Middle East

Jeddah, Jul 29: Firms applying for recruitment visas should have their addresses registered with the Saudi Post on or before Sept. 7 in order to get their applications accepted by the Labor Ministry, it was announced yesterday. “The acceptance of applications for recruitment will depend on whether the firm has registered or activated the national postal service,” said Labor Minister Adel Fakeih

Washington, Jul 28: The US, Canada and the United Nations has called for calm and peace in Egypt amidst escalation of violence in the country leaving more than 100 people dead and some 4,500 injured. The US Secretary of State John Kerry has spoken to Egyptian leaders like interim Vice President Mohamed ElBaradei and Interim Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy asking for calm. At least 120 were killed

Al Jubail, Jul 28: Tonnes of local dates will find their way to Iftar tables this Ramadan, as families and residents queue up at the Dates Exhibition now going on just outside the fruits and vegetable market at Al Jubail. An annual event organised by the Sharjah Municipality, the Dates Exhibition, which started on June 20 and will continue for three months, opens at 3pm until Iftar time. Pakistani

Cairo, July 27: Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood said the death toll in a crackdown on Saturday by the army and police on supporters of ousted President Mohamed Morsy has climbed to 120. About 4,000 people have been injured in the violence in eastern Cairo, the group said. The Health Ministry, however, put the death toll at 20 people, saying they were killed in clashes with police. Many casualties were

Cairo, Jul 27: At least 70 people died on Saturday after security forces attacked supporters of deposed President Mohamed Morsi in Cairo, Muslim Brotherhood spokesman Gehad El-Haddad said, adding the toll could be much higher. Al Jazeera's Egypt television station reported 120 had died and some 4,500 had been injured in the early morning violence on the fringes of a round-the-clock vigil being

Dubai, Jul 27: Four people died and three have been left seriously injured following two separate car accidents in the UAE over the last 48 hours, with one intoxicated driver losing control of his vehicle and ploughing through the window of a restaurant in Al Barsha 3 area. In the early hours of Friday, a 21-year-old Angolan national, driving a car on an expired driving licence, killed two

Dubai, Jul 27: The Dubai International Holy Quran Award, on Friday night changed the Islamic Personality of the Year, for the first time ever in the award’s 17-year history. Earlier, the award had announced Grand Imam of Al Azhar Dr Sheikh Ahmed Al Tayyeb as Islamic Personality of the year. Ibrahim Bu Melha, Chairman of the organising committee of the award, said due to the unstable situations and

Cairo, Jul 27: At least nine people were killed in heavy fighting in Egypt during rival mass rallies for and against the army overthrow of President Mohamed Morsi, who was placed under investigation for murder in an escalating showdown with his Islamist backers. The bloodshed deepened the turmoil convulsing the Arab world's most populous country, and may trigger a decisive move by the military

Jeddah, Jul 26: Despite strict regulations, street vendors in the Kingdom are still selling SIM cards of all major mobile firms without customers providing proof of identity. According to regulations, buying and charging a SIM card requires a customer to provide an identity number. The regulations were introduced to prevent misuse and criminal activities. A seller, Abdul Rahman, told Arab News

Riyadh, Jul 25: A wage protection program will become mandatory on Oct. 1 for companies employing 3,000 or more workers, according to the Labor Ministry. Saudi and foreign private schools need to abide by the new rule irrespective of the number of employees on their payroll, said a senior official. The companies and schools must submit complete details of wages paid through banks to the ministry