WORLD & SCENE

DUBAI - Dubai has revised eligibility rules for its two-year property-linked residency visa, removing the minimum investment threshold for sole property owners while easing conditions for jointly owned assets, in a move expected to widen access for foreign investors. The...

The United Democratic Front’s victory in the 2026 Kerala Assembly elections — winning 102 seats and handing the Left its worst defeat in decades — should have marked a straightforward political triumph for the Congress.Instead, the party is now...

NEW DELHI, India— Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, held a series of high-level meetings with leaders from India, Europe and Asia on the sidelines of the AI Impact Summit in New...

DOHA, Qatar– Qatar maintains its status as a highly accessible Gulf destination in 2026, offering visa-free entry to nationals of over 102 countries upon arrival at Hamad International Airport or other ports of entry. This streamlined policy supports the...

SHARAH, United Arab Emirates: Khorfakkan has always been one of the most beautiful spots along the UAE's east coast. Picture rugged mountains rising right behind a sweeping crescent beach, colorful fishing boats bobbing in bright turquoise waters, and old...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Abdulmagied Ahmed Seddiqi, a prominent UAE businessman and co-owner of Seddiqi Holding who helped transform Dubai into a global destination for luxury timepieces, has died, his family confirmed on Thursday. He was 81. The family shared...

MUMBAI, India: In a city where film sets stand not far from political headquarters, the distance between celebrity and ideology has never been very wide. Yet even by Mumbai’s standards, Salman Khan’s quiet appearance at a Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh...