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UAE petrol prices cheaper in June

Abu Dhabi: The Ministry of Energy on Sunday announced new fuel prices for June. The per litre prices are Super 98 for Dh1.96, down from Dh2.01 in May; Special 95 for Dh1.85, down from Dh1.90; E Plus-91 for Dh1.78, reduced from Dh1.83. Diesel price has been reduced to Dh1.90 per litre in June fro

Fujairah Ruler pardons 53 prisoners

Fujairah: His Highness Shaikh Hamad Bin Mohammad Al Sharqi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Fujairah, ordered the release of 53 inmates held in various reformative and penal institutions in the emirate, on the occasion of Ramadan. The gesture comes as part of Shaikh Hamad’s keenness to grant pa

Riyadh: Deceived by consultants, 24 Indians live in prison like room

Hyderabad: Twenty-four Indians from Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and Odisha have been suffering in a prison-like room in Riyadh for the past two months. The young men are sharing a room with only one toilet. Hyderabad consultants processed their visas and projected them as skilled labourers such as

Taraweeh prayer from Makkah

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Bahrain fines journalist for working without permit

Dubai: A Bahraini court Thursday slapped a journalist with a fine of 1,000 dinars ($2650, 2360 euros) for working with foreign media without a permit, a court official said. France 24 reporter Nazeeha Saeed was found guilty of continuing to work despite the fact her authorisation had expired and

Seven killed, 35 injured in horrific bus crash in Dubai

Dubai: Seven people were killed and 35 others injured when a bus carrying employees of a security company was involved in a horrific accident in Dubai on Tuesday morning. The bus carrying around 41 workers of Transguard Group jumped the road divider and hit a truck after a tyre burst before flippin

Insurance companies will be charged for ambulance services in Dubai

Dubai: Medical insurance companies in Dubai will be charged for emergency ambulance services as a part of health insurance plans by the end of the year, officials announced on Tuesday. The Dubai Corporation for Ambulance Services (DCAS) and ACCUMED Practice Management signed an agreement to start

Dubai to nearly double private school capacity

Dubai is set to nearly double its capacity of private schools over the next 10 years. With 120 new campuses expected to open by 2027, it will see student enrolments across the city reach 470,000 over the next decade. New data released by Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA) signaled s

Saudi Arabia says all 'on board' to extend oil cuts for nine months

All producers agree to extend crude output cuts by nine months to help trim a supply glut, according to Saudi Arabia’s energy minister. The extension through the first quarter of 2018 will help producers reach their goal of trimming global stockpiles to a five-year average, Khalid Al-Falih said.

10 new schools to open in Dubai from September

Dubai: Ten new schools offering British, Indian, IB, French, Canadian and American curriculums are set to open across Dubai from September, it was announced on Saturday. As well as varying curriculums, the schools will have different price points. Among the 10 new schools, the Newlands School in

More CISCE schools in Dubai soon

Dubai: Dubai will soon have more schools affiliated to the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE), as the demand for the curriculum rises among the Indian expatriates here. Currently, Dubai has three of the five CISCE curriculum schools in the UAE, while rest of the Indian

Dubai Police warns residents of fake donation messages

The Dubai Police have appealed to the people not to republish or respond to messages that seek donations and make one believe that the money will be used to pay off the debts of those languishing in prisons during Ramadan. Major General Khalil Ibrahim Al Mansouri, Assistant Commander-in-Chief for

Dubai Police arrest jewel thieves

Dubai Police had recently arrested a gang of three Asian nationals  for stealing Dh10 million worth of precious stones from a European company in Al Barsha. The company’s owner was surprised to learn that the gemstones were missing after he came back from his travels; he immediately informed the

Dubai issues ban on disposable mobile chargers

Dubai: Dubai Municipality has banned the sale and circulation of one-time use disposable mobile phone chargers in the emirate. It has also given a one month deadline for shops to return the imported chargers to their country of origin. The small and wireless portable chargers for both Android and

Dubai school fees set to jump up to 4.8%

Dubai: School fees in Dubai are expected to rise again for another academic year after the release of the latest school ratings on Tuesday. The hikes for the new school year (2017-18) will vary between 2.4 per cent and 4.8 per cent, in line with the government rating of the school and the Education

Dubai gold further slips; prices below Dh148

The price of gold in the so-called “City of Gold” is not getting any higher. As of 10:09 in the morning, the price of Dubai gold continues to fall, with the 24-carat gold hitting Dh147.75 mark, a drop from yesterday’s Dh148, latest statistics from Gulf News showed. The price of a 22-carat

Trump’s Saudi visit to spread message of unity: McMaster

Washington: United States President Donald Trump’s National Security Advisor Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster has said that the former made the decision to begin his first foreign trip in Saudi Arabia in order to deliver a message of peace and unity to the world. “No president has ever visited the homeland

Fire broke out on ship at Sharjah port – One killed and four injured

Dubai: At least one person was killed on Saturday in a fire that broke out on a ship carrying petroleum products docked at a port in Sharjah. Four people were injured in the fire that was extinguished in the afternoon at Sharjah’s Al Hamriyah port. Col. Sami Al Naqbi, Director-General of Sha