World / Gulf

Shah Rukh Khan visits Dubai hospital; makes it a special day for his young fans 10 May 2017 - 04:43 pm

Dubai: Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan, known to his fans as SRK, paid a surprise visit to Al Jalila Children’s Specialty Hospital –...

Muslim leaders invited to summit with Trump: Saudi media 10 May 2017 - 02:55 pm

Riyadh: King Abdullah II of Jordan, Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika and Niger's Mahamadou Issoufou are among leaders invited by the Custodian of The...

Emir of Kuwait meets Turkish President 09 May 2017 - 11:05 pm

Kuwait: The Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah met here on Tuesday with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who is currently...

Harmful bacteria caused dead fish in Kuwait 08 May 2017 - 12:57 pm

Kuwait: Kuwait's Environment Public Authority (EPA) said Monday that harmful bacteria caused fish kill recently in Kuwait's bay. EPA's deputy director for technical...

Saudi prince says economic reforms working, promises huge investments 03 May 2017 - 09:19 am

RIYADH: The prince overseeing Saudi Arabia's economy said his radical reforms were succeeding in protecting the kingdom against low oil prices, and he...

King of Bahrain to visit Brunei tomorrow 02 May 2017 - 06:33 pm

Manama: King of Bahrain Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa will pay an official visit to Brunei Darussalam on Wednesday at the invitation of Sultan...

Microsoft creates 'Dubai Font' typeface for the city 30 Apr 2017 - 05:10 pm

Dubai: The Dubai government on Sunday announced the launch of "Dubai Font", the first typeface developed by Microsoft for a city, which will...

Saudi Arabia arrests 46 suspects over 2016 Medina attack 30 Apr 2017 - 04:51 pm

DUBAI: Saudi Arabia said on Sunday it had arrested 46 members of a militant cell responsible for a deadly suicide bombing attack on...

Emirates chairman says demand 'holding' on U.S. routes not hit by cuts 25 Apr 2017 - 06:50 pm

DUBAI: Passenger demand on flights to United States cities where Emirates airline is not cutting its services is "holding," chairman Sheikh Ahmed bin...

Dubai Mall briefly plunges into darkness by power outage 25 Apr 2017 - 08:08 am

DUBAI: A power outage briefly plunged the glitzy Dubai Mall, one of the world's largest shopping centres, into darkness on Monday, Dubai's government...

Saudi foundation pledges $50 million to eradicate measles 24 Apr 2017 - 08:06 am

NEW YORK: A Saudi Arabian charitable foundation said on Monday it will give $50 million to the United Nations children's agency to help...

Egypt's Sisi visits Saudi Arabia as tensions ease 23 Apr 2017 - 05:44 pm

Riyadh: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi received a royal welcome from the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz...

Saudi Arabia restores civil service and military allowances 23 Apr 2017 - 12:03 pm

RIYADH: The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia issued a royal decree on Saturday...

Saudi King's air force pilot son named US envoy 23 Apr 2017 - 11:44 am

Riyadh: Saudi Arabia on Saturday named an air force pilot son of The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz...

Saudi Arabia malls to hire only nationals 21 Apr 2017 - 02:06 am

Riyadh: Foreigners will no longer be allowed to work in Saudi Arabia's numerous shopping malls, the Labour Ministry announced yesterday, in the latest...

Exiled cleric points to Iran’s widening influence in Bahrain 19 Apr 2017 - 08:01 pm

MANAMA/DUBAI: At a wake in Iran’s holy city of Qom in February, a small group of Bahraini emigres and clerics mourned a young...

UAE: One dead, three injured in villa explosion 19 Apr 2017 - 02:40 pm

One maid died and three others were injured after a huge explosion in a villa due to a gas leak in Ajman. According...

Mattis in Riyadh to boost US-Saudi alliance 19 Apr 2017 - 09:47 am

Riyadh: US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis is in Saudi Arabia Wednesday to reinvigorate the Riyadh-Washington alliance, with both seeing a common adversary in...