World / Gulf

Work on Dubai’s largest public park to start soon 04 Mar 2017 - 03:53 pm

• 30 km of pedestrian pathways • 20 km of jogging tracks • over 14 km of cycle tracks • over 7 km...

Dubai Canvas Festival 03 Mar 2017 - 02:01 am

Saudi bans Uber & Careem from airport pickups 03 Mar 2017 - 01:51 am

Riyadh: Drivers from ride-hailing services Uber and Careem are barred from picking up passengers from Saudi Arabia’s airports, Al Madina newspaper reported, quoting...

Saudi king starts landmark visit to Indonesia; announces huge investments 01 Mar 2017 - 06:21 pm

BOGOR, Indonesia: Saudi Arabia pledged $1 billion in development finance for Indonesia and expanded cooperation in other areas, deepening ties with Southeast Asia's...

Man who paid Dh33m for a number plate pays Dh4.5m for a mobile number 26 Feb 2017 - 07:05 pm

Dubai: How much will you fork out a special mobile number? Balwinder Sahni just paid Dh4.5 million for a Du mobile number in...

Saudi FM in landmark visit to Iraq: officials 25 Feb 2017 - 12:45 pm

Baghdad: Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir was in Baghdad for talks on Saturday, the first such visit by a chief diplomat from the...

Desert walk across the Hameem desert 25 Feb 2017 - 02:42 am

Abu Dhabi Crown Prince in London 24 Feb 2017 - 01:10 am

London, February: Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan met...

UAE signs over $5bn in deals at arms fair 24 Feb 2017 - 12:11 am

Abu Dhabi: The United Arab Emirates announced yesterday it signed contracts worth a total of more than $5bn to purchase weaponry during its...

Bahrain okays military trial of civilians 23 Feb 2017 - 12:02 am

Dubai: Bahraini police have arrested 20 people in a crackdown on Shia villages, as legislators approved a constitutional amendment that could see civilians...

Bahrain, India might scrap scheme to protect migrant maids 22 Feb 2017 - 08:29 pm

MUSCAT: India and Bahrain are considering scrapping a financial guarantee scheme used to protect migrant maids who are not paid by their employers,...

UAE signs $1.2 bn in deals as IDEX arms fair opens 19 Feb 2017 - 11:56 pm

Abu Dhabi: The four-day International Defence Exhibition and Conference () kicked off Sunday in Abu Dhabi with the United Arab Emirates announcing 21...

Kuwait MPs fight back against govt price rise plans 19 Feb 2017 - 07:40 pm

Kuwait City: A parliamentary panel in Kuwait on Sunday approved draft legislation calling for the scrapping of government plans to raise petrol and...

Russian model dangles from skyscraper; gets a call from Dubai police 19 Feb 2017 - 04:17 pm

DUBAI: Dubai police have summoned a Russian model who posed for a video while dangling from a skyscraper to sign a pledge not...

Trump’s defense chief visits UAE in first Middle East trip 18 Feb 2017 - 06:49 pm

ABU DHABI: US President Donald Trump’s defense secretary arrived in the United Arab Emirates on Saturday for talks with one of Washington’s closest...

Floods cause train crash near Dammam in Saudi Arabia 18 Feb 2017 - 01:03 pm

RIYADH: A Saudi train derailed near the eastern city of Dammam on Friday, injuring 18 people, after flooding from heavy rains caused the...

Saudi arrests 18 IS suspects 17 Feb 2017 - 12:03 am

RIYADH: The Saudi Arabian Interior Ministry says authorities have arrested 18 suspects belonging to the Islamic State (IS) group, including bomb makers. Maj...

Saudi Arabia breaks up four Islamic State cells 16 Feb 2017 - 04:46 pm

DUBAI: Saudi Arabia has broken up four Islamic State cells suspected of providing shelter to wanted militants and recruiting fighters, the Interior Ministry...