Author: Gulf Times

Pakistani actor Hamza Ali Abbasi completed the Umrah pilgrimage with his wife Naimal Khawar Khan and their son Mustafa Abbasi. Days after celebrating her 30th birthday with intimate celebrations, Hamza Ali Abbasi performed the Umrah pilgrimage with his wife Naimal Khawar and their only son, three-year-old Mustafa, over the weekend. Taking to her Instagram handle on Sunday, the former actor and celebrity wife shared a picture of the family from Masjid-al-Haram. “Allhumdollilah (praise be to God),” she wrote in the caption. Later, she also turned to stories, sharing glimpses of their time in the holy city of Makkah. Thousands of her social…

BAKU: Uzbekistan’s President Shavkat Mirziyoyev has taken a significant step to enhance the financial well-being of public sector employees by signing a decree, resulting in an average wage increase of 7%. The basic calculated value will witness a 3% rise, reflecting the government’s commitment to improving the economic conditions of its workforce. As per the decree’s provisions, the basic pension calculation is set at 372,000 soums ($30), while the minimum age pension and minimum wage will stand at 725,000 soums ($59) and 1 million 50,000 soums ($86), respectively, effective from December 1. This move aims to uplift the living standards…

RIYADH: Saudi Minister of Energy Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman bin Abdulaziz has announced that Saudi Aramco has discovered two natural gas fields in the Empty Quarter: Al-Hiran and Al-Mahakik natural gas fields, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported on Sunday. The discovery of the Al-Hiran gas field was confirmed after gas flowed at a rate of 30 million standard cubic feet (MMSCF), and 1,600 barrels of condensate daily (BCPD). Meanwhile the Al-Mahakik gas field was confirmed after gas flowed from it at a rate of 0.85 million standard cubic feet. Furthermore, Natural gas was also found in five reservoirs in…

BEIJING, China: The international community must take urgent action to stop the “humanitarian disaster” unfolding in Gaza, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Monday told a visiting delegation of diplomats from Arab and Muslim-majority nations. “Let us work together to quickly cool down the situation in Gaza and restore peace in the Middle East as soon as possible,” Wang told foreign ministers in opening remarks in Beijing. “A humanitarian disaster is unfolding in Gaza,” Wang told the diplomats, which include foreign ministers of the Palestinian Authority, Indonesia, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Jordan. “The situation in Gaza affects all countries around…

  DOHA:  Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, also Qatar’s top diplomat, will begin the Europe visit on Tuesday, Arab media reported. Qatar’s Foreign ministry spokesperson Majed Alansari stated the diplomatic mission is part of “official visits by a number of brotherly ministers of foreign affairs to some of the permanent members of the UNSC to push for an immediate truce in the Gaza Strip”. Sheikh Mohammed’s also includes the Arab League and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC). “This step comes on behalf of all member nations of the Arab League and OIC to push for a…

RIYADH: Saudi ambassador to Finland Nesreen Hamad Alshebel presented her credentials as the non-resident ambassador to Latvia to President of the Republic of Latvia, Edgars Rinkevich, SPA reported. During the meeting, the ambassador conveyed greetings from King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

ABU DHABI: The first plane carrying 15 injured children and their families from Gaza arrived in the UAE on Saturday, state news agency (WAM) reported. The flight was part of an initiative directed by UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed to receive 1,000 Palestinian children with their families for treatment in UAE hospitals. Children with severe injuries and burns, as well as young cancer patients, were evacuated from Gaza through the Rafah crossing to get aboard a plane departing from Al-Arish International Airport in Egypt. Medical teams from UAE hospitals received the children after landing in Abu Dhabi. More…

Three oil tankers, newly sanctioned by Washington, regularly shipped Sokol crude from Russia’s Far East to Indian Oil, the country’s top refiner, in recent months, according to shiptracking data from LSEG, Kpler and trade sources. The US on Thursday imposed sanctions on maritime companies and vessels for shipping Russian oil sold above the Group of Seven’s price cap, as Washington seeks to close loopholes in the mechanism designed to punish Moscow for its war in Ukraine. The Liberian-flagged ships hit with sanctions are the Kazan, Ligovsky Prospect and NS Century, according to the Treasury Department. All three Aframax-sized tankers discharged…

LOS ANGELES: The untimely death of Matthew Perry, the beloved actor best known for his role in “Friends,” continues to raise questions as a former chief medical examiner speculates that the cause may be linked to an unknown drug. Perry, aged 54, was discovered unresponsive in a hot tub at his Los Angeles home on October 28, leading to widespread shock and grief. The official cause of death remains undetermined, although no foul play is suspected. While Perry was laid to rest at the Forest Lawn Memorial Park cemetery on November 3, the investigation into the circumstances surrounding his death…

LAS VEGAS, (Reuters): Carlos Sainz said he had paid the price for Formula One’s shortcomings after a loose drain cover wrecked his Ferrari and triggered a 10 place grid penalty at the Las Vegas Grand Prix on Friday. Thursday’s first practice lasted only eight minutes before Sainz’s car hit the metal cover in a storm of sparks. The second session eventually started at 0230 local time on Friday after safety checks. Race stewards turned down the Italian team’s request for penalty-free repairs because they said they were obliged to apply the regulations as written. “The stewards note that if they had the authority to grant a derogation in what they consider in this case to…