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

Cheetah cubs continue to be sold on the UAE black market via social media accounts operated by five key dealers, helping fuel a thriving trade in illegal exotic pets. Although the number of illegal cats seized at UAE borders is decreasing, experts working on the boundaries of the underground trad

Manama: Two men belonging to an international scam and money laundering network have been arrested in Kuwait. The men, one from South Africa and the other from Nigeria who had been sentenced to 10 years in jail in a different case, were implicated in duping Kuwaiti nationals and foreigners into t

Eastern areas of the UAE will be most likely to experience a build-up of cloud through the afternoon, while elsewhere it will be a fine clear day for many. Early mist patches will burn off through the morning and humidity will increase to about 90 per cent along coastal areas. Temperatures in

JEDDAH: Saudi security forces have arrested 66 people for links with terrorist organizations and operations in the Kingdom since the beginning of October. They are in General Investigation prisons pending investigation. The 66 people arrested comprise 61 Saudis and a Qatari, Yemeni, Sudanese, Eth

Aviation authorities are working on a mechanism where tourists can register online and get a certificate subject to an in-house validation of their skills in Dubai, which will allow them to fly their drones around landmarks in Dubai. The new regulation was announced on the sidelines of the two-da

Muscat: Rohn Oman - one of the branches of American Rohn Products in the Sultanate - has announced the establishment of the first factory specialised in the manufacture, construction and development of communication towers and related products in the Sultanate of Oman at an investment cost of OMR10

Saudi Minister of State for Gulf Affairs Thamer al-Sabhan on Saturday slammed Hezbollah’s “dirty practices” against Saudi Arabia. In a tweet, Sabhan wrote: "The terrorist party [Hezbollah] and those who support it should not expect that their dirty practices against the kingdom and the Gulf countri

Dubai: New reduced speed limits will come into force on Dubai’s two main highways, Shaikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Road and the Emirates Road, from this Sunday, October 15. The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) and the General HQ of Dubai Police have taken this decision as part of their efforts to cu

Bahrain’s King Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa has announced the release of an official declaration calling for religious tolerance and peaceful coexistence, in an opinion piece on Tuesday. In the piece, published on the Washington Times, the king recognized Bahrain’s “multicultural, multifaith society”

The Gulf state Oman is preparing to join a number of its regional neighbours in requiring nationals and expatriates working in the private sector to have health insurance. The announcement was made by the country’s minister of health, Dr Ahmed bin Mohammed bin Obaid Al Sa’eedi, and carried on the

Dubai: An Emirates flight from Dubai to Munich was diverted to Kuwait after a child died on October 10, the airline said on Wednesday. “Emirates can confirm that flight EK049 from Dubai to Munich was diverted on 10 October 2017 to Kuwait International Airport due to a medical emergency. The passe

ANKARA, Oct 9 (KUNA) -- Kuwait's Al-Salam Humanitarian and Charity Society inaugurated on Monday a factory for tailoring and handicraft works for Syrian women refugees in the town of Sanliurfa in Southeast Turkey. The large building was established and equipped with donations amounting to USD 600

Dammam- Middle East oil giant Saudi Aramco announced its most dramatic expansion so far with the opening of Aramco Asia India’s new office in New Delhi. India is the world’s third-largest energy-consuming economy. The State-run oil giant Aramco is in talks with several Indian refiners and hopes t

The UAEs Civil Aviation Authority has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with their counterparts in Bahrain to improve transport services between the two countries. Following a round of negotiations in Manama, Mohammed Thamer Al Kaabi, under-secretary of Bahrain’s Ministry of Civil Aviati

Dubai: Smart gates to gradually replace current e-gates at Dubai airport. With the introduction of Smart gates, there will be no need for physical verification of traveler’s documents. This new system is launched by the General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs (GDRFA) Dubai. Acc