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Indian girl, 14, falls to death from Sharjah apartment

Police are investigating whether incident was a suicide Sharjah: A 14-year-old Indian girl, one of the twin daughters of a Keralite couple, died after falling from their apartment building in Sharjah in the wee hours of Sunday, Sharjah Police told...

UAE visa fine waiver system: Everything Indian expats need to know

Indian missions release FAQ to facilitate expats avail visa fine waiver Dubai: The Indian missions in the UAE have released an FAQ to facilitate expats avail the visa fine waiver announced by the UAE government. “A lot of queries are being...

Dubai sees a car boom as number of registered vehicles crosses 1.83 million

RTA introduces more smart initiatives to ease vehicle and driver licensing services Dubai: Number of registered vehicles in Dubai has increased to 1.83 million this year, compared to 1.4 million in 2015 and 740,000 in 2006. Also, the number of driver...

Eid Al-Adha holiday for the UAE banking sector announced

Holiday for sector will be from Thursday, July 30, to Sunday, August 2 ABU DHABI, DUBAI: Eid Al-Adha holiday for the UAE banking sector will be from Thursday, July 30, to Sunday, August 2, it was announced on Thursday (July,...

UAE public holidays: How many days off do we have left in 2020?

If you start planning now, you could get those extra days off approved The total remaining public holidays for 2020 in the UAE is now nine days. So far we celebrated New Year's Day as well as Eid Al Fitr.Image...

South Korea seeks joint moon, Mars explorations with UAE as Hope probe supports its lunar mission

South Korea is planning to launch a lunar orbiter in 2022, and send a lunar landing module by 2030. The UAE's successful launch of the Hope Mars Mission probe, will serve as a positive impetus to South Korea's planned lunar...

UAE No.1 in Arab world for telecom infrastructure, 7th globally: UN report

The UAE also ranked 1st in the Arab Region and 4th globally in launching and using 5G networks. The UAE has been ranked first in the Arab region and seventh globally in the Telecommunication Infrastructure Index (TII), according to the...

Covid-19 crisis to impact UAE, GCC firms’ Q2 earnings

Market insiders and analysts anticipate that hospitality, retail, real estate, construction, banking and commodity-based companies will report up to 50% decline in their second-quarter profits. UAE and GCC companies will report a significant drop in their second-quarter earnings due to...

Eid Al Adha 2020: Four-day holiday announced in UAE

The authority said the break will be from Thursday, July 30, to Sunday, August 2. The UAE's Federal Authority for Government Human Resources has announced a four-day Eid Al Adha holiday for the public sectors. The authority said the break will...

India plans to reduce number of state-owned banks to just five: Sources

Move part of overhaul of subcontinent's banking industry NEW DELHI/MUMBAI: India is looking to privatise more than half of its state-owned banks to reduce the number of government-owned lenders to just five as part of an overhaul of the banking...

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Flydubai resumes daily flights to Damascus

Flights are now available for sale, underscoring the carrier's commitment to connecting underserved markets to Dubai. announced Flydubai Today, Emirates...

32 countries allow UAE residents to travel directly to without a visa

Many countries offer visa-on-arrival or visa-free entry benefits. For residents In the UAE, regardless of their nationality, thanks to the UAE's strong global standing...

UAE to start verifying Emiratisation targets for private companies from July 1

Authorities in the UAE will begin verifying private sector companies' compliance with Emiratisation targets starting July 1. Additionally, the Ministry of Human Resources and...

UAE: When is Eid Al Adha? Likely first day of Dhul Hijjah revealed

Eid Al Adha, the festival of sacrifice, is just around the corner. The holiday falls on the ninth day of Dhul Hijjah and marks...

UAE travel for Hajj, Eid Al Adha: Emirates announces 46 special flights

For this year's Hajj season, Emirates announced 33 special flights to Jeddah and Madinah operating until May 31, and between June 10 and 16,...