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Clash of minimum wages affects hiring of Indians in UAE
300 applications rejected after UAE employers offer low salaries. A clash between minimum wages stipulated by the Indian government and those prevailing in the UAE labour market is resulting in rejection of applications by some UAE employers...
'People's happiness' at heart of Dubai's 2016-21 plan
Emirate expects to be a global model by 2021. 'People's happiness' is at the heart of the Dubai Municipality's strategic plan 2016-21. The strategy was formulated after eight months of research that covered 15 countries and 20 cities that have...
Why they love UAE, residents share on Valentine's Day
We all have our own definitions of love. today, on Valentine's Day, Khaleej Times speaks to residents, celebrities, writers and entrepreneurs, all of whom have one thing in common - they are either in love with the UAE, or the country directly or...
Fake products worth Dh17 million seized by Dubai Customs
Fruits, vegetables, clothes seized; sellers fined. The Dubai Customs seized counterfeit products of major brands worth millions of dirhams last year. According to a senior official, the fake products worth Dh16.8 million were part of 135 seizures,...
12 new road projects to be launched in Dubai
The total expenditure budget approved for RTA in 2016 amounted to Dh7.6 billion comprising an operational budget of Dh3.9 billion. The Roads and Transport Authority, Dubai, (RTA) will spend Dh7.6 billion on various projects in the emirate. The...
True love got this couple from Salt Lake City to UAE
It all began when Ben and a friend took a road trip across America. For US-born Valerie and UK-born Ben, there was no mountain too high, or valley too low to keep them from getting to each other. This year, the Dubai-based couple will celebrate...
LED shoes won't shock your kid, says Dubai Municipality
The latest rumour claimed 17 people had been hospitalised after receiving electric shock to their heads from the LED shoes they wore. The Dubai Municipality has dispelled rumours about dangers of wearing LED shoes which originated from social...
Hegseth ousts the Army chief of staff as the Iran war rages through Week 5
Updated April 2, 2026 at 5:11 PM EDT U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth asked Army Chief of Staff Randy George to step down and retire, a U.S. official confirmed to NPR. The official was speaking on condition of anonymity because they were not...
Oman make strong start to Arab Shooting Championship
MUSCAT, DEC 22 The Arab Shooting Championship for Bullet and Air Weapons 10m Rifle and Pistol got underway at the National Olympic Shooting Complex in Muscat, hosted by the Sultanate of Oman and organised by the Oman Shooting Association, with...
Trump Says Ceasefire Only Possible When Hormuz Reopens
US President Donald Trump said he’ll only consider a halt to attacks on Iran when the Strait of Hormuz is reopened, sowing further confusion about how long he’s prepared to continue the war. Iran’s “New Regime President” has asked the US for a...
Dubai Film Fest tickets selling out fast
UAE residents approaching the Dubai Film Festival with typical last-minute langour could well be disappointed when they finally rock up to the box-office to buy tickets for the films they want to watch. On Sunday, the opening day of this year's...
I have only complements for Dubai, says Jankovic
The 30-year-old Jankovic says she still has ambitions to win the big events. Jelena Jankovic is not the quite force she once was in women's tennis. The former world number one's career has suffered due to inconsistent form and a back injury. The...
US ‘obliterated’ targets on Iran’s key oil island, says Trump
Meme warfare rages — with Britain on the sidelines The sharper-eyed Lego aficionados will note several clues that this may not be an official marketing film. There is, for instance, the inclusion of real characters among the animated Lego...
Scores dead including children after bus hits fuel tanker in Afghanistan
At least 76 people were killed when a bus carrying Afghan migrants returning from Iran collided with two other vehicles in western Afghanistan, a provincial official said on Wednesday. Mohammad Saeedi, spokesman for the Herat provincial...
Trump ‘sends warships and marines’ to Middle East
Why is Kharg Island so important? Kharg, a five-mile‑long island about 19 miles from the Iranian coast, accounts for about 90 per cent of the country’s oil exports and remains operational even as Iran strikes refineries in Gulf countries. Saudi...
Kuwait secures 3 medals at Asian MMA Championship in Lebanon
KUWAIT: Kuwait’s national mixed martial arts team secured one gold medal and two bronze medals on Friday at the Asian Mixed Martial Arts Championship, taking place at the Fouad Chehab Sports Complex in Jounieh, north of Beirut. The national...
Trump seeks de-escalation after Iran, Israel trade strikes
Getty Images (Bloomberg) -- President Donald Trump pressed for a de-escalation of attacks on Middle East energy sites after Iranian and Israeli strikes on major gas fields jolted global markets. Qatar’s Ras Laffan Industrial City — the complex...
Iran, Israel Trade Strikes on Energy Facilities in Worsening War
Getty Images (Bloomberg) -- Iran and Israel traded strikes on key energy facilities in the Middle East, complicating US efforts to curb turmoil in markets as the conflict stretched toward three weeks. Qatar’s Ras Laffan Industrial City — the...
Man injured in Ras Al Khaimah crash succumbs
(MENAFN - Khaleej Times) His elder sister died on Sept 9; two other siblings still in hospital A 24-year-old Emirati man succumbed to injuries he received after a saloon car he was travelling in crashed into a heavy truck on the Saeedi-Tuwain road...
How the Iran war is affecting countries in the Middle East and wider world
Open this photo in gallery:Smoke rises after air strikes hit Tehran during the U.S.–Israeli military campaign on Thursday.Vahid Salemi/The Associated Press The broadening Iran war has ricocheted across the region and beyond, with nearly every...
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