Your total personal bank debt in UAE goes 'live' this September
Al Etihad Credit Bureau has announced that it will begin issuing consumer credit reports to financial institutions which have submitted historical credit data to the bureau, from the beginning of...
View ArticleIndian toddler wins BMW in Dubai Summer Surprises raffle
She may be too young to drive a car, but not too old to win one. Two-and-a-half-year-old Dubai resident Tanishka has won a BMW at the Dubai Summer Surprises (DSS) raffle draw. Abhilash Ayyapan, her...
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World's most expensive home on sale
What could be the world’s most expensive home per square foot is set to go on sale in Hong Kong, which boasts some of the world's costliest properties despite efforts to curb skyrocketing prices. The...
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Singer removes ribs to look thin; posts selfie with pickled bones
Mexican singer, Ariadna Thalia Sodi Miranda - known solely as Thalia - has posted a selfie on her Instagram account posing with a jar apparently containing two of her ribs. That’s one way to achieve a...
View ArticleTruth about Facebook messaging app? 5 facts you should know
Facebook's recent effort to force people to adopt its standalone mobile messaging app has privacy-concerned users up in arms. Many of them believe the app is especially invasive. One blog from the...
View ArticleDubai Inflation: How much is it costing you this year?
The annualised cost of education in in the emirate of Dubai increased by 4.87 per cent till the end of July this year compared to the same period last year, Dubai Statistics Centre has said, adding...
View ArticleTourist's body found in suitcase
An American tourist's battered body has been found in a suitcase at an exclusive hotel on Indonesia's resort island of Bali and her daughter and daughter's boyfriend have been arrested over the...
View ArticleVisa-on-arrival nationalities to pay Dh600 fee to extend stay
Visitors to the UAE from 45 countries eligible for a 30-day visa-on-arrival will now have to pay Dh600 if they choose to extend their stay beyond the specified time period. According to a report in...
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World's most 'unique' family: Mom is dad, dad gives birth as mom
A normal, ordinary family with two kids, this is the first impression anyone gets on seeing Bianca, Nick and their two kids. But 32-year-old Bianca was born a boy and 27-year-old Nick was born a girl....
View ArticleCity with world's highest number of millionaires...
If you wonder it is not easy to meet a millionaire, here’s where you need to head to. A place where at least three in every 10 people is a millionaire! Monaco – a tiny country about the size of New...
View ArticleHow many millions do rich pay for villas on Dubai’s Palm Jumeirah?
Palm Jumeirah has notched the biggest villa deals in Dubai for the second consecutive quarter in 2014, with investors spending nearly Dh219 million on the six deals, data shared exclusively by...
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Why you may soon spot an ‘alien spacecraft’ on UAE roads
Don’t be surprised if you spot this 'alien spacecraft' lookalike luxurious recreational vehicle EleMMent Palazzo on UAE roads soon. According to its Austrian manufacturer Marchi Mobile, the company is...
View ArticleIndian family in Dubai seeks financial help after father’s business fails
A seven-member Indian family including five young girls sit huddled together in a single room apartment in the busy Bur Dubai residential and business hub of the emirate. Four of the five young girls...
View Article30 buses and 1,110 taxis sent for commuters stuck on Metro: RTA
The Dubai Metro ‘technical snag’ on Tuesday evening saw several commuters walk back home, as others reported long lines for buses and taxis. Despite the breakdown of two hours, several commuters...
View Article3-year-old Filipina dies days after inhaling toxic pesticide in Dubai
A three-year-old girl has succumbed in the Dubai hospital where she was being treated for pesticide poisoning, doubling the death toll in the case to two. A Filipino had died earlier and five others...
View ArticlePakistan vs Sri Lanka 2nd Test: Jayawardene fails in final test
Mahela Jayawardene fell cheaply in his final test as Pakistan came back strongly in the last session to grab five wickets and reduce Sri Lanka to 261 for eight on the first day of the second Test on...
View Article‘Missing’ boy found living in supermarket
A 14-year-old US boy who went missing for nearly three days was discovered living at a Walmart store where he had carved out hiding places in shelves stacked with products and foraged for food in other...
View ArticleJet Airways flight drops 5,000ft as pilot takes a nap; co-pilot busy browsing...
In a year that has witnessed a number of aviation episodes, a potential incident was averted when a Jet Airways flight from Mumbai to Brussels dropped 5,000 feet in Ankara airspace while the pilot was...
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Dubai resident wins Guinness Record for longest cycle journey
It’s easy to get stuck in the good expat life in Dubai, but Indian-born Arcot Nagaraj wanted more from life. Over a year ago, he stepped out of the bubble and quit his job to return home to fulfil his...
View ArticleWoman steals sister’s husband... and home
An elderly woman in Mpumalanga is homeless and single after her sister ‘stole’ her husband and then sold her home, too, to a loan shark, When 77-year-old Evelyn Gumede discovered that her sister was in...
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