Saudi Arabia announces gradual restoration of Umrah services
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia has announced a phase-wise restoration of Umrah services in the country keeping in view the COVID-19 pandemic situation. Accoridng to media reports, Saudi Hajj and Umrah Minister Muhammad Saleh Benten said that Umrah pilgrimage would be allowed in phases. He said that the latest technology would be utilized for managing the affairs […]
Nicki Minaj retires: Rapper ‘quitting music industry’ to start family
NEW YORK: Rap queen Nicki Minaj on Thursday shocked fans by announcing her retirement from music, saying she was going to focus on family. The provocative 36-year-old known for hits like “Super Bass” is engaged to music executive Kenneth Petty and she recently said a wedding is in the cards in the coming months. “I´ve decided […]
Apple online store live in India with services like trade-in, free delivery
Apple Store Online India: Apple is offering trade-in service for easy exchange of any eligible smartphone for instant credit towards a new iPhone. Apple, for the first time in 20 years, has started selling its products directly to consumers via online store in India. The online store by Apple brings along a unique experience for […]
Covid-19 pandemic: Saudi Arabia to gradually resume ‘umrah’ pilgrimage from October 4
Saudi Arabia will gradually resume Umrah pilgrimage from October 4, the kingdom’s Ministry of Interior announced on Tuesday. The ministry said the decision was made after assessing the coronavirus situation and in response to the desire of Muslims around the world to perform the ritual. In the first phase, 6,000 citizens and expatriates from within […]
Saudi Arabia suspends travel to and from India, two other countries as COVID-19 cases surge
The General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has suspended all flights to and from India in wake of the increasing number of Covid-19 cases here. Besides India, air travel to and from Brazil and Argentina has also been suspended by Saudi Arabia . However, it excluded “passengers who have official […]
UK Fraud Office Seizes Jewels, Rolex Watches Linked To Fugitive
LONDON (Reuters) – A wanted fugitive whose brother was convicted of a role in a 50 million pound ($64 million) British mortgage scam has had opulent necklaces, gold, silver and diamond-encrusted Rolex watches seized from a safe deposit box. The UK Serious Fraud Office (SFO) said it had confiscated 500,000 pounds ($638,500) worth of jewellery, […]
Ethiopia invites public to visit infamous torture facility
ADDIS ABABA: Ethiopia on Friday invited members of the public to tour a notorious detention facility where high-profile political prisoners once endured abusive interrogations, weeks of solitary confinement and other forms of torture. The opening of the facility — known as “Maekelawi,” or “central” in the Amharic language — amounted to “a promise to never […]
Turkey: Opposition Party Branch Leader Sentenced to Nearly 10 Years in Jail
ANKARA: The head of Turkey’s main opposition party in Istanbul was sentenced to nearly 10 years on Friday on a range of charges including “terrorist propaganda” and insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The charges related mostly to tweets that Canan Kaftancioglu, of the secular Republican People’s Party (CHP), posted between 2012 and 2017. “The decisions […]
Eight children killed in knife attack at Chinese primary school
BEIJING: Eight schoolchildren have died and two others were injured in a “school-related criminal case” in central China, with a 40-year-old suspect arrested, local authorities said Tuesday, the latest attack targeting an educational institution in the country. The man — identified as Yu — was detained by police on the spot following Monday’s incident in […]
California Boat Fire Kills at Least 20; Haunting Pleas as Flames Erupt
OXNARD: Eight people were dead and more than dozens missing and feared deceased Monday after a scuba diving boat caught fire and sank off the California coast, with passengers trapped below deck by the roaring blaze. Fire crews in helicopters, small boats and a Coast Guard cutter battled the fierce pre-dawn fire on the 75-foot […]
