Abu Dhabi: Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc) on Monday announced a new Joint Venture partnership with Netherlands-based firm OCI to propel the new entity to become the largest exporter of nitrogen fertilisers globally as well as the largest producer in the Mena region. ### The annual revenues for the combined entity will be $1.74…
US officials say the Pentagon is sending about 1,000 additional American troops to the Middle East, as commanders try to bolster security for forces and allies in the region from what authorities say is a growing threat from Iran. ### Officials say the deployment includes security forces and troops for additional surveillance and intelligence gathering…
### Dubai: Although India won the Cricket World Cup 2019 match against Pakistan, the losing team seemed to have conquered the imagination of Pakistanis on the internet. ### They were being trolled relentlessly. Once the game was over and India won, Pakistanis took to Twitter to exercise their humour and shared hundreds of memes, taking…
‘The Shadow’, a horror film directed by Nayla Al Khaja, the Emirati female filmmaker and producer, and produced by Epic Films and Senorita Films, will begin principal photography with the support of the Dubai Film and TV Commission (DFTC). ### The film is a teaser version of an extended feature set to be filmed in…
AJMAN: Call it school negligence or a child’s prank, a 10-year-old boy has been left with second degree burns, an expanded cartilage of the ear and fear of going to school after some hot water was poured on his head and left ear. ### The mother, Yasmeen Ahmed, slammed the school for ‘negligence’ that has left…
Dubai: After a series of reported victims of online fraud in the country, UAE-based Emirates NBD warned customers to stay vigilant and double-check the source before clicking on any links and/or attachments. The bank released a statement to this effect in response to a customer query reported by Gulf News wherein a bank customer lost thousands in an online scam. ### Valid…
Dubai: Until last week, Pakistani expatriate Mohammad Siddiq dreaded the date July 31, which was when his Dh189,000 cheque issued for his son’s hospital bill would bounce. Then total strangers — Gulf News readers — paid it all off, much to his surprise. ### The hospital bill was the outstanding balance for the four rounds…
Newly crowned Femina Miss India 2019 Suman Rao rubbished the popular perception that Indian beauty contests are reductive, lack diversity and are partial to fair-skinned women. ### In an exclusive interview with Gulf News tabloid!, Rao claims that participating in Miss India 2019 has been an empowering, life-changing experience. ### “I do not believe that…