JEDDAH: The passport department will coordinate with banks to address the issue of updating the accounts of new Muqeem card holders, a top official has told our sister publication Urdu News. Customers had complained to Arab News that some banks refused to accept their new Muqeem card and unfreeze

Sharjah: The Sharjah Police evacuated the Matajer centre mall in Sharjah’s Al Qaryan area on Friday afternoon after being tipped off about a suspicious object — an unclaimed bag. The road was cordoned off for almost an hour as police examined the bag to ensure its contents were not dangerous to t

30 October, 2015 | Correspondent | Bhatkallys News Dubai: Preparations for a wonderful BMJD get-together program to be organized at Al Boom Tourist Village Dubai on November 13, 2015 are in full swing, informed program convener Mohammed Yusuf Barmawar. Notable personalities from Dubai and Indi

DAMMAM: The Housing Ministry has announced it would soon hand over 20,000 properties to citizens in the Eastern Province. Shaher Al-Sahli, general manager of the ministry in the Eastern Province, said that 13,000 beneficiaries in Dammam would receive apartments, land and loans, which would cover 35

New Delhi, Oct 29 (IANS) Egypt President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi on Thursday called on President Pranab Mukherjee at Rashtrapati Bhavan here. Welcoming el-Sisi to India, Mukherjee said: "The participation of Egypt in the third India-Africa Forum Summit (IAFS) will contribute to the deepening of India'

MAKKAH — The Mataf (the circumambulation area around the Kaaba) expansion work has resumed after the departure of most of the Haj pilgrims. More than 14,000 engineers, technicians and workers are working around the clock for the project to increase the capacity of the Mataf in the Grand Mosque in

JEDDAH: Most expatriates feel safe in the Kingdom and have been able to save, buy homes, pay for education and travel abroad, according to a survey conducted by Western Union. The company, which is listed on the New York Stock Exchange, surveyed people who were aged 30 on average, according to a

RIYADH: The year 2014 showed a considerable increase in terms of nationalization with 322,358 male and female Saudis landing jobs in the private sector, figures released by the Ministry of Labor (MoL) have revealed. A total of 24,917 Saudi also returned to their old jobs, thus taking the total numb

JEDDAH: The new upgraded King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah will open for full operations in mid-2017, according to the General Authority for Civil Aviation (GACA), the country’s regulatory body. Construction on the new facility and testing of all equipment would be completed at the e

Lt. General Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior, on Tuesday viewed an advanced counterfeit passport detector, invented by Sergeant Amer Al Jaberi of the Interior Ministry's General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs. During his visit to

RIYADH: President of Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage Prince Sultan bin Salman has said that he is looking forward to launching awareness campaigns regarding proper care for mosques across the Kingdom in the near future, in collaboration with the Masjidona Charity. The issue and it

GENEVA: Saudi Arabia and the US may prepare a vaccine for Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) to try and head off the next outbreak of the disease, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday. Margaret Chan said Saudi Health Minister Khalid Al-Falih was discussing this with

JEDDAH: Women workers will be fined SR1,000 if they are caught without their head cover in office under new labor laws introduced this week, a newspaper reported Monday. Companies employing women must also enforce the law and issue written instructions in this regard or they could be fined SR5,00

Dubai:  Qatar and UAE are the two richest nations in the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) region, with the average adult owning more than half a million dirhams, according to a new report. The Credit Suisse Research Institute released on Sunday its sixth annual Global Wealth Report, which look

His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai wants to know if you are happy in Dubai or not. Residents were sent SMS on Monday asking them if they thought Dubai was a happy city. They were given a choice to vote through an app

JEDDAH: Eyewitnesses to the attack in Saihat on Friday recalled the chaos that ensued after the lone gunman opened fire on worshippers killing five and injuring 9 others. “Everybody was inside the meeting hall around 7 in the afternoon; we heard the shooting and chaos prevailed as the hall was full

ISLAMABAD: A Saudi cadet was found dead in mysterious circumstances at a guest house in the capital city of Islamabad on Saturday, police said. The 26-year-old deceased, identified as Saudi national Fawad al-Mishan, was studying at Pakistan Military Academy in Kakul, Abbottabad. He came to Islama

JEDDAH: Labor law amendments that come into force today (Sunday) will help fight unemployment among citizens, said Labor Minister Mufrej Al-Haqabani. The minister thanked Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman for granting approval to the new amendments. “The new rules are in the interest o