The long-anticipated GCC unified tourist visa has reportedly been approved and will be rolled out shortly. It will allow foreign tourists to visit all six member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council — the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, Oman, and Kuwait — under a single entry permit, in a move reminiscent of the Schengen visa system in Europe.

Riyadh: A 36-year-old Indian expatriate from Kerala, who had been undergoing treatment after sustaining severe injuries in an air conditioner compressor explosion, passed away on Sunday, reports said.

 A prominent Saudi journalist who was arrested in 2018 and convicted on terrorism and treason charges has been executed, the kingdom said. Activist groups maintain that the charges against him were trumped up.

Dubai: A massive fire broke out in a 67-storey building in Marina here, the Dubai Media Office (DMO) said on Saturday.

Mecca: Saudi Arabia has stopped more than 269,000 people without permits for the annual Hajj pilgrimage from entering Mecca, officials said Sunday, as authorities crack down on illegal journeys into the city.

K.M. Azeem, a businessman based in Muscat and originally from Karkala, has been re-elected as the President of the South Kanara Muslim Welfare Association (SKMWA) for the term 2025–26. The announcement was made during the Annual General Body Meeting held on 23rd May 2025 at Vanasa Continental Hotel, Muscat, in the presence of Chief Guests K.M. Rakeeb Saheb and Janab Sahebzada Mehmood.

Dubai, UAE: The Sahebaan Professional & Entrepreneurial Network (SPAEN) recently held an engaging networking event at Novotel Hotel, Barsha, bringing together professionals, entrepreneurs, and business leaders from the Sahebaan community.

India on Thursday launched its global outreach against terrorism emanating from Pakistan as multi-party delegations reached Japan and United Arab Emirates to assert the right to self-defence following Operation Sindoor.