DUBAI: As part of this year’s Dubai Summer Surprises (DSS), Miriam Wanjiru from Kenya was announced as the first “Shop and Win” promotion winner of a luxurious car at the …
Mind-reading device coming to a store near you
What’s the scariest invention of all time? Mind-reading machines, which are – unfortunately – going from fiction to soon-to-be fact. Medically speaking, of course, the consequences are wonderful – those …
Chairman of popular supermarket chain dies
Dubai: The chairman of the holding company of Dubai’s popular Baqer Mohebi Supermarkets’ chain has died. The outlets remained closed on Saturday. ### Dr Zainal Mohebi passed away in Dubai …
Exhibition on UAE-Norway cross-cultural links
ABU DHABI: An exhibition titled Norway-UAE: +40 Years of Culture recently opened at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, with the attendance of Zaki Nusseibeh, Minister of State …
Age is no bar in the modern world of work
The three phases of life are increasingly a thing of the past. Where once working lives slotted neatly into the model of education, employment and then retirement, the simplicity of …
$242 PhilHealth premium from every overseas Filipino worker
If you’re an overseas Filipino worker (OFW), get ready to pay more for PhilHealth, the state-owned health insurer. ### Mandatory health insurance premiums for every expat Filipino worker — including domestic …
In Dubai, property buyers learn to live without mortgages as developers gung ho on monthly instalments
Dubai: Finding it difficult to get a mortgage? That doesn’t seem to be bothering property owners in Dubai all that much. ### The latest data from the Dubai Land Department …
Heavy rain and floods in India’s Assam kill 10, displace more than 1m
Guwahati: Heavy monsoon rains in India’s northeast Assam state displaced more than a million people from their homes and flash floods killed at least 10 in the past 72 hours, …
Emirates ID at the doorstep for senior citizens
ABU DHABI: The Federal Authority for Identity and Citizenship is considering providing doorstep services to senior citizens, according their transactions top priority to ensure their happiness and well-being. ### The …
Time to ditch the 9-5 mindset for good
I’m willing to bet that the idea of a 9-5 work day no longer exists in today’s corporate world. Bold? ### Not really. Consider the influx of millennials now making …