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Los Angeles: Marvel Studios’ much anticipated movie “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness” has been banned in Saudi Arabia and several other Arab countries due to the presence of a gay character. The “Doctor Strange” sequel, which will release in the US on May 6, was originally scheduled for hit theatres in the Saudi […]
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Jeddah: After a gap of two years, The Telugu NRI community in Saudi Arabia came out for a social gathering and celebrated Telugu New Year Ugadi. The event was held at Indian Embassy recently as part of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahostav. Senior diplomat Ram Prasad formally launched the programme by lightning the lamp. Antony Rebal, […]
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Jeddah: The uncertainty of lakhs of Muslims who are eagerly looking forward to undertake the journey of a lifetime Haj, came to an end as Saudi Arabia has decided to welcome foreign Haj pilgrims after a gap of two years. Saudi Arabia has revised the number of Haj pilgrims for this year to one million, […]
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Hyderabad: Industries Minister KT Rama Rao has accused the union Government of misleading the nation over rising fuel prices, citing Russia-Ukraine war, when the fact was that India imported less than one per cent crude oil from Russia. India imports majority of petroleum products from Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Nigeria, UAE and United States. While, there […]
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Taking to Instagram, Alsaud dropped a string of images from his meeting with the above-mentioned stars.
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Jeddah: India’s Jehan Daruvala raced to his second podium finish of the season with a fighting drive from 14th to third in the Formula 2 Feature race at Saudi Arabia’s Jeddah Corniche Circuit. The 23-year-old from Mumbai began his weekend on the back foot after a mechanical issue hampered him in qualifying. But the Red […]
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Jeddah: In a tragic incident, a frightened destitute NRI from Telangana who could not return home since he failed to complete the required legal formalities ended his life in Saudi Arabia. Minutes before committing suicide, he made a video call to his wife to bid adieu. Shivaratri Srinivas (37) of Korutla mandal in Jagtial district […]
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Hyderabad: The Telangana State Haj Committee asked those working in Union/State government departments, union Territories Administrations, PSU’s, and autonomous bodies and are desirous to render assistance to haj pilgrims as coordinators (medical) to apply on “www.haj.nic/deputation”. In a press release executive officer, TSHC, B Shafiullah, stated that the period of deputation will be approximately 2 […]
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Cairo: The death toll from a Saudi-led coalition airstrike that hit a prison run by Yemen’s Houthi rebels climbed to at least 80 detainees, the rebels said Saturday. The airstrike Friday was part of an intense air and ground offensive that marked an escalation in Yemen’s yearslong civil war. The conflict pits the internationally recognised […]
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In the latest case, a Telangana NRI, who had sought help from officials to return home after completing his contract term, faced jail sentence and was finally released and repatriated home recently.
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Hyderabad: Formula E Chief Championship Officer Alberto Longo has invited IT and Industries Minister KT Rama Rao to attend the 2022 ABB FIA Formula E Diriyah E-Prix Saudi Arabia on January 28 and 29. This comes immediately after Formula E choose Hyderabad to host the race this year or early next year. ABB FIA Formula […]
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Jeddah: Saudi Arabia, the birth place of Islam, has begun implementation of physical distancing norms following a surge in Covid-19 cases in the Kingdom. Saudi Arabia reported a significant rise in Covid-19 cases on Wednesday with 3,045 new cases, according to the ministry of health report. The authorities reintroduced physical distance requirements in all public […]
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Riyadh: The Indian Christian expatriate community in Saudi Arabia was overwhelmed and enthusiastic this time when Christmas in Saudi Arabia this year proved to be different from previous ones as the tiny yet powerful professional community became part of Azadi Ka Amrut Mahotsav. They came out in large numbers to celebrate the festival. For the […]
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Jeddah: In a major relief to thousands of NRIs and Umrah pilgrims, the Indian Embassy in Saudi Arabia late on Friday announced the commencement of special direct flights between both India and Saudi Arabia. The agreement will increase direct flight frequencies between Saudi Arabia and India and will bring down the sky-rocketing airfares to some […]
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Jeddah: For NRIs in the Gulf region, the worst is travelling back home through deportation centres, commonly referred to as safer jail in the region. The worst thing that can happen to a person is death at the deportation centre while waiting to be repatriated. Bandapalli Mallesham (51), a native of Mallial mandal in Jagtial […]
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Jeddah: Five-member family of NRI was killed in a road accident in Saudi Arabia on Friday night. The family of Mohammed Jabir (44) consists of his wife Shabana (36) and three children who were killed when their car crashed with another vehicle. The tragedy occurred near Bisha in southern Saudi Arabia when the family was […]
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Dubai: Saudi Arabia on Wednesday said it has detected the first case of the new coronavirus variant Omicron. The news came on the first day of relaxation of travel restrictions on several countries including India. Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Health said a citizen who arrived from a North African country was found infected with the […]
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Dubai: The NRI community in the Gulf region is in a dilemma with the new Covid-19 variant Omicron playing havoc with their travel plans. Thousands of NRIs who had planned to travel home are now adopting a wait-and-watch approach amid travel restrictions placed by India and some other countries following the outbreak of the new […]
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Pakistan is on the brink. It simply does not have enough money. Prime Minister Imran Khan recently went public on the crisis. “We don’t have enough money to run our country due to which we have to borrow loans,” he said, adding, the “rising foreign debts and low tax revenue had become an issue of […]
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This comes as the World Health Organisation (WHO) has named the new COVID-19 variant B.1.1.529, which has been detected in South Africa, as 'Omicron' and alarmed the siren among countries of the new variant.
