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Cyclone Luban: Heavy rains, floods expected in Oman

The Public Authority for Civil Aviation has issued its fifth warning about tropical storm Luban. According to a report in the Times of Oman, the storm's centre has been found to be located 300 kilometers from Salalah. The speed of the

Pakistan to hang 7-year-old Zainab's killer on October 17

A Pakistani man, who was convicted in the rape and murder case of a seven-year-old girl in Punjab province in January, will be executed on 17 October as an anti-terrorism court on Friday issued his death warrants. The incident in January

Bahrain's Gulf Air to launch new baggage policy

Gulf Air, the national carrier of Bahrain, will launch a new baggage policy which replaces the current weight concept with a harmonized piece concept. The airline said in a statement that the new policy will be effective for all tickets issued on

Severe cyclone hits eastern Indian coast; 8 killed

A severe cyclone damaged homes and blew down trees and power poles Thursday in eastern India, where eight people were killed and about 300,000 forced

Bangladesh Supreme Court upholds death penalty for Saudi diplomat’s killer

Bangladesh’s Supreme Court has upheld the death penalty for the man found guilty of murdering Saudi embassy official Khalaf Al Ali in 2012,

8 dead, 25 missing as migrant boat sinks off western Turkey: coast guard

Eight people died after a boat filled with migrants sank off the western coast of Turkey and another 25 were missing, the Turkish coast guard said on

Bee’ah and EVOTEQ Introduce the UAE’s First Artificial Intelligence Platform for Offices of the Future

• Intelligent system will transform workplace and play a key role in building offices of the future • Platform to be deployed at Bee’ah’s iconic headquarters in pilot phase, creating

Egypt’s first smartphone maker plans expansion in Africa

Egypt's first smartphone maker is looking to enter the broader African market by the end of 2018 or early 2019 as it seeks to boost exports, its sales director said. Silicon Industries Corporation (SICO), which already exports to the Gulf,

Egyptian actress sentenced to jail for attacking two officers

A Cairo court sentenced Egyptian actress Merihan Hussein to two years and a half in jail, in addition to paying a fine of $1,600, for assaulting two police officers and for driving while under the influence of alcohol. Investigations revealed

Bangladesh court hands life sentence to acting opposition party chief over 2004 blasts

A Bangladesh court on Wednesday sentenced Tarique Rahman, the acting chairman of the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) to life in jail, and 19 more to death, over a plot to assassinate Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in 2004, lawyers