, “citizens from all the countries who have access to the Kingdom can obtain tourist visas.” Al-Omari continued: “All Muslims from countries around the world can obta

Dubai's Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has launched a 'Vehicle Condition Certificate' service, which will provide important historical information about the vehicle to buyers of used cars. The certificate will provide details such as distance covered in kilometres, type and validity of insur

KOCHI, JAN 7:  Lijan Greentech India Pvt Ltd, a division of the Dubai-based Lijan Insulation Contracting LLC, has firmed up plans for offering green energy solutions in India. The company, which entered the Kerala market in 2015 with green roof ventilators, is looking at a pan-India presence in the

Riyadh: Saudi Arabia on Friday intercepted a ballistic missile over the kingdom’s southern province of Najran, bordering Yemen. According to Al Masirah, a TV network run by the Houthi rebels, stated that the group claimed responsibility for the attack. “This hostile act by Iran-backed Houthis

KUWAIT - Civil Service Commission (CSC) has lifted ban placed on 127 vacancies for expatriates in the Ministry of Health, reports Al-Anba daily. In a letter to the Ministry of Health which the daily obtained a copy, CSC stated the decision affects 36 vacant positions for doctors, 74 nurses, 16 te

Oman will delay the implementation of Value Added Tax (VAT) in the sultanate to 2019, the Ministry of Finance has been quoted as saying. The application of selective tax on tobacco, energy and carbonated drinks could be introduced by the middle of next year, according to a report in the Times of

Residents and tourists rushed on the first day of 2018 to get the first sight on Dubai's latest landmark, the Dubai Frame. Standing outside Zabeel Park Gate 4, people started piling up from 9am on two counters to purchase tickets that will give them a new 360-degree view of the city on New Year's

UAE residents have one more reason to look forward to the New Year as they can see the city from an entirely new perspective the Dubai Frame to open on January 1, 2018. People can access the newest landmark that stands tall in Zabeel Park from 10am on Monday - the first day of the new year- till

Riyadh: Two sons of late King Abdullah; Prince Meshaal bin Abdullah and Prince Faisal bin Abdullah, who were accused of corruption charges, are reportedly freed by Saudi Arabia’s attorney general. The two princes were among around 200 other royal family members, government ministers and businessm