Revealed: The 100 best companies for working moms
You don’t have to be squeezed out of the job market after entering the phase of motherhood. Increasingly, more and more companies are making their policies employee friendly and encouraging mothers to...
View ArticleFree tablets with data bundles @ Dh150 for UAE’s data-hungry kids
Even as the shift from feature phones to smartphones continues at a fast pace, a recent trend indicates the growing acceptance of tablets as a replacement to laptops and desktops at homes in the UAE,...
View ArticleSee Chinese beggar rolling in stash of cash, literally
Pictures of an elderly Chinese beggar literally rolling in banknotes – counting his stash of cash – have gone viral on Chinese social media. The man, counting RMB1 (60 fils) banknotes, allegedly earns...
View ArticleClick here for top deals on electronics this week in UAE
It’s just a week away from Gitex Shopper. But retailers in the UAE are already getting into the mood discount offering various discounts on select products. Starting from cash discounts to vouchers to...
View ArticleFamous Saudi football player dies during match
A famous Saudi football player died while playing in a match against another local club in the Gulf kingdom, a newspaper reported on Sunday. Yasser Hoosawi, a key player in Alittihad club, collapsed...
View ArticleDubai Property Boom: New projects worth billions unveiled at Cityscape
The stage is set to make new project announcements in Dubai. Developers have put in billions of dirhams into Dubai’s property market from early this year, but a wave of new projects, worth billions of...
View Article9-day Eid Al Adha break for public sector? 4-day for private?
Eid Al Adha may fall on Sunday, October 5, 2014, according to the Chairman of Islamic Crescent Observation Project (ICOP). If this is the case, the public sector in the UAE might be once again looking...
View ArticleHacker again leaks Kim Kardashian, Vanessa Hudgens' nude pics
Kim Kardashian and Vanessa Hudgens may be the latest celebrities whose nude photos have leaked online. Racy photos resembling the stars were posted on Saturday morning. Actress/singer Vanessa Hudgens...
View ArticleDubai Canal: ‘Parallel’ Sheikh Zayed Road takes shape before October 25...
The upcoming Sheikh Zayed Road diversions have gathered steam as work commenced on the bypass stretch that will serve as a new artery when the current six-lane highway closes to traffic. [Picture...
View ArticleFacebook for Rich: Dh32,000 to join plus annual fee of Dh11,000
If you are tired of all and sundry commenting and posting mundane things of Facebook, here’s a social networking site, specially catering to the elite. According to a Metro report, the website...
View ArticleLand where beggars are choosers - of 5-star rooms, branded goods
Tales of beggars roaming around in Land Cruisers and living in posh hotels aren't limited to one region in the world. A recent report in the Nanyang Business Daily reveals how ‘professional’ beggars...
View ArticleLatest Bollywood gossip: Uday, Nargis are back together?
(AFP) They never admitted to being in a relationship but Nargis Fakhri and Uday Chopra had dropped enough hints on social media websites to make their clandestine romance well known. Last month,...
View ArticleTaj Mahal replica in Dubai - Taaj Arabia - to open in 2017
Dubai’s Taaj Arabia – a 20-storey glass structure inspired by India's Taj Mahal – will open for the public by early 2017, company Director told Emirates24|7. “There has been a delay because we haven’t...
View ArticleUAE Jobs: Emirates, Etihad hiring in October
UAE’s two biggest airlines Etihad and Emirates will be hiring aggressively in the month of October. Each week of the month will see at least one hiring and recruitment day offering many opportunities...
View ArticleCleavage row exposes Sonam Kapoor's issue with Deepika Padukone
Actress Sonam Kapoor may be among the best dressed celebrities in Bollywood, but when it comes to talking her mind out the actress still has a lot to learn. Sonam never fails to create a buzz this time...
View ArticleiPhone 6 vs iPhone 6 Plus, and the winner is…
There is a war of sorts that has broken out between, well not between Samsung and Apple, but between the latter’s own two smartphones that was launched earlier this month. Apple launched two new iPhone...
View ArticleBigg Boss 8: Salman welcomes 12 contestants and a Secret Society
Bollywood star and host of India's biggest reality show Salman Khan launches Bigg Boss Season 8 amidst much pomp and fanfare in Lonavala, near Mumbai. The actor is introduced as ‘Captain Salman Khan’....
View ArticlePakistani actress Veena Malik gives birth to a baby boy
Pakistani actress Veena Malik gave birth to a baby boy on Tuesday. Her husband Asad Bashir Khattak took to Twitter to announce the news. Veena also tweeted the photo of her husband cradling the...
View ArticleBrakes fail at 130kph, ambulance saves Emirati friends
An ambulance departed from its traditional mission of transporting ill people and embarked on a risky stunt to stop a car on the road towards Dubai after its brakes failed at 130 kph, a newspaper...
View ArticleNo tenant eviction if 12-month Dubai notary notice is not served
Tenants in Dubai are powerful today and no eviction from an apartment can take place unless the landlord has served a 12-month notary public notice, Real Estate Regulatory Agency (Rera) chief said on...
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