Middle East

An Indian-origin filmmaker Suchetha Phule, who was the curator of Desert Flower International Film Festival said filmmakers in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) need a platform to display their work. Phule said that filmmakers in the country, whether they are nationals or expatriates, need a platform, as well as support...

An Indian family which had been living illicitly in the United Arab Emirates for 30 years lacking valid identification can now start their life anew as four of their five grown-up children received their passports, Khaleej Times reported. Indian expat Madhusudhanan, 60, along with his wife and four children -...

An Abu Dhabi-based Non-Resident Indian (NRI) is on the aim to disseminate the message of cleanliness in India by traveling across 310 cities in the country. Sangeetha Sridhar, 51, set out from Mumbai to travel on August 12 to execute spot checks of flagship government schemes such as Make In...

An Indian-origin man in Saudi Arabia has been dismissed from his job for posting "derogatory comments" on women, amid the Sabarimala temple dispute, a media report said on Wednesday. A Keralite, Deepak Pavithram, on the job with Lulu Hypermarket in Riyadh, was sacked on Tuesday for making misogynistic and inconsiderate...

An Indian-origin financier working in the United Arab Emirates has been found dead, a week after he went absent, according to a media report. Jabar KP stayed in Abu Dhabi city, who originally hails from Kerala in India. As per report, his dead body was found from Mussafah industrial area...

India-based Dubai resident Jogiraj Sikidar has bagged this year's Non-Resident Indian (NRI) of the Year award in the Art & Culture category. Sikidar is a founder-director of Malhaar Centre for Performing Arts.  He received the award from the Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju on Wednesday, at an...

Divorce granted to Non-Resident Indian (NRI) couples by United Arab Emirates tribunals are not binding in India and can be challenged in home courts, lawyers said. According to a Dubai-based lawyer, in case of a conflict, either spouse can file a fresh complaint in Indian courts to challenge the judgment...

The heart-warming tale of an Indian family of seven, which was "living like prisoners" in the United Arab Emirates, has led to various people approaching with different job offers and assistance from the Indian mission. The kin was approached by Dubai's Indian Consulate officials in Sharjah on Friday offering them...

An Indian descent menage of seven, claiming to be "living like prisoners" in Sharjah, a city in the United Arab Emirates is seeking aid from the UAE authorities to legalize their residency status fearing apprehension and exile, according to a media report. The family, three of whom do not have...

An Indian-origin doctor who was recently honored by the United Arab Emirates visiting foreign minister for her five contributions to health care said her hospital group aims to strengthen the Indo-UAE relations with skill development of medical tourism initiatives and professionals. According to an official of the hospital group, The...