Though the Kingdom eased travel restrictions on September 8, airlines have not yet laid out standard operating protocols for Umrah travel. Ever since Saudi Arabia lifted its travel ban on the UAE, travel agents in Dubai and other emirates say they’ve been flooded with inquiries about travelli

New Delhi, Sep 10 (IANS): The United Arab Emirates will allow vaccinated residents with valid visas, who were on the travel ban list, from countries like India to return starting from September 12, the National Emergency Crisis and Disaster Management Authority (NCEMA) announced on Friday. The de

Here's how much it will cost to tank up your car next month. The UAE fuel price committee on Monday announced petrol and diesel prices for the month of September 2021. Starting September 1, Super 98 petrol will cost Dh2.55 a litre, compared to Dh2.58 the previous month. Special 95 petrol will

Adek has conducted more than 200 compliance inspection visits to private and charter schools. Abu Dhabi private schools that fail to submit daily compliance self-check reports to education regulators in the emirate, when pupils return to campuses for physical learning on August 29, could be f

Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed receives a call from President Biden. His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, last night received a phone call from President Joe Biden of the United States of America, during whi

Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed receives a call from President Biden. His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, last night received a phone call from President Joe Biden of the United States of America, during whi

The new cases were detected through 309,026 additional tests. The UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention on Sunday reported 1,076 cases of the Covid-19 coronavirus, along with 1,649 recoveries and 2 deaths. The new cases were detected through 309,026 additional tests. The total number of

Gatherings of more than five people are banned in Dubai, a top police official has announced. The host of such gatherings will be fined Dh50,000, and each guest, Dh15,000. This came as the Dubai Police announced their security plan for the Eid Al Fitr holidays, which begin on Tuesday, May 11.

Jeddah Mar 18: A special Indigo flight airlifted 185 Indians from Jeddah, completing the process of evacuating pilgrims from the Middle Eastern country. "With the departure of 185 pilgrims from Jeddah to Mumbai through a special Indigo aircraft, the final phase of the evacuation of 3035 Indian pi

Dubai: The wish of a seven-year-old cancer-stricken Indian boy came true when Dubai Crown Prince Sheikh Hamdan met him in a heart-touching gesture and posted their picture on social media. Abdullah Hussain from Hyderabad, suffering from third stage cancer, had expressed his wish on social media t

A 16-year-old Indian girl here has tested positive for the deadly coronavirus, bringing the total number of confirmed infection cases in the UAE to 28, according to media reports. Health officials here confirmed on Wednesday that a new coronavirus case was detected in the girl who attended an Ind

Dubai: An Indian businessman in the UAE has won a luxury car in a Dubai raffle, according to a media report on Monday, March 2. Syed NSY, who hails from Chennai will be driving away a brand new BMW 750Li xDrive M Sport (Mineral White), Khaleej Times reported. Syed, a resident of Dubai for 30 y

Riyadh: Saudi Arabia on Thursday, February 27 suspended visas for visits to Islam’s holiest sites for the “umrah” pilgrimage, an unprecedented move triggered by coronavirus fears that raise questions over the hajj, which starts in July. The kingdom, which hosts millions of pilgrims every year in

Dubai: A 26-year-old Indian man has been arrested for allegedly stealing 86 expensive watches worth over USD 2 million from a shop in Dubai where he worked, according to a media report. The man, who worked as a cleaner, has gone on a trial at the Dubai Court of First Instance after he was accused

Dubai: A 25-year-old Indian engineer allegedly fell to his death from a residential apartment in Dubai, according to a media report. Sabeel Rahman, from Kerala who has been living in Dubai since 2018, fell off the building near his worksite, The Khaleej Times quoted a social worker as saying.

A UAE-based man from Kerala sustained 90 per cent burns while trying to save his wife from a fire at their home in Umm Al Quwain, Khaleej Times reported. Anil Ninan, 32, is in a critical condition while his wife, Neenu, who received 10 per cent burns, is out of danger. “Doctors said his condit

Dubai: Two new cases of coronavirus infection have been detected in the UAE, bringing the total number of people diagnosed with the deadly disease to seven, the country's health ministry has said. The death toll in China's coronavirus outbreak rose to 811 on Sunday, while over 37,000 people have

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has confirmed the first cases in the Middle East of the new deadly coronavirus, saying that doctors were treating a family that had recently come from a city at the centre of the outbreak. The UAE's Ministry of Health said on Wednesday it had diagnosed the coronavir