Free WhatsApp calls on UAE mobiles: 2 steps
In response to reader queries on how to activate the WhatsApp free voice calling feature here in the UAE, here is a short primer on how to go about it. As Emirates 24|7 reported earlier this morning,...
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Dubai-based Pakistani model Ayyan Ali arrested at airport
Pakistani model Ayyan Ali has been taken into custody and sent on 14-day judicial remand after $506,800 was recovered by custom authorities at the Benazir International Airport. According to...
View ArticleLight showers in Dubai, 48-hour 'unstable' UAE weather alert
UPDATE : Residents in Dubai reported light showers on Monday afternoon after scattered rains were also felt in other Emirates in the country. The National Centre for Meteorology and Seismology (NCMS)...
View ArticleEuro equals $1: 3 ways UAE expats will win from euro-dollar price war
Several global banks, including Bank of America-Merrill Lynch (BofA-ML) and Goldman Sachs, have revised their euro forecasts, and said in new reports that they sees parity (an exchange rate of 1:1)...
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Latest gold and currency rates in UAE today
Gold rate for Monday, March 17, 2015 Daily Morning 9:30am Afternoon 2:00pm Evening 5:00pm Late Evening 8:00pm TT Bar 16030 16030 15960 15960 24k 140.00 140.00 139.50 139.50...
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Broken hip, leg... so why did she catch Dubai Air rescue officers by neck?
An Egyptian woman who was severely injured in a car accident refused to be rescued by Dubai Police’s Air Rescue teams until they retrieved her passport and money from the car she crashed in. Speaking...
View ArticleRevealed: Top 15 firms to work for in UAE... do you want to work for one?
The Great Place to Work Institute UAE has revealed its list of the top companies to work for in 2015. A total of 15 companies made it onto the ‘2015 Top Companies to Work for in the UAE’ list with the...
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Dubai's next property boom: Affordable housing for Dh10k earners
The chief of Dubai Investments (DI), one of the largest land bank holders in the UAE, expects the property market to gain momentum in 2016 with “affordable” housing category outshining the “luxury”...
View ArticleStill can't get free WhatsApp voice calls in UAE? This is why
Mobile messaging app WhatsApp has started offering free VoIP calls to UAE users (and those in the rest of the world) as the button to the most eagerly awaited WhatsApp functionality was flipped on for...
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Gang attacks 3 Emiratis with swords; funeral instead of wedding for son
A 25-year-old Emirati, identified as Adnan Abdul Majid, was stabbed to death with swords and knives in the Al Warqa’a area, Emarat Al Youm reported. The man, who is an employee of a government...
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Latest gold and currency rates in UAE today
Gold rate for Wednesday, March 18, 2015 Daily Morning 9:30am Afternoon 2:00pm Evening 5:00pm Late Evening 8:00pm TT Bar 15960 15960 15960 15960 24k 139.50 139.50 139.50...
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Keeping Up with the Kardashians: Kim: Blonde is full-time job
Kim Kardashian West has admitted she's having trouble keeping up with her new blonde hairstyle after she had to touch up her roots twice in two weeks. (Bang) The 34-year-old reality TV star ditched her...
View ArticleEtihad to hold two recruitment days in Abu Dhabi next month
Etihad will be holding two open days on April 6 and 20 to recruit candidates in Abu Dhabi. The company is looking to hire food and beverage managers and inflight chefs during these assessments days. As...
View ArticleMost in-demand jobs in Dubai: Time to switch careers?
The job market in the UAE performed considerably well last year, but there are certain sectors in the country that outshone others and generated more jobs than the rest. According to a new report by...
View ArticleNot seating child in rear car seat: Dh400 fine, 4 black points
While Dubai Police recommends children be seated in car seats to ensure their safety, a law pertaining to this has not come into effect, just yet. This was clarified by Colonel Saif Mohair Al Mazroui,...
View ArticlePakistani wins $1m Dubai Duty Free raffle – doesn't know yet
The draw for the Dubai Duty Free (DDF) Millennium Millionaire took place yesterday at Dubai International Airport, producing the promotion’s 187th dollar millionaire, a Pakistani national, Adnan Malik....
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Fan abuses Amitabh Bachchan; this is how star responds...
At the age of 72, Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan not only works round the clock to fulfill his professional commitments but also takes out time to connect with his fans through social networking...
View ArticleRevealed: Where are UAE Filipinos buying properties in the Philippines
A majority of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in the UAE have picked Metro Manila as their preferred destination for property investment in the Philippines, according to a survey by New Perspective...
View ArticleIt's raining smartphones in UAE: Prices crash for iPhone 6, Plus, Galaxy Note...
It’s raining deals and discounts for UAE smartphone customers, and it’s probably the best time to be in the market for a handset. For, not only older variants but brand new iterations of leading...
View ArticleWoman jumps out of window to escape rapist
A Filipino woman escaped from a rapist by asking him to give her room to breathe and get ready. When he released her, she jumped from the window of his first floor office that he had taken her to, the...
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