Hassan Al Thawadi has fronted up to the negative perceptions about Qatar ever since it got the right to host the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Having done that, the secretary general of the Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy, Al Thawadi, told Hindustan Times that Qatar - a salad bowl, according to

A humanoid artificial intelligence robot became the first robot to receive a citizenship Wednesday at the Future Investment Initiative conference in Saudi Arabia, CNBC's Andrew Ross Sorkin reported. Sophia, created by founder of Hanson Robotics Dr. David Hanson, spoke with Sorkin about the future o

Doha, Qatar: World Cup 2022 host Qatar, under global scrutiny over its alleged ill-treatment of migrant labourers, is to introduce a minimum wage for workers, official state media said Wednesday. Qatar News Agency also announced that the gas-rich emirate has signed bilateral accords with 36 count

Abu Dhabi: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has issued a resolution on combating terrorist crimes. The resolution issued by the Cabinet on Wednesday adds 10 individuals and one entity to the UAE’s proscribed list for supporting terrorism. The Cabinet Resolution directs the UAE Central Bank to ta

Geneva: The UAE pledged $7 million to support Rohingya Muslims, alleviate their suffering and improve humanitarian conditions for the refugees. The allocation was made by the UAE during the UN Donors Conference for Asia's Rohingya refugees, to help those who have fled violence in Myanmar into

Riyadh: Saudi Arabia, smarting from a three-year oil slump, said Wednesday that it aims to nearly double the assets of its sovereign wealth fund by 2020 through a series of investment initiatives. The Public Investment Fund (PIF), chaired by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, said the programme co

Qatar takes great pride in how neat and clean the country is and it goes the extra mile to ensure that it remains that way. Yesterday’s measure, by HH The Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, only reinforces the belief that the country means business when it comes to maintaining cleanliness with

Muscat: Royal Hospital doctors have used a medical technique for the first time in Oman in the treatment of a patient suffering from a prolapsed uterus. Medics used an endoscope to install a medical device to stabilise the patient's uterus. It's the first time such a procedure has been completed

Dubai: Motorists who park on the side of the road for praying will be fined Dh500, a senior official of Dubai Police told Gulf News on Sunday. Brigadier Saif Muhair Al Mazroui, director of Traffic Department at Dubai Police, said that roadside parking is a dangerous offence and can result in dead

Riyadh: Saudi Arabia today denied that any of its officials had visited Israel, after Israeli media reported that a senior prince had made a secret diplomatic trip there. “Reports of a secret visit to Israel by a Saudi official which have appeared on some media are unfounded,” a spokesman for the

JEDDAH: Newborns of expatriate residents in Saudi Arabia are allowed to enter the Kingdom without having to obtain a visa in the parent’s home country, the General Directorate of Passports said on Saturday. The child will be issued a visa upon arrival in the Kingdom, subject to certain conditions

Muscat: Tourists can now stay in Oman for a week longer on a multiple entry one year visa, thanks to new regulations issued by Royal Oman Police. The force has made changes to the Foreigner Residency Law, including extending the length of stay in Oman for tourists from three weeks at a time to on

Riyadh: United States Secretary of State Rex Tillerson arrived in Saudi Arabia on Saturday to discuss the Gulf countries’ rifts with Qatar, Al Arabiya reported. This is his second visit to the region in recent months as he seeks a breakthrough in a diplomatic crisis gripping the region. Saudi

Saudi Railways Organisation (SRO) has completed the second test run of a train on the 453km Haramain high-speed rail scheme, which links the holy cities of Medina and Mecca. The train completed the 72km test run from Jeddah to its terminus in Mecca on 17 October. In June, Spanish trains suppli

Brigadier Saif Zir Al Shamsi said a total of 5,300,000 traffic black points of 670,000 drivers were cancelled by Sharjah Police hours after the traffic fine announcement. Brigadier Al Ziri said the cancellation was made before 12 midnight on Wednesday, October 18. He said motorists will benefit f

The UAE’s General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) plans to implement one of the largest airspace changes the region has ever seen, it announced on Wednesday. The UAE Airspace Restructuring Project (ARP) will be completed on December 7 and is primarily aimed to increase the country’s airspace capa

Muscat: Royal Oman Police has announced that citizens of some 25 countries can now come to Oman on a non-sponsored e-visa. In a statement posted online, Royal Oman Police listed the 25 countries and added: "Regulations for Granting E- Non-Sponsor Tourist Visa for Citizens of the Following Countri

Jeddah: An earthquake of magnitude 3 hits off the coast of Jeddah on Tuesday. According to news published in Khaleej Times, the Saudi Geological Survey said that an earthquake with a magnitude of 3 on the Richter Scale was recorded by seismic monitoring stations of its National Centre for Seismol