Tag: Emirates
Taliban Bans IPL Broadcast In Afghanistan Due To ‘anti-Islam Content’
Broadcast of the Indian Premier League (IPL) has been banned in Afghanistan by the country’s new Taliban government, according to reports. Top Afghanistan cricketers like Rashid Khan, Mohammad Nabi and Mujeeb ur Rahman are taking part in IPL 2021.....
US Bans Electronics On Flights From 8 Muslim Countries
Passengers travelling to the US from eight countries in the Middle East and North Africa will be prohibited from carrying electronic devices in the cabin, according to new security restrictions by US President Donald Trump's administration. ....
PM Modi Launches RuPay Card In UAE
Visiting Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the RuPay Card, an Indian indigenous equivalent of Mastercard or Visa, in the UAE on Saturday and brought 1 kg of laddoo using the card.....
Taliban's New Government Inauguration Ceremony Scheduled For 9/11
The interim government of the Islamic Emirates of Afghanistan (IEA) is likey to take oath of office on September 11, a day which also marks the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks in the US in 2001. ....
Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar To Lead Afghan Govt, Mullah Omar's Son In Key Role
Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar will lead a new Afghan government set to be announced shortly, sources in the Islamist group said on Friday. ....
Flamingos Flock Hits Emirates Flight Near Mumbai Airport, Plane Grounded
A flock of at least three dozen Flamingos flying above the Pant Nagar area in Ghatkopar hit an incoming Emirates flight minutes before it landed at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport, official sources said here on Tuesday.....
Iraq Cuts Oil Production By 170,000 Barrels Per Day
Iraq on Thursday said it has cut oil production by 170,000 barrels per day and will cut it further in the coming days in line with the agreement reached between Opec and non-Opec members in Vienna last month.....
UAE Orders Release Of 606 Prisoners Ahead Of National Day
Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al-Maktoum, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Vice President, on Monday ordered the release of 606 inmates of Dubai's punitive and corrective institutions ahead of the UAE's 46th National Day, media reports said. ....
Dhawan's Wife, Kids Stopped In Dubai By Airline
Indian opening batsman Shikhar Dhawan on Friday slammed the Emirates Airlines for not allowing his wife and kids to catch the connecting flight from Dubai to South Africa. ....
Emirates Provides Passengers With Cover For Covid Expenses
Gulf carrier Emirates has come out with a confidence booster measure for its passengers as it has started providing free cover for COVID-19 medical expenses and quarantine costs, when they fly to any destination, in any class of travel. ....
