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Foreign workers wearing protective masks keep distance from each other as they queue in Dubai. (AFP)

Indian expats in UAE frustrated over government's repatriation plans

UAE is home to a 3.3-million-strong Indian community, who make up around 30 percent of the Gulf state's population

7 May 2020 3:41 PM IST

Firefighters battle a blaze burning on the side of a high-rise building in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. (AP)

Fire breaks out at residential tower in Sharjah

Seven people were treated for minor injuries from the fire in the tower in Sharjah's Al Nahda area

6 May 2020 2:59 PM IST

An Egyptian doctor gives medical advice to girls about Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) during an awareness campaign in Giza. (AFP)

Women hail victory as Sudan bans genital cutting

Nearly nine out of 10 girls in Sudan fall victim to what is known as FGM or genital cutting, according to the United...

6 May 2020 8:53 AM IST

A man drives past a mosque during the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan, in southern Tehran. (AP)

Iran to reopen mosques tomorrow as lockdown eases

Iran on Saturday reported its lowest daily toll of new infections since March 10

3 May 2020 2:28 PM IST

A Syrian man, selling juice, waits for customers in the city of Qamishli in Syrias northeastern Hasakeh province. (AFP)

'Keep going': Syrian refugees use war resilience to confront virus

Refugees believe their experience of violence and exile helps them deal with the anxiety sparked by the novel...

3 May 2020 2:17 PM IST

Agam, a strip club dancer at the former Pussycat strip club in the Israeli coastal city of Tel Aviv. (AFP)

Curtains fall on strip clubs in Israel's 'Sin City'

Once popular among even the TV stars and military, Israel's strip clubs are now converted into centres for social...

3 May 2020 8:54 AM IST

Representational image (AFP)

MEA: Allegations of Islamophobia against India are based on stray...

Some influential individuals in the Gulf countries have been mounting a campaign against India and accusing it of...

30 April 2020 8:58 PM IST

Demonstrators wearing protective masks against the COVID-19 coronavirus, take part in a protest against the Israeli Supreme Courts intention to have a hearing on whether Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is allowed to form a government, in front of the Supreme Court in Jerusalem. (AFP)

Israelis rally against court hearing to disqualify Netanyahu

If the Netanyahu-Gantz deal unravel, which would plunge the country into a fourth election in just over a year

30 April 2020 3:59 PM IST

Representational Image. (AFP)

Indian embassy in UAE opens online registration to help expats get...

Indian expatriate community is reportedly the largest ethnic community in UAE, constituting roughly about 30 per cent of...

30 April 2020 12:18 PM IST

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani chairs a cabinet session in the capital Tehran. Rouhani urged the International Monetary Fund to provide the country with a requested $5 billion emergency loan to combat its novel coronavirus. AFP photo

Rouhani warns US, says Washington should not plot against Iran every...

Last year too, Tehran and Washington have traded barbs over a spate of incidents.

29 April 2020 4:30 PM IST

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. (AP)

Netanyahu confident about annexing West Bank with US support

The annexation, which will kill chances of an independent Palestinian state alongside Israel, is likely to invite flak...

27 April 2020 12:16 PM IST

Saudi Arabia King Mohammed bin Salman. (AFP)

Saudi Arabia puts an end to death penalty for minors

The decision comes on the heels of another judgement to end flogging, one of the most controversial forms of public...

27 April 2020 9:56 AM IST