JEDDAH: Saudi Aramco has decided to stop transporting its staff to work from Qatif after one of its busses was attacked by four armed men and set alight on Tuesday in Qatif. A letter was sent to the staff by the company stating the following: "This is to inform you the company will stop providing t

UAE’s national railway developer Etihad Rail has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Ceva Logistics to offer a cost-effective and reliable mode of transport to one of the world’s leading supply chain management companies. The multi-modal connectivity offered by Etihad Rail will eventu

An Indian businessman who had been running cafeterias in the UAE for more than three decades was going home after saying good bye to his friends and relatives, but did not reach, as he died of a heart attack at the airport. Shahul Hameed, 58, had been living in the UAE for more than 35 years and

Drivers who reduce their speed near radars and increase it after passing are being monitored and will be fined, Abu Dhabi Police said. Brigadier Khalifa Mohamed Al Khaili, Deputy Director of the Traffic and Patrols Directorate at the Directorate General of Central Operations at the Abu Dhabi Poli

RIYADH: Several businesspeople across the country have called on consumers and traders to boycott all goods from Iran in the wake of the attacks on Saudi missions in Iran. Omar Bahlaiwa, secretary-general of the international trade committee of the Council of Saudi Chambers, urged businesspeople an

Saudi Arabia widened its rift with Iran on Monday, saying it would end air traffic and trade links with the Islamic republic and demanding that Tehran must "act like a normal country" before it would restore severed diplomatic relations. Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir told Reuters in an intervie

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia on Sunday officially severed ties with Iran over the storming of the Saudi Embassy in Tehran, following the execution of Saudi Shiite cleric Nimr Al-Nimr. Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir told a news conference Iran’s diplomatic mission and related entities in Saudi Arabia had be

JEDDAH: Saudi Post in the Makkah region has distributed 120,000 visitor cards to Yemenis directly through the “national address” system in one year.  “Saudi Post determines the address through a special icon or with the help of the nearest post office to check the address, which is very important. T

RIYADH: During the past Hijri year, 21,000 beggars were identified and arrested. Of these, 9 percent were Saudi nationals. Up to 74,000 people were found violating and manipulating social insurance conditions, said the Minister of Social Affairs Majed Al-Qusbi. During the 6th session of the Shoura

The authorities in Dubai are trying to find out what caused a spectacular fire to engulf a 63-storey luxury hotel in the city centre on New Year's Eve. After battling for more than 20 hours, firefighters appear to have extinguished most of the blaze at the Address Downtown Hotel. An eyewitness

JEDDAH: The National Information Center of the Ministry of Interior has plans to launch a number of new electronic services via the "Absher" gateway for citizens and residents. These services are being launched in coordination with a number of wings of the ministry. The new Absher services will inv

Excluding transit passengers, over 174,000 people were expected to reach Dubai from December 28 until just after New Year's Day. Number of travellers are expected to reach an all-time high for Emirates, as the airline expects yet another busy period with visitors flocking to Dubai for New Y

JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia on Monday unveiled a SR840 billion budget, launching a phase in which the Kingdom hopes to further diversify its revenues in an era of low oil prices. “Our economy has the potential to meet challenges,” Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman said in his speech. The go

MAKKAH: The longest-serving muezzin of the Gand Mosque in Makkah, Mohammed Siraj Ma'arof, died Friday at Al-Noor Specialist Hospital. He took over the job after the death of his father 34 years ago. He was buried at the Al-Ula Cemetery in Makkah after Fajr prayer on Saturday. -arabnews

India plans a major shift in its aviation policy by putting restrictions on landing rights and seats to foreign airlines. Air travel might be expensive for millions of non-resident Indians (NRIs) from next year as the Government of India plans a major shift in its aviation policy by put

RIYADH: Two Saudi millionaires have reportedly paid SR225,000 in blood money to free a Filipino man who had killed an Indian national in a car accident. The men donated the blood money requested by the victim’s relatives. The Filipino man was working for the firm of the Saudi citizens. A local cour

RIYADH: A fire early Thursday morning at Jazan General Hospital killed 24 people and injured 119, the Ministry of Health has announced. Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman received letters of condolences from Kuwait Emir Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Qatar Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al-Than

An overnight fire at a hospital in southern Saudi Arabia has killed at least 25 people and injured more than 100 others, officials say. The blaze broke out in the intensive care and maternity departments of the Jazan General Hospital, the Civil Defence Agency tweeted. The fire is now over and