Free liquor licence for tourists in Dubai
Dubai: Tourists who enjoy a tipple can now purchase their own alcohol and consume it after obtaining a 30-day licence issued to them to them free of cost.###Prior to this,…
Cricket World Cup: Dhoni deserved the ‘disgraceful exit’, says Pakistan minister Fawad Chaudhry
New Delhi: While on one hand, former Pakistani speedster Shoaib Akhtar termed MS Dhoni as an "absolute legend" following India's defeat to New Zealand in the semifinals of the ongoing World…
‘We hit the roof’: 35 injured by violent turbulence on Air Canada flight
Montreal: Shocked passengers described being tossed around an Air Canada passenger jet as it hit a pocket of turbulence on its way to Australia on Thursday and was forced to…
Missing Texas man eaten by his own ‘aggressive’ dogs
Dallas: Texas man who had been missing for months was eaten, bones and all, by his pack of dogs, sheriff's deputies said.###Medical examiners said Tuesday that DNA testing determined that pieces…
Cinema Akil to screen films on music
Indpendent movie theatre Cinema Akil is set to screen two films in July that pay tribute to music.###The first will be ‘Studio 54’, directed by Matt Tyrauer, a documentary that…
‘The sun will still rise’ — India mourns World Cup shocker
New Delhi: Cricket-mad Indians tried Thursday to come to terms with their shock World Cup exit, with the Times of India telling readers "The Sun will still rise tomorrow" and…
Cricket World Cup 2019: A Reporter’s Diary — Through tears and sadness of Indian fans to Birmingham
- K.R. Nayar, Chief Cricket Writer, Gulf News######Thursday, July 11###Through tears and sadness of Indian fans to Birmingham###New Zealand’s calm and composed approach enabled them to surpass India###Birmingham: India’s defeat…
Cricket World Cup 2019: IPL taught us to perform under pressure, Plunkett says
Birmingham: Going into the World Cup, England were considered favourites. But a couple of losses, including one to Sri Lanka, saw them stranded in a position where they needed to…
Value of gold traded by Dubai Gold and Commodities Exchange reaches AED4.85 trillion
Abu Dhabi: The Dubai Gold and Commodities Exchange, DGCX, has achieved considerable success over the past three years, enabling it to attain a leading international stature in the global commodities…
UAE: Nearly 70 per cent Emirati male adults under 30 ‘are obese’
Dubai: The findings of one of the largest population studies conducted recently on 33,000 Emirati men between the age of 18 and 20 in the UAE has thrown up some…
US launches probe of France’s planned tech giants tax
Washington: US President Donald Trump has ordered an investigation into France’s planned tax on internet services that will hit American tech giants especially hard, officials said Wednesday.###The probe into unfair…
Middle East’s largest aquarium to open in Abu Dhabi in 2020
Abu Dhabi: The largest aquarium in the Middle East, The National Aquarium at Al Qana in Abu Dhabi, is now 70 per cent complete and will open next year.###The 10-zone,…