Saudi women 'drive-in' falters amid threats
Riyadh: Saudi women scrapped a "drive-in" today and opted for an open-ended campaign after the authorities vowed to punish any of them who get behind the wheel in defiance of a ban. Activists had originally taken to social media networks to call on women across the ultra-conservative Muslim kingdom to drive their cars on Saturday to challenge Saudi law. But despite warnings from the authorities that action would be taken against any wom
Indian expats world's top remitters back to home country: Report
Dubai: Indian expatriates have topped the charts worldwide for being the top remitters for the developing world, a new World Bank report revealed. The World Bank data released for 2013 showed that amounts transferred by the migrant workers of I
Kerala youth dies of burn injuries in Bahrain
Dubai: An Indian man has died and two others injured when a pick-up van they were repairing caught fire at a workshop in Bahrain. Jijo Varghese Cherian, 21, was in a maintenance pit at Nuwaidrat on Monday when the blaze broke out and suffered third d
Indian jailed for five years in Bahrain for selling drugs
DUBAI: A 41-year-old Indian manager has been jailed for five years and fined for selling banned party drug in Bahrain, a media report said on Monday. The Indian along with a 37-year-old Sri Lankan driver were sentenced by Bahrain's high criminal cour
Indian drowns off Oman coast
Dubai: An Indian was among two expatriates who drowned off the Oman coast while enjoying Eid holidays. Valsakumar, 50, an Indian, and Herathu, 50, a Sri Lankan, both employed at a defence camp in Thumrait, a small town in southern Oman, were part of
Dubai Customs flaunts its smart technology
Dubai: Dubai Customs is showcasing its transformation into the first 100 percent smart department at GITEX 2013, the Middle East's ICT fair that kicked off here on Sunday. Within the framework of a comprehensive development process, Dubai Customs mad
Indian charged with molestation in Bahrain
Dubai: A Bahraini court has charged an Indian man with molesting a nine-year-old girl inside a government school. The 42-year-old man, who works as a cleaner, reportedly tried to molest the victim inside a toilet during break time, the Gulf Daily New
Overstay: 150 Indians in Saudi register in Indian mission
Riyadh: Around 150 Indian expatriates registered themselves during a special drive launched on Saturday by the Indian Embassy to assist individuals who have overstayed in Saudi Arabia. The expatriates had either not obtained final exit from the Tarhe
Bahrain police break up Shiite rally
Dubai: Anti-riot police in Bahrain used buckshot, sound grenades and tear gas on Saturday to disperse hundreds of Shiite protesters trying to march on an iconic square in Manama, witnesses said. The demonstrators were trying to reach Pearl Square, th
