Middle East
Saudi Arabia May Restrict Foreigners’ Stay To Eight Years
RIYADH, Jan 7 – The Saudi Arabian government is mulling over proposals to expand the Nitaqat system, a labour policy to create jobs for...
29 Injured As Plane Makes Emergency Landing In Saudi Arabia
RIYADH, Jan 6 – At least 29 passengers sustained injuries Sunday morning during their plane’s emergency landing due to a technical fault in the...
Two Indians Battling For Life After Crash In Oman
MUSCAT, Jan 5 – Two Indian women, who were injured in a road accident that claimed three lives, are still battling for life in...
Three expats missing after Aramco’s oil platform sinks in Saudi Arabia
by SAEED AL-ASMARI
DAMMAM, Dec 27 – Three expatriate workers are missing after a mobile platform for maintenance services sank in Al-Safaniya offshore oilfield area...
Reuters Photographer Killed in Aleppo
BEIRUT, Dec 23 — A young Syrian photographer who took pictures for Reuters on a freelance basis has been killed while covering fighting in...