Saudi suitor asks to see girl's face; beaten up by family
A Saudi man who was to get engaged to a local girl was assaulted and beaten by her family after he demanded to see her face, a newspaper reported on Monday. The would-be fiancée agreed to all the...
View ArticleBaby dies on Kochi-Bahrain flight, plane diverted to Abu Dhabi
A one-year old Indian child has died on board an airplane flying from Kochi to Bahrain, which forced the aircraft to make an emergency landing in Abu Dhabi on Monday. Hrishipriya, daughter of Binoy and...
View ArticleUAE accountants in for windfall pay-hikes; Click for salary levels
For those employed in the accounting and finance sector, 2015 seems to be a promising year. The hiring prospects are bright and salary hikes are expected as employers increase their headcount and in...
View ArticleVideo: Take my money, or I'll shoot myself
A Saudi man attending a local tribal meeting threatened to shoot himself unless tribe leaders accept his offer to donate SR10,000 (Dh10,000) for the tribe. A YouTube film published in 'Ajel' showed the...
View ArticleStunning girl-friend at heart of Russia's biggest murder 'arrives'
The chief witness in the murder of Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov -- a Ukrainian model who was his girlfriend -- arrived in Kiev late Monday, as authorities vowed to solve the most shocking...
View ArticleUAE residents' alert: Personal loan rates decline by 30%
Banks in the UAE are flush with cash, thanks to a growing economy and business development, both international as well as local and regional. It is natural, then, that banks and other financial...
View ArticleWorld's richest: Bill Gates tops list, Michael Jordan joins in
Bill Gates stands atop Forbes magazine's annual list of the world's richest people, as Facebook Inc's Mark Zuckerberg joined the top 20 and basketball star Michael Jordan plowed new air by making the...
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Aishwarya Rai's stunning new pictures will leave you speechless
Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is back and how! The former Miss World recently shot for Vogue India and the lovely actress sizzles in every avatar - from 'cover to cover' - quite literally....
View ArticleJobs in UAE: Career fair in April; Adnoc, Al Futtaim, others hiring
Giving more opportunities to the Emirati workforce, Careers UAE 2015 will take place from April 28 to 30 at the Dubai World Trade Centre. Candidates can expect to meet several participating companies...
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10 UAE tycoons with Dh125bn ranked among world's richest
A record 10 UAE residents have made it to the Forbes' 2015 Billionaires List, with a combined net worth of a whopping $34.1 billion (Dh125 billion). The US-based magazine today published its annual...
View ArticleBaby dies on plane; diverted to Abu Dhabi
A one-year old Indian child has died on board an airplane flying from Kochi to Bahrain, which forced the aircraft to make an emergency landing in Abu Dhabi on Monday. Hrishipriya, daughter of Binoy and...
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RIP Jam: Filipino YouTube star won world losing cancer fight
Filipino YouTube star Jam Sebastian from the popular Jamich passed away this morning. 28-year old Jam had been suffering from Lung cancer and was admitted to the hospital in Feb. Jam declared his...
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21-year-old Emirati drives 'car-kour' craze with crazy stunts in Dubai
He is a 21-year-old Emirati adventurer and he has taken car stunts to a whole different level. So much so, after parkour, ‘Car-kour’ is a new action-stunt-regime being attributed to him. Abdullah Omar...
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Car fire doused at Dubai's JLT; traffic gridlock cleared
A car caught fire on Wednesday morning at the Jumeirah Lakes Towers residential area, near Cluster G of the populated neighbourhood. Dubai Civil Defence confirmed with Emirates 24|7 no one was injured...
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Bollywood Gossip: Salman Khan break-up with Iulia Vantur
Looks like another one of Salman Khan's romances has bitten the dust. Apparently, Salman Khan has called off his relationship with Romanian actress Iulia Vantur. Though the reason for their break-up...
View ArticleKerala baby who died mid-air cremated; was ‘happily playing’ before flight
The 10-month-old Gulf Air passenger, Rishi Priya Binoy, who died mid-air during a flight from Kochi to Manama, Bahrain, was buried in her hometown, Ampalloor Trichur, on Wednesday morning, leaving the...
View ArticleCost of living in UAE: How far is your dirham going?
Most expatriates enjoy their time in Dubai. It makes perfect financial sense to be here – generally, we earn more than we would in our home countries; the no income-tax policy means we take home what...
View ArticleOmani fishermen hunt cows in the sea
Omani fishermen cast aside their fish nets and caught cows which they saw swimming in the water off the coast of the Gulf country. The fishermen’s surprise was short lived after they were told the cows...
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Turkish Airlines overshoots runway
A Turkish Airlines plane carrying 224 passengers had to be evacuated after it missed the runway on landing at Kathmandu airport on Wednesday and skidded onto nearby grassland. Aviation officials said...
View Article11-year-old girl falls to death from 3rd floor in Sharjah
A 11-year old Indian school girl fell to death from a high rise building in Sharjah on Tuesday evening. The Grade 6 student of Indian Excellent Private School died after falling from the third floor of...
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