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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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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.

Dubai: The long, frustrating wait is coming to an end for stranded NRIs desperate to return to their jobs, join families in Saudi Arabia. There is a mood of joy and relief all around as Saudi Arabia announced that from next week restrictions on inbound travelers from India and other five counties would ease. The […]

By Fergus Green Fresh emissions targets from Saudi Arabia and Australia – two of the world’s largest fossil-fuel producers – would commit the two countries to reducing domestic emissions to net zero by around mid-century – though both are expected to continue exporting fossil fuels for decades to come. For the leaders of countries and […]

Hyderabad-based entrepreneur Deepthi Nathala develops fabric that even gives UV protection

Consul General Md. Shahid Alam, read excerpts from the President of India Ram Nath Kovind’s address to the nation.

Equipping and empowering our migrants to deal with the complications that arise at various stages of migration is no more an option

The historically closed-off kingdom introduced electronic visas for tourists in late 2019, just before the pandemic struck.

Denial of visa on arrival for 17 Indians at Doha in Qatar has left many flummoxed

The Indian workers returning from India after vaccination are unable to update their health status in Gulf countries either digitally or physically

The Non-Resident Indians are having a tough time finding cheap and visa hassle-free transit routes that include faraway Eastern European, former Soviet Republic and African countries

35-year-old Aswathy Mohan, hailing from Kozhikode in Kerala and working as quality engineer in Eastern province, was diagnosed with Covid-19 on April 13 and remained in ventilator for 61 days

Announcing the Haj policy on Saturday, the ministry of Haj and Umrah said that in light of the continuation of coronavirus pandemic and emergence of new mutations, it has been decided that Haj

Scores of NRIs who had gone to India had taken Covishield as it continues to be the mainstay of India’s Covid-19 vaccination drive

Passengers arriving in Saudi Arabia must submit a vaccination certificate showing they have received the approved shot, according to guidelines issued by the General Authority of Civil Aviation

The Saudi Press Agency (SPA) report on Monday said the extension will be free of charge till June 2 as a part of ongoing efforts to deal with Covid-19.

Jeddah: UAE and Oman have temporarily barred entry of passengers from India. The travel ban comes into effect from Saturday, April 24, according to various airline sources. With the number of Covid-19 cases in India on the upsurge, the members of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) imposed travel restrictions from India as a precautionary measure. This […]

Hyderabad is one of the biggest markets for dates in the country.