Use aviation strategically, says IATA official
The representative body of the global airline industry has asked governments of countries like India, which have huge unrealised potential in aviation, to use the sector as a strategic asset and devis
UAE Prime Minister gets a dedicated YouTube channel
In a first of its kind initiative in the Arab world, the Prime Minister of UAE will now have a dedicated YouTube channel to keep the people of the country abreast of his initiatives and opinions.
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Bahrain deports six Americans, arrests dozens of citizens
Bahrain has deported six US citizens for joining pro-democracy demonstrations, a statement said on Wednesday, as the opposition reported dozens of arrests on the first anniversary of a Shiite-led upri
UAE court sentences 17 Indians to six months in jail
The 17 Indian men, who were spared the death penalty after being convicted of murder last year, have been sentenced to six months in prison by a UAE court on charges of selling alcohol illegally.
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Tendulkar back in top ten, Zaheer static in the ICC rankings
Sachin Tendulkar rose three places to be the only Indian cricketer in the list of top-ten batsmen in the ICC Player Rankings for Test released here on Tuesday.
Sachin is placed at 10th position along
Kuwait lifts ban on commercial visit visa after five months
Kuwait, which has large number of expatriates from India, has lifted a five-month ban on transferring commercial visit visas to work permits.
The ban had been imposed to regulate the influx of unski
Pakistan whitewash England in Test series
Pakistan's bowlers sealed an emphatic 71-run win in the third and final Test against England here on Monday, inflicting a 3-0 series whitewash humiliation in the process.
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Pakistan close gap with top-4 side in ICC ranking table
Pakistan have narrowed the gap with the top-four sides in the ICC Test rankings after inflicting a humiliating 3-0 a whitewash on world number one England although they remained stationed at number fi
Bahrain opposition launches week-long protest
Thousands of Bahrainis have begun a week-long rally in a Shiite village, an activist on Sunday said, 10 days ahead of the first anniversary of the start of pro-democracy protest which was brutally cru
Ali holds firm despite Panesar
Azhar Ali continued to frustrate England with a career-best hundred despite left-arm spinner Monty Panesar grabbing three wickets in the session in the third and final Test at Dubai Stadium here on Su