In addition, Pulse 95 will also feature daily personalities, stories, and interviews covering local, regional, and international news whilst highlighting all of the latest developments in Sharjah.
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Meet Dubai’s master sandman
“Some people think I’m looking for gold. Others think I’m cleaning the beach,” Dubai-based artist Nathaniel Alapide tells Gulf News #Pinoy with a guffaw. But what he really does is a job no one else in the UAE has: he’s a sand artist. Alapide has been …
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates | IMF: Mideast not growing fast enough to reduce unemployment
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The International Monetary Fund said Wednesday that nearly a quarter of the Middle East’s youth are unemployed, warning that unless deeper reforms are made, millions of young people entering the labor market each year may …
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Business confidence rises in Dubai in Q1, survey shows
Business confidence in Dubai has risen over the first quarter of 2018 and Q4 2017 as local businesses anticipate better revenues, sales volumes, orders and profits, according to a survey conducted by the Department of Economic Development (DED). According …
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69% of adult population in UAE have ‘good’ jobs
emphasizing the need for local business leaders to focus on workplace engagement.” According to Vijay Gandhi, regional director EMEA – products group at Korn Ferry Hay Group, the employment landscape in UAE is indeed showing signs of improvement and …
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Sports fields for workers in Dubai
Dubai police are joining other authorities to build sport fields in labour accommodations by the end of June this year. Speaking to Gulf News on Tuesday, Brigadier Ahmad Thani Bin Galitha, director of Rafaa police station, said they are working on …
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Arab Fashion Week rolls out red carpet in Dubai
Jacob Abrian, CEO of the Arab Fashion Council, spoke about this year’s event to Gulf News tabloid!, describing it as a “unique … be it Egyptian cotton or Tunisian fabrics — to Dubai and transform this city into a buyers’ market that draws in …
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Dubai’s new design hotel might just be its chic-est stay yet
With ultra-luxurious hotels like Atlantis The Palm to its name, it’s safe to say that Dubai is luxury hotel haven. In a backdrop of larger-than-life, opulent hotel landscape however, Dubai’s newest stay might just be its chic-est and coolest one yet.
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Dubai ruler holds talks to strengthen international business ties
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4,000 Dubai Municipality workers to get new accommodation
Dubai: Dubai Municipality will relocate more than 4,000 of its workers to their new accommodation with international housing standards in Al Warsan during this year. This was announced during an honouring ceremony of workers on the International Workers …
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Dubai students swap roles with cleaners, gift goody bags
Dubai: Students of a Dubai school swapped roles with cleaners and donated over one tonne of food products and toiletries to honour the school support staff on International Workers’ Day on Tuesday. The Scouts and Guides in GEMS Our Own Indian School …
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London-based delivery service Quiqup expands into Manchester and Dubai
London-based startup Quiqup has announced plans to expand into Manchester and Dubai. The company organises on-demand and same day courier delivery for businesses, including store-to-door and last-mile services. This national and international expansion …
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Report outlines UAE’s major steps to protect workers
Dubai: The UAE has taken major steps in the recent years to improve safeguards for workers, the Minister of Human Resources and Emiratisation said here on Tuesday on the occasion of International Workers’ Day. Releasing the 2017-2018 Worker Welfare …
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Your date of birth on your Dubai car plate?
Dubai: Fancy using your date of birth, wedding day or any special day for your car number plate? If you have trouble memorising your number plate, this might be the answer. The Dubai Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) will allow more motorists to …
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Sharing fake news could land you a fine of AED1 million
The UAE’s Telecommunications and Regulatory Authority (TRA) has issued a statement urging all UAE residents not to publish or share fake news on social media as the action is punishable by law. Taking to Twitter, the regulatory body said: “Remember …
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Property platform taps interest for digital…
Imagine if you could buy and sell a real estate asset at the click of a button? This could soon be possible courtesy Evareium, an entity which is launching a $90 million Dubai-focused real estate investment fund where investors can use digital currency to …
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Abu Dhabi’s cleaners receive gifts and certificates
It is the first time I am getting an honour like this,” Ziaur Rahman, 31, a Bangladeshi supervisor at a cleaning facility, told Gulf News. He was among more than 100 cleaners who were honoured by the Centre of Waste Management – Abu Dhabi (Tadweer …
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