Breaking News
World
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 to move to higher ground. Cyclone Titli, or Butterfly, had winds blowing up to 150 kilometers
Read More
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, according to ArabNews. Saiful Islam Mamun shot dead Al Ali, 45, an official with the consular
Read More
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 Wednesday. It was not clear where the boat was headed or where it left from. Hundreds of
Read More
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 •
Read More
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
Read More
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
Read MoreBangladesh 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
Read More7 dead, several injured after train derails in India
Seven people have died and around 30 people have been injured after a Delhi-bound train derailed in Uttar Pradesh's Raebareli early this morning. Eight coaches of the New Farakka Express derailed near the Harchandpur railway station in
Read MoreEarthquake tremors felt in parts of UAE
The Sharjah Center for Astronomy & Space Sciences reported light tremors in Ras Al Kheimah and the northern emirates on Tuesday evening, according to a report in Emarat Al Youm.
Read MoreIndian, Pakistani expats win $1 million each in Dubai
UAE based Pakistani and Indian expat each won $1 million in the most recent Dubai Duty Free raffle draw held on Tuesday. Ramesh Krishnankutty, a 48-year-old Indian exile in Dubai, won in arrangement 283 with ticket number 3295. Imran Ishaq, a
Read More