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Cyclone Mekunu hits southern Oman, One dead, three Asians wounded rescued 26 May 2018 - 01:34 am

Salalah, Oman: Cyclone Mekunu on Friday lashed southern Oman with high winds and rain, killing at least one person and wounding three a...

Approaching Cyclone Mekunu kills 12-year-old girl in Oman; Five killed, 40 missing in Yemen’s Socotra 25 May 2018 - 09:29 pm

SALALAH, Oman & ADEN, Yemen : Cyclone Mekunu neared the Arabian Peninsula on Friday as its outer bands dumped heavy rain and bent...

Cyclone Mekunu: Oman's Salalah airport to close; 17 missing after two ships capsized at Yemen sea 24 May 2018 - 11:36 pm

READ THE UPDATE: Approaching Cyclone Mekunu kills 12-year-old girl in Oman; Five killed, 40 missing in Yemen’s Socotra MUSCAT: Oman's General Authority for...

Cyclone Mekunu pounds Yemen island on its path to Oman 24 May 2018 - 03:17 pm

READ THE UPDATE: Approaching Cyclone Mekunu kills 12-year-old girl in Oman; Five killed, 40 missing in Yemen’s Socotra SALALAH, Oman: Cyclone Mekunu roared...

Saudi-led coalition destroys Houthi boats targeting tanker in Red Sea: Al Arabiya 23 May 2018 - 01:14 pm

DUBAI: A Saudi-led military coalition destroyed two Houthi boats threatening an oil tanker in the Red Sea on Wednesday, state media reported. United...

Bahrain asks nationals to avoid traveling to India's kerala 23 May 2018 - 12:34 pm

DUBAI: Bahrain has asked its nationals to avoid travelling to India's Kerala until an outbreak of the rare Nipah virus, spread by fruit...

Arrested Saudi activists held incommunicado since last week 22 May 2018 - 04:23 pm

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates: Saudi Arabia is holding and interrogating at least 10 women's rights activists - seven women and three men -...

53 injured as Saudi jet makes emergency landing 22 May 2018 - 11:46 am

Riyadh: A Saudi Arabian Airlines Airbus A330 jet made an emergency landing in the western Red Sea city of Jeddah, injuring 53 people,...

Riyadh to release Saudi-Ethiopian tycoon detained in anti-graft swoop 20 May 2018 - 10:29 pm

ADDIS ABABA: Saudi Arabia will soon release Mohammed Hussein Al Amoudi, an Ethiopian-born Saudi billionaire arrested in November during a crackdown on corruption,...

Saudi Arabia crackdown on women’s rights advocates a chilling development, says Amnesty 20 May 2018 - 10:19 pm

Saudi Arabia’s crackdown on prominent women’s rights advocates is a "chilling development” for independent critics of the government, Amnesty International said in a...

Saudi Arabia 'to release 1,000 Ethiopian prisoners' 20 May 2018 - 04:39 pm

Saudi Arabia has agreed to release 1,000 Ethiopian nationals who have been in prison in the Gulf state for a variety of offences,...

Trump Jr met Gulf states envoy offering election help: Report 20 May 2018 - 03:41 pm

Donald Trump Jr met in August 2016 with an envoy representing the crown princes of the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia, who...

Rights groups condemn Saudi women activists' arrests 19 May 2018 - 10:48 am

DUBAI: International rights groups have condemned the arrests this week of seven prominent Saudi Arabian women's rights activists who previously campaigned for the...

Saudi Arabia announces Thursday start for Ramadan 16 May 2018 - 05:44 pm

Riyadh: The Islamic holy month of Ramadan will begin Thursday in Saudi Arabia, the land of the religion's two holiest sites, authorities said....

Kuwait to postpone VAT implementation to 2021 says parliament committee 15 May 2018 - 08:35 am

DUBAI: Kuwait will not implement value-added tax before 2021 but will push ahead with introducing excise tax, parliament's budget committee said in a...

Firefighters battle blaze at high-rise tower in Dubai Marina 13 May 2018 - 10:44 am

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates: Firefighters are battling a blaze at a high-rise tower in the Dubai Marina amid a sandstorm sweeping the city...

Bahrain backs Israel right to 'defend self' after Syria strikes 10 May 2018 - 04:13 pm

Dubai: Bahrain's foreign minister, Sheikh Khalid al-Khalifa, on Thursday backed Israel's right to "defend itself" after the Israeli military said it struck dozens...

Saudi Arabia says it intercepts missile above Riyadh -Al Arabiya TV 09 May 2018 - 11:49 am

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia's air defense forces intercepted a missile above the capital Riyadh, Saudi-owned broadcaster Al Arabiya said on Wednesday after several loud...