Saturday, February 8, 2025

Dubai

Firefighters put out blaze at Expo Dubai 2020 site

Nobody was injured in the incident: Spokesperson. A minor fire broke out at the site of the Dubai Expo 2020 on Monday morning. The fire broke out because of welding work going on at the site, and was brought under control...

UAE banks have to deal with a ‘Phoenix’ sized problem with exposures of $350m-$400m

Dubai based Phoenix Global going into liquidation will cost banks quite a bit Dubai: Banks in the UAE have exposures between $350 million to $400 million to Phoenix Group, one of the world’s biggest rice trading firms before it went...

COVID-19 impact: NRIs get tax residency status relief

Period of forced stay in India due to lockdown will not be counted for tax residency Dubai: The Government of India has announced a much needed relief to non-resident Indians (NRIs) allowing them to keep out the period of their...

Listen: First UAE-India repatriation flight captain’s patriotic inflight announcement goes viral

Praise pours in for crew members of Thursday’s first UAE-India repatriation flights Dubai: Praise continues to pour in for the crew members of the historic first Indian repatriation flights on Thursday from the UAE. The inflight announcement of the captain of...

COVID-19: Mild, asymptomatic patients can stay home

Only those in moderate, severe and critical stages need to be hospitalised Dubai: Should residents who test positive for COVID-19 but are asymptomatic (showing no symptoms) or displaying mild symptoms self-isolate at home? The Dubai Health Authority (DHA) in sync with...

Keralite who lost mum gets last ticket on repatriation flight after compatriot fails to clear immigration due to fines

Jobless waiter sent back from immigration due to fines Dubai: Persistence pays. This is what Indian expat Ajith Pullanikottil, 43, who was waiting to fly home after his mother died, felt after he received the 177th boarding pass — the...

COVID-19: Indian Consulate in Dubai launches toll free number for repatriation flights

New, free helpline service to facilitate queries related to home travel Dubai: The Indian Consulate in Dubai on Friday launched a new free helpline service to assist Indians flying home on the repatriation flights. “Consulate General of India Dubai is pleased...

Coronavirus impact: E-commerce businesses grow faster in Dubai

943 'DED Trader' licences were issued in the first quarter of 2020. Dubai Economy on Saturday announced that 943 'DED Trader' licences were issued in the first-quarter of 2020, an increase of 179 per cent over the same period last...

Watch: Inside the COVID-19 ICU of a UAE hospital

Gulf News gets exclusive access into a private hospital’s COVID-19 ward Dubai: In view of the raging coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, it is quite natural for people to believe that any patient who ends up in a hospital’s intensive care unit (ICU)...

Dubai adopts digital ID policy in virtual meeting

Digital IDs will be rolled out for all citizens and expats in Dubai, it was announced on Thursday, following a virtual meeting of the emirate's Strategic Affairs Council chaired by Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy...

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Today Gold Rate in Dubai (UAE) in Dirham, 7th Feb 2025

Today Gold Rate in Dubai (UAE) Today Per tola is AED 4,032.76 while 24k Per 10 Gram gold price...

Today Gold Rate in Saudi Arabia – 7th Feb 2025

Today Gold Rate in Saudi Arabia (SAR) Today Per tola is SAR 4,128.99 while 24k Per 10 Gram gold price is SAR 3,540.00. Usually...

Today Gold Rate in Qatar – 7th Feb 2025

Today Gold Rate in Qatar Today Per tola is QAR 4,035.68 while 24k Per 10 Gram gold price is QAR 3,460.00. Usually people opt...

Today Gold Rate in Oman – 7th Feb 2025

Today Gold Rate in Oman Today Per tola is OMR 423.98 while 24k Per 10 Gram gold price is OMR 363.50. Usually people opt...

Today Gold Rate in Kuwait – 7th Feb 2025

Today: Gold Rate in Kuwait (Kuwaiti Dinar) Today Per tola is KWD 334.05 while 24k Per 10 Gram gold price is KWD 286.40. Usually...