Dubai

Scare over 'explosive' in passenger's baggage at Mangaluru airport

A false alarm over the presence of an 'explosive' in the baggage of a passenger sent the security staff into a tizzy at the Mangaluru airport on Tuesday.

Sep 19, 2017, 23:06 PM IST

Gold bars worth over Rs 29 lakhs seized from Hyderabad airport

The seizure was affected at 7.50 a.m. by the Custom Officers of the Air Intelligence Unit, based on specific intelligence.

Sep 09, 2017, 10:24 AM IST

Terror funding: Arrested Kashmiri tycoon Zahoor Watali has properties worth crores in Dubai, Britain, says NIA

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) probing the terror funding case has reportedly identified assets worth crores of Kashmiri businessman Zahoor Watali. 

Sep 05, 2017, 15:51 PM IST

Fugitive Thai ex-PM Yingluck in Dubai, aiming for UK: Junta source

Yingluck, 50, was due on Friday morning to arrive at the Supreme Court for the ruling in her trial for criminal negligence that could have seen her jailed for 10 years.

Aug 26, 2017, 17:53 PM IST

Thailand's ex-PM Yingluck flees to Dubai: Senior party members

Thailand`s former PM Yingluck Shinawatra has fled to Dubai, senior members of her party said on Saturday.

Aug 26, 2017, 15:37 PM IST

MS Dhoni to setup cricket academy in Dubai

Dhoni, who was selected in India's five-match ODI series against Sri Lanka starting August 17, spoke on his association with the club and future plans.

Aug 16, 2017, 12:32 PM IST

TV actor Amit Tandon's wife Ruby arrested in Dubai

One of the popular telly actor Amit Tandon, who first rose to fame with Indian Idol is back in news but this time it's not a very pleasant one. The TV actor's wife Ruby Tandon, who is a dermatologist by profession has been reportedly arrested and is currently in a Dubai Jail.

Aug 11, 2017, 16:11 PM IST

Pakistan, Sri Lanka to play day-night Test in Dubai

This will be Pakistan's second day and night Test in Dubai as last year also they had played against the West Indies and won the encounter.

Aug 06, 2017, 23:57 PM IST

Thousands of North Korean labourers in US-allied Gulf nations

Across the Gulf, some 6,000 North Koreans work, two officials familiar with Pyongyang's tactics told the AP, including 2,500 in Kuwait, as many as 1,500 in the UAE and 2,000 in Qatar.

Jul 28, 2017, 20:37 PM IST

Dubai is burning: Man cooks egg in sweltering heat without stove

And as the mercury begins to soar, reaching almost unbearable levels, one Dubai resident showed to the world something unusual – cooking an egg outdoors under the sun without a stove!

Jul 26, 2017, 12:36 PM IST

Kuwait tells Iranian embassy to cut staff after spy case

Last year Kuwait convicted 23 men - one Iranian and the rest Kuwaiti - of spying for Iran and Lebanese Shi`ite Muslim group Hezbollah after a cache of guns and explosives were discovered in a raid of the so-called "Abdali cell" in 2015.

Jul 20, 2017, 15:55 PM IST

VVIP choppers case: ED arrests woman director of Dubai firms

The Enforcement Directorate, in this case, had also arrested Delhi-based businessman Gautam Khaitan last year and he is out on bail at present.

Jul 17, 2017, 19:11 PM IST

World's most expensive cake costs Rs 16 lakh in Dubai

A bakery in Dubai has claimed to have made the world's most expensive cake worth a whopping USD 25,000, a media report said on Sunday.

Jul 09, 2017, 17:20 PM IST

Egyptian police said to detain Chinese Uighurs in wide sweep

Egyptian police have detained scores of Uighur students, including 20 from Cairo's Al-Azhar University who were stopped in the city of Alexandria on their way out of the country late on Wednesday and told they would be deported to China, said Abduweli Ayup, a Uighur activist in Turkey.

Jul 07, 2017, 13:48 PM IST

Emirates, Turkish Airlines say laptop ban lifted on US flights

The announcements come three days after the ban was lifted on Etihad Airways` flights to the United States from Abu Dhabi International Airport.
 

Jul 05, 2017, 18:41 PM IST

Gulf deadline to resolve Qatar rift approaches

The UAE ambassador to Russia has said Qatar could face fresh sanctions if it does not comply with the demands.

Jul 02, 2017, 12:58 PM IST

Saudi official denies report that former crown prince confined to palace

A Saudi official on Thursday denied a report that former Crown Prince Mohammed bin Nayef was confined to a palace.

Jun 29, 2017, 13:03 PM IST

1993 blasts convict Mustafa Dossa admitted to Mumbai hospital

He was admitted following chest pain and infection.

Jun 28, 2017, 13:01 PM IST

Saudi security forces kill "wanted man" in Mecca: Reports

Saudi security forces shot dead a wanted man in the Muslim holy city of Mecca on Friday and arrested several others.

Jun 23, 2017, 20:36 PM IST

Twenty five killed in Saudi air strikes on Yemen market: Health Official

At least 25 Yemenis were killed when Saudi-led coalition aircraft struck a market in the northern Saada province, a local health official said on Sunday.

Jun 18, 2017, 17:40 PM IST