Revealed: World's dangerous holiday destinations for women
As much as it’s rewarding to travel the world, not all destinations are ‘women-friendly’. From annoying cabbies and cat calls to more serious sexual assaults and even misogyny, women travellers have to...
View ArticleCoco-Cola's Dubai airport video goes viral
Coca-Cola’s new campaign showing passengers checking in at Dubai International Airport has gone viral. It has been viewed over a million times on YouTube in just one month. Titled ‘Coca-Cola –Taking...
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Eating this common food may kill you
For some people, a peanut is all it takes to end their lives. Yes, it’s pretty serious, especially when you’re highly allergic to certain kinds of food, as they can turn deadly once ingested. And...
View Article'For Everyone': 21 towering Expo 2020 structures across Dubai
The organisers of Expo 2020 have launched a new massive campaign aimed at raising public awareness about the impact of Expo 2020 Dubai, including a competition to design a new logo for the event....
View ArticleDubai's rent cut gets 'chill meter': Discovery Gardens first
Discovery Gardens, an “affordable” rental community close to Sheikh Zayed Road, is the only area in Dubai to have registered a two per cent rental decline in 2014, with property experts now predicting...
View ArticleKiss costs 6 months in jail, 240 lashes
A Saudi court sentenced an Arab expatriate to six months in prison and ordered him lashed 240 times after he was caught kissing a girl in his car. Members of the Commission for the Promotion of Virtue...
View Article'Saudi men no longer choice for women'
A prominent Saudi female activist and writer has defended women for getting more selective in marriage, saying they no longer see local men as their only choice. Samar Al Muqren criticised Saudi men...
View ArticleChild carries burning stove to save family; Saudi Prince gives Dh100,000
Latest: A Saudi prince decided to give SR100,000 (Dh100,000) to a 10-year-old boy who sacrificed his life to save his sisters by carrying a burning stove with his bare hands and stopping the fire from...
View ArticleWhich UAE expat population has highest rate of diabetes...
Arabs and Asians have the highest diabetes rate among expatriates in the UAE, while Europeans have the lowest rate and less fat, according to a medical survey. The survey, presented at a medical...
View ArticleIs this the face of South Indian superstar Udaya on adult video?
She is a super-star among the South Indian expat populace of Far East Asia. She is also a more than well-known TV star back home in India. Actress and host Udaya Soundari told the New Paper, according...
View ArticleSamsung Galaxy S6 Unpacked launch: Watch it 'live' in UAE
It’s time for the kick-off at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, and the much-anticipated Samsung Galaxy S6 will be officially unveiled in just a few hours from now at the venue. While several Samsung...
View ArticleSharjah murder: Husband's family want death for wife, lover
The relatives of an Asian man murdered with a cleaver by his wife and her lover in Sharjah have rejected an offer by the killers to pay ‘diya’ (blood money) and insisted on their death in line with...
View ArticleUS woman, 2 Gulf men at Taj Mahal hotel: What really happened?
It has all the elements of a classic Sunday afternoon gossip tale. Only the stark reality tells of a much more brutal reality. An American woman, two Gulf nationals and the Taj Mahal hotel in Mumbai....
View ArticleUAE jobs booming: Will better salaries, counter-offers follow?
If you’ve been kept away from the rare rounds of increments and bonuses, it finally maybe time to ask your boss for a salary hike. According to the latest UAE professional hiring index by recruitment...
View ArticleUAE shopping outlets cut prices by 10-30% for March
UAE shopping outlets have started cutting the prices of consumer items by 10-30 per cent in line with a proposal by the ministry of economy to mark the GCC’s 10th Consumer Protection Day, officials...
View ArticleVideo: 100-year-old Saudi man marries
Saudi men danced and clapped their hands in a crowded wedding of a 100-year-old local man, who appeared happy and smiling before he was escorted to his bride. A YouTube film published in local...
View ArticleVideo: Terrible accident roasts 8 camels alive
This video has gone viral on social networking sites here in the Middle East. It shows a horrific traffic accident, where a truck loaded with 13 camels meets with an accident. The video claims that...
View ArticleReem Island murder case: Accused in Daesh, Al Qaeda links
UAE Attorney General Counsellor Salem Saeed Kubaish has said that Alaa Bader Abdullah, the accused in the case of the crime known as Al Reem Island killing, has been referred to the Federal Supreme...
View ArticleSamsung's Galaxy S6, S6 Edge launched: Top 5 features [video]
Samsung on Sunday launched two new flagship devices the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge in an attempt to bounce back into contention in a market that has been so far dominated by Apple’s iPhone 6 and 6...
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