Expo 2020 Dubai preparations on track: Readiness Committee
Dubai: The City Readiness Committee for hosting Expo 2020 Dubai has held its third meeting at Expo 2020 Dubai headquarters to discuss preparations for the largest-ever event to be held…
DP World picks up Topaz for $1b
Dubai: DP World has picked up full ownership of UAE-based Topaz Energy and Marine Ltd. in a $1.079 billion deal. The latter manages a fleet of 117 vessels servicing clients…
The world’s largest snow park will open in Abu Dhabi
The world's largest snow play park will open in Abu Dhabi in 2020. ###Blizzard’s Bazaar, Snowflake Garden and Flurries’ Mountain are just some of the unique attractions that will welcome visitors…
Opec is set to extend output cuts amid dampening demand
Abu Dhabi: Opec is set to extend its oil production cuts into the second half of this year amid dampening demand and a rise in global oil inventories.###Saudi Arabia’s energy…
Man returns 15kg gold, worth Dh2.5m, he found in Dubai
Dubai: A Pakistani cleaner in Dubai has been honoured for handing over a bag containing 15kg of gold, worth around Dh2.5 million, to the Dubai Road Transport Authority.###Taher Ali Maqbool,…
New traffic fine of Dh3,000 comes into force from July 1
###Abu Dhabi: A new fine of Dh3,000 for not giving way to emergency and police vehicles comes into force in the capital from July 1, the Abu Dhabi Police said…
Pakistan hero Imad Wasim has a rare bit of Welsh pride
Birmingham: Imad Wasim is Pakistan’s hero and Wales’ pride. He was born in Wales where his father worked as an engineer before returning to Pakistan and becoming a cricketer. Wasim…
Good News: Pakistan extends tax amnesty scheme deadline to allow people whiten their undisclosed assets, accounts
Dubai: Pakistan has announced to extend deadline for its tax amnesty scheme until July 3 allowing more time to people to ‘whiten’ their undisclosed assets including property and bank accounts.###Prime…
Pakistan’s police arrest father for killing transgender son
Peshawar: Pakistani police have arrested a man for murdering his own transgender son, in the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.###Officer Azmat Khan said Sunday that the father, Aurangzeb Akbar, had given…
Kamala Harris hits a home run in first Democratic debate
Thursday’s debate provided the first time to see several top presidential candidates — former vice-president Joe Biden, Senator Kamala Harris (California), Senator Bernie Sanders (Vermont), and South Bend, Indiana, Mayor…
Video: Patient dragged on a bed sheet to the X-Ray room in India
Patient dragged on a bedsheet to the x-ray room by the staff at a medical college in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh was caught on camera, shocking many social…
Visitors to Dubai can now get healthcare facilities in their hotel room
Dubai: Dubai medical tourism is strengthening its presence by expanding its range of services to offer the best possible provisions in healthcare.###One such facility includes providing patients with medical treatment…