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Abu Dhabi’s Etihad Airways launches flash sale on flights
Abu Dhabi-based carrier Etihad Airways on Monday launched a flash sale on its website. Etihad is offering a 20 per cent discount on the price of flights until Tuesday, March 14 midnight.…
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Ramzan 2023: UAE announces working hours for private sector employees
Abu Dhabi: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Monday announced working hours for private-sector employees during the holy month of Ramzan. The Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation said that the number of…
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When is the first day of Ramzan 2023?
The first day of the holy month of Ramzan 1444-2023 in Saudi Arabia, UAE, Egypt, Lebanon, Syria, Algeria, Kuwait, the Emirates, Bahrain, Sudan, Morocco and other Arab countries is predicted to fall on…
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Dubai makes a hatrick; named cleanest city in the world
Abu Dhabi: Dubai has been named as the cleanest city in the world for the third time in a row in the Global Power City Index (GPCI). Dubai also earned its reputation…
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UAE transit visa fee hiked; know cost, details here
Abu Dhabi: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) Immigration has increased the cost of a 96-hour transit visa for travellers, local media reported. Details are not listed on the immigration authority’s website, however,…
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UAE: 25 Indian expats receive scholarships of Rs 1L each for daughters’ education
Abu Dhabi: On the ocassion of International Women’s Day on March 8, 25 United Arab Emirates (UAE) based Indian expatriates received educational scholarships worth Rs 1 lakh for their daughters at an…
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Ramzan 2023: Dubai announces school timings
Abu Dhabi: The Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA) has announced new timings and instructions during the holy month of Ramzan for schools across Dubai. According to a circular sent to all…
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Ramzan 2023: UAE announces working hours for federal employees
Abu Dhabi: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Friday announced Ramzan working hours for employees at federal agencies and ministries. According to a circular from the UAE’s Federal Authority for Government Human…
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UAE sends telecommunication equipment worth Rs 44 cr to quake-hit Turkey
Abu Dhabi: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) announced on Friday the dispatch of digital equipment worth 20 million Dirhams (Rs 44,63,50,200) to support the operating stations of the damaged telephone networks in the…
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UAE: Filipino, Lebanese expats take home Rs 22 lakh each in latest Mahzooz draw
Two United Arab Emirates (UAE) based expatriates from the Philippines and Lebanon won the grand prize of 100,000 Dirhams (Rs 22,31,751) in the Mahzooz 118th Super Saturday draw. The winners of the…
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Dubai: Private schools to increase fees from next academic year
Abu Dhabi: Dubai’s Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA) announced on Friday that private schools can increase tuition fees for the next academic year. Tuition fees for private schools in Dubai were frozen…
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Video: UAE astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi uses treadmill in space
United Arab Emirates (UAE) astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi is currently on a six-month space mission to the International Space Station (ISS). On Friday, Al Neyadi shared a photo of him on a…
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Video: World’s first-ever robotic check-in system at airports to soon be a reality
Dubai-based Emirates airlines to introduce a robotic check-in system at airports in the country this year, local media reported. The robot named Sara will be able to perform the check-in process in…
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Dubai provides short breaks for caregivers of senior citizens
The Community Development Authority (CDA) in Dubai has launched the “Respite Care” programme, which provides short-term breaks for caregivers of senior citizens and people of determination, the Dubai Media Office (DMO) reported.…
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UAE: Arab couple arrested for stealing Mercedes Benz worth Rs 11 lakh
An Arab couple in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has been sentenced to six months for stealing a Mercedes Benz car worth 50,000 Dirhams (Rs 11,16,971), local media reported. According to the…
