Middle East

Dubai, Jan 12: A fatal accident took place on Al Khail Road on Saturday morning at 8am, when a car with two passengers went off- road and hit a light pole. The driver, identified by police as being 40-years old, and a passenger in the front seat aged 39 died at the spot. Three passengers in the seats behind were rushed to hospital with severe injuries. All people in the car, a Mistubishi Lancer

Tabuk, Jan 10: Residents of this northwestern region went picnicking yesterday in scenic mountains and other spots that were covered in a sheet of white as Tabuk received its annual snowfall since Tuesday. Visitors from outside the region as well as locals were enjoying the rare snowfall. Roads, especially those leading to Mount Allouz, were thronged with cars. While security, traffic and health

Jeddah, Jan 10: The ministerial committee for transport in Makkah province met here on Wednesday to review the progress of a plan to beef up the public transport system in the province, including the cities of Jeddah and Makkah. The meeting, chaired by Prince Khaled Al-Faisal, Emir of Makkah, and attended by the Minister of Municipal and Rural Affairs Prince Mansour Bin Miteb, Jeddah Governor

Jeddah, Jan 6: New personal status regulations for divorce, custody and alimony cases will come into effect Feb. 26, Al-Watan daily reported Saturday quoting Ministry of Justice sources. The regulations will be enforced by all courts in the Kingdom and will help grant families more security and independence, sources said, adding that they will also reduce the negative effects of divorce on

Jeddah, Jan 5: The massive campaign launched by the Saudi Environment Society to protect the Jeddah corniche environment was a big success with the participation of a large number of people. As part of the campaign, the Friends of Corniche held a big procession from northern corniche to Coast Guard office, covering 30 km to enlighten people who visit the corniche on the importance of protecting

Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 4: A study on migration of Indians to Saudi Arabia says that despite various economic advantages, there is also a social cost that migrants are forced to pay over time for staying away from their kin. "Remittances from migration potentially improve education and health outcomes for children. However, the opportunity costs of absentee parents make children less likely to

Dubai, Jan 4: An Indian man, who worked illegally for six years in the UAE, died of heart attack when he went for applying for amnesty to return home. Chakali Pentaiah died on December 16, according to his death certificate issued by the Ministry of Health. However, his family got to know about his death through a report that appeared in a Telugu newspaper in India on Thursday, 18 days after the

Jeddah, Jan 2: Saudi women expressed outrage at Chelsea Handler, the American host of the TV show “Chelsea Lately,” when she swore at Saudi men for being able to receive notification by SMS of their wives’ travels abroad. Some are tired of explaining the situation to foreigners and others say Chelsea should have done her homework before going on air.The 37-year-old American talk show host asserted

Riyadh, Jan 1: The Arab world witnessed issuance of a flurry of religious edicts (fatwas) during 2012, most of which became controversial due to their strange nature and political dimensions. These included a fatwa forbidding non-Palestinian Muslims from visiting Jerusalem, Islam’s third holiest city, and a ban on playing football. Some of these fatwas seemed to have the hallmark of the Arab

Metulla, May 1: Israel began building a wall yesterday along a 1-km-stretch of its border with Lebanon, saying the barrier was necessary to boost security for an Israeli frontier town across from a Lebanese village. An Israeli security fence already runs along the entire border but the military said defenses had to be bolstered with a 5-7 meter-high cement wall between the Israeli town of Metulla