UAE ranks 16th place out of 75 countries
Dubai: Findings of a global brand country index released on Tuesday has ranked the UAE in 16th place out of 75 countries.###The Future Brand Country Index 2019 also placed the…
Stardom is imposed on you, says south Indian actor Mammootty
Kochi: Mammootty neither takes the tag of "superstar" seriously, nor does he take it for granted. The megastar, who at 67 is set to feature in a mega-budget Malayalam period…
Mohammad calls for protection of international shipping lanes
Seoul - South Korean President Moon Jae-in met Wednesday with visiting Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman, who promised to help with possible fuel shortages in case of supply disruptions…
Why Pakistani lawmakers are barred from calling Imran Khan ‘selected’ prime minister
Dubai: Is Imran Khan a ‘selected’ prime minister of Pakistan? Certainly not.###Then why do Opposition lawmakers in the national assembly call him a 'selected’ prime minister despite the fact that…
Copa America: Growing pains for Lionel Messi and Argentina
Dubai: Lionel Messi celebrated his birthday on Monday safe in the knowledge that his eternal quest to win major silverware for Argentina is still intact — just — thanks to…
Twitter CEO launches #YouthForGood initiative in UAE
Dubai: Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey visited the UAE for the first time on Monday to launch the #YouthForGood philanthropic initiative together with the UAE’s Youth Hub, and Shamma Al Mazrui,…
Girl goes on school trip after UAE official convinces father
Dubai: A girl who discovered her father had placed a travel ban on her at the airport was eventually able to go for her school trip after a top official…
Gene-based drug to treat blindness registered
Dubai: Luxturna, an innovative gene-based medicine for the treatment of blindness caused by inherited retinal disease, has now been registered, according to Dr Mohammad Salim Al Olama, Undersecretary of the…
Dubai’s Deira neighbourhood to see a spike in new homes
Dubai: The first of 2,200 apartments being built as part of a wider revival of Deira as a real estate destination could be ready for occupation by mid next year.…
Cricket World Cup 2019: Eat, sleep, play – welcome to Indian team’s fitness world
Manchester: There was a time when cricketers with even a potbelly could play for India. Fitness hardly mattered, unlike the current Virat Kohli regime, where you are considered for selection…
Oil Climbs to a Three-Week High as U.S.-Iran Tensions Simmer
Oil rose to the highest level in more than three weeks as political tensions between the US and Iran continued to simmer, with President Donald Trump announcing plans for further…
1 dead, 7 hurt in attack on Saudi Arabia’s Abha airport
Riyadh: A terrorist attack by Yemen’s Iran-aligned militants Sunday night targeted a Saudi airport, leaving one dead and seven injured, said an official in the Arab alliance.### ###The attack hit…