World / Gulf

Emirates reducing fleet size due to severe pilot shortage and low demand 01 May 2018 - 06:22 pm

Doha: Emirates airlines are reducing the number of aircraft in their fleet due to various factors like lower demand, pilot walkouts, weak loads...

Philippines' Duterte calls Kuwait work ban 'permanent' 29 Apr 2018 - 11:11 am

Manila: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Sunday said the temporary ban on Filipinos going to work in Kuwait is now permanent, intensifying a...

Kuwait expels Philippines ambassador amid dispute 25 Apr 2018 - 05:13 pm

Kuwait City: Kuwait on Wednesday gave a one-week deadline for the Philippines ambassador to leave the nation over a growing diplomatic dispute regarding...

Philippines apologises to Kuwait over 'maid rescues' 24 Apr 2018 - 01:35 pm

Manila: The Philippines' top diplomat apologised Tuesday after videos emerged of embassy staff helping Filipinos flee from allegedly abusive employers in Kuwait. Kuwait...

Kuwait arrests 2 Filipinos accused of helping runaway maids 22 Apr 2018 - 05:38 pm

KUWAIT CITY: Kuwaiti police arrested two Filipinos for allegedly convincing housemaids to run away from their employers' homes as the Philippines' ambassador faced...

High-rise in Dubai catches fire 22 Apr 2018 - 02:30 pm

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates: A fire has broken out at a high-rise building in Dubai. An Associated Press journalist saw smoke rising on...

Kuwait to recruit Ethiopians amid Philippines labour crisis 03 Apr 2018 - 03:30 pm

Kuwait City: Kuwait will recruit Ethiopian nationals to make up for a "deficit" in domestic workers, authorities said Tuesday, following the grisly murder...

Kuwait parliament committee approves fees on remittance by expatriates 02 Apr 2018 - 01:42 pm

The parliamentary financial and economic affairs committee on Sunday approved bills imposing fees on expatriates' remittances, Kuwait News Agency reported. In a statement,...

Bus collision kills 15 oil workers in Kuwait 01 Apr 2018 - 04:36 pm

Kuwait City: Fifteen workers with an oil drilling company were killed in a head-on collision between two buses in southern Kuwait on Sunday,...

Cairo's poor districts show little interest in Sisi vote 27 Mar 2018 - 12:53 pm

CAIRO: At a crowded crossroads on the edge of a poor Cairo district, blaring music and a news ticker on a giant screen...

British editor in UAE gets 10 years for wife's slaying 25 Mar 2018 - 11:44 am

DUBAI: A British newspaper editor in Dubai was found guilty Sunday of bludgeoning his wife to death with a hammer and was sentenced...

UAE now requires licenses for 'social media influencers' 06 Mar 2018 - 03:42 pm

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates: The United Arab Emirates says it will now require anyone conducting "commercial activities" through social media to register for...

Kuwait receives H225 helicopters from France 21 Feb 2018 - 05:23 pm

Kuwait: Kuwait's Ministry of Interior announced Wednesday the arrival of the two H225 helicopters from France after a five-day journey. The ministry's public...

Kuwait invites Philippine president to visit amid workers row 19 Feb 2018 - 04:46 pm

KUWAIT: Kuwait has invited Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte to visit, state news agency KUNA said on Monday, as the countries seek to settle...

Bid to hack Kuwait ministry website foiled 10 Feb 2018 - 08:48 am

Kuwait: The Kuwaiti Ministry of Interior said yesterday that it has aborted an attempt to hack its website. A ministry’s statement published by...

Bahrain deports eight to Iraq after stripping them of citizenship 04 Feb 2018 - 10:11 pm

DUBAI: Bahrain has deported eight people to Iraq after they were convicted of damaging state security and stripped of citizenship, Human Rights Watch...

Activists say Bahrain human rights deteriorate as world looks away 27 Jan 2018 - 05:07 pm

BEIRUT: Human rights in Bahrain have deteriorated significantly in the past year because international pressure on the kingdom has weakened, activists said on...