Visa clock ticks for KSA-bound workers
12 October 2026
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2 Bangladeshis killed in Riyadh airport strike
12 October 2026
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Riyadh airport hit by fresh Houthi strike
12 October 2026
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Iran executes man for killing police officer
12 October 2026
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Fresh attack at Riyadh airport, says Saudi coalition
11 October 2026
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Flights cancelled as blast rocks Riyadh airport
11 October 2026
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Israeli strikes kill 5 more in Gaza
11 October 2026
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in focus / Oil surges, stocks sink as US reportedly eyes fresh Iran strikes
9 October 2026
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Systematic destruction of olive groves: A bid to uproot Palestinian identity
5 October 2026
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WHO decries delays getting aid into Gaza
4 October 2026
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3 killed in shooting at Palestinian camp
Three members of the Islamist group Hamas were killed and others injured in a shooting on Sunday in the Palestinian camp of Burj al-Shemali in Lebanon, the group said, blaming the bloodshed on rival forces loyal to the Palestinian Authority.
13 December 2021
Israeli PM meets Abu Dhabi crown prince on historic visit
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett met Abu Dhabi's crown prince on Monday after becoming the first leader of the Jewish state to visit the United Arab Emirates, a year after the establishment of ties.
13 December 2021
After UAE legalised premarital sex, unwed mothers still in limbo
Over a dozen unmarried women huddled in a jail cell south of Dubai last year, locked up for the crime of giving birth, when a guard entered and declared them free.
13 December 2021
‘We never had anything like this here’
Buildings razed, cars overturned, trees ripped from the ground -- there were end-of-the-world scenes in the small Kentucky town of Mayfield.
12 December 2021
Iran stays firm amid pressure
World powers and Iran have been locked in talks on reviving their nuclear deal, with a European source saying they were working from texts discussed five months ago and Iranian officials saying they were sticking to a tough stance from last week.
11 December 2021
US-led anti-IS coalition ends Iraq combat mission
The US-led coalition against the Islamic State group has finished its combat mission in Iraq and will shift to a training and advisory role, Iraq’s national security adviser said yesterday.
9 December 2021
KSA rejects French claim of Khashoggi suspect arrest
French authorities were yesterday seeking to confirm the identity of a man arrested on suspicion of playing a key role in the 2018 murder of
8 December 2021
Syrian port of latakia::Israel strike targets Iran weapons
An Israeli air strike hit a shipment of Iranian weapons in the Syrian port of Latakia yesterday, in the first such attack on the key facility, a war monitor said.
7 December 2021
UAE declares 4.5-day workweek; Saturday-Sunday weekend
The United Arab Emirates said on Tuesday it would transition to a four and half-day working week starting next year, with the full weekend falling on Saturday and Sunday in a move aimed at better aligning its economy with global markets.
7 December 2021
Indonesia volcano erupts again
Indonesia’s Mount Semeru spewed more ash yesterday, hampering the search for survivors as aerial images showed the extent of the devastation unleashed by the volcano’s deadly weekend eruption.
6 December 2021
Palestinian killed after ramming car
Israeli soldiers shot dead a Palestinian teenager who rammed a car into a military checkpoint in the occupied West Bank yesterday, seriously injuring an Israeli guard, Israel’s defence ministry said.
6 December 2021
Iran rejects ‘blame game’
Iran said yesterday it was ready to resume nuclear talks but based on draft proposals it submitted last week, accusing Western powers of stalling negotiations in Vienna.
6 December 2021
Jordan jails hospital chief over Covid deaths
A Jordanian court yesterday sentenced to three years in jail the director of a state hospital over the deaths of 10 patients at the facility which treated coronavirus patients.
5 December 2021
Israeli police kill Palestinian in Jerusalem stabbing
Israeli security forces shot dead a Palestinian in annexed east Jerusalem late on Saturday after he stabbed an Israeli civilian and tried to
5 December 2021
France, Europeans working to open Afghan joint mission
Several European countries are working on opening up a joint diplomatic mission in Afghanistan that would enable their ambassadors to return to the country, French President Emmanuel Macron said yesterday.
4 December 2021
Thousands flee in panic, one killed
Indonesia’s Mount Semeru erupted yesterday, spewing out a tower of smoke and ash that plunged local communities into darkness and forced thousands of nearby residents to flee.
4 December 2021
Iran nuclear talks break
Indirect US-Iranian talks on saving the 2015 Iran nuclear deal broke off until next week as European officials voiced dismay late Friday at sweeping demands by Iran’s new, hardline government.
4 December 2021
9 US State Department phones hacked using Israeli spyware
Apple Inc iPhones of at least nine US State Department employees were hacked by an unknown assailant using sophisticated spyware developed by the Israel-based NSO Group, according to four people familiar with the matter.
3 December 2021
12 including Iraqi civilians, Kurd fighters killed in attacks blamed on IS
At least nine Iraqi Kurdish peshmerga fighters and three brothers were killed in northern Iraq attacks blamed on the Islamic State militants group, officials and a family member said Friday.
3 December 2021
Philippines court to allow Nobel laureate Ressa to go to Norway
Philippine journalist Maria Ressa will be allowed to travel so she can accept her Nobel Peace Prize in person after a court gave her permission to leave the Southeast Asian country to visit Norway later this month.
3 December 2021