Middle East
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Saudi crown prince, Iraqi PM meet on bilateral ties
Riyadh: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud and visiting Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi have met here to…
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Guest Imam of Masjid-e-Nabawi passes away
Madinah: Sheikh Mahmoud Khalil Al-Qari, a guest Imam for Taraweeh prayers at Masjid Al-Nabawi and the Imam of Masjid Al…
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Dubai welcomes 6.17 mn int’l visitors from Jan-May
Dubai: Dubai’s successful tourism rebound continues to inspire global tourism recovery with the city welcoming 6.17 million international overnight visitors…
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Hajj pilgrimage likely to be performed on these dates
As per astronomical calculations, the Islamic month of Zul Hijjah is likely to begin on Thursday, June 30. According to…
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Khashoggi’s fiancée calls Saudi Crown Prince a murderer
Istanbul: Calling Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman a “murderer”, journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s fiancée Hatice Cengi said on Wednesday that…
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Flight Tickets to Middle East become Costlier from Tamil Nadu
Chennai: With the number of international flights from Chennai, Madurai, Tiruchi, and Coimbatore airports are on the decline, the rates for…
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Libya’s High Council of State chief says ready to meet rival on constitutional issues
Tripoli: The Head of Libya’s Tripoli-based High Council of State has expressed readiness to meet with the Speaker of the House…
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Foreign arrivals in Turkey exceed 300% in May
Ankara: Turkey has received around 3.82 million foreign arrivals in May, surged by 308 per cent year-on-year, the country’s Culture and…
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Saudi Arabia lifts Covid curbs, permits travel to India
Riyadh: Saudi Arabia has lifted Covid-19 travel restrictions on its citizens, the Ministry of Interior announced on Monday. Travel curbs were…
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4 IS militants killed in airstrike in Iraq: Military
Baghdad: Four militants of the Islamic State (IS) group, including the group’s leader in Anbar province, were killed in an airstrike…
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Blast in Yemen kills journalist
Sanaa: A local Yemeni journalist was killed after his vehicle was blown up in the southern port city of Aden, a…
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Kuwait to act tough against expatriates protested over Prophet’s remark
Kuwait: In a significant move, Kuwait has said that it will deport expatriate who participated in a demonstration against the…
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Two-state solution only way to end Israeli-Palestinian conflict: Palestinian PM
Ramallah: The two-state solution is the only way to end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammed Ishtaye stressed here. On…
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8 killed in fire at birthday party in Iran
Tehran: Eight people died in a blast at a birthday party in a city near the Iranian capital of Tehran, The…
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5 soldiers killed in Yemen despite truce
Sanaa: The government in Yemen announced that five soldiers were killed and 15 others injured by the Houthi militia despite the…
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192 metric tonnes of cow dung to be exported to Kuwait from Jaipur
Jaipur: For the first time in the history of India, cow dung from the country will be exported to Kuwait, that…
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Saudi Arabia launches $80mn programme to support tourism
Riyadh: Saudi Arabia has launched an $80 million programme to provide funding for small and micro enterprises in the tourism industry.…
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Iran, Venezuela sign 20-yr partnership agreement
Tehran: Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and his visiting Venezuelan counterpart Nicolas Maduro signed a 20-year partnership agreement to boost cooperation in…
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Iran condemns missile attack on Damascus, vows support to Syria
Tehran: Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian has condemned the recent Israeli missile attack on the Syrian capital Damascus and vowed…
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17 killed in Iran train derailment
Tehran: At least 17 people were killed and 50 injured on Wednesday after a passenger train derailed and crashed into…
