Dubai: India’s latest budget offers UAE’s gold and jewellery retailers a surprise gift… and they intent to make full use of it. By raising the import duty on gold to 12.5 per cent from 10 per cent, buying gold in India has become 2.5 per cent more expensive than in the UAE. ### This is…
The “Resistance” warned us that if we elected an authoritarian such as Donald Trump, eventually there would be tanks in the streets of our nation’s capital. Well, on Thursday, their predictions finally came true. ### I’m kidding, of course, but some on the left are not. Harvard Law professor Laurence H. Tribe tweeted a photo…
Abu Dhabi: With soaring summer temperatures and humidity levels rising as high as 90 per cent, it’s little surprise that most residents find comfort in using air-conditioning during this weather season. Doctors, however, warn that stepping into cool AC areas straight from the heat can lead to health issues such as catching the flu or…
Abu Dhabi: Tourists arriving in the UAE will soon be gifted free mobile phone SIM cards with free data, international calling minutes and text messages, the Federal Authority for Identity and Citizenship announced in Abu Dhabi. ### The free tourist friendly SIM cards will be valid for a month and they will get automatically renewed…
Dubai: Victory Team are confident of continued success heading into the 35th Annual Sarasota Powerboat Grand Prix Festival being held at Lido Beach in Sarasota, Florida, this weekend. ### As Sarasota prepares to celebrate 35 years of racing history, fans can hope to see at least 50 teams compete in four race categories with an…
Dubai: The Federal Authority for Government Human Resources (FAHR) announced on Thursday the Eid Al Adha holidays for the private and public sector in the UAE. ### On its official Twitter account, FAHR confirmed that Arafat Day will be observed on 9 Dhu Al Hijjah 1440 and Eid Al Adha will be celebrated on 10,…
Washington: White House National Security Advisor John Bolton applauded the interception by Britain’s Gibraltar Thursday of a supertanker believed to be carrying Iranian crude oil to Syria, saying the ship was breaking international sanctions on Tehran. ### “Excellent news: UK has detained the supertanker Grace I laden with Iranian oil bound for Syria in violation…
London: Frank Lampard was hired as the first English manager of Chelsea in 23 years on Thursday, making a return to the club where he is the all-time record scorer from his trophy-laden 13 years as a player. ### The appointment of the 41-year-old Lampard is something of a gamble — he has had just…
ROCHEFORT, France: A rooster named Maurice, whose early-morning crowing has got under the skin of neighbours on the French island of Oleron, was at the centre of a court battle Thursday that has raised howls of protest in the countryside. ### Maurice himself was not present for the proceedings in the western town of Rochefort,…
Birmingham: India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja Wednesday hit out at former player turned commentator, Sanjay Manjrekar, saying, “I have heard enough of your verbal diarrhoea”. ### Since India’s loss to England in the World Cup, Manjrekar has been vocal in his criticism of a few players, including the seasoned Mahendra Singh Dhoni and opener K L…