Towering clouds and scattered showers are expected on Monday, weather forecasters in UAE have warned. Poor visibility and rough seas have also been predicted, as the weather is likely to remain unsettled until Thursday. According to forecasters at the
He survived assassination attempts and wave after wave of West Asia crises, a solid ally of the West whose stable image reassured many Egyptians. Hosni Mubarak ended his Presidency on Friday as a symbol of what was wrong with Egypt — the repression, the corruption, the lost hopes
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak said he will step down after elections this year, bowing after 29 years in power to a popular uprising that has begun to reshape the Middle East. Young people demonstrating in Egypt, Tunisia, Jordan, Yemen and Algeria over the last month began by
The world’s highest restaurant situated 442 metres up in the sky on the 122nd floor of the world’s tallest building Burj Khalifa here has opened its doors to the public. ’At.mosphere’, located on the 122nd floor of 828-metre high Burj Khalifa, was opened yesterday. However, dining
India and the United Arab Emirates will, in the near future, sign an agreement on security cooperation, addressing issues specially relating to counter-terrorism and maritime security,
A human tide of pilgrims, put at nearly 2.8 million, descended on the Mina valley carrying bags of pebbles to symbolically stone Satan on the third day of the Hajj,
Stunned Gulf Air crew on Wednesday found an overseas Filipino worker strangled by his own jacket inside the toilet of the plane
A Saudi prince was convicted Tuesday of murdering one of his servants in a frenzied attack in a British hotel.
On a day when the country was supposed to be observing Traffic Safety Day, three girls were killed in a bus crash in Muscat’s Al Khodh district.
Residents in the UAE are spending less nowadays because of lower rents, among other reasons, according to Kershaw Leonard’s 2010/2011 Cost of Living Report
The countries of the GCC, which continue to attract foreign labour of various levels and skills, seem today open to the possibility
Motorists going from and to the capital can save around 15 minutes with the opening of the iconic Shaikh Zayed Bridge by the end of this year, according to the Municipality of Abu Dhabi City
Breast removal for treating breast cancer is outdated, inhumane and can be avoided regardless of how terminal the case might be
The Dubai Metro’s facilities for people with special needs were put to the test on Tuesday with the help of "special" volunteers from all over the UAE.
Despite nearly half of the eligible voters in Bahrain being women, their representation in government bodies has declined in the last few years
Riding a taxi has become more expensive since Sharjah Transport implemented a minimum taxi fare of Dh10 effective from October 1. Residents expressed their dismay over the changes that were brought into effect as of Friday,
XPRESS Deputy Editor poses as a job applicant to expose what could well be the country’s biggest recruitment racket.
Some categories of expatriate workers who had previously been barred from sponsoring their children and family members can now do so
Kuwait will scrap its controversial sponsorship system in February, the social affairs and labour minister has said.
Ras Al Khaimah’s latest attempt to establish its own airline will culminate with the commencement of flights in two weeks’ time.
Nol card holders will enjoy free Metro, water and bus rides in celebration of Public Transport Day on November 1. The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has launched Public Transport Day to
We’ve all been there, that immediate sense of regret kicking in when we clicked the send button to hurry along an e-mail
Bread will cost Dh2.50 per kilogram from next month, significantly lower than the current price, a senior government official has told
Summer 2010 is one of the hottest seasons on record in Qatar, with temperatures having increased by five degrees,
Dubai Police rescued three labourers who fell in a petroleum refinery tank, while a fourth worker lost his life due to prolonged exposure
There was no casualty in a major fire that broke out in an old seven- storey residential building on Airport Road in Abu Dhabi on Saturday
Doctors removed 13 nails and five needles from a Sri Lankan maid who says the couple she worked for in Saudi Arabia
A Sri Lankan housemaid has returned home from Saudi Arabia with 24 nails embedded in her body after allegedly being tortured by her employer
The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc) has refuted reports published in local newspapers regarding a new increase in fuel prices. The company stressed that no company official has spoken on the issue.
The next price hike on petrol prices in the UAE will come a few weeks after the Eid holidays, sources from oil company Adnoc told Gulf News.
As of September 1, commuters in Sharjah will have to pay more for their taxi journeys as a result of the introduction of a minimum taxi fare,
UNBELIEVABLE. .. Alain Robert , the French Spiderman took the tallest building in front of a crowd numbering the tens of thousands without any safety mechanisms
In the UAE, the Ramadan Moon-sighting Committee announced on Tuesday evening the first day of the holy month will be Wednesday.
A Dubai-based developer has started renting out a cluster of buildings in what could be the first legal shared accommodation for bachelors.
One woman was killed and three people seriously injured in a pile-up of six cars which burst into flames within minutes of the crash.
More than a million BlackBerry users may have key services in Saudi Arabia and the UAE cut off after authorities stepped up demands
The UAE’s oil marketing companies have decided to raise petrol prices by Dh0.20 a litre effective Thursday, sources told Gulf News.
Dubai’s plan to lure more people onto public transport has started gaining momentum as the number of commuters on the Metro and buses is rapidly increasing on a daily basis.
Police on Wednesday were investigating what caused a fire that destroyed a 14-storey residential building in Sharjah on Tuesday afternoon.
Food manufacturer Kimball has sent its own quality control officers to investigate the case of a lizard found in one can of their baked beans.
Nothing can put you off your meal more than opening a can of beans and finding something staring back at you from inside the tin.
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