Dubai - Five Australian suspects arrested in Dubai as part of a multinational efforts against two drug trafficking organisations who were under surveillance for "about a year" and did not resist arrest, according to Major General Abdullah Khalifa Al Marri, Commander-in-Chief of Dubai Police. The

RIYADH: For all those passengers taking its flights to Saudi Arabia, the national carrier Saudia Airlines announced a strict dress code, BBC reported. The airlines placed the details of its dress code on its website stating that it will refuse to fly travelers that are not “clothed in a manner wo

JEDDAH: All Saudi airports will be privatized this year, the head of the General Authority for Civil Aviation (GACA), Abdul Hakim Al-Tamimi, told Aleqtesadiah daily. GACA’s privatization strategy aims to transfer all Saudi airports to companies wholly owned by the Saudi Civil Aviation Holding Co.

If accumulated traffic fines exceed Dh6,000, the vehicle of the driver will be listed as 'wanted' and seized, the Dubai traffic department has said. Brigadier Saif Muhair Al Mazrouei, director general department of the traffic at Dubai Police, said that action will also be taken against the motor

Riyadh: In a statement issued today, Saudi Royal Court said that Prince Salman bin Saad bin Abdullah bin Turki Al Saud has passed away, Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported. According to the report published in Khaleej Times, the funeral prayer will be performed today after Asr prayer at the Imam Tu

Muscat: Almost 400 individuals were caught trying to enter the country illegally during the month of July, according to a report by the Royal Oman Police. “The Royal Oman Police arrested 368 male and female infiltrators from Asian and African nationalities. 100 arrests were made in Al Buraimi, 66

Manama: Kuwait has arrested two new suspects on charges of intelligence links with Lebanese pro-Iran militia Hezbollah with the intent to carry out antagonistic acts in the northern Arabian Gulf country. The arrests were part of a massive operation launched by the Kuwaiti authorities to re-arrest

Riyadh – Saudi Arabia on Sunday said it still supported an International agreement on the future of Syria and President Bashar al-Assad should have no role in any transition to bring the Syrian war to an end. The Saudi Foreign Ministry denied media reports that Saudi Arabia was considering a poli

Dubai: Police in Ras Al Khaimah have shut down as many as 22 websites that were promoting and selling narcotics to teenagers and the youth. Colonel Adnan Ali Al Zaabi, Director-General of Ras Al Khaimah Police's Anti-Narcotics Department, said that police regularly monitor suspicious websites tha

Dubai: An Indian expatriate has just hit the jackpot in the latest mega draw in Abu Dhabi - and his luck couldn't have come at a better time. Krishnam Raju Thokachichu, who works as a detailing checker for a company in the construction industry, has earned for himself Dh5 million in the latest ed

Muscat: In an effort to bring the wonders of reading to residents in Oman the Malayalam Wing of the Indian Social Club has decided to set up a new library. With members of the club already stepping forward to donate books by the hundreds, there seems to be no shortage of reading material, which c

As the UAE and Saudi Arabia continue to lead the GCC VAT drive, this article compares the key features of the future value added tax (VAT) regime in these countries including the treatment of different industry sectors based on what is currently known The latest status In line with the recent

Dubai: Kuwait’s health ministry has announced new health care service fees for expatriates and visitors. The move comes after a campaign by some lawmakers to charge expatriates who, they believe, were exploiting the largesse of free or cheap health ministry services in the country. The fees for ser

Dubai Police recently arrested a drug dealer and seized 859g of heroin, 7.1kg of crystal meth and 5,083 Tramadol pills from his possession. The 29-year-old Asian had entered the country via a visitor visa, and was caught red-handed dealing drugs in the emirate. Major General Khalil Ibrahim Al

KUWAIT CITY, Aug 2, (KUNA): The State of Kuwait refuted news by the Reuters news agency regarding Iran’s exploitation of Kuwaiti waters to deliver arms and military assistance to the Houthis in Yemen, said a statement by the Foreign Ministry Wednesday. A source at the Ministry said that the count

uscat: In a decade, the expat workforce in Oman has almost tripled, officials have announced. The National Centre for Statistics and Information (NCSI) has released its 2017 Statistical Handbook, in which it has shed light on the country’s development, and provided data between 2007 and 2016 on e

NEW DELHI: Air India has asked its crew members operating flights to Saudi Arabia to carry their names on the hotel letter pad along with the telephone numbers of the hotel, immigration and airport. The move comes after the Jeddah police had detained some AI crew members in last week as they were no

Manama, Aug. 1 (BNA) The Kingdom of Bahrain has strongly condemned and denounced the terrorist bombing that targeted the Iraqi embassy in Afghanistan. "The Ministry of Foreign Affairs strongly condemns this sinful act and affirms the support of the Kingdom of Bahrain to the Republic of Iraq and t