DAMMAM, May 3,2017 : Bihar Anjuman Dammam Khobar Chapter is to host its 4th edition of Dine To Educate 2020 Mission (Rahnuma Foundation) and on this occasion they will be holding a great Poetic Evening (Mushaira) on May 4 at Lulua Hall in Azizia near Half moon Beach. Eminent poets from India ar

Dubai-based airline Emirates has unveiled special fares to select destinations. Valid for just a few hours to barely a few days, these offers will allow ticket-holders to fly to several Indian cities such as Chennai, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Thiruvananthapuram, Kuwait, Delhi and Mumbai, among others

Chennai: Under 90 day amnesty period which Government of Saudi Arabia offered, more than 20,000 Indian workers stranded in Saudi Arabia likely to return. These workers are either travelled there illegally and overstayed their visas. According to the news published in TOI, Anil Nautiyal, Counsello

The Sri Lankan woman was waiting for a taxi at 7pm after she finished work in Al Quoz area when the two Pakistani suspects forced her into their car in September. The two men then headed to a remote area in the outskirts of Dubai before each of them raped her twice and threatened to kill her. Reco

Around 250 workers gathered in front of a Dubai-based contracting company in Al Quoz area behind Al Khail Gate on Monday. They held a peaceful protest demanding payment of their pending salaries. The Dubai Police as well as labour committee authorities and workers' representatives rushed to the s

SG|April 30,2017 Riyadh — Umrah operators have been asked by the Ministry of Haj and Umrah to start submitting applications to obtain permits to organize Umrah and electronically link their agents abroad. The announcement is in line with the Kingdom’s Vision 2030 toward providing opportunities

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