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One of UAE’s ‘greatest and loyal sons’ Khalfan Al Roumi dies
SHARJAH // Khalfan Mohammed Al Roumi, former politician and father of Ohoud Al Roumi, Minister of State for Happiness, died on Wednesday night. “The UAE has lost one of its greatest and loyal sons. The wise politician, the modest man and the honourable teacher and the man who has a proven record of national accomplishments
Qatari Prime Minister extends support for Cityscape Qatar 2016
Now in its fifth year in Qatar, the event will be held from April 26-28 at the newly opened Doha Exhibition and Convention Center (DECC), amid recent announcements from Qatar National Bank (QNB) that the Qatari Government has focused 49.2 percent of its USD70-80 billion (QAR255-291 billion) diversification drive in real estate. Expressing happiness on
Schools in Dubai cut fees to lure more pupils
DUBAI // More private schools are offering financial incentives to attract parents as competition increases to fill seats. About 20 private schools are expected to open in the emirate for the next school year, bringing the total to 193. Mohammed Darwish, chief of regulations at the Knowledge and Human Development Authority, said that new schools
Shops across UAE to slash food prices for Ramadan
DUBAI // The price of basic food items at supermarkets will fall by up to 50 per cent this Ramadan, the Ministry of Economy says. Dr Hashim Al Nuaimi, director of the ministry’s consumer protection department, said prices would drop by between 20 and 50 per cent, and that no price increase requests would be
New magazine emerges from GN stable
Dubai: Need an instant primer on how to take care of the newest member to your family? Or are you looking for whatever is trending in bringing them up? Then the “Baby&Child” magazine might have the answers you seek. GN Publishing has come with the quarterly magazine “dedicated to all parenting topics ranging from pregnancy
April 5, 2016
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Dubai still preferred place for luxury spend
Dubai: The average monthly spend on luxury items in Dubai was at $2,300 compared to $4,000 in Qatar, with people still preferring Dubai for luxury spending, a survey commissioned by American Express revealed. In the UAE, holidays and fine dining are the categories, which people spend the most on. In addition, respondents in the UAE
Dubai health insurance law to cover all by June 30
In the last phase of Dubai’s health insurance law, all individuals, including foreign employees and their family members, must be covered by a health plan by June 30. What does the change mean? All employers are required to cover employees and are encouraged to cover family members of employees. Family members of employees who are
UAE forecast to see new jobs boom despite oil price slump
More than 50 percent of recruiters in the UAE are predicting that new jobs will be created in the next six months despite lower oil prices and trading revenues, according to a new survey by Naukrigulf. Its latest hiring outlook was slightly down on its September survey when 53 percent of recruiters predicted the same
Indian remittances fall as Gulf reduces demand for foreign workers
Remittances to India – a large chunk of which comes from the millions of Indians working in the Gulf region – fell to $15.8 billion last quarter, the lowest since April-June 2011, it has been reported. Bloomberg reported that the figure represented a 9.4 percent drop from a year earlier, as the global slowdown and
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