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Indian expat wins Dh150,000 after first Big Ticket try

Another winner from Kerala to share Dh140,000 with 21 colleagues after 10 years of trying

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Lovie Preet Singh

Iran launches fresh missile strikes on Bahrain, Kuwait

Bahrain, Kuwait condemn Iranian strikes as threat to citizens and sovereignty

Brigadier General Mohammed Al-Ghareeb, spokesperson for Kuwait’s General Fire Force, urges citizens and residents not to handle fires or suspected shrapnel objects and to report them immediately via the emergency hotline.

UAE flags Bahrain, Kuwait attacks as stability threat

Foreign Ministry says strikes threaten security and stability across the Gulf

The ministry expressed the UAE's full solidarity with both countries and reiterated its support for all measures aimed at safeguarding their security, stability and the safety of their citizens and residents.

How Kerala man won Dh20 million Big Ticket 'for free'

Wife, sister pick winning ticket after 7 years of trying; winner to help friend in coma

Krishnakumar Syamala Ravindran in Kerala on Thursday

15 held in Bahrain over links to Iran's IRGC

Interior Ministry's move follows Iranian missile, drone attacks on Bahrain

15 people arrested in Bahrain over links to Iran's IRGC .

What triggered deadly US-Iran escalation? What to know

One of the biggest exchanges of strikes since April ceasefire raises fears of wider war

Security officers at the Kuwait International Airport on June 1, 2026, when the airport resumed operations following a phased reopening plan.

Bahrain bans citizens from travelling to Iran and Iraq

The ministry affirmed that the necessary legal action would be taken against violators

Interior Ministry cites security risks as Bahrain blocks trips to Iran, Iraq

'Lucky 13' makes Indian filmmaker Big Ticket winner

UAE resident for 49 years among four Indians who shared Dh100,000 in Big Ticket e-draw

A file photo of the Big Ticket draw in Abu Dhabi.

41 suspects held over alleged IRGC links in Bahrain

Authorities also ordered the disclosure of their bank accounts

Prosecutors said the suspects were questioned and remanded in custody pending further investigations. Authorities also ordered the disclosure of their bank accounts and the freezing of assets connected to the case.

Unified council formed to oversee Sunni, Shi'ite sects

The council established under royal decree by King Hamad

Royal decree creates a unified institutional body Sunni and Jaafari Shi’ite Waqf affairs in the kingdom.

Bahrain sentences nine to life over alleged IRGC links

The court also ordered the confiscation of seized items linked to the investigations

Nine defendants sentenced to life imprisonment and two others to three years in prison in two separate cases involving alleged links to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).

Bahrain raises alert, urges caution on suspicious items

Authorities call for vigilance as Bahrain boosts defensive preparedness nationwide

Bahrain reports IRGC-linked network targeting Shia community

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