Google Earth Pro price cut from Dh1,465 to free; download here
Search giant Google on Friday announced that the pro version of Google Earth, which was previously available for $399 (Dh1,465) per year, is now free for everyone to download and use. The service was...
View ArticleMum asks lover to kill her 2 children
An Egyptian mother let her lover slit the throat of her two little children, after they saw her with him at home in the Arab country. Newspapers aid Najat, 31, confessed to the police that she pushed...
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Fog, clouds, condensation... but Burj Khalifa is not on fire
Rumour of Burj Khalifa on fire caused quite a flutter on Twitter on Sunday evening (Feb 1). Hundreds of users took to social-networking site to spread the rumour, with many posting pictures of what...
View ArticleDo you know this person? Dubai Police ask
Dubai Police has asked members of the public to help identify the corpse of a man who was found dead in Muhasina 2 on December 3 last year. Dubai Police said the dead boy was taken to the Forensic...
View ArticleWoman reverses car into Abu Dhabi hospital
An Arab man was seriously injured when he was knocked over by a car driven by an Arab woman who said she did not see him while she was reversing her vehicle. The car also rammed into the glass front...
View ArticleBuyer raises stink over expired food at Dubai supermarket
A customer who recently shopped at a major UAE-based supermarket chain’s Dubai outlet was irked when he found that the food product he had bought was past its expiry date. "I recently bought a dairy...
View ArticleVideo: Wedding food dumped in garbage
Asian workers were caught on camera dumping a massive quantity of excess food left over from a Saudi wedding into the garbage, triggering strong criticism from viewers. A YouTube film published by...
View ArticleSri Lankan cabin crew killed in Doha accident
Colombo: A Sri Lankan cabin crew was killed and three crew members injured in an accident in Doha, Qatar, on January 30, reported local media. The crew went on a desert safari and their vehicle was...
View ArticleUAE job loss? Bank can't touch non-salary accounts: Central Bank
End of service does not allow a bank to automatically deduct from its borrower’s (debtor) saving account, the Central Bank has ruled, according to a report in ‘Emarat Al Youm’. The report quotes a...
View ArticleCaught in action, office lovers face the sack
Two New Zealand insurance employees face losing their jobs after they were caught allegedly having sex in the office. The two were seen by a host of viewers from a bar opposite the Christchurch office,...
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Beautiful twins in bloody love triangle
A Croatian model allegedly stabbed her identical twin sister after a row over a man they both liked. Sara Grkovic, 22, was reportedly not happy that the man she loved settled down with her twin,...
View ArticlePakistan vs New Zealand 2nd ODI: Black Caps thrash Pak by 119 runs
Chasing a mammoth target of 370, Pakistan were bowled out for 250 in the 44th over despite a sound opening stand of 111 between Shehzad (55) and Hafeez (86). Pakistan's decision to take the Batting...
View ArticleUAE traffic council to link driving licence to residency visa
Federal Traffic Council (FTC) has recommended linking renewal of driving licences with residency visa for drivers of taxis and buses, reported Arabic dailies. At its meeting on Monday, the FTC...
View ArticleVideo: Saudi school bus doing 170kmph
A Saudi school bus was caught on camera moving at nearly 170kmph on a motorway in the Gulf Kingdom amidst reports of recurrent deadly accidents involving these buses. A Saudi man who was driving on...
View Article'Live' stream: TransAsia air crash rescue
YouTube currently has this 'live' stream of the rescue efforts going on in the Taiwan river. The online debate is beginning to centre around whether the pilot pulled off an amazing crash-landing that...
View ArticleShah Rukh, Deepika fulfill little girl's wish in Dubai [video]
In September 2013, Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone were shooting a scene for 'Happy New Year' at Dubai Mall's Ice Rink. There were dancers accompanying the stars and somewhere on the rink a little...
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4 days of Dubai Tour: Roads to avoid, schools impacted
Dubai residents are being advised to keep up to date with the schedule of the four-day Dubai Cycle Tour 2015 to be able to avoid specific roads that will remain closed to make way for cyclists...
View ArticleDaesh video: Jordanian pilot burned alive
Daesh (IS) group released a video Tuesday purportedly showing a Jordanian pilot being burned alive in a cage, in the most brutal execution yet of a foreign hostage. The highly choreographed 22-minute...
View ArticleSeveral UAE expatriate houses burned in Kerala
Several expatriate houses have been burnt and gold jewellery worth millions stolen as part of what is being termed as a new wave of political violence in the southern Indian state of Kerala. Many...
View ArticleBillionaire Indians spending millions for Burj Khalifa address
Indians are among top buyers in Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest residential tower and have invested Dh18 billion in Dubai’s real estate market last year. Among those we know is BR Shetty, a UAE-based...
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