Around 158kg of cannabis (hashish) and Captagon tablets worth Dh2.7 million were seized from drug traffickers during the first half of this year in joint operations carried out by the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Oman. In all, 12 drug dealers were arrested. Colonel Saeed Abdullah Al Suwaidi, director ge

Manama: As the Arabian Gulf continues to swelter amid a string of unbearably hot months, Bahrain broke a record that had stood for 115 years for the hottest month of July. The average maximum temperature for July was 42.1 degrees Celsius, which was 4.1C higher than the yearly average. Bahrain

A man suspected of being part of a drug trafficking organization targeted in near-simultaneous raids in Dubai, Australia and the Netherlands last week was arrested in Sydney after disembarking from a flight from Dubai, according to Australian media reports. According to the 'Sydney Morning Herald

Mumbai: The new Haj Policy 2018, aiming to make the annual pilgrimage process more “smooth and transparent”, will be unveiled later this month, Union Minister of State for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi announced here on Saturday. Addressing the 22nd Annual Haj Orientation Camp for Haj pilg

Hyderabad (Telangana) [India]: A man from Hyderabad has been jailed at Doha in Qatar for allegedly carrying drugs. Shaik Sikander, left for Doha in search of a job on June 20. While leaving for Qatar, his agent, Razaaq, handed him two packets that needed to be delivered. The moment Sikander la

ABU DHABI:  His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai, and His Highness Shaikh Mohamad Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, have expressed their pride for the UAE's y

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