Middle East

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

Riyadh, Sept 14: A Riyadh-based airlines will be recruiting Saudi women as co-pilots and flight attendants for the first time. Carrier Flynas has opened this new career opportunity for women in Saudi, who were barred from driving cars a few months ago. "Flynas is keen to empower Saudi women to play an important role in the kingdom's transformation," Al Jazeera quoted the carrier as it opened its

New Delhi, Sept 13: Estimated to be over two million years old, the Al Hoota Cave is one of Oman's most popular natural tourist attractions. Located off route 21 between Nizwa and Bahla at the foot of Oman's epic mountain Jabal Shams, just two hours drive from Muscat, it is the first and only cave in the Arabian Peninsula which is open to visitors. With a total length of around 4.5 kilometres