Middle East

Abu Dhabi, Aug 13: President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan issued Emiri Decree No. 02 of 2018 amending the UAE Cybercrimes Law. According to the Decree, Article Nos. 26, 28 and 42 of Federal Decree-Law No. 05 of 2012 on Combatting Cybercrimes will be replaced with updated provisions. Article No. 26 stipulates an imprisonment period of at least ten years and not exceeding 25 years

Abu Dhabi, Aug 13: The President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan has ordered the release of 704 prisoners on the occasion of Eid-ul-Adha. The pardoned prisoners had been sentenced to jail terms for a variety of offenses. Sheikh Khalifa pledged to settle the financial obligations of the released prisoners. The move comes as part of Sheikh Khalifa's keenness to give the pardoned

Istanbul, Aug 13: Turkey’s central bank on Monday announced it was ready to take “all necessary measures” to ensure financial stability after the collapse of the lira, promising to provide banks with liquidity. “The central bank will closely monitor the market depth and price formations, and take all necessary measures to maintain financial stability, if deemed necessary,” the bank said in a

Riyadh/Dubai: Aug 12: The Supreme Court of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has announced the first of Eid ul Adha as August 21 after the Zul Hijjah moon was sighted on Saturday evening. The Day of Arafat will fall on Monday, August 20. According to a release issued by the Saudi Ministry of Civil Service, the holiday will begin on Thursday, August 16, the fifth day of Zul Hijjah. The Eid ul Adha

Al Bayan, Aug 11: A Saudi police officer, decided to give his shoes to an old pilgrim, after she lost hers, according to a video that went viral on social media. #شكرا_رجال_الامن #السعوديه_ترحب_بالعالم #الحج #القوه_الخاصه_لامن_المسجد_الحرام #المقطع_ليس_من_تصويري A post shared by باسم طلال (@basem.t.d) on Aug 10, 2018 at 11:14am PDT According to a report in Al Bayan, the officer, who was seen in

Gaza, Aug 9: A Palestinian official said on Thursday armed factions in Gaza were prepared to halt a round of rocket attacks on southern Israel if the Israeli military stopped its strikes after two days of cross-border violence. A pregnant Palestinian woman and her 18-month-old child, and a militant from the Islamist Hamas group that rules Gaza, were killed in the Israeli attacks, and at least five

Jeddah, Aug 9: Makkah Gov. Prince Khaled Al-Faisal inaugurated the “Intelligent Hajj” program on Wednesday. The Ministry of Communication and Information Technology is carrying out the initiative. The aim of the program is to provide pilgrims with the best digital services during the pilgrimage. Prince Khaled stressed the need to further improve digital services at the holy sites in Makkah and

Abu Dhabi, Aug 8: Beginning August 12, motorists crossing the set speed limits on Abu Dhabi roads, even by 1kmph, will be fined for speeding as the Abu Dhabi Police have decided to abolish 20kmph speed limit buffer. The General Directorate of Abu Dhabi Police announced earlier hat the speed limit on the roads will be revised and motorists can no longer enjoy the buffer from August 12 onwards

The Saudi Air Defence Force on Monday evening intercepted a ballistic missile fired by the Iran-backed Houthi militias from Emran governorate, Yemen, towards Saudi territories. The official spokesman for the Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen, Col. Turki Al Malki, explained that the missile was heading towards Najran and was deliberately launched to target civilian and populated areas. UAE

Gaza City, Aug, 6: A Palestinian shot by Israeli forces on the Gaza border four months ago has died, the health ministry in the coastal enclave has said. Ahmed al-Ayeda, 17, was shot on March 30 -- the first day of months of protests and clashes along the border -- the ministry said in a statement late on Sunday. He had been in critical condition since being shot east of Bureij in the central Gaza