World / Gulf

Amir of Kuwait accepts government resignation 14 Nov 2021 - 06:46 pm

Kuwait: The Kuwaiti Amiri Diwan announced on Sunday that the Amir of the State of Kuwait HH Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah accepted...

Two quakes strike southern Iran, tremors felt in Dubai 14 Nov 2021 - 04:32 pm

Two strong earthquakes struck southern Iran near the port of Bandar Abbas on Sunday, state TV reported, but there were no immediate reports...

Juggernauts grab spotlight from jumbos at Dubai Airshow 14 Nov 2021 - 02:59 pm

Dubai: The nuts and bolts of post-pandemic trade loomed over the first major aerospace event since the coronavirus crisis on Sunday, as planemakers...

Dubai’s second airport set to reopen to passengers in May 14 Nov 2021 - 10:50 am

Dubai World Central is set to reopen to passengers in May 2022, two years after the coronavirus pandemic forced the city to suspend...

Kuwait's Amir pardons and reduces sentences for 35 people: Report 13 Nov 2021 - 03:39 pm

Kuwait's Amir H H Sheikh Nawaf Al Ahmad Al Sabah has issued two decrees for amnesty, pardoning and reducing sentences imposed on 35...

UAE aims for 20 unicorns by 2031, says minister 10 Nov 2021 - 02:40 pm

DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates aims to become home to 20 startups worth more than $1 billion each, known as 'unicorns', in the...

Kuwaiti government resigns to help end political standoff 08 Nov 2021 - 02:50 pm

Kuwait: Kuwait's government on Monday submitted its resignation to the Amir, state news agency KUNA reported, a move that could help end a...

Expat women arrested in Kuwait for violating sanctity of religion 07 Nov 2021 - 05:09 pm

Doha: A woman was arrested in Kuwait for violating religious sentiments. Kuwait media reported that a British expatriate was referred to the police...

Abu Dhabi to allow non-Muslim civil marriage under family law shakeup 07 Nov 2021 - 03:24 pm

Dubai: Non-Muslims will be allowed to marry, divorce and get joint child custody under civil law in Abu Dhabi according to a new...

Saudi approves Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine for age group 5-11 03 Nov 2021 - 06:36 pm

CAIRO: The Saudi Food and Drug Authority said on Wednesday it had given its approval to use Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine for those between...

UAE approves Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for ages 5-11 01 Nov 2021 - 10:26 am

DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates has approved for emergency use the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for children aged 5-11, the health ministry said in...

Top oil exporter Saudi Arabia targets ‘net zero’ by 2060 23 Oct 2021 - 11:28 am

Riyadh: The Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia said on Saturday that the world's top oil exporter aims to reach zero-net emissions by 2060...

Kuwait lifts COVID-19 restrictions for vaccinated people, says PM 21 Oct 2021 - 02:37 pm

CAIRO: Kuwait has lifted all COVID-19 restrictions for vaccinated people, its prime minister, Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, told a news conference on...

Kuwait Amir instructs authorities' heads to propose amnesty regulations 20 Oct 2021 - 12:51 pm

Kuwait: Minister of Kuwait's Amiri Diwan Affairs Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah announced Wednesday that HH the Amir of the State of Kuwait...

Sultan of Oman issues pardon to 328 prisoners 18 Oct 2021 - 02:07 pm

Muscat: Sultan Haitham bin Tariq of the Sultanate of Oman has issued pardon to a group of prison inmates convicted in various cases....

Workers injured in Kuwait refinery fire, output unaffected 18 Oct 2021 - 11:14 am

Kuwait: A fire at Kuwait's Mina al-Ahmadi oil refinery on Monday injured several workers but operations were unaffected, Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC)...