Dubai: The world’s tallest building Burj Khalifa in Dubai lit up with the colours of the Azerbaijan flag on May 28 to mark the 101st anniversary of the Republic Day of Azerbaijan. ### According to a press release, Democratic Republic of Azerbaijan was founded on May 28, 1918 as the first secular democratic state in…
Sharjah: Every time six-year-old Ebrahim catches a cold or fever, the whole household, especially his father, becomes frantic with worry. The young boy’s immune system, after all, is still recovering after four rounds of chemotherapy. ### The youngest son of Mohammad Siddiq, Ebrahim was born with Down syndrome, a genetic disorder where an individual has…
Abu Dhabi: An Indian visitor presumed missing has in fact been in jail for overstaying and is being repatriated by consular services in Abu Dhabi, a senior Indian Embassy official confirmed on Tuesday. ### Wasi Ahmad came to Dubai on a one-month tourist visa through an agent in India on February 9. The agent promised…
Baku: Chelsea forward Eden Hazard said he expects Wednesday’s 4-1 victory over Arsenal in the Europa League final to be his last game for the club. ### “I think it’s a goodbye, but in football you never know. My dream was to play in the Premier League and I did this for seven years for…
Dubai: During Ramadan, one of the most popular dishes has to be harees. ### Made up of ground wheat and meat, this GCC variation of porridge can be found in all Emirati houses as families either choose to have a few bites of the stodgy dish during iftar or later on for suhoor. ### ###…
Dubai: Prices at many hotels across the UAE have soared and rooms are filling up quickly, as the Eid Al Fitr season is bringing in robust demand from local residents and foreign visitors. ### UAE residents will enjoy a longer-than-usual paid holiday next week on the occasion of Eid Al Fitr. Public and private sector…
Washington: Apple Inc’s earnings could fall 26 per cent in its 2020 fiscal year if China bans sales of the iPhone, according to Cowen, the latest firm to paint a dramatic picture of the tech giant’s risk in the event that trade tensions between the U.S. and China deteriorate further. ### While Wall Street has…
Dubai: A woman in India has made the headlines for threatening to jump off a five-storey building after she was fired. In Gurugram’s Cyber City in Haryana, India she created a Bollywood-film-style scene on top of her office building after hearing the news. ### According to Indian news magazine India Today, she went to the…
The highly anticipated Bollywood release over Eid Al Fitr brings Salman Khan back to the screen after last year’s ‘Race 3’, this time with Katrina Kaif as the second lead. ### ‘Bharat’, which was extensively filmed in Abu Dhabi in last year, was shot across four locations in the UAE capital, with local production house…
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