Dubai: Building managements are issuing eviction notices to people found sharing apartments in Tecom areas. In a bid to crack down on unauthorised sharing in new Dubai, they have also introduced a rule under which people must seek permission from them before moving out. “The policy is

Abu Dhabi: A free smartphone app designed to let parents keep tabs on their children is now available in the UAE, the Ministry of Interior announced on Tuesday. Called ‘Hemayati’ (my protection), the app allows parents to keep track of their youngsters throughout the day. After downloading the

Dubai: Vehicle registration and renewal fees may increase significantly in future if a proposal to regulate use of cars in the country is approved, say traffic authorities. According to the proposal, which was discussed during the Smart Mobility session on day one of the second Government Summi

Dubai: The UAE Federal Traffic Council is considering lowering the driving age to 16 or 17, a top police official said. Major General Mohammad Saif Al Zafein, Assistant to the Dubai Police Chief for Operations’ Affairs and Chairman of the Federal Traffic Council, said on Sunday the fact that, a

Dubai: More rain is expected across the UAE on Monday, February 10, 2014. The weather will be partly cloudy with moderate winds and the temperature is likely to fall slightly, according to the weather forecasters. The sea will be rough at times. Rainwater gathered in some streets and l

8 February 2014 Dubai Cares’ event highlights rigours faced by children in developing countries On a breezy Friday morning, several dozens of families wearing sneakers stepped up to walk three kilometres for a good cause. Twins in matching pink track suits, classmates from school, cousins, rel

Al Ain: The weather bureau has warned that Gulf waters will be choppy over the weekend as strong, cold north-westerly winds blow in from the upper Arabian Gulf. People are advised not go boating and the bureau warns of waves as high as 14 feet offshore. The winds have also helped drop temperat

Makkah: The vast expansion of the Grand Mosque at Makkah has made it difficult for pilgrims to find their way around the area or even reach the Kaaba. Arab News toured the city and found that first-time pilgrims get lost easily owing a lack of information points and signposts. Many can be seen pra

Dubai: Plans to extend sections of Dubai Metro are on track with the designs of the expansion on three ends of the network currently being worked out, a senior Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) official told Gulf News. The extension will include doubling the length of Green Line, extending th

Riyadh : Hundreds of people representing different religious backgrounds across Asian, European and American countries attended Zakir Naik’s talk on Qur’an and Modern Science at King Fahd Cultural Center in Riyadh on Thursday. “The Qur’an was never meant to be a book of science. Instead, it’s acc

Dubai: Completion of the GCC rail network will ease travel in the region, with proposed passport-free travel being a possibility, Gulf News has learnt. The 2,177km-long regional network is expected to be up and running by 2018, with the design of the project finalised and work beginning this ye

Dubai: Air Arabia will now be flying from Ras Al Khaimah International Airport in addition to its existing base in Sharjah, according to a deal the budget carrier signed on Sunday with Ras Al Khaimah’s Department of Civil Aviation (DCA). Under the agreement, Air Arabia becomes the designated ca

30 Jan, 2014 | Jeddah | Arabnews Indian Consul General Faiz Ahmed Kidwai briefed Sheikh Abdul Rahman Al-Sudais, head of the Presidency of the Two Holy Mosques Affairs, about the preparations being made in India for Haj pilgrims. Kidwai called on Al-Sudais at his Makkah office recently to brief him

High-value transactions to India, Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lankan attract fee hike Dubai, 30,2014: Money exchange houses in the UAE have increased the service fees for high-value remittances to some Asian countries to cope with rising operational costs, Gulf News has learnt. Starting this month

Spate of arrests at airport creates confusion over exactly what the rules are Dubai, 30 Jan, 2014: UAE jewellers this month reported the strongest gold sales in seven years, but a spate of arrests at various airports has sparked confusion over the amount of gold passengers can carry out of the coun

A trial run of a freight train on the Etihad Rail line in Al Ruwais. Work on the first phase, which stretches 266km, is complete. Dubai: Completion of the GCC rail network will ease travel in the region, with proposed passport-free travel being a possibility, Gulf News has learnt. The 2,177k

KATMANDU: Nearly 200 Nepali migrant workers died in Qatar last year, many of them from heart failure, officials said Monday, figures that highlight the grim plight of laborers in the Gulf nation. Tens of thousands of impoverished Nepalese head every year to Qatar, where a construction boom is gat

Saudi businesses have welcomed the Labor Ministry’s decision to postpone the implementation of a draft proposal that aims to restrict the stay of foreign workers to seven years and discourage them from bringing their families to the Kingdom. “We have postponed the implementation of this draft decis