A robbery took place at a bank branch in Sharjah on Tuesday morning, Sharjah Police has confirmed. According to the police, the robbery took place at a branch of a bank at Al Buhaira road along the corniche at around 11am. Masked robbers walked into the bank and snatched cash from one of the t

Saudi Arabia is planning to limit work opportunities at confectionery shops and those selling supply and consumer goods to Saudis only. According to a draft decision being prepared by the Ministry of Labor and Social Development (MLSD), jobs in such shops will be 100 per cent Saudized, local dail

Sharjah Police have arrested two Asian drug dealers who were planning to traffic 3kg of marijuana. Lieutenant Colonel Majid Al Asm, deputy director of the Anti-Narcotic Department at Sharjah Police, said that the drug dealers were nabbed while they were looking for buyers to sell narcotics. Ac

Manama: Bahrain’s Council of Representatives has rejected a proposal to ban foreigners over 50 from working in Bahrain. The proposal, submitted in a bid to boost employment chances for Bahrainis, had already been opposed by the Labour Market Regulatory Authority and Bahrain Chamber of Commerce an

Security services in Saudi Arabia have foiled a major terrorist plot after shooting dead three suspects , the Saudi ministry of culture and information announced on Saturday. Officers of the kingdom's security service intercepted a stolen Toyota Corolla  in a busy, built-up area of the cty of Sai

Kuwait: Oman stood at the second position among countries that received maximum projects within the Arab region in 2016, said a report released by the Arab Investment and Export Credit Guarantee Corporation. According to the report, Saudi Arabia topped the list, with 21 per cent of the total numb

Kuwait City: Kuwait has protested to Lebanon over the alleged training by Hezbollah of 21 Shiites convicted last month on charges of forming a “terror cell” in the Sunni-majority emirate. It demanded that pressure be put on the Shiite militant group, which has ministers in the Lebanese government

DUBAI, July 21 (Reuters) - Major oil producing states will discuss a global pact on reducing supplies, review market conditions and examine any proposals related to the deal at a meeting next week, Kuwait's oil minister said on Friday. Several ministers from the Organization of the Petroleum Expo

Dubai: Sharjah’s Airport Authority announced on Thursday it is investing Dh110 million to build a new private jet terminal at Sharjah International Airport. In a statement, the Authority said it has signed two commercial agreements with Gama Support Services, the first of which is for a priva

Riyadh: A Saudi prince was arrested Thursday on King Salman’s order, a state-run broadcaster reported, as outrage grew on social media over videos appearing to show him abusing members of the public. Salman issued a warrant for “the immediate arrest ... And imprisonment” of Prince Saud, a descend

MUSCAT // Donald Trump has asked Sultan Qaboos to help contain Iran’s influence in the region where Oman’s unique position could help broker a resolution to the Qatar crisis. The US president spoke with Sultan Qaboos late on Tuesday and “emphasised the need to counter Iran’s destabilising activit

WASHINGTON: The US Transportation Security Administration said on Monday it has lifted a ban on passengers on Saudi Arabian Airlines carrying large electronics like laptops onboard US-bound flights, the last carrier under the restrictions. In March, US officials imposed restrictions on passengers

Indian national Ravi Dilwalla and his two compatriots live in an abandoned construction site on the eastern side of the Omani capital. It has been their home for the last nine days, but won't be for much longer. Every two weeks, they are on the move, looking for other squalid “accommodation” to esca

Sharjah: An Asian man has been arrested after a hit and run that killed an eight-year-old Asian boy in Sharjah. Major Mohammad Alai Al Naqbi, Head of Traffic and Patrol Department at Sharjah Police, said the operation room received a call on Monday at 4pm saying an Asian boy had been run over and

Muscat: A rainstorm that hit Ibri yesterday injured 11 people and left damaged vehicles, homes and businesses in its wake. The Royal Oman Police (ROP) detailed the damage that the rainstorm caused to Wilayat Ibri yesterday, when it struck at 4pm. "A rainstorm passed through Wilayat Ibri in Al

Dubai: Nol card, the automated public transport payment solution, has now doubled up as a prepaid card that will help make payments of retail purchases at 1,000 outlets across the city, the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) announced on Sunday. The facility, which was already available at Zoom

Dubai: Police are warning social-media users to be careful about who they allow to use their smartphones following the report of a woman who said her WhatsApp account was allegedly hacked by a fellow student who only had brief access to her device. Police are investigating a complaint by a woman

KUWAIT CITY, July 15, (KUNA): Kuwait strongly condemned Israel’s closure of Al-Aqsa Mosque and thus banning of Palestinian worshippers from performing Friday prayers, for the first time in around half a century. The Israeli measure “is a provocation of feelings of Muslims around the world, and a