Middle East

Tehran, Sept 22: Militants shot dead at least 11 people at a military parade in southwestern Iran on Saturday, state media reported, in a rare attack the government blamed on a US ally in the region. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the shooting rampage dubbed a "terrorist" attack by the authorities, in which at least 30 people were also wounded. But Foreign Minister Mohammad

Jeddah, Sept 22: The Crown Prince Camel Festival in Taif was named the largest in the world on Friday by Guinness World Records. The festival included 11,186 camels, the largest number of camels in a race, and almost 800 races held between Aug. 11 until Saturday, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported. Prince Fahd bin Jalawi bin Musaed, President of the Saudi Federation of Camels, received the

Dubai, Sept 20: Emirates and Etihad, two state-owned airlines in the United Arab Emirates, denied on Thursday a Bloomberg report which quoted unnamed sources as saying Emirates was seeking to take over Etihad to create the world's largest airline. "There is no truth to this rumour," an Emirates spokeswoman said. Etihad made a similar statement.

Dubai, Sept 18: Archaeologists in Saudi Arabia have uncovered a 100,000-year-old site in the mountain range south of Riyadh dating back to the Paleolithic period. The joint Saudi-French mission was carried out at archaeological sites under the supervision of the Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage, which included field surveys at the hills surrounding the Al Kharj Mountains, part of

Expats in the UAE will be allowed to stay back in the country for a "longer period of time" after retirement, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has announced. 5-year residence visa announced in UAE: Terms and conditions The visa will be provided to expat retirees over the age of 55 years for a period of five years

Dubai, Sept 17: The UAE cabinet has approved a law that will allow foreigners to obtain long-term residencies in the Emirates after they retire, the prime minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum said on Sunday. Dubai Media Office announced the significant move on their Twitter page. It is part of the UAE government’s drive to boost economic growth in the country. The #UAE Cabinet approved a

Abu Dhabi, Sept 16: The President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan has issued a Federal Decree-Law No. 6 of 2018 approving an additional funding to the general federal budget and to the budgets of independent entities for the current fiscal year. The decree-law published in the latest issue of the Federal Gazette, stipulates that the estimated general budget expenses for fiscal year

Jeddah, Sept 16: Houthi militants fired a ballistic missile toward Saudi Arabia early Saturday night, but Saudi air defenses shot it down before it could do any damage, a spokesman for coalition forces supporting Yemen’s legitimate government said. Colonel Turki al-Maliki said the Saudi Air Defense Force spotted the missile being being launched at 7:15 p.m. (local time) from the Yemeni governorate

Dubai, Sept 15: The UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention is alerting consumers and healthcare professionals against the use of four pharmaceutical products for the treatment of neurological, respiratory and underactive thyroid disease due to possible microbial contamination and contagious infection. A warning against homeopathic drug products Neuroveen, a natural relief of neuralgia nerve pain

Riyadh, Sept 15: The Saudi Arabia's Royal Air Defence Forces intercepted on Friday a ballistic missile launched by the Iran-aligned Houthi militias towards the Kingdom, said the Arab Coalition Command in a statement. No injuries or casualties were reported. Arab Coalition spokesman Colonel Turki al-Maliki said that the ballistic missile was fired from the Yemeni governorate of Saada by the