Riyadh: Saudi Arabia is celebrating the 87th anniversary of its founding this weekend with an unprecedented array of concerts and performances, including allowing women into King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh for a Saturday evening operetta - a first in the conservative Islamic kingdom. Th

The Court of Appeals has upheld the acquittal verdict of a 46-year-old Iranian man accused of stealing Dh59,000 on the street. Prosecution records said the incident happened on March 6, 2015, in Al Muraqqabat. The Court of Misdemeanors earlier cleared the defendant, who works as an executive e

Let's make this plain and simple: sales of the iPhone 8 and 8 Plus will begin in the UAE tomorrow, and it'll kick off at the latest Apple Store in The Dubai Mall. The invite sent to us indicates that it would start at 8AM. And despite the fact that it's going to happen a couple of hours before th

The UAE has so far raised Dhs1.6bn ($435.6m) through CSR initiatives, private and public sector and individual donations as part of the national strategy for the Year of Giving. The figure was announced during a meeting of the Year of Giving Higher Committee chaired by Vice President, Prime Minis

Hyderabad: Investigations into the recent spate of child marriages in the old city area of Hyderabad led to a major crackdown of "Sheikh Marriage" racket in the city. Hyderabad city police have arrested five Omani and three Qatar nationals, along with three Qazis, including a chief Qazi of Mumbai

Muscat: Dr. Sathish Nambiar may be receiving an award for 30 years of service to the Indian Social Club, but to him, helping the Indian community in Oman is reward enough. Dr. Nambiar, who joined the Indian Social Club in 1984, and currently serves as chairman, has helped contribute to the lives

The Dubai Ruler has reminded all stakeholders concerned that there are just three months left in the Year of Giving. "This final stretch is the most important. Our goal is to expand further on our humanitarian policies, ensuring that we multiply our efforts to deliver even more goodness to all parts

On the Invitation of Saudi Binladeen Group Chairman, H.E. Md. Noor Rahman Sheikh, Consul General of India deputed a Team comprising of some Officers of the Indian Consulate Dr. Md. Nurul Hasan Consul (Commerce), Mr. Anand Kumar Consul (Consular), Mr. Moin Akther, Consul (Community Welfare) & Sau

Women across the UAE, Bahrain and Oman can undergo free health screening across all Majid Al Futtaim shopping malls. The shopping malls are offering complimentary health testing to women for a month under the Feel the Beat regional heart health awareness campaign. Its aim is to spread awarenes

The Hijri New Year holiday for the year 1439 will be observed on the first day of the month of Muharram, for both public and private sector. The holiday will be observed by all departments of the UAE federal government, the Federal Authority for Government Human Resources announced on Sunday.

The Dubai Health Authority (DHA) has launched a new medical fitness and occupational screening system to make it faster to receive results of health tests for visas. The new system, called Salem, will “reduce customers’ waiting time, minimise human intervention to almost zero and make blood test

The UAE on Wednesday approved a decision to grant visa on arrival to Indian passport holders with residence visa from UK and the European Union. The decision was taken at a cabinet meeting chaired by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of UAE and

The Cityscape Global 2017 – the biggest annual real estate event – has been opened by the Dubai Crown Prince His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum at the Dubai World Trade Centre. Dubai Crown Prince toured the mega event and stopped at a number of pavilions showcasing the

The General Command of the UAE Armed Forces on Monday announced the martyrdom of Second Lieutenant Pilot Sultan Mohammad Ali Al Naqbi after his aircraft crashed due to a technical fault while performing his duty as part of the Saudi-led Arab coalition’s Operation Restoring Hope in support of Yemen’s

Riyadh (Saudi Arabia): Saudi Arabia has foiled attempts by ISIS militants to attack the defense ministry and arrested two Yemeni nationals for plotting attacks. According to Al Arabiya News Channel, Two Yemeni nationals named Ahmed Yasser al-Kaldi and Ammar Ali Mohammed were arrested for plotting

An engineer from Kerala drowned in a beach in Khiran, Kuwait, while on duty. The deceased is identified as Thomas Devasya, 28, a native of Thathampally in Alappuzha. The accident occurred while he was testing a product. Devasya was a mechanical engineer and was working with the Sultan Al Salem di

The largest study of its kind in the Gulf region showed that, just as in 2016, actual salary increases remain lower than forecasted, influenced largely by a slow economy and low oil prices. The region-wide VAT, a tax on consumption, of five per cent to be implemented in January 2018 is expected to h

Kuwait City - Kuwait's Appeals Court sentenced three officials of a banned group on Wednesday to five years in prison and gave suspended terms to three others, a legal source said. The judgment was a reversal of a lower court's decision earlier this year to acquit the men. The six men were cha