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UAE Public Holidays 2025: Transform 13 Days into 45 Days Off with Smart Planning

UAE residents can transform their 13 official holidays into extended breaks totalling up to 45 days through strategic annual leave planning. Here’s your comprehensive guide to making the most of UAE public holidays in 2025. January: New Year’s Extended Break ...

Abu Dhabi Global Market reduces business license fees by 50%

Abu Dhabi Global Market reduces commercial license fees for non-financial companies and retail companies.. Details. Advertise Abu Dhabi Global Market(ADGM), the International Financial Centre in Abu Dhabi, announced the updated fee schedule for issuing or renewing Commercial Licenses. According to a...

Dubai Airport expects to receive 4.3 million passengers in two weeks

The number of passengers at Dubai International Airport on January 3 is expected to reach 311,000 passengers. Dubai International Airport is witnessing Huge tourist turnout, with 4.3 million expected to be received. travelers during the first two weeks of this...

New Dubai smart rental index: Landlords must improve property ratings to hike rents

Landlords of older buildings in Dubai will now have to renovate their properties to bring them up to par with luxury buildings, raising their ratings in order to increase rents, according to authorities announcing the details of the new...

Petrol, diesel prices for January 2025 announced in UAE

Abu Dhabi/Dubai: The UAE Fuel Price Committee on Tuesday has announced that there will be no change in fuel prices for the month of January. Super 98 petrol will remain at Dh2.61 per litre, the same as in December. Special...

Dubai Expands Free WiFi Service to More Bus Stations

The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) of Dubai has announced the expansion of its free WiFi service across more bus stations in the city. Originally launched on December 1 at four key locations—Satwa, Union, Al Ghubaiba, and Gold Souq—this initiative...

UAE taxes, traffic laws and charges coming into effect from January 2025

As the world welcomes the new year, UAE residents should take note of the key rules and regulations that are now in effect. From allowing 17-year-olds to obtain driving licenses to introducing mandatory food labelling in Abu Dhabi, these...

Egypt launches mobile application to pay fees for imported phones

Egypt will launch a new mechanism to combat mobile phone smuggling in the coming days. The Egyptian government has developed An electronic application that allows individuals By registering their mobile phones without incurring additional customs fees to address this issue...

Dubai’s new Rental Index can remove sudden hikes by landlords

Dubai: Tenants in Dubai will soon get greater clarity on rental changes and less chances of being hot with arbitrary rental hikes once the new digital rental index goes live early 2025. Currently, the Dubai rental index gets updated every...

New Year 2025 holiday: Abu Dhabi announces free parking, toll gate timings

Abu Dhabi announced that surface parking fees will be free of charge on Wednesday, January 1, 2025, and will resume at 8am on Thursday, January 2, 2025. Additionally, parking fees at the Musaffah M-18 truck parking lot will also...

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Return to online school: UAE families juggle work and life as homes become classrooms

Schools across the UAE resumed the new academic term online, but for many families, the shift has once again...

Air India allows passengers to rebook to India from any airport in UAE without any extra charge.

Stranded passengers in the UAE can now rebook their cancelled Air India Express flights from any airport in the country to any destination in...

Big News from UAE: New Glass-Domed Mosque Opens in Sharjah

As the sun sets over Al Dhaid, the inside of newly opened Al Nasr Mosque begins to glow. Golden light pours through a giant...

Dubai Gold Prices Fall Below Dh600/Gram, Drop Dh11 in 24 Hours

Gold prices dropped below Dh600 per gram in Dubai on Friday morning as the yellow metal slipped below $5,000, reaching close to a one-week...

Gold Prices Stable in Dubai Morning Trade – 24K Around Dh610

Gold Prices: At 9am UAE time, the 24K gold price was trading at Dh610.75 per gram, slightly up from last night’s close. Among the...