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UAE weather: Temperatures continue to fall, particularly in Dubai

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

66 arrested for terrorist links in last 2 weeks across KSA

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

Tourists will soon be allowed to fly drones in Dubai

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

New OMR10m factory to build communication towers in Oman

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 Arabia will punish all who threaten kingdom, tweets minister

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

New Dubai speed limits take effect from Sunday

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 calls for religious tolerance, peaceful coexistence

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”

Now Oman moves to mandatory health insurance

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

Emirates flight diverted after child dies

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

Kuwaiti charity provides vocational training for Syrian refugees

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

Aramco inaugurates New Delhi office to support Saudi oil investments

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

UAE and Bahrain sign MoU to improve air links

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

At Dubai airport, Smartphone can be used as passport

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

Bahrain condemns terrorist attack in Jeddah

MANAMA: The Kingdom of Bahrain has strongly condemned the terrorist attack which targeted a checkpoint of the Royal Guard in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, resulting in the death of two security officers and the wounding of others. The Bahraini Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed its sincere condolences

3,340 kilograms of fish destroyed by Oman municipality

Muscat: Around 3,340 kilograms of improperly stored fish were destroyed by the municipal agency at Jalan Bani Bu Ali, according to a statement from the Ministry of Regional Municipalities and Water Resources in Oman. "Jalan Bani Bu Ali Municipality conducted an inspection campaign on a centre tha

Riyadh will not let anyone ‘finance terrorism’: Saudi FM Adel al-Jubeir

Moscow [Russia]: Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir has said that Riyadh will not let anyone finance terrorism and spread the ideology of hatred. “We will not let anyone spread the ideology of hatred, to finance those kind of ideology or terrorism,” Tass news agency quoted al-Jubeir a

Saudi security foils terror attack on royal palace in Jeddah

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia announced on Saturday the foiling of a terror attack against a palace in Jeddah, Saudi Press Agency reported. The spokesman of the Interior Ministry said in a statement that a person got out of a car and suddenly started firing at the forces of the Royal Guard located in fron

UAE lauds Saudi King Salman’s visit to Russia

Dubai: Anwar Gargash, United Arab Emirates (UAE) Minister of State for Foreign Affairs in Abu Dhabi, called on Friday via his twitter account the visit by Saudi King Salman to Russia’s President Vladimir Putin an “impressive success.” King Salman started on Thursday a four-day visit to Russia, ma