Dubai: Top Emirati and global talent are giving finishing touches to the first UAE opera, which will premiere at Expo 2020. ### Produced in collaboration with the world-renowned Welsh National Opera, the landmark production will tell the history of the emirate, spanning 4,000 years in a mesmerising two-hour stage show featuring over 150 artists and…
Dubai: If you are a home-run business, a social media store or a start-up in Dubai, here is how you can easily register your business activity in the Emirate. ### The Dubai Economic Department’s (DED) ‘Trader licence’ is aimed to integrate startups and business activities that operate online or on social networking sites within the…
Dubai: Emirates airline confirmed on Tuesday that its president, Sir Tim Clark, will be stepping down from his position in June 2020. Clark has spent 35 years with Emirates. He had confirmed earlier he would be retiring soon, but did not give details as to when at that time. ### Shaikh Ahmed Bin Saeed Al…
Lahore: Former Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtar has reckoned that his country’s national cricket team should follow Indian cricket beside try to learn from the way India skipper Virat Kohli has been leading his side. ### “I have seen India team evolve. Pakistan had a forte of playing aggressive cricket, we did not use to be…
It’s been a good year for Asia’s richest man, Mukesh Ambani. ### The Indian tycoon added almost $17 billion to his wealth as of Dec. 23, the most in Asia, taking his net worth to about $61 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. In comparison, Alibaba Group founder Jack Ma’s net worth grew $11.3…
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Melbourne/Sydney: A kangaroo has been spotted cooling off in backyard pool in a bush fire-ravaged region of Australia while elsewhere firefighters have been rescuing koalas from trees threatened by flames. ### Australia’s wildlife has been hard hit by fires that have destroyed more than 3.7 million hectares (9.1 million acres) of bushland and killed six…
Dubai: Stocks of UAE banks came out on top in 2019, weathering the downturn in the local property market and US-China trade tensions that dented growth worldwide. ### Emirates NBD outperformed and brought the most gains on Dubai Financial Market after rising about 50 per cent, while Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank outpaced ADX (Abu Dhabi…
If you enjoy a festive roast, platters of processed meats, biscuits, cookies and plenty of sugary treats on your dinner table this holiday season, try to restrict the feasting to just the one day. That’s the way nutritionists say you’ll be able to prevent those foods from killing off the gut microbes living in your…
Dubai: One of the key roads linking Sharjah and Dubai is all set for major construction. ### In a press conference held on Monday, the Ministry of Infrastructure Development said that a new project will be launched in 2020 to cut traffic congestion between Sharjah and Dubai. ### Construction work on Al Ittihad Road will…