UAE Holidays: 5-day Eid Al Adha break likely for private sector
Eid Al Adha is less than a month away and residents are looking forward to planning their vacations. Here is the holiday guide that you…
Saudi Arabia
Arar border crossing opens for Iraqi pilgrims heading to Mecca
The Arar border crossing between Iraq and Saudi was opened yesterday for Iraqi pilgrims to pass through on their way to Mecca, the Anadolu Agency…
Saudi Arabia to grant Haj visas to Iran expatriates
Saudi Arabia said it had no objection to issuing pilgrimage visas to Iranians living outside Iran through accredited tour operators. Tehran decided not to allow…
Airstrike kills 10 children in Yemen
At least ten children were killed in an airstrike on a school in Yemen’s stronghold of the Houthi group on Saturday, aid group Doctors Without…
Saudi central bank commits to dollar peg
Saudi Arabia’s central bank governor Ahmad Al Kholifey reiterated on Friday that the kingdom was committed to keeping the riyal pegged to the US dollar…
Saudi Cabinet approves higher visa fees, traffic fines
Saudi Arabia’s Cabinet has raised the fees for visas and travel, and fines for traffic violations in a bid to boost its revenues. The Cabinet,…
US sells tanks, weapons worth more than $1bn to Saudi Arabia
The United States has approved the possible sale to Saudi Arabia of up to 153 tanks, hundreds of machine guns and other military gear in…
Saudi gets its first female pilot
Despite a ban on women driving in Saudi Arabia, Hanadi Zakaria Al-Hindi has become the first woman in the kingdom to become an air pilot….
UN report says Saudi-led coalition and Houthis violate human rights in Yemen
A confidential UN report has concluded that the Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen deliberately bombed a house, killing four children, and that Huthi rebels used…
Saudi Arabia Agrees to Help Stranded Workers, India Says
Saudi Arabia has agreed to assist thousands of laid-off Indian workers stranded in the kingdom without money or food, an Indian minister said Wednesday. A…