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UAE: Two Indian expats win Rs 21 lakh each in Big Ticket draw
Abu Dhabi: Two Indian expatriates based in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have each won an impressive 90,000 Dirham (Rs 21,26,519) each in the latest Big Ticket Abu Dhabi weekly electronic draw.…
- Middle East
UAE hands life terms, Rs 2 crore fines to ‘Bahloul Gang’ members
Abu Dhabi: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has convicted members of the organised crime group known as the ‘Bahloul Gang’ and sentenced them to various prison terms. On Friday, March 14, Abu Dhabi Federal…
- Middle East
Eid Al-Fitr 2025: UAE residents may get up to 5 days off
Residents in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) can expect up to five days of holidays for Eid Al-Fitr, marking the end of the holy month of Ramzan 1446–2025. The official duration of…
- Middle East
UAE: Indian civil engineer wins luxury car in Big Ticket draw
Abu Dhabi: A 39-year-old Indian civil engineer based in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has won a luxury car — Range Rover Velar — in the latest Big Ticket Abu Dhabi weekly…
- Middle East
UAE: New Jaywan-Visa cards enable payments in 200 countries
Al Etihad Payments, a subsidiary of the Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE), which operates the UAE’s national card switch (UAESWITCH) and the domestic card scheme Jaywan, on Monday, March 10, signed…
- Middle East
UAE extends school registration for academic year 2025-2026
Abu Dhabi: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) Ministry of Education (MoE) has announced a one-week extension to the registration period for students enrolling in public schools for the 2025-2026 academic year. This…
- Middle East
Supermarket shut down in UAE for posing risk to public health
Abu Dhabi: The Abu Dhabi Agriculture and Food Safety Authority (ADAFSA) has ordered the closure of a supermarket in the UAE capital, Abu Dhabi, for posing a danger to public health. Mohammed…
- Middle East
Abu Dhabi schools to implement mandatory physical education curriculum
Abu Dhabi: Schools in Abu Dhabi will soon be required to implement a structured Physical Education (PE) curriculum, ensuring students engage in regular physical activity under certified instructors. The Abu Dhabi Department…
- India
Father of Indian woman on death row in Abu Dhabi moves Delhi HC
New Delhi: The father of an Indian woman on death row in Abu Dhabi has approached the Delhi High Court, seeking to know her well-being. In his petition, which is likely to come…
- World
US top diplomat visits UAE after landmark talks with Russia over Ukraine war
Abu Dhabi: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio met Wednesday with the leader of the United Arab Emirates, wrapping up an overseas trip that saw the highest-level outreach between the United States…
- Middle East
Indian woman faces death sentence in UAE, family pleads for clemency
Abu Dhabi: Shahzadi Khan, a 33-year-old woman from Uttar Pradesh’s Banda district, is currently on death row in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) after being convicted of allegedly killing a child in…
- Middle East
Abu Dhabi BAPS Hindu Mandir marks first anniversary
Abu Dhabi: The BAPS Hindu Mandir in Abu Dhabi celebrated its first anniversary with a grand event, aligning with the UAE’s Year of Community. The occasion brought together UAE leadership, dignitaries, faith…
- Middle East
UAE launches first phase of 10-year-long Blue Visa
Dubai: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has officially launched the first phase of its new 10-year residency permit – the Blue Visa. The announcement was made by the UAE’s Ministry of Climate Change…
- Middle East
Abu Dhabi BAPS Hindu Mandir to celebrate first anniversary
Abu Dhabi: The Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha (BAPS) Hindu Mandir in Abu Dhabi, the first traditional Hindu stone temple in the Middle East, is set to celebrate its first ‘Patotsav’ –…
- Middle East
Shaaban crescent sighted: Ramzan 2025 only one month away in UAE
The first day of Shaaban 1446 AH (Anno Hegirae in Latin or “in the year of the Hijra”) – 2025 in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will begin on Friday, January 31,…
