Sharjah: Sharjah Police arrested six members of a gang and seized 19kg of heroin from them, an official said on Tuesday. Lieutenant-Colonel Majid Al Asam, director of the police’s Anti-Narcotics Depar…
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Advisory: UAE Consulate issues warning in Barcelona
Dubai: The UAE Consulate in Barcelona has issued an alert to Emiratis, warning travellers of a city-wide protest that brought roads to a halt. Passengers travelling to Barcelona were advised to make t…
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Unstable weather in UAE to continue this week
Dubai: Unstable weather will continue to prevail in the UAE until Thursday, bringing dust and haze, rain and fog, or mist to various parts of the country, weathermen said. Much of the Dubai skyline an…
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UAE amnesty 2018: Foreign missions to give free outpasses
Dubai: Most of the UAE amnesty seekers returning to their home … On Monday, diplomatic missions of labour-sending countries from the subcontinent told Gulf News that they would also support the need…
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UAE, Middle East business confidence rebounds
Dubai: The UAE and the Middle East as a whole are bucking global trends, with business confidence surging to its highest level since the second quarter of 2015. That’s the finding of the latest Global …
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UAE Amnesty 2018: 6-month visa for violators who seek jobs a golden opportunity
Abu Dhabi: A six-month visa announced by the UAE government for amnesty seekers to stay back and search for jobs is a golden opportunity for them to start life afresh here. Although the UAE has grante…
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Abu Dhabi Grand Slam Jiu-Jitsu World Tour Season 4 Begins Magnificently in Tokyo
Tokyo, Japan, 29th July, 2018: Abu Dhabi Grand Slam® returned to Tokyo for the first leg of Season 4 [2018-19], where top athletes in all belt and weight categories from all over the world gathered at …
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Three die in bus-car collision in Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi: Three people were killed and 44 others injured in a collision between a bus and two vehicles on Al Shawamikh Bridge in Abu Dhabi early yesterday. The vehicles were heading towards Abu Dhabi …
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Dubai secured 125 business events in H1 2018
Dubai Business Events (DBE) has reported strong results for the first half of 2018, with 125 successful bids to host business events, reflecting a 29 per cent increase from the same period last year. …
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Three UAE-based Pakistanis win elections
Dubai: Three Pakistani expatriates living in the UAE have won seats in the general elections held in their country on July 25, Gulf News has learnt. Two of them have been elected on the National Assem…
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3 dead, 44 injured in Abu Dhabi traffic accident
Dubai: A horrific traffic accident on Monday morning left three people dead and 44 injured in Abu Dhabi. The major accident occurred at 7.30am when a bus and two vehicles collided on Al Shawamekh Brid…
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UAE adds 1,800 new millionaires in one year
Dubai: The global economy may be sluggish, but people in the UAE continue to grow their money. In fact, in the last one year alone, more individuals were added to the nation’s ranks of the wealthy. Th…
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Caution: Dust storm sweeps across UAE
Dubai: A dust storm hit parts of the UAE on Sunday, with the weather bureau saying that the unstable and dusty weather is expected to continue until 9pm. The UAE’s Met Office on Sunday cautioned resid…
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Rain, haze and dust all to fall in UAE
Dubai: Residents can expect unstable weather across the UAE this week, as rain, haze and dust will affect various parts of the country until Friday. The unstable weather, according to the National Cen…
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Dubai unveils ‘one-stop’ amnesty centre
Dubai: The General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs in Dubai (GDRFA) has set up a ‘one-stop’ shop under two large tents to assist people who have overstayed their visas but wish to regu…
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DAFZA slashes business set-up cost by up to 65%
Dubai Airport Freezone Authority (DAFZA) has reduced business set-up cost by up to 65 per cent, as part of its aim to increase DAFZA’s regional competitiveness and activate a number of key sectors by …
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Teen rescued after UAE job hunt on visit visa goes awry
Dubai: The Indian consulate in Dubai has again warned job seekers … she didn’t feel comfortable about the situation and wished to go back,” he told Gulf News. “She clarified that nobody misbehaved w…
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