Middle East

Jeddah, Jan 18: Aisha Al-Otaibi, CEO of fashion wear company Danat Valia, recently announced that she is opening an academy specialized in art and fashion design. The college, to be opened in Alkhobar, will be the first in the Kingdom to specialize in these fields and will open its doors to students for the academic year 2015/2016. Al-Otaibi: “We carried out a feasibility study” and reserved “a

Jeddah, Jan 16: The US National Security Agency (NSA) has implanted software in nearly 100,000 computers around the world allowing it to carry out surveillance on those devices and also provide a digital highway for cyber attacks, the New York Times reported on Tuesday. Saudi Arabia is among the countries where such surveillance software has been covertly installed, according to The Times which

Dubai, Jan 16: Little Mohammad Bawazeer needs help urgently. The baby was born prematurely under the most trying circumstances on October 25 after his mother Kauser Nahdi, 21, who was visiting Dubai, slipped and fell on a pavement and subsequently died of complications. Two and a half months later, Mohammad remains in a hospital in Dubai as his father tries desperately to raise money to get him

Jeddah, Jan 15: Jeddawis noted illegal expatriates disappeared from the streets during the first weeks that followed the end of the amnesty period to avoid being deported, but now with the crackdown campaigns receding they are back at their old places in various parts of the city. However, sources from the Ministry of Interior stressed that the campaigns against the violating expatriates were

Dubai, Jan 14: Dubai fired 479,651 shells of fireworks on New Year’s eve, dazzling its way into the record books. Not only did Dubai succeed in breaking the world record in the world’s “Largest Fireworks Display” category, the emirate also managed to smash it by firing roughly 80,000 shells per minute and 1,332 fireworks per second. Revealing the details of the record, Guinness World Records said

Dubai, Jan 13: New traffic signs will be introduced on Dubai roads soon as the Roads and Transport Authority prepares for the launch of the Dubai Tram later this year. Most of the new road signs are related to the tram and railway, while a few are for speed breakers and pedestrian crossings. “Since Dubai Tram will share road space with other vehicles, it is important that we introduce new signs to

Abu Dhabi, Jan 12: The UAE carriers Emirates and Etihad Airways have been rated among the top four airlines in the world in terms of safety and offering in-flight products in a survey conducted among 448 airlines. Top of the list is Qantas which has a fatality free record in the jet era (since 1951), followed by Air New Zealand, Emirates and Etihad Airways. Making up the top ten with seven stars

Dubai, Jan 11: Of the many country pavilions in the Global Village, the India Pavilion stands out in terms of size and variety. It is the largest pavilion at the village. Spread across an area of 11,500 square metres, it is popular with both residents and tourists alike. “The India pavilion presents a kaleidoscopic view of India’s rich tradition and culture not only to multinational visitors but

Jeddah, Jan 10: Inspection teams from the Labor Ministry have been actively conducting raids on retail market areas in Jeddah to check the status of employees who are working inside shops located in popular market areas. In a surprise field visit on Thursday, inspection teams carried out ad hoc inspections in a popular mobile phone market located on Palestine Street in Jeddah. Arab News was

Jeddah, Jan 9: The Presidency of Meteorology and Environment (PME) announced on Wednesday that there would be medium to heavy rainfall, thunderstorms and winds over Al-Jouf, the Northern Border Province and parts of Tabuk starting from Thursday. The PME did not rule out snowfalls in Turaif, Al-Qurayyat, Arar and the Tabuk highlands. It said there would be medium rainfall and thunderstorms from