Dubai: Dubai will begin a trial run of ‘flying taxis’ in 2020, the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) confirmed on Wednesday. The RTA will carry out the test flight of Vertical Take-Off and Landing Vehicles (VToL) in partnership with Uber. A joint study on the modalities of operation is already

Dubai: Police arrested two Asian men and seized 3kg of heroin from their possession in Dubai earlier this month, an officer said on Saturday. Major-General Khalil Ebrahim Al Mansouri, Assistant to the Dubai Police Chief for Criminal Investigation Affairs, said the two men were trying to sell the

Sharjah: Sharjah’s Ruler Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi inaugurated a mobile clinic for the elderly at the University of Sharjah in United Arab Emirates. Sheikh Sultan was briefed during the inaugural ceremony on Wednesday by Qutaiba Hamid Al Khaili, Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, about t

VISHAKAPATNAM: The 24 workers stranded in Riyadh who were waiting for their exit letters from their employer company Aamal Al Muqawil Contracting Company (AMCO), are asked to repay the amount which is spent on their visa processing. The workers alleged that they were living in miserable condition

Dubai: Almost three quarters of public buses in Dubai ran on time last year, an increase over the year before, the emirate’s Road and Transport Authority (RTA) announced on Sunday. Over the same time frame, the number of bus passengers rose by more than 16 million, to 151 million in 2016. The

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi received a royal welcome from King Salman as he landed on Sunday in Saudi Arabia for a visit to boost ties after months of tension. Salman, surrounded by key Saudi officials, greeted Sisi as he stepped off the plane in the capital Riyadh and hosted him for lun

RIYADH (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia reinstated financial allowances for civil servants and military personnel on Saturday after better-than-expected budget figures, ending unpopular cuts to a key perk triggered by low oil prices and cheering the stock market. The king issued a royal decree restoring

Saudi Gazette report | April 19,2017 JEDDAH — As many as 5.2 million Umrah pilgrims have arrived and departed through King Abdulaziz International Airport (KAIA) in Jeddah since the beginning of the Umrah season on Nov. 1, according to the airport’s management. Director of the airport’s depart

Residents in Dubai will enjoy free parking on the Israa Wal Miraaj holiday, the Roads and Transport Authority has announced. Moaza Al Marri, Director of Marketing & Corporate Communication, RTA, said, "All customers' happiness centres will be closed during Israa Wal Miraaj holiday correspondi

Riyadh: Turkey’s ally Saudi Arabia on Monday praised the “success” of a referendum giving President Recep Tayyip Erdogan sweeping new powers. The cabinet, at its weekly meeting, voiced “congratulations to President Erdogan of Turkey and the Turkish people on the success of the referendum regardin

If you believe you didn’t commit a traffic offence or weren’t at a particular place at the time a traffic fine was issued against you, or were driving within the speed limit but the radar flashed, then you can contest the fine, Dubai Police said. Brigadier Saif Muhair Al Mazroui, director, traffi

Muscat: 672 were arrested for attempting to illegally enter the country during the first quarter of the year, the ROP announced on Sunday. Last year, 858 were arrested during the same period, while 1,039 were arrested in the first quarter of 2015, according to Colonel Saeed Sulaiman Al Assimi, As

MUSCAT // Police have warned that online fraud in Oman is on the rise and urge both Omanis and expatriates to be more vigilant when accessing their bank accounts both in the country and abroad. According to a police spokesman, cybercrime in Oman increased by six per cent in 2016 to US$90 million (D

Dubai: A 26-year-old Indian worker in Dubai has been jailed for five years for beating another Indian to death with a wooden rod while he was inebriated, according to a media report. The victim and his 30-year-old countryman were drinking liquor when the accused joined them in December last year.

Arab News | April 6, 2017 RIYADH: Economic experts have attributed the fall in remittances made by foreign workers in the Kingdom to lower economic growth and the suspension of some government projects, among other factors. Foreigners working in the Kingdom sent home SR10.77 billion ($2.87 b

Dubai Police and Dubai Civil Defence rescued four workers who were trapped in the building where the fire broke out Dubai: Four workers were rescued from a fire that broke out in an under-construction tower near Burj Khalifa around 5.30am on Sunday. Dubai Media Office identified the building a

Muscat: In humbling act, an Omani father forgave a woman who killed his four-year-old son in a run-over accident last week. Mu’ath Al Jasasi, died last week in Ibri hospital after succumbing to severe injuries sustained in the crash. The Omani woman accidentally ran over the child who was cros

Dubai: Dubai International Airport and its flag carrier Emirates began implementing a ban on laptops and tablets on direct flights to the US Saturday, on one of the busiest travel weekends of the year. 1.1 million people are expected to pass through the busiest international airport as the city m