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

Dubai's Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) will switch off 1,393 lamp posts as part of the global Earth Hour event on Saturday night. The move is part of RTA's keenness to play an active role in achieving sustainable development in Dubai and to cater to the needs of the civilized world as regard

The president of Emirates, the Middle East's biggest airline, defended security measures at the carrier's Dubai hub on Wednesday and said the ban on personal electronics onboard US-bound flights came without warning. Tim Clark told The Associated Press that he only learned of the new US regulatio

A Saudi man was arrested in Dubai, with more than 62kg of amphetamine pills in possession, the Dubai Court of First Instance heard on Thursday. As many as 367,577 pills were seized from the 29-year-old accused, who has been placed in detention ever since. However, the man pleaded not guilty to th

Dubai: An Emirati motorist was burnt to death in a horrific traffic accident on Emirates road, police said on Thursday. The accident involving two vehicles happened around 11am on Emirates Road in the Sharjah direction. Brigadier Saeed Hamad Bin Sulaiman, director of Al Rashidiya police statio

Dubai: The UAE’s first police robot will join Dubai Police in May and robots will make 25 per cent of the force by 2030, officials said on Monday. Brigadier Abdullah Bin Sultan, Director of the Future Shaping Centre of Dubai Police, said: “We are looking to have more robots in future to handle po

Qatar is home to one of the most unequal societies in the world when it comes to gender, according to a new index. The country ranked 117th out of 122 nations listed in business school INSEAD‘s Gender Progress Index 2017, which was released this month. That puts Qatar behind all of its Gulf pe

His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of Dubai Executive Council, launched the 'Government Policies Guide', a comprehensive guide that outlines the policymaking process. The Guide, which aims to support decision-making processes and achi

Manama: Kuwait’s Emir Shaikh Sabah Al Ahmad will start his four-day official visit to Turkey on Monday during which he will hold talks with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The two leaders will discuss ways to boost bilateral relations and the latest regional developments. Shaikh Sabah’s visit to

Muscat // An imam at Muscat’s main mosque spoke out on Friday against the trend of divorcing through social media among younger couples in Oman. Such divorces are against the principles of Islamic law, Sheikh Yusuf Al Hamdani said in his sermon at the Central mosque in the Omani capital. Marriag