Saudi Arabia will allow women to travel abroad without approval from a male "guardian", the government said Thursday.

The landmark reform erodes the longstanding guardianship system that renders women permanently as legal minors and allows their "guardians" -- husband, father and other male relatives -- to exercise arbitrary authority over them.

An Indian-origin stand-up comedian died on stage due to high level of anxiety while performing his act in front of a packed audience here, according to a media report.

Nine Indians have been stranded in the UAE after accepting fake job offers through social media, according to a media report on Sunday.

Sharjah: Mohammad Aftab Alam, the father of a 15-year-old missing Indian boy in Sharjah, on Thursday offered a reward of 5,000 dirhams to anyone who finds his son.

The Omani bus driver, who rammed the vehicle into a height barrier in Dubai that killed 17 people, including 12 Indians, has been sentenced to seven years in jail followed by deportation and ordered to pay USD 925,000 as blood money, according to media reports.

The lawyers of the Omani bus driver, who rammed the vehicle into a height barrier in Dubai that killed 17 people including 12 Indians, have told a UAE court that the restriction bar violated the GCC safety guidelines.

Dubai: Kerala businessman Dr. PA Ibrahim Haji, Co-Chairman Malabar Group and Chairman PACE Group on Monday was awarded with the UAE’s 10-year permanent residency Golden card. Dr. Ibrahim Haji received his Golden card by Lieutenant Colonel Omar Matar Khamis Al Mezaina, Director of Establishment Department, General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs, Dubai.

Around 10.02 am Monday morning Kuwait felt earthquake tremors for few seconds right from Kuwait city to Salmiya area. Many people around Kuwait reported that they felt quake tremors. This was due to earthquake which hit Masjed Soleymān, Khuzestan, Iran area measuring 5.7 on the Richter scale.