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The UAE is witnessing strong demand for business and individual loans

Strong demand continued Loans And credit in the business sector and individual consumers in the UAE during the last quarter of 2023, according to the results of the credit trends survey for the fourth quarter of 2023 issued by...

Lebanon to ask consultants to resume central bank audit

Lebanon to ask consultants:  Parliament agreed this week to lift banking secrecy for one year BEIRUT: Lebanon’s caretaker finance minister said it would contact a consulting firm on Wednesday to resume a forensic audit of the central bank, a key condition...

Let’s not judge ‘Open Banking’ by its title

With its high levels of internet penetration and a growing digital financial services market, criminals look to breach security measures and commit fraudulent attacks to access consumer data in the UAE. According to NordVPN’s Cyber Risk index, the UAE is...

20 New Oil & Gas Exploration Blocks To Be Auctioned Next Month, Nadeem Babar

Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Petroleum Nadeem Babar said that 20 new oil and gas exploration blocks will be auctioned by the government next month as part of its strategy to achieve self-reliance in the energy sector. As...

Dubai’s Business Bay Crossing Bridge closed for 30 hours this weekend

Dubai: The Business Bay Crossing Bridge from Deira to Bur Dubai is closed for 30 hours, from Friday (December 18) at 12am until 6am on Saturday (December 19), the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) tweeted. The RTA has also advised...

How to apply for a personal, car or home loan in the UAE?

Dubai: Moving to the UAE can often be an instant upgrade in one’s lifestyle – from a safe community to state-of-the-art infrastructure, the country has a lot to offer residents. Add to that an easy availability of loans and...

Dubai brings in strict laws on selling and managing of ‘timeshare’ properties

Dubai: Dubai Tourism has been mandated to develop the framework for the selling, marketing and management of properties sold under 'timeshare' programmes. As part of this, Dubai will also be listing all such residential units under such schemes as...

UAE’s Abdullah bin Zayed meets Russia’s trade minister

Moscow: Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, reviewed the prospects of advancing cooperation between the UAE and Russia in areas of sciences, AI, healthcare, food security, technology and aviation, with Denis Valentinovich...

Bollywood back in business again as filming to resume

The Maharashtra government has allowed to resume shoot for TV shows, films, and web platforms. The Maharashtra government with immediate effect allowed the resumption of shooting for TV shows, advertisements, web-series, and films. Many appeals were made from the entertainment industry...

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Pakistan govt begins cancelling passports of deportees

Over 7,800 Pakistanis were deported from 2019 to 2025 for different charges. Photo: Reuters Pakistan's government has initiated cancelling the...

Eid Al Adha 2025: Rains hit some parts of UAE as residents celebrate start of holiday

As residents of the UAE celebrate the beginning of the Eid holiday, they were greeted with a welcome break from the rising heat, as...

Eid Al Adha in Dubai: Salik to apply variable toll rates during holiday

Salik PJSC, Dubai’s toll operator, will implement variable road toll pricing on all four days of the Eid El Adha holiday, including Sunday (June...

Dubai to reserve 4 public beaches for families during Eid Al Adha holidays

Four Dubai public beaches will be designated exclusively for families during the Eid Al Adha holiday. The beaches include Jumeirah 2, Jumeirah 3, Umm...

Dubai RTA’s online booking system eases vehicle testing

For Syed Azeez, yearly vehicle testing was one of those chores he kept putting off, until it became urgent. His car’s registration had already...