DUBAI: An Indian doctor in Bahrain has been fined 100 Dinars (nearly $265) by a court for insulting a woman colleague, according to a media report on Friday. The doctor, who was not identified, insulted the woman, also a doctor at the Salmaniya Medical Complex after she "disrespected" him on a so

Sharjah: After tenants, it’s the turn of businessmen to bear the brunt of Sharjah’s bullish rental market. Industry insiders say the scen-ario for the emirate’s commercial properties is heating up after a lull of almost three years. At the receiving end are a host of small to medium bu

NEW DELHI: More than 450 Indian migrants working in Qatar have died in the last two years, data shows as the Gulf state is under pressure over its rights record ahead of the 2022 World Cup. In response to a Right to Information request filed by AFP, the Indian embassy in Qatar gave figures detailin

Dubai: Dubai Metro will link with Dubai Festival City through marine services from Al Jaddaf and Creek stations that will begin operations from Saturday. The two stations will be the last of 48 stations on both the Green and Red lines to open to the public. The stations will serve resi

From robberies to snatching incidents, nothing spared in Sharjah Bank street area Sharjah: From brazen daylight robberies to daring bag snatching incidents to the commonest of con jobs – nothing is spared in the bustling alleys of Sharjah’s Rolla area. The hotbed though lies within meters of

Abu Dhabi:  The Indian diplomatic missions in the UAE will start an ‘open house’ on all working days at their premises from Tuesday (today) The Indian Embassy in Abu Dhabi and the Consulate General in Dubai will hold an open house from Sunday to Thursday from 10am to 12pm, the embassy said in a

The success of the 18th edition of the Global Village has encouraged its management to extend operations until April 12. The extension by 42 days is the longest one so far in history, according to a Press statement. This will allow visitors to continue enjoying all the 30 pavilions and the Fantasy I

Manama: A Saudi mother who lost two sons in a car accident for reportedly texting while driving has urged drivers to avoid using their phones. “I urge all drivers, especially young people, to put aside their smartphones and avoid texting while behind the steering wheel,” Rayoof Al Shimmari, sai

The employer is obliged to pay leave salary to a resigning employee, provided the employee has given notice of his intention to quit as per the job contract, according to a new legal principle laid down by the Dubai Court of Cassation. The new legal principle was established when the director of

Dubai: The UAE Ministry of Finance does not have any plan to impose taxes on individuals, Shaikh Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai and Minister of Finance, said. “We are studying the issue of imposing new fees for the newly introduced services at federal ministries and bodies,

Jubail, Saudi Arabia: A young boy named Zakariya, who basically hails from Raichuru, Karnataka passed away in a tragic road accident in Jubail on 22nd Feb.  He was an eighth standard  student of  International Indian School,  Jubail. Zakariya, the only son of  Riyaz, who is presently working at S

Dr Khalil Abdullah's proposal would see 280,000 a year leave country over next 5 years Manama: A Kuwaiti lawmaker has called for the deportation of 280,000 expatriates per year for the next five years to help address the imbalanced demographic in the country. “There is a critical need to find solu

Sharjah: The newly built Fifth Industrial Interchange — the National Paints bridge — in Sharjah was opened on Saturday, easing traffic on Mohammad Bin Zayed Road. The expansion works on the congested highway, which links Dubai with Sharjah and other Northern Emirates, began a couple of years ag

The education regulatory body in Abu Dhabi has framed a new guideline that will revise public school teacher pay scales based on their performance. This, the Abu Dhabi Education Council (Adec) explains, will be gradually introduced in public schools, and could be a model that the private schools

UAE: Muslims banking on a holiday to Mars will have to cancel their plans after religious clerics took the time out of their schedule to issue a decisive decree on space travel. A fatwa issued by the General Authority of Islamic Affairs and Endowment in the UAE claimed a trip to the red planet wa

Jeddah: The Coast Guard and Saudi Aramco saved 11 Indian seamen Tuesday from a cargo tugboat that caught fire off Jubail in the Eastern Province. The boat had departed from the Kasphap port in Oman on Monday with some 800 goats and was headed to Kuwait via Saudi waters. Col. Khaled Al-Arqubi,

Saudi Arabia will hold a day of solidarity on Tuesday Feb. 25 to help raise funds and improve international humanitarian aid for Syrian children living in abject conditions because of the civil war in their country. Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah has given instructions for the orga

Illegal expatriates continue to operate stalls in various parts of Jeddah's commercial areas despite the labor raids over the past five months, citizens claim. These expatriates run stalls in Al-Alawi, Al-Nada and Al-Sahifa districts, and near the gold markets in Qabel Street, they say. Mohamm