Dubai: Thanks to social media, the desperate plea for help of an Indian expat living in Dubai is now being resolved by Indian authorities and the consulate in the emirate. ### Rajesh P, who worked as a sales executive for a supermarket in Jumeirah, told Gulf News on Friday that he was living in a miserable state….
Dubai: A hearing-impaired German student, who recently graduated in aviation management from Dubai, says defying the odds in a world that was long silent to him has helped him scale greater heights. ### Linus Benjamin Bauer, 33, who has an MSc (Master of Science) in Air Transport Management from City University of London in Dubai,…
London: Immediately after their unbeaten run at the Cricket World Cup was ended by Pakistan, New Zealand’s players were joking and laughing in their changing room. ### It wasn’t that they took Pakistan lightly or failed to give their best effort. Far from it. ### It was just time to enjoy the gratification of going…
Abu Dhabi: Being a stand-up comedian is challenging enough, but it’s even harder if you are a woman, according to Arab female comedians in the UAE, who are determined to break down gender barriers when it comes to comedy. ### “Definitely, there are many challenges that come with being an Arab female stand up comedian,…
Chester-Le-Street: Hashim Amla and Faf du Plessis dealt Sri Lanka’s World Cup semi-final hopes a huge blow as they powered South Africa to a nine-wicket victory at Chester-Le-Street on Friday. ### Amla (80) and captain Du Plessis (96) put on an unbeaten 175 for the second wicket as South Africa eased to victory in the…
Mauritania is a vast land, mostly flat and parched dry, yet ancient in that its rulers between the 12th and 15th centuries controlled the powerful Almoravid dynasty that spread Islam across North Africa and held swathes of Muslim Spain. And today, it has a new president — Mohammad Ould Gazouani. ### The former general’s victory…
After several child drownings, Gulf News photographer Ahmed Ramzan hit the pool to discover the importance of early water awareness lessons. Not only do toddlers learn how to hold their breath, float and roll on to their backs, but they gain respect for the pool and associate the activity as something only safe to do…