Four-day holiday for Eid Al Adha 2019 in UAE
Dubai: The Federal Authority for Government Human Resources (FAHR) announced on Thursday the Eid Al Adha holidays for the private and public sector in the UAE.###On its official Twitter account,…
US: UK detention of Iranian oil tanker ‘excellent news’
Washington: White House National Security Advisor John Bolton applauded the interception by Britain's Gibraltar Thursday of a supertanker believed to be carrying Iranian crude oil to Syria, saying the ship…
Challenging times ahead as Lampard returns to Chelsea
London: Frank Lampard was hired as the first English manager of Chelsea in 23 years on Thursday, making a return to the club where he is the all-time record scorer…
Cock-a-doodle-don’t: Rowdy French rooster at centre of legal battle
ROCHEFORT, France: A rooster named Maurice, whose early-morning crowing has got under the skin of neighbours on the French island of Oleron, was at the centre of a court battle…
Enough of your verbal diarrhoea: Ravindra Jadeja hits out at Sanjay Manjrekar
Birmingham: India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja Wednesday hit out at former player turned commentator, Sanjay Manjrekar, saying, "I have heard enough of your verbal diarrhoea".###Since India's loss to England in the…
Cricket World Cup 2019: A Reporter’s Diary — A Bishop hits the heights at Headingley
- K.R. Nayar, Chief Cricket Writer, Gulf News######Thursday, July 5###A Bishop hits the heights at Headingley###A bus-load of journalists make their way down to Leeds###Leeds: It’s normal that a tall…
Etisalat, du asked to stop pay-per-use data plans
Dubai: Telecom operators in the UAE will have to discontinue their “pay-per-use” data plans - unless the service is explicitly requested by consumers.###According to the latest statement from the regulator,…
Indian woman who won Dh12m says she will keep her job
Abu Dhabi: After winning the big cash prize of Dh12 million in the latest monthly Big Ticket Draw, Indian expatriate Sapna Nair says she wants to put that money to…
Five Emirati medical students to train in US
Abu Dhabi: With big ambitions on contributing to the UAE’s medical sector, five young and bright Emirati female students have been selected for an intensive two-week training programme in the…