Emirates will be reducing the frequency of services on several destinations in Asia, the Middle East and Europe for 45 days starting tomorrow, April 16, as part of a wider contingency plan to minimise the impact of the closure of Dubai International Airport’s southern runway. The airline confirmed to Gulf News that it will be […] Read more
Take sightseeing to new heights with an entrance ticket to Burj Khalifa’s ‘At the Top,’ one of the world’s tallest observation decks, located on the skyscraper’s 124th floor. After entering through Dubai Mall, enjoy a multi-media presentation about Dubai’s history, and then zoom up to the observation deck by high-speed elevator to enjoy free time […] Read more
Abu Dhabi: President His Highness Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan has conferred on Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi the Zayed Medal, the highest decoration awarded to kings, presidents and heads of states. The award comes in appreciation of Modi’s role in consolidating the long-standing friendship and joint strategic cooperation between the two countries. ‘Photography is […] Read more
What is Al Isra’a Wal Mi’raj? Dubai: Public and private sector employees in the UAE will not get a holiday marking Al Isra’a Wal Mi’raj, sources told Gulf News. This is in line with the unified holidays declaration by the UAE Cabinet earlier in March. In the list released at that time, this public holiday was not […] Read more
The Ministry of Energy and Industry announced fuel prices for April. The prices include VAT. The per-litre prices are Super 98 at Dh2.23 up from Dh2.04 last month and Special 95 at Dh2.11 up from Dh1.92 in March. Diesel price has been fixed at Dh2.49 a hike from Dh2.41 in March. The online publishers assure Worldwide […] Read more
Seven entrepreneurs and conglomerates from the UAE who are currently holding massive assets in diversified businesses landed on Forbes 2019 list of richest people on earth. Retail magnate Majid Al Futtaim and family took the crown as this year’s wealthiest Emirati billionaire, with a net worth of $5.1 billion (Dh18.7 billion). The owner of a […] Read more
Banks in the UAE have suspended the accounts of customers who failed to update their Emirates ID details last month, leaving some residents unable to use their credit and debit cards for shopping and cash withdrawals. The move is in compliance with a directive from the UAE Central Bank, which has mandated financial institutions to […] Read more
Hundreds of holiday makers duped to the tune of millions of dirhams in a time-share scam Holiday makers allegedly sold fake time-share holiday memberships by Arabian Times Travel & Tourism LLC (Arabian TTT) At least 200 people are said to be victims and cheated of over Dh4 million Department of Economic Development (DED) confirms the company […] Read more
A staff at Dubai-based Transguard Group has been sacked and deported for posting a comment on Facebook celebrating the terror attacks in New Zealand. As many as 50 people were killed and scores wounded in the terror attacks during Friday prayers at two mosques in Christchurch on March 15. “Over the weekend, a Transguard employee […] Read more
The UAE is ranked the safest place in the world as 96.1 per cent of people feel safe to walk outside at night, according to officials on Sunday. Lt General Dahi Khalfan Tamim, Deputy Chairman of Police and Public Security in Dubai, said the national agenda index in 2018 was positive in all security and […] Read more
