Rescuers arrive at the site of a building that caught fire in Kuwait on Wednesday. | Photo Credit: AP/PTI The story so far: Around 40 Indians were killed in a massive fire that erupted in a building in Kuwait’s southern district of Al-Mangaf. A total of at least 49 migrant workers were killed in the … Read more
Two of the 24 Keralites who died in an apartment fire at Manqaf in Kuwait on June 12 were from Malappuram district of Kerala. The bodies of M.P. Bahuleyan, 36, from Pulamanthol, and Nooh from Koottai, Tirur, were identified on June 12 night, according to sources. Both of them had been missing since the fire … Read more
A major fire in Kuwait‘s Mangaf area killed 41 workers, many of whom were Indians, including five Keralites. The blaze began in a kitchen of a six-storey building housing 160 workers. Five victims have been identified as Keralites, according to onmanorama. The blaze started early Wednesday in a kitchen of a six-storey building in the … Read more
Kuwait‘s Emir Sheikh Meshal al-Ahmad al-Sabah said in a televised speech on Friday that he has dissolved parliament. The Emir also suspended some of the constitutional articles for a period not exceeding four years during which all aspects of the democratic process will be studied. The powers of the National Assembly will be assumed by … Read more
Lebanon’s culture minister moved to ban the film “Barbie” from cinemas on Wednesday, saying it “promotes homosexuality” and contradicts religious values. Minister Mohammad Mortada is backed by powerful Shi’ite armed group Hezbollah, whose head Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah has ramped up his rhetoric against the LGBT community, referring in a recent speech to Islamic texts that … Read more
Bahrain is targeting to increase tourist footfalls from India beyond the 2019 levels and has stepped up marketing and promotion efforts to achieve this target, a senior official of Bahrain Tourism and Exhibition Authority has said. “India is an important market for us and this year we are targeting to increase the tourist footfalls from … Read more
OYO’s travel data shows January 2020 (pre-covid) as being the most travelled month this year, followed by most cancellations in April 2020 due to the pandemic related lockdown. Indians love to travel and it’s no big surprise that India has even topped the travel charts as the most booked country! Meanwhile Delhi has been topping … Read more