The Licensing Agency, Roads & Transport Authority (RTA), intends to release about 250 licensing plates comprising three, four and five digits of (H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R and S) codes in its forthcoming 48th Online Auction. Registration for the auction opens on Sunday, June 4th, and the a

A welder, accused of insulting Islam on social media, has been sentenced to one year in jail. The Court of First Instance was earlier told the 31-year-old Indian worker posted the messages on Facebook in which he disrespected Prophet Mohammed (PBUH). Even though he deleted all the posts and detai

RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA Saudi Arabia’s young deputy crown prince had a message for America’s new president at their first meeting in March: The kingdom wanted to invest billions of dollars in U.S. companies, creating thousands of jobs. It was just what Donald Trump, the U.S.’s first billionaire pre

In response to a rumor circulating in the social media channels regarding plastic rice being sold in Dubai markets, Dubai Municipality has clarified that there is nothing in the market known as plastic rice and it is only a figment of imagination. Iman Al Bastaki, Director of Food Safety Departme

A family trapped in fire that broke out in their villa was rescued by a team of Dubai Ambulance services on Tuesday morning. On receiving information, the team swung into action and arrived at the villa within four minutes. An emergency medical technician, Naser Al Marzouki, pulled one of the

Jeddah: In a terror activity which took place in Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province, two Saudi security officials were injured on Monday when an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) busted. According to the report published in Arab News, This incident occurred during the police patrol in Al-Awamiyah, a

Dubai: The scorching summer heat is becoming unbearable for Subith K. Sukumaran, an Indian oiler on board the vessel MV Sharjah Moon that has docked at Hamriya Port in Sharjah. But the heat that is burning inside is more agonising for the 24-year-old from Kerala who has not seen his ageing parents

Dubai: Counterfeit versions of branded products including women’s bags, belts and expensive watches worth Dh114.5 million were seized by Dubai Police in the first quarter of 2017. Major General Khalil Ebrahim Al Mansouri, Assistant to the Dubai Police Chief for Criminal Investigation Affairs, said

The National Advisor Bureau Limited company plans to provide a new source of freshwater for the region by towing the iceberg from Antarctica to the coast of the eastern emirate of Fujairah. The Masdar city-based company then plans to mine the iceberg for drinking water. An average iceberg cont

Abu Dhabi: The Ministry of Energy on Sunday announced new fuel prices for June. The per litre prices are Super 98 for Dh1.96, down from Dh2.01 in May; Special 95 for Dh1.85, down from Dh1.90; E Plus-91 for Dh1.78, reduced from Dh1.83. Diesel price has been reduced to Dh1.90 per litre in June fro

Fujairah: His Highness Shaikh Hamad Bin Mohammad Al Sharqi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Fujairah, ordered the release of 53 inmates held in various reformative and penal institutions in the emirate, on the occasion of Ramadan. The gesture comes as part of Shaikh Hamad’s keenness to grant pa

Hyderabad: Twenty-four Indians from Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and Odisha have been suffering in a prison-like room in Riyadh for the past two months. The young men are sharing a room with only one toilet. Hyderabad consultants processed their visas and projected them as skilled labourers such as

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Dubai: A Bahraini court Thursday slapped a journalist with a fine of 1,000 dinars ($2650, 2360 euros) for working with foreign media without a permit, a court official said. France 24 reporter Nazeeha Saeed was found guilty of continuing to work despite the fact her authorisation had expired and

Dubai: Seven people were killed and 35 others injured when a bus carrying employees of a security company was involved in a horrific accident in Dubai on Tuesday morning. The bus carrying around 41 workers of Transguard Group jumped the road divider and hit a truck after a tyre burst before flippin

Dubai: Medical insurance companies in Dubai will be charged for emergency ambulance services as a part of health insurance plans by the end of the year, officials announced on Tuesday. The Dubai Corporation for Ambulance Services (DCAS) and ACCUMED Practice Management signed an agreement to start

Dubai is set to nearly double its capacity of private schools over the next 10 years. With 120 new campuses expected to open by 2027, it will see student enrolments across the city reach 470,000 over the next decade. New data released by Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA) signaled s

All producers agree to extend crude output cuts by nine months to help trim a supply glut, according to Saudi Arabia’s energy minister. The extension through the first quarter of 2018 will help producers reach their goal of trimming global stockpiles to a five-year average, Khalid Al-Falih said.