With the launch of the 5-year physical Resident ID card (also known as the Iqama or Muqeem card), which is part of Saudi Arabia’s new residency...
Now the shoppers of Dubai have an opportunity to make their Eid shopping a life-changing experience. The story of the newly launched “Win Your Home in...
Legendary actor Hassan Youssef continues to be remembered in the Arab entertainment world with great reverence, as his wife, former actress Shams Al-Baroudi, did express her...
The UAE has announced that a new visa on arrival will begin in the country on 14th January for short-term stays to create more convenient travel...
Malayalam film enthusiasts in the UAE are thrilled with the arrival of Drishyam 3 in UAE, which officially released in cinemas on May 21, 2026. The...
Dubai’s Golden Visa residency program is moving forward and the General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs (GDRFA) has stated that over 167,000 Golden Visa residency...
Eid Al Adha shopping season here in Dubai is no longer about retail discounts. Women in the UAE will see this as massively publicized sales throughout...
The official sighting of the crescent moon had taken place in Dzulhijjah 1447 AH on Monday, May 18, 2026. Many Muslims in the UAE and throughout...
Roads in Dubai are adding more smarts, more enforcement and, less forgiveness, when it comes to lane change violations. From now on, motorists who do not...
Poor areas in Dubai’s city are fast being replaced by newer developments known as master communities, which are swapping out older commercial neighborhoods in the city....
Taqah is one of the better off destinations of Dhofar for people who are looking for more than Khareef waterfalls...
The NCM in Saudi Arabia has issued a severe weather alert for some areas in the southwest corner, where unsettled...
Paying a year’s rent at a time can be quite a strain on the budgets of tenants in Dubai. The...
Looking ahead to the 2027 holiday schedule, GCC residents are already planning their trips to locations that can help make...
Qatar is ahead of the world’s all others in Kearney’s Global Telecom Health Index 2026, which includes customer sentiment among...
If you already knew what it took to achieve success in the professional world, it would be a combination of...
It is an intriguing paradox in the Gulf that the youth are more connected than ever yet they’re more hungry...
GCC Secretary General, Jasem Mohamed Albudaiwi met Egypt’s Foreign Minister Dr. Badr Abdelatty in El Alamein for high-level talks on...
The total solar eclipse of 12 August 2026 is grabbing many of the UAE’s attention but for those staying in...
On August 7, 2026 the crown prince Mohammed bin Salman, Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and PM Shehbaz Sharif inked...
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