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Dubai offers up to 100% discount on traffic fines but with condition

In accordance to the 'Year of Tolerance' campaign, the Dubai Police will be giving motorist discount on traffice fines.

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Dubai Police rescue girl from prostitution den

Dubai Police rescued an underage girl from a prostitution den and arrested two members of a sexual exploitation gang.

3 hours ago

Video: Pakistan train collision kills at least three

At least three people were killed and several others injured when two trains collided in Pakistan's southern Sindh province on Thursday, officials sai...

2 hours ago

Video: British teenager blows up the Internet with his dance moves during his GCSE exams

British teenager Harvey Bass has blown up the Internet with his infectious, addictive dance moves on social media.

8 hours ago

Video: Mahira Khan lends support to Afghans living in Pakistan on World Refugee Day

“When the refugees of Makkah were welcomed by the Ansar of Medina with an open heart, the tradition of brotherhood and solidarity came alive,” Mahira ...

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Video: From gloomy London to high-spirited Dubai: UAE inspires Slovenian artist

The animated Slovenian had moved here from London, England in 2013 for a temporary photography job, but what she eventually found would define the res...

6 hours ago

Video: Lightning strikes an English town 1000 times in an hour

Skies over the seaside town were lit up repeatedly during a storm that spread across large parts of the South East and saw over 40mm of rain fall in s...

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Dubai Municipality refutes rumours about Maggie cube

The Dubai Municiplity has debunk the rumours about Maggie cubes containing harmful ingrdients.

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Video: From sharing a room to a flat in Burj Khalifa: Dubai entrepreneur Riaz Lodi shares his dreams with Gulf Today

Standing in the tallest tower in the world is a simple man but a passionate entrepreneur, Riaz Lodi.

19 Jun 2019

    Opinion

    Displaced people deserve solace, not hatred

    With the UN refugee agency indicating that a record 71 million people have now been displaced worldwide by war, persecution and other violence, the wo...

    23 hours ago

    Art and the artist are emotionally connected

    Birjees Hussain

    If you’re an artist and looking to sell, the value of your work is measured by other people’s perception of it. You may think it’s great and worth qui...

    5 minutes ago

    Unacceptable

    The recent Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) outbreak is not a new phenomenon in Bihar. It is common knowledge that Muzaffarpur and neighbouring distr...

    8 minutes ago

    Box-office predictions

    Summer is a great time to see new movies, especially when you haven’t seen something good in a while. This summer season is looking like an exciting o...

    5 hours ago

    Justice for wildlife

    Michael Jansen

    Many of you may be familiar with the CSI New York, Miami, and Las Vegas television series but, I imagine, you have never heard of the real-life CSI-Wi...

    5 hours ago

    Faulty tax structure is guilty, not the billionaires

    Bernie Sanders can’t decide what socialism is. At times he frames it as nothing more than New Deal-style capitalism, not so different from the Scandin...

    23 hours ago

    Bengal is in limelight, but for wrong reasons

    Jayanta Ghosal

    Nobel laureate economist Amartya Sen repeatedly said that for the development of the country, primary necessity is primary health and education servic...

    23 hours ago

    Sport

    • 21 hours ago

    SA on ouster brink as Williamson, Grandhomme steer Kiwis to win

    Birmingham: Powered by skipper Kane Williamson’s brilliant unbeaten 138-ball 106 and a racy 60 off 47 deliveries by Colin Grandhomme, New Zealand beat...

    Messi salvages draw for Argentina; Colombia enter quarters

    A Lionel Messi penalty salvaged a 1-1 draw for Argentina against Paraguay on Wednesday as the two-time world champions once again struggled at the Cop...

    4 minutes ago

    White nets double as England beat Japan to top group; Scots out

    Two goals by Ellen White saw England beat Japan 2-0 and secure top spot in their group at the women’s World Cup on Wednesday, but Scotland were elimin...

    7 minutes ago

    Guardado brace gives Mexico win over Canada; Martinique blank Cuba

    Andres Guardado scored two second-half goals as Mexico went top of their CONCACAF Gold Cup group with a 3-1 victory over Canada on Wednesday.

    9 minutes ago

    Familiarity should help Matildas against Norway, says Gielnik

    Australia’s Norwegian connection will do all they can to give their coaches the inside track ahead of the last-16 knockout clash at the women’s World ...

    11 minutes ago

    Lifestyle

    Video: Mahira Khan lends support to Afghans living in Pakistan on World Refugee Day

    “When the refugees of Makkah were welcomed by the Ansar of Medina with an open heart, the tradition of brotherhood and solidarity came alive,” Mahira ...

    an hour ago

    Yoga can help cope with mental illness

    Mental illness in city dwellers which has emerged as a major problem can be treated to an extent through yoga, say experts.

    8 hours ago

    Avocado hummus from cookbook on L.A. restaurants

    Aleksandra Crapanzano is a Brooklyn-based food writer who’s also a screenwriter, so she considers Los Angeles her second home. She’s the author of “Th...

    9 hours ago

    Harry Potter Fans wait 10 hours in line to ride new Hagrid coaster

    Fans of the Wizarding World of Harry Potter are waiting up to 10 hours in a long, slithering line as Universal Orlando opened its new roller coaster –...

    10 hours ago

    Mindfulness: how to Improve your well-being

    Mindfulness is the act of being intensely aware of what you’re sensing and feeling at every moment — without interpretation or judgment. Practicing mi...

    11 hours ago

    Designer Virgil Abloh brings out stars for Off White Paris fashion show

    Style superstar Virgil Abloh, the first African American to head a major French label, used the veteran artist's work to great effect throughout his b...

    12 hours ago

    Starving polar bear spotted in Russian city, far from normal habitat

    Environmentalists say wild animals are suffering from the shrinking hunting environment and the receding ice as the Arctic is getting warmer, and some...

    19 Jun 2019

    Pakistan's 'heaviest' man shifted to hospital for treatment

    Pakistani Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa made special arrangements for Hassan's transfer and treatment after he appealed to the former ...

    19 Jun 2019

    Business

    Fed rate-cut signal sends stocks surging, oil jumps around 3 per cent

    World stock markets surged on Thursday, with the US benchmark S&P 500 hitting a record high, while the 10-year US Treasury yield fell below 2% as inve...

    an hour ago

    SCCI discusses investment opportunities in Sharjah

    The Sharjah Chamber of Commerce & Industry (SCCI) held the first introductory meeting, which comprised the Construction & Engineering Consultancy Sect...

    an hour ago

    Renault, Nissan join Waymo in exploring driverless services

    French automaker Renault, its Japanese partner Nissan Motor Co and tech giant Alphabet’s Waymo are exploring a partnership to develop and use self-dri...

    an hour ago

    Corporate finance leaders across ME remain optimistic on growth

    Senior finance executives across the Middle East remain optimistic about the economy, the outlook for their companies and their investments for the fu...

    an hour ago

    UAE, Bangladesh promote food ties

    The Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina and the UAE Minister of State for Food Security Mariam Hareb Almheiri have discussed ways to boost bila...

    5 hours ago

    Aldar finalises deal with Apparel

    Aldar Properties (Aldar) retail portfolio, has finalised a major agreement with the global fashion and lifestyle retail conglomerate, Apparel Group, f...

    6 hours ago

    Rio Tinto cuts ore supply forecast

    Mining giant Rio Tinto on Thursday lowered its guidance on volumes of iron ore it expects to ship from the key Pilbara producing region in Australia f...

    6 hours ago

    BOJ keeps monetary policy steady as global tensions escalate

    The Bank of Japan (BOJ) kept monetary policy steady on Thursday but Governor Haruhiko Kuroda signalled readiness to ramp up stimulus as global risks c...

    6 hours ago

    Airbus seals deals with big buyers after Boeing’s MAX showstopper

    Airbus sealed deals with big name buyers for its latest passenger jet at the Paris Airshow on Wednesday, battling back from the potential loss of a ma...

    19 Jun 2019

    ‘US-China pact in the interest of both countries’

    WASHINGTON: The top US trade negotiator said on Wednesday it is in the interests of China and the United States to have a successful trade pact and he...

    19 Jun 2019

    RAK a preferred tourist destination

    Ras Al Khaimah: Ras Al Khaimah is becoming a preferred destination for tourists from other emirates and for international travelers and investors. Eve...

    19 Jun 2019

    Microsoft introduces two new cloud regions to Abu Dhabi, Dubai

    Microsoft took a significant step in its support of digital transformation across the Middle East, as it launched two new cloud regions in the UAE on ...

    19 Jun 2019

    MEFMA discusses new strategies to meet demands of Jordan FM sector

    The Middle East Facility Management Association (MEFMA) recently put the spotlight on the pressing challenges facing the facilities management (FM) se...

    19 Jun 2019

    UAE to bolster its food security

    Dubai: Establishing effective ways to boost the UAE’s level of food security was the objective of two recent visits to Europe by Mariam Almheiri, UAE ...

    19 Jun 2019

    Most Read

    Yoga can help cope with mental illness

    Mental illness in city dwellers which has emerged as a major problem can be treated to an extent through yoga, say experts.

    8 hours ago

    Messi salvages draw for Argentina; Colombia enter quarters

    A Lionel Messi penalty salvaged a 1-1 draw for Argentina against Paraguay on Wednesday as the two-time world champions once again struggled at the Cop...

    4 minutes ago

    Art and the artist are emotionally connected

    If you’re an artist and looking to sell, the value of your work is measured by other people’s perception of it. You may think it’s great and worth qui...

    5 minutes ago

    Mahathir slammed over MH17 comment

    Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte on Thursday slammed his Malaysian counterpart for creating “confusion” by criticising a decision to charge four people...

    5 minutes ago

    White nets double as England beat Japan to top group; Scots out

    Two goals by Ellen White saw England beat Japan 2-0 and secure top spot in their group at the women’s World Cup on Wednesday, but Scotland were elimin...

    7 minutes ago

    Unacceptable

    The recent Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) outbreak is not a new phenomenon in Bihar. It is common knowledge that Muzaffarpur and neighbouring districts have been witnessing AES deaths during the summer months for over a decade now. Yet every successive government has gone about doing their usual politicking paying

    8 minutes ago

    Guardado brace gives Mexico win over Canada; Martinique blank Cuba

    Andres Guardado scored two second-half goals as Mexico went top of their CONCACAF Gold Cup group with a 3-1 victory over Canada on Wednesday.

    9 minutes ago

    Familiarity should help Matildas against Norway, says Gielnik

    Australia’s Norwegian connection will do all they can to give their coaches the inside track ahead of the last-16 knockout clash at the women’s World Cup on Saturday, according to Matildas forward Emily Gielnik.

    11 minutes ago

    Shoaib Akhtar opens up about his love with Sonali Bendre

    Earlier, it was reported in the media that Akhtar carries the Indian actress’ photograph in his wallet.

    an hour ago

    Fed rate-cut signal sends stocks surging, oil jumps around 3 per cent

    World stock markets surged on Thursday, with the US benchmark S&P 500 hitting a record high, while the 10-year US Treasury yield fell below 2% as investors digested a signal from the Federal Reserve of potential US interest rate cuts

    an hour ago

    Video: Mahira Khan lends support to Afghans living in Pakistan on World Refugee Day

    “When the refugees of Makkah were welcomed by the Ansar of Medina with an open heart, the tradition of brotherhood and solidarity came alive,” Mahira said in the video.
    “To this day, the nation has kept these traditions alive.”

    an hour ago