Holiday breaks: Airfares slashed from UAE
Some schools in the UAE are currently off for a spring break while all curricula schools will close for the summer break end of June. That will be the time when most families travel, traditionally...
View ArticleSaudi admitted to hospital with heel in his head
A Saudi man was admitted to a hospital in the Jubal governorate with a serious and strange head injury. The man was admitted with stiletto heel of a woman’s shoe in his head. According to Al Wa’am...
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Latest gold and currency rates in UAE today
Gold Rate for Wednesday, March 01, 2015 Daily Morning 9:30am Afternoon 2:00pm Evening 5:00pm Late Evening 8:00pm TT Bar 16460 24k 143.75 22 k 136.50 21 k 130.75...
View ArticleGitex Shopper Dubai guide: Timings, tickets, and tips to avoid traffic
Bumper deals, bigger prizes and gold bars, every hour, on the hour; this is the appeal of the Gitex Shopper Spring edition that runs from April 1 to 4 at the Dubai World Trade Centre. The much-awaited...
View ArticleTurkish hostage crisis: Prosecutor dead
The Istanbul prosecutor held hostage by two radical leftists at his offices has died of his wounds sustained after police launched an operation to free him. Prosecutor Mehmet Selim Kiraz "was severely...
View ArticleWindow cleaner falls from 10th floor of Dubai building
A young worker fell to his death from the tenth floor while cleaning the glass façade of a building in Dubai early on Saturday morning. Rasalmia, from Bangladesh, in his late 20s, fell from a building...
View ArticleSharjah's 'Is it real policeman'? Tell the difference
Sharjah Police launched a campaign titled ‘Is it real policeman’, aimed at educating workers in industrial areas about impersonalisation. There were 13 cases recorded of offenders impersonating...
View ArticleHundreds of jobs open up with Meraas, Almarai in UAE, Saudi, Qatar
Dairy giant Almarai is looking to hire people for the 135 jobs it has advertised. Most of these roles are based in Saudi Arabia but there are some openings in the UAE and Qatar as well. The company is...
View ArticleSalman's ex, Pakistani actress Somy Ali reveals she was abused
Former Pakistani actress Somy Ali, who entered into Bollywood at the age of 16, rose to fame when she caught the eye of Bollywood superstar Salman Khan. The duo met through a common friend and dated...
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Gitex Shopper Dubai 'live' offers: Deals, discounts, bundles, freebies
With Gitex Shopper’s Spring edition set to open in less than 2 hours from now, retailers have upped the ante and are already giving a sneak preview of the deals and discounts that shoppers can expect...
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Video: Final seconds inside cabin of Germanwings jet before crash
Latest: A video purportedly showing the final seconds inside the cabin of the ill-fated Germanwings airliner minutes before it crashed emerged Tuesday, with two European media claiming to have seen the...
View ArticleFree WhatsApp voice calls activated for all UAE users
After weeks of now-on-now-off free WhatsApp voice calls, the mobile messaging app is finally offering free VoIP calls to all UAE Android users (and those in the rest of the world). The Facebook-owned...
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Sandstorm hits UAE: 48-hour alert; Dubai rain forecast
The UAE awoke this morning to a severe sandstorm, with strong winds blowing up sand and dust. Social media messages were going out early with commuters and officials urging motorists to drive...
View ArticleSave on rent: Next six months best time to lease in Dubai
Residential rents in Dubai rose 3 per cent in the first quarter 2015 compared to a decline of 1 per cent reported in the fourth quarter 014, according to report by a chartered surveyor and property...
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Ranbir Kapoor's message to Pakistani actress Mawra Hocane
Mawra Hocane: Instagram Pakistani VJ-turned-model-turned-TV actress Mawra Hocane is a huge Ranbir Kapoor fan. The lovely lady is apparently such a big fan of Ranbir that she got good friend Imtiaz Ali...
View ArticleGitex Shopper Dubai 'live' offers: Day 2 deals on smartphones get sweeter
Today is Day 2 of the four-day Gitex Shopper Spring 2015, one of the UAE’s biggest and most anticipated consumer electronics retail shows. The electronics shopping extravaganza runs until Saturday,...
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Gitex Shopper Dubai 'live' offers: Day 1 deals, discounts get hotter at dusk
With Gitex Shopper’s Spring edition now open, retailers have upped the ante and are already giving a sneak preview of the deals and discounts that shoppers can expect starting 11am April 1. Emirates...
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Sandstorm forces Qatar, Saudi to shut schools; what's UAE's status?
The bad weather has forced local authorities in in Qatar and Saudi Arabia to shut down schools. Qatar’s supreme education council tweeted its decision to close private and public schools on Thursday...
View ArticleTear off your CV: This is the latest way to land a job in UAE
It’s not an easy task to get the attention of an employer when you compete with hundred others queuing up for the same job. The smartest answers, the best qualifications and quality experience can get...
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Sandstorm hits UAE: Poor visibility; temperatures to drop significantly [videos]
(Video courtesy - Basheer Ahammed) Dust and sand storms led to low visibility across the UAE on Thursday morning. The National Centre of Meteorology and Seismology (NCMS) warned motorists about the...
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