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

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