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UAE weight loss challenge announces Rs 11 lakh cash prize for top winners
Abu Dhabi: The United Arab Emirates’ biggest weight loss challenge is back for its third edition, with 50,000 Dirhams (Rs 11,07,508) worth of cash prizes on offer for those who shed the…
- Middle East
UAE rolls over $2 billion loan to Pakistan
Islamabad: In a move that would create some much-needed room for Pakistan’s cramped fiscal space, the Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD) on Thursday rolled over their deposit of USD 2 billion…
- Middle East
Indian MoS V Muraleedharan to embark on 3-day visit to UAE
New Delhi: Union Minister of State (MoS) Muraleedharan is set to embark on a visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) from January 19-21. The MoS will meet UAE ministers and a…
- Middle East
Abu Dhabi govt raises Golden visa validity from 5 to 10 years
Abu Dhabi: The validity period of ‘Golden’ visas in Abu Dhabi for all categories has been raised from five years to 10 years, local media reported. Mark Dorsey, Director of Operations at…
- Middle East
UAE revises minimum age requirement for starting a business
Abu Dhabi: The minimum age requirement for starting a business has been revised in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), according to the Ministry of Economy (MoE). This comes alongside the revised of…
- Middle East
Yoon to become 1st S.Korean leader to visit UAE since 1980
Seoul: President Yoon Suk-yeol is set to become the first South Korean leader to visit the United Arab Emirates (UAE) since the two countries established diplomatic ties in 1980 as he departed…
- Middle East
UAE names oil chief to lead UN’s COP28 climate talks
Abu Dhabi: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Thursday announced the leadership team for the COP28 UN Climate Summit in Dubai later this year with the CEO of the state-owned Abu Dhabi…
- Middle East
UAE’s Etihad, Emirates among world’s most punctual airlines in 2022
Abu Dhabi: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) carriers Etihad Airways and Emirates Airline was ranked among the top 20 most punctual airlines in the Middle East and worldwide in 2022, according to…
- Middle East
Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif arrives in UAE on 2-day visit
Abu Dhabi: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif travelled to the UAE on Thursday on a two-day visit aimed at ramping up bilateral economic and trade ties, just days after the country’s powerful…
- Middle East
UAE: Over 79,000 golden visas issued in 2022
Abu Dhabi: The General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs in Dubai (GDRFA) announced on Wednesday that over 79,000 golden visas were issued in 2022 across all categories, the Emirates News Agency…
- Television News
IIFA awards gets postponed, to be held on this date
Mumbai: The International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) has decided to postpone the 23rd edition of the awards which was previously scheduled to take place in February 2023 in Abu Dhabi. Taking to…
- Middle East
UAE tops list of powerful countries in Middle East; ranks 9th globally
Abu Dhabi: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has topped the list among Middle Eastern countries and has ranked ninth globally in terms of power, according to the US News Best Countries rankings. The ranking…
- India
Big Ticket Draw: Indian expat engineer wins 1 kg gold on 1st day of 2023
Abu Dhabi: A United Arab Emirates (UAE) based Indian expat won 1 kilogram of 24-carat gold during the Big Ticket electronic draw held in Abu Dhabi on the first day of the new…
- Middle East
Video: UAE President watches NYE celebrations from helicopter
Abu Dhabi: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan appeared in a video clip in which he is seen flying in helicopter over Abu Dhabi on New…