Abu Dhabi: Renowned Indian master chef Imtiaz Qureshi, whose family is credited for reviving the Awadhi cuisine, will serve up the distinctive ‘Dum Phukt’ at Abu Dhabi’s annual haute cuisine festival next month. Gourmet Abu Dhabi is scheduled for February 5-20 across UAE’s leading restaurants, an

Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates announced that it would put in circulation, on Saturday 02/02/2013, two currency notes reprinted with new security features, of AED one hundred (AED100) and AED one thousand (AED 1000). The new security features include replacement of the metallic ink surr

JEDDAH:At least 51 schools in Tabuk have been damaged by torrential rains that hit the region during the past two days, the Education Department said yesterday. “We have arranged alternative buildings to run the schools from Saturday,” it added. The department held a meeting chaired by Dr. Muhammad

[caption id="attachment_24100" align="aligncenter" width="580"] The Cabinet is seen at work in this December 2012 file photo of Arab News[/caption] JEDDAH: Expatriate fathers who married Saudi women have expressed their happiness over the implementation of the Cabinet’s decision to grant their so

DUBAI - Medical fitness services are being expanded to screen residents according to their profession, said a senior health official. Services offered by the Dubai Health Authority’s medical fitness centre and in conjunction with the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), will physically and mental

Demand for out-passes has been lower than during 2007 pardon Abu Dhabi: As the amnesty declared by the UAE for illegal workers ends on Sunday, the number of Asian workers who have sought emergency certificates [out-passes] from their embassies has dropped in comparison to the previous amnesty in 20

Dubai International airport has become the world’s third busiest airport for international passengers on strong 13.2 per cent annual growth in passenger traffic in 2012, its operator said on Monday. The passenger traffic surged to nearly 58 million last year and the airport is expected to cross 65

[caption id="attachment_24068" align="aligncenter" width="475"] Image Credit: Courtesy: Abu Dhabi PoliceA newly installed radar on the Shaikh Zayed Tunnel in Abu Dhabi.[/caption] Abu Dhabi: Fifteen new speed radars will be activated starting Tuesday, the Abu Dhabi Traffic and Patrols Directorate

[caption id="attachment_24062" align="aligncenter" width="580"] Dr. Naeem Hamid Ali Al-Hamid[/caption] DAMMAM: Celebrated Indian and Pakistani poets from different cities in the Kingdom and Bahrain regaled an eclectic gathering of Urdu-speaking expatriates at the Al-Noor Compound in Jubail at the

Scores of protesters gathered near India’s Parliament on Tuesday demanding the death penalty for six men accused in the fatal gang rape of a young woman on a bus in New Delhi last month. The protesters carried placards saying, “Give us Justice, Hang the Rapists,” and shouted slogans before con

[caption id="attachment_24052" align="aligncenter" width="635"] Queen Mary 2[/caption] ABU DHABI — The Queen Mary 2 – the world’s largest ocean liner and the luxury flagship of the Cunard Line – made its maiden call to Abu Dhabi on Tuesday at the Mina (Port) Zayed cruise terminal, signalling the

[caption id="attachment_24048" align="aligncenter" width="580"] Visitors looks at a piece from Saudi painter Budur bint Abdullah Al-Sudairy’s exhibition titled ‘Al-Ghat Dates: Candy for the rich, Nourishment for the poor’ in London. (SPA)[/caption] LONDON:Saudi painter Budur bint Abdullah Al-Suda

[caption id="attachment_24044" align="aligncenter" width="580"] Rain water cuts off a highway in Tabuk, stranding motorists. (SPA)[/caption] JEDDAH :Torrential rains and dust storms have swept the Kingdom, resulting in evacuations from wadis and other threatened areas of Tabuk and the closure of

Facebook users in UAE up by over half a million in last 6 months; However, survey claims many would like to quit as well While the number of Facebook users has declined in the US and UK, in the UAE it has increased by more than half a million during the last six months.  However, the majority

In the last 14 years, Sudanese national Zaher Al Dein Mohammad Ismail has always participated in the DSF raffle draw. He never won, until January 20, were his name was picked in the Infiniti Mega Raffle, winning him two luxurious Infiniti cars and cash worth Dh100,000. An exporter, Zaher travels reg

Dubai: When the Wages Protection System (WPS) was launched in the UAE on September 1, 2009, little did people think then that plastic cards would make their way into the lives of an average blue collared worker who barely spoke English. Today, it’s a different story. Hundreds of thousands of wo

Foggy conditions in the early hours on Thursday and the backlog of delayed flights from Wednesday resulted  in the cancellation of 20 flights at Dubai International Airport. With weather conditions returning to normal by 10am, no flights were diverted on Thursday, according to a statement issued

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, surprised shoppers in Saudi Arabia when he took time out of the Arab economic summit and visited malls in the Gulf Kingdom. Sheikh Mohammed made the unscheduled tour of some shoppi