Kuwait seizes 160 kg of drugs
Kuwait police seized nearly 160 kg of hashish aboard a dhow coming from Iran and arrested three men who tried to smuggle the stuff into the oil-rich Gulf emirate. Newspapers said police and coast guard […]
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Saudi reports electronic attacks on ‘vital’ facilities
Several vital government facilities in Saudi Arabia have come under electronic attacks and measures are being taken to minimize damage, the Saudi interior ministry has said. In a statement carried by local newspapers, the ministry […]
Three men assault grocer in Saudi
Three Saudi men were caught on camera assaulting an Asian grocer inside his shop in the Gulf kingdom despite his repeated pleas for them to stop. A YouTube film posted in social networks showed the […]
34,500 illegal migrants nabbed in Dubai in H1
Dubai authorities nabbed nearly 34,500 foreigners who were either staying illegally in the country or sneaked into the emirate in the first half of 2016. About 7,799 of them were found to be wanted by […]
Dead snakes found in pilgrim’s bag [video]
Pilgrims coming by bus from Egypt to Saudi Arabia got a shock when the driver stopped the vehicle to inspect a pilgrim’s bag because of foul smell. When the driver opened the bag, he found […]
‘Professional development for teachers essential to raise standard of UAE schools’
By A Staff Reporter A recent article in the UAE’s National newspaper reported that over 20,000 students in Abu Dhabi are currently enrolled in schools deemed as weak or very weak by school inspectors. The […]
Believe It Or Not: Luckiest dog in the world
Staff If cat has nine lives, then this dog has certainly more than the feline. Watch the world’s luckiest dog who survived certain death during the Codasur Rally in Santa Cruz, Bolivia.
Burkini ban – hypocrisy, sexism or plain perception?
The picture of a woman on Nice beach taking off the top of her burkini (full-body swimsuit) apparently at the request of police officials has been making sensational headlines across the internet. She was also […]
Is Hillary Clinton in ‘good’ health?
Can Hillary Clinton prove to Jimmy Kimmel live on TV that she is in good health Donald Trump says she’s not.
Seal jumps into boat to escape killer Orcas
The fishermen were after the killer whales Orcas – and the Orcas were after the seals. It seems that to escape the seal-hunting Orcas, this seal decided that the enemy of its enemy was its […]