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Dubai welcomes 2023 with stunning fireworks show at Burj Khalifa
Abu Dhabi: New Year’s Eve celebrations in Dubai have always been a global event, the city that embraces the highest peak in the world, in the midst of the world’s attention and anticipation. Dubai’s…
- Middle East
New Year’s Day: UAE welcomes first babies of 2023
Abu Dhabi: As the clock struck 12 and the calendar slid to 2023, some families across the United Arab Emirates (UAE) were busy welcoming newborns. Doctors and nurses celebrated the births by…
- Middle East
UAE welcomes 2023 with record-breaking fireworks, laser shows
Abu Dhabi: The United Arab Emirates welcomed the year 2023 in style with a spectacular display of record-breaking fireworks at dozens of locations. The UAE set three world records, fireworks in dozens…
- India
UAE: Free plane tickets for 10 millionth Indian passenger, family on Etihad Airways flight
Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways has celebrated the milestone of carrying 10 million passengers in 2022, the Emirates News Agency (WAM) reported. The 10 millionth Indian passenger and their family were surprised onboard…
- India
UAE: Football-sized tumour removed from Indian man’s stomach
A team of surgeons at a private hospital in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has removed a tumour the size of a football weighing 4.65 kilograms from the abdominal cavity of a…
- Middle East
Abu Dhabi to welcome 2023 with record-breaking 40-min fireworks display
Abu Dhabi: The United Arab Emirates capital Abu Dhabi is set to welcome the new year with the largest record-breaking firework display that will last for more than 40 minutes at its…
- Middle East
Dubai Airport expects 2 mn passengers over holiday season, issues travel alert
Dubai International Airport (DXB), the world’s busiest for international travel, has issued a travel alert for passengers travelling in the exceptionally busiest holiday season and at the start of the new year. Dubai Airports…
- Middle East
UAE’s unemployment insurance scheme begins on January 1
Abu Dhabi: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is set to introduce mandatory UAE unemployment insurance from Sunday, January 1, 2023. The UAE’s Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (MoHRE) said the new…
- Middle East
Video: Giant umbrella protects Burj Khalifa from Dubai rains
Abu Dhabi: Dubai woke up to a rainy morning on Tuesday, with overcast skies and waterlogged roads. It has been raining in the United Arab Emirates for the past two days. In…
- India
Air India express issues covid guidelines for travellers from UAE to India
Kochi: Air India Express on Tuesday issued guidelines for the maintenance of Covid-appropriate behaviour by travellers travelling from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to India. The recommendation advises that all visitors should…
- Middle East
UAE condemns Taliban for banning women from working with NGOs
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has condemned the ban imposed on Afghan women from working in Non-Government Organisations (NGOs) by the Taliban. The UAE’s Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation…
- Middle East
Ankit Tiwari latest Bollywood celebrity to invest in Danube Properties
Abu Dhabi: The Indian playback singer, music director and composer, Ankit Tiwari is the latest Bollywood celebrity to call Dubai home by investing in real estate — and through Danube Properties. Ankit…
- Videos
Watch: Reindeers pull Emirates A380 in viral Christmas video
Abu Dhabi: Dubai-based Emirates Airline got into a festive spirit by transforming one of their A380 aircraft into Santa’s sleigh. Emirates shared the video on Instagram with a caption that reads, “Captain…
- Telangana
Dubai: Telangana’s Burra Lasya 1st female to complete ICC L1 cricket coach course
Hyderabad: Burra Lasya from Jayashankar Bhupalpally district, Telangana has created history by becoming the first woman coach to complete the Level-1 Cricket Coach Course at the ICC Academy Coach Education Course in…
- Middle East
Automated rapid transit bus to be launched in Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi: The Autonomous (driverless) Rapid Transits (ART) bus will be launched on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi as part of expansions of the Smart Mobility project on Yas and Saadiyat Islands,…