RIYADH: Saudi security forces on Saturday shot and killed one of the suspected militants Tayea Salem Yaslam Al-Sayari, who was wanted for plotting the attack on the Prophet’s (PBUH) Mosque in Madinah  last July. The two suspected militants were killed during a police operation in the north of the

Arab News | JAn 9, 2017 RIYADH: Saudi Arabia appointed a new chairman of Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia) by royal decree on Monday. Ghassan bin Abdulrahman Al-Shabal was appointed chairman of the board of directors of the state-owned airline, said Saudi Press Agency (SPA). Al-Shabal will replace

DUBAI: Dubai has once again mesmerised the world with a magnificent New Year’s Eve fireworks spectacle by Emaar Properties, bidding farewell to 2016 and welcoming in 2017 in resplendent style. Hundreds of thousands of spectators from all over the world joined the celebrations in Downtown Dubai, Emaa

Dubai: The Dubai Health Authority (DHA) will continue accepting health insurance applications in 2017 due to the massive rush by residents to buy insurance packages in the last few days of the year. This is the second extension of deadline by the authorities in order to give enough time to the rema

Riyadh: Saudi Arabia has invited regional rival Iran to discuss a return of its nationals to next year’s hajj after Iranians were excluded from the pilgrimage following a major diplomatic row, reports said Friday. The Al-Hayat daily reported that Riyadh’s pilgrims minister Mohammed Bentin had ope

Dubai: An Indian was found murdered outside his shop in Sharjah on Tuesday, the police said. Mohammed Ali, 52, from Kerala, was found in a pool of blood with multiple wounds in Majestic Supermarket of Maysaloon area, the Khaleej Times quoted police officers as saying.  The police was informed ab

JEDDAH  — The fees to be paid by expatriates for their dependents will be effective from July 2017 and will be collected along with the fees for Iqama (residence permit) renewal, according to sources at the department of passports (Jawazat).   The sources, however, said the Jawazat is st

Dubai is reportedly planning to spend $35.7 billion to develop its second airport and the Dubai South logistics hub, with the emirate likely to rely on debt funding for a significant part of the financing. Bloomberg reported on Thursday that the investments will be made in Dubai World Central and

A woman police officer was again convicted by the Court of First Instance of theft while on duty and sentenced to three months in jail for stealing a sum of money in dollars, equivalent to Dh 2,000, from a traveller's wallet at Dubai International Airport. This is the second time the court examin

DOHA: Qatar on Monday formally announced the end of its controversial “kafala” system, arguably the biggest ever labor reform undertaken by the 2022 football World Cup host nation. In a long-expected announcement, Labor Minister Issa bin Saad Al-Jafali Al-Nuaimi said the “kafala” rules would be abol

A jobless man stood trial on Tuesday in the Court of First Instance on the charge of cursing Islam and the faithful. The 27-year-old man Filipino man has faced two counts of insult of faith and making criminal threats. He is accused of resisting two on-duty police officers while telling them:

ALEPPO, SYRIA / BEIRUT: As the four-month siege of eastern Aleppo neared its end, some survivors trudged in the rain past dead bodies to the government-held west or the few districts still in rebel hands. Others stayed in their homes and awaited the Syrian army's arrival. For all of them, fear

The announcement came following Theresa May’s attendance at the annual GCC meeting in Manama Dubai: British Prime Minister, Theresa May has confirmed that the UK will participate in Dubai’s Expo 2020, adding the UK to a list of six other countries which have announced their participation. May met w

Manama: Bahrain King Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa has highlighted the role of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) in seeking political solutions to the crises in the Middle East without foreign interference. Declaring open the 37th GCC at Al-Sakhir Palace here on Tuesday, he stressed on the deep roote

Abu Dhabi: Indian expatriates trying to buy Indian currency before travelling to India are facing a tough time as money exchanges selling rupees have put a quota for each customer and are charging a high rate. Money exchanges resumed buying and selling of rupee notes recently after stopping it fo

A written agreement required between property owner and estate agent for permit issue Dubai, December 4, 2016: Properties can be marketed and sold in Dubai only if there is a prior written agreement where the property’s owner authorises estate agents to carry out the marketing process. This is a

مجلس شوریٰ میں نئے ارکان کی شمولیت سعودی عرب کی حکومت نے مملکت کے سرکاری علماء بورڈ کی تشکیل نو کا اعلان کرنے کے ساتھ ساتھ مجلس شوریٰ میں کئی نئے ارکان کی شمولیت کا بھی فیصلہ کیا ہے۔ العربیہ ڈاٹ نیٹ کے مطابق سعودی عرب میں جاری کردہ ایک شاہی فرمان میں کہا گیا ہے کہ سپریم علماء کونسل کی تشکی

Abu Dhabi: UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan on Tuesday ordered the release of over 1,100 prisoners on the occasion of the country’s 45th National Day. The move of the release of 1,102 prisoners comes as part of the President’s keenness to give pardoned inmates an opportunity to st