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Dubai Court cancels Rs 367 crore fine for Indian businessman Abu Sabah

Dubai, Jan. 1 -- The Dubai Court of Cassation has brought to an end the high-profile money laundering case involving Indian businessman Balvinder Singh Sahni, widely known as 'Abu Sabah', after partia... Read More


Saudi Cabinet hopes UAE will halt military, financial support to STC

Riyadh, Dec. 31 -- Saudi Arabia's Cabinet said on Tuesday, December 30, that it hopes the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will halt any military or financial support to Yemen's Southern Transitional Counci... Read More


General Ahmad Vahidi appointed new deputy commander of Iran's IRGC

Tehran, Dec. 31 -- Major General Ahmad Vahidi has been appointed as the new Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) by Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamen... Read More


Israel claims 20,900 strikes across Gaza, Lebanon, Iran, Yemen in 2025

Hyderabad, Dec. 31 -- The Israeli military has claimed it carried out around 20,900 air strikes and conducted approximately 430 operations across multiple fronts during 2025, according to a statement ... Read More


January travel peak looms: Emirates issues airport advisory

Dubai, Dec. 31 -- Emirates, the world's largest international airline, has alerted passengers to a sharp increase in travel demand during the first week of January, with the busiest period expected be... Read More


New Year's Eve 2026 in Dubai: 48 fireworks shows planned across 40 locations

Dubai, Dec. 31 -- Dubai will welcome the New Year 2026 with its largest-ever fireworks programme, staging 48 displays across 40 locations on Wednesday night, December 31, under a citywide safety and t... Read More


Kuwait sets six-month overseas stay limit for expats

Kuwait City, Dec. 31 -- Kuwait has introduced new residency regulations limiting the length of time expat residents may remain outside the country to six consecutive months, as part of a comprehensive... Read More


Saudi Arabia to roll out four-tier sugar tax on drinks from Jan 1

Riyadh, Dec. 31 -- Saudi Arabia's Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority (ZATCA) has approved amendments to the executive regulations of the excise tax, introducing a sugar-content-based levy on sweetened b... Read More


Saudi-led Coalition clarifies Mukalla weapons shipment after UAE denial

Riyadh, Dec. 31 -- The Saudi-led Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen has issued clarifications regarding the arrival of two vessels at Yemen's Mukalla port, following a statement by the UAE Minis... Read More


Saudi Arabia strikes port in Yemen over weapons shipment from UAE

Riyadh, Dec. 30 -- The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) said that its coalition forces had conducted a limited airstrike at the Port of Mukalla in eastern Yemen on Tuesday morning, December 30, after int... Read More