World / Gulf

Saudi security man, expatriate killed in attack 08 Jul 2018 - 07:55 pm

RIYADH: A member of Saudi Arabia's security forces and a Bangladeshi resident were killed in an attack on a security checkpoint in Buraidah,...

World tennis bodies accuse beoutQ of illegal Middle East broadcasts 07 Jul 2018 - 12:04 pm

The governing bodies of world tennis called for the closure of Saudi Arabian-based piracy television channel beoutQ on Thursday, saying it had illegally...

Bahrain appeals acquittal of opposition leaders 27 Jun 2018 - 08:31 pm

DUBAI: Bahrain's public prosecutor has appealed a court ruling that acquitted three senior leaders of the country's main opposition group on charges of...

Saudi women take the wheel as driving ban ends 24 Jun 2018 - 04:23 pm

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia: Saudi women drove to work and ran errands on Sunday, relishing the freedom to move about without relying on men...

Yemen detainees decry sexual torture in UAE-controlled prisons 20 Jun 2018 - 03:57 pm

CAIRO: The 15 officers who arrived at the prison in southern Yemen hid their faces behind headdresses, but their accents were clearly foreign...

Saudi Arabia arrests more women's rights activists -HRW 20 Jun 2018 - 11:50 am

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia detained two more women's rights advocates earlier this month and imposed a travel ban on several others in an ongoing...

Saudi MERS outbreaks killed 23 over four months - WHO 18 Jun 2018 - 02:06 pm

GENEVA, Outbreaks of the deadly Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) killed 23 people in Saudi Arabia between Jan. 21 and May 31 this...

Report describes Dubai real estate as money-laundering haven 12 Jun 2018 - 10:50 am

Dubai, United Arab Emirates: War profiteers, terror financiers and drug traffickers sanctioned by the U.S. in recent years have used Dubai's real-estate market...

Gulf states pledge $2.5 billion aid package to Jordan 11 Jun 2018 - 11:47 am

DUBAI: Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates pledged $2.5 billion of aid to Jordan on Monday, a joint statement from the ...

Three dead in south of Saudi Arabia from missile attack 09 Jun 2018 - 10:20 pm

RIYADH: Three civilians were killed in the south of Saudi Arabia from a missile launched from Yemen by the Houthi movement, Saudi state...

Malabar Gold helps cyclone-hit people in Oman 03 Jun 2018 - 08:46 am

DOHA: Malabar Gold & Diamonds is continuing the relief activities in the Cyclone Mekunu stricken areas and contributing in a variety of ways. ...

Oman bans pirate beIN decoders ahead of World Cup 30 May 2018 - 10:35 pm

Muscat: Oman has banned the import of decoders that would allow viewers to watch pirated versions of World Cup matches transmitted by Qatari...

UAE bans fruits from Indian state after Nipah virus outbreak 29 May 2018 - 06:43 pm

DUBAI/MUMBAI: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has banned imports of fresh vegetables and fruits from the southern Indian state of Kerala where 13...

Saudi Arabia denies Macron's charge it held Lebanese PM captive 29 May 2018 - 11:34 am

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia's Foreign Ministry denied French President Emmanuel Macron's assertion that the kingdom held Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri captive last November,...

Saudi activists' arrest revives concerns about reform agenda 28 May 2018 - 01:50 pm

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia's crackdown on women's rights campaigners, just weeks before the much-hyped lifting of a ban on women driving, has revived doubts...

Cyclone shuts Sembcorp Salalah water production plant 27 May 2018 - 10:20 am

DUBAI: Sembcorp Salalah Water and Power Co, which operates an electricity generation and seawater desalination plant in Oman, said its water production plant...

Oman to re-open Salalah International Airport 26 May 2018 - 02:44 pm

Muscat: The Public Authority for Civil Aviation (PACA) announced Saturday that they will reopen Salalah International Airport to air traffic on Sunday, which...