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Indian singer dies in Dubai hours before Ajman show

Dubai, Sept. 6 -- Indian singer Nisar Wayanad, known for a voice that resembled that of award-winning Bollywood playback singer Udit Narayan, died at a Dubai hospital on Saturday evening, September 5,... Read More


One last naan: Indian restaurant Tandoor Tina to close in Dubai

Dubai, Sept. 6 -- Indian restaurant Tandoor Tina, located at 25hours Hotel One Central in Dubai, is preparing to say goodbye, with just one last naan to serve before permanently closing its doors on T... Read More


Iran warns US of faster, more painful response to new attacks

Hyderabad, Sept. 6 -- Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf warned the United States on Sunday, September 6, that any further attack on Iran's interests would bring a faster, heavier and... Read More


Gaza: 70 children among 100 laid to rest after two years

Gaza Strip, Sept. 6 -- Palestinians gathered on Sunday, September 6, to bury around 100 people whose remains were recently retrieved from homes destroyed in Gaza City's Al-Zaytoun neighbourhood, where... Read More


Qatar leads GCC, ranks fourth worldwide in living standards

Doha, Sept. 6 -- Qatar has led the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) in the 2026 Legatum Prosperity Index for living standards, ranking fourth worldwide and topping the Middle East and North Africa regio... Read More


Indian tourist arrivals to Oman rise 11 pc in 2025

Muscat, Sept. 6 -- Oman has become a popular destination for Indian tourists, with the annual numbers rising by 11 per cent, according to a senior official of that country's Ministry of Heritage and T... Read More


Egyptian TV presenter among 12 sentenced to death in drugs case

Hyderabad, Sept. 6 -- Egyptian TV presenter Sarah Khalifa was among 12 people sentenced to death by hanging on Saturday after a Cairo Criminal Court convicted them in a major case involving the manufa... Read More


Iran threatens wider strikes on US ships as tanker tensions rise

Hyderabad, Sept. 6 -- As the war between the United States and Iran reached its 190th day, fresh military threats and attacks on shipping heightened fears of wider escalation on Sunday, September 6, 8... Read More


UAE pardons Egyptian poet after 10-year jail sentence

Abu Dhabi, Sept. 5 -- Egyptian opposition activist and poet Abdul Rahman al-Qaradawi has been pardoned by UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, days after he was sentenced to 10 years in p... Read More


US approves potential USD 5 billion bomb sale to Saudi Arabia

Washington, Sept. 5 -- The United States has approved a potential USD 5 billion sale of bombs, Joint Direct Attack Munition guidance kits and related equipment to Saudi Arabia, as the kingdom seeks to... Read More