Dubai: Bring your umbrellas and your jackets on Sunday and Monday morning as the UAE will experience moderate to heavy rainfall and a further drop in temperature over the next two days. Unsettled weather will prevail in the country the whole day on Sunday and Monday morning with increased chanc

Dubai: Expanding the green profile of Dubai’s public transport, 10 bio-diesel powered buses have joined the Roads and Transport Authority’s (RTA) fleet. RTA had launched the first green bus in July 2012 as a pilot project and after a successful trial has now expanded the fleet. The bus

New Delhi , January 09, 2014:Union Minister Vayalar Ravi today ruled out any move to make provisions for Indians living abroad to vote in elections from outside the country. "As it is today even I can not vote by postal ballot. That is not the system today. If I am in Delhi, I can't vote in Keral

Abu Dhabi : Once bank accounts are integrated with Emirates ID cards, you won’t need to visit a bank to open an account, wait to receive your ATM card by courier and then have to activate the account and card. You will be able to complete these procedures online, a senior banking executive told Gulf

Waste from barbecuing can adversely affect public health and the environment. — Picture used for illustrative purpose only The Sharjah Municipality has banned barbecuing (BBQ) on beaches, green areas and parks in order to prevent environment pollution and give opportunities to the public to enjoy

8 Jan, 2014| ArabNews Jubail residents have called on major companies in the region to help clean up and rebuild parts of the city hit by severe floods on Monday. They accused certain private industrial companies of making billions every year but not using this money to help improve the city’s inf

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia might restrict foreign workers' stay in the country to a maximum of eight years under a proposed law to create jobs for its citizens, a move expected to affect a large number of Indians. The proposed law has been floated by the Labour Ministry which is studying new proposals

The General Presidency of the Grand Mosque in Makkah and the Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah launched a portable delivery service of Zamzam water in the Grand Mosque’s vicinity on Monday. Abdul Rahman Al-Sudais, chief imam of the Grand Mosque, formally inaugurated the delivery service, through which th

Sharjah: “How many fish pieces do you want? How do you like your fish to be cleaned? Let me know your preferences,” he says in clear English. His knowledge of the language takes his customers by surprise and gets them curious about this 5ft tall, light-eyed, boyish-looking man. Many even exchan

What seems to have changed the fortunes for Fasaludheen Kuttipalakkal this time is the birth of his baby, who is only three days old.  Fasaludheen Kuttipalakkal, an Indian tailor in Dubai, has won two Infiniti cars and 100,000 dirhams at a raffle at the Dubai Shopping Festival. The 33-year-old

Dubai: Party-goers stuck in traffic were not the only people frustrated during the New Year's Eve celebrations. Those looking forward to a quiet barbecue on the beach were also disappointed. In a drastic change from its usual practice of a verbal reprimand, Dubai Municipality has started issuin

Muscat: An Indian national reportedly committed suicide in his home at Barka in northern Oman. Anil Kumar, 38, hailing from the south Indian state of Kerala, reportedly slit his throat with a knife at around 8.30pm on Monday, Omani media reported on Wednesday. “He was lying on the floo

Riyaz was jailed after identification records were mixed up with those of a criminal Abu Dhabi: Mohammad Riyaz, the 27-year-old Indian communication engineer, arrested and jailed in a case of mistaken identity, has been declared innocent by a court in Abu Dhabi. Gulf News broke the story of

Dubai: A spectacular display of pyrotechnics ushered the New Year in Dubai, with fireworks decorating UAE night sky, creating a new world record. The mesmerising display of fireworks encircled the Palm Jumeirah, the World Islands and Burj Al Arab. Thousands of people, who watched the s

Dubai is all set to dazzle the world with its iconic New Year’s Eve Gala and a spectacular fireworks display that will light up Burj Khalifa once again. Hosted by Emaar Properties, this year’s festivities are expected to break 2012’s record of 1.7 million visitors at Downtown Dubai. This year’

Saudi Arabia is flexing its muscles in Lebanon, where the army is overshadowed by the powerful militant group Hezbollah, a key ally of Saudi rival Iran. Saudi Arabia has agreed to pay for a Lebanese army purchase of $3 billion worth of French weapons systems and equipment, the largest aid package

Abu Dhabi: KhalifaSat, the UAE’s first locally-built satellite, is set to be launched in 2017, said His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, as he visited the Emirates Institute for Advanced Science and Technology (Eiast).

This year in September, Dubai Metro entered its fifth year of operation. Circa 2013, it serves two lines, 46 stations and has served more than 300 million passengers since its inception. On November 28, the day after Dubai won the right to host World Expo 2020, Dubai Metro served its second large