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Medical Fitness Centre opens in Karama
[caption id="attachment_38551" align="alignleft" width="475"] Image Credit: Abdel-Krim Kallouche/Gulf NewsThe Al Karama Medical Fitness Centre has opened to the public and is located in Al Fajer Building near the general post office.[/caption] Medical Fitness Centre in Karama caters to more than
Ramadan moon sighting in Saudi Arabia on Monday
The Supreme Court called on whomsoever sees the crescent of the blessed month of Ramadan by naked eyes or through binoculars to report to the nearest court and register his testimony, or report to the authority of the region’s governorate if there is no judge in the area where he sighted the crescen
NRI alert: Indian rupee plunges to record low of Rs16.66 vs Dh1; Rs61.21 vs $1
The battered Indian rupee got a fresh hammering on Friday, slumping to Rs16.666 against the UAE dirham (Rs61.21 against the US dollar) at 7.10pm UAE time (15:10 GMT), plunging below its previous historic low that it made 10 days ago, on June 26, 2013. Sustained dollar demand by importers, especia
7 new bridges for Dubai, tunnel linking Sheikh Zayed Rd with Mohammed bin Zayed Rd
Mattar Al Tayer, Chairman of the Board and Executive Director of the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), announced the completion of 75 per cent of construction works in Phase III of the Parallel Roads Project at Jumeirah Lakes Towers (JLT), and expected all construction works in the project, which
More cheer for expat Indians: Rupee could soon slump to Rs16.75 vs Dh1
Recently, it seemed that the floor beneath the Indian rupee had given away – how else does one explain a plunge of more than 13 per cent in less than eight weeks? The Indian rupee famously fell to a new record low of Rs16.537 against the UAE dirham (Rs60.738 vs. $1) on Wednesday, June 26, 201
Dubai's RTA abolishes Dh24 daily Salik cap from July 15
Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) announced in a media statement sent to Emirates 24|7 today that it has decided to do away with the Dh24 daily cap on the Salik toll gate system from July 15, 2013. In the statement, RTA highlighted that the decision will only affect a small segment of S
Dubai to have park with plants and trees of the Holy Qur’an
Dubai will have a park that has plants and trees mentioned in the Holy Qur’an. The General Projects Department of Dubai Municipality has announced plans to create a Holy Qur’an Park in Al Khawaneej. All plants mentioned in the Holy Qur’an and available in the UAE will be showcased in the 60 hect
Emirates, Etihad win 'World's Best Airline' awards for 2013
Emirates and Etihad dominated the Skytrax World Airline Awards awards for 2013, given away in Paris on Tuesday, June 19, at the Paris Air Show. The two airlines flying out of the UAE dominated the show by winning the most coveted titles at the award show. Emirates was awarded the highly covete
Emirates India Fraternity Forum (EIFF) felicitated by Ministry of Health, AbuDhabi
Press Release: Emirates India Fraternity Forum has got special appreciation & thanks to its commendable services in organizing blood donation camps across Abu Dhabi from Ministry of Health, Abu Dhabi on the occasion of World Blood Donor Day held by Abu Dhabi Blood Bank. EIFF has been felicita
Dubai-based Indian expat donates Dh1.8m to Autism Centre
An Indian philanthropist and businessman has come forward to help the Dubai Autism Center by donating Dh1.8 million in continuation of his charity drive started earlier to help the distressed community members and disabled people. Sidharth Balachandran, former President of India Club, Dubai, and
Pakistan Consulate issues 400 new passports daily
[caption id="attachment_35966" align="aligncenter" width="580"] Pakistanis wait outside their consulate in Jeddah. (AN photo by Irfan Mohammed)[/caption] JEDDAH : Last Update 3 June 2013 2:12 am Pakistani nationals love living in the vicinity of the holy sites, commented Pakistan Consul General
Free Wi-Fi takes off at Jeddah airport
[caption id="attachment_35963" align="aligncenter" width="580"] Passengers at King Abdulaziz International Airport. (AN photo)[/caption] JEDDAH : Passengers using King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah can now enjoy free Internet services. The General Authority of Civil Aviation yesterda
Karnataka NRIs call for helping poor
[caption id="attachment_35959" align="aligncenter" width="580"] Prominent members from the Indian state of Karnataka pose for a group photo after their annual meeting in Jeddah. (AN photo)[/caption] JEDDAH: Non-resident Indians from the state of Karnataka recently held their annual general meetin
Etisalat makes landline calls across UAE free of charge
[caption id="attachment_35817" align="alignleft" width="272"] KT illustration by Rajendran[/caption] In a move that is set to scale up the competition in the UAE’s telecom sector, etisalat is to make landline calls anywhere in the UAE free. The move will apply from July 1, with only local land
Thousands of Indian students in UAE find out their CBSE results.
With a score of 98.6 per cent, the teenager was the UAE’s top pupil in India’s crucial CBSE exams. “I am delighted with my scores,” said Hanumanth, who registered the mark in the science stream and who now wants to go on to study computer science at university. “When I saw my scores this morni
Etisalat slashes minimum recharge limit to Dh10 from Dh25
UAE telecom provider etisalat has announced that it is bringing down the minimum recharge to Dh10 starting today. Until now, etisalat users could only recharge for a minimum of Dh25. A message informing users about the new change is being sent out to all customers through SMS. The message refe
UAE emerges top destination for NRIs
Dubai: It has extremely hot, humid and dry summers and hardly sees any rain at all, but the UAE is still the top-rated destination for many expatriates. According to a survey by Standard Life, nearly half (46 per cent) of non-resident Indians (NRIs) living in the country ranked the UAE as the i
KSA coronavirus deaths now at 16
[caption id="attachment_34926" align="aligncenter" width="580"] In this screen capture from an MOH video posted on YouTube, Dr. Mansour Naser Al-Howasi, MOH vice minister for health affairs, is shown during an inspection at a hospital in Hofuf, Al-Ahsa, where coronavirus patients are confined.[/capt