Author: Dubai News Staff
New measures have been introduced in Qatar, as of 01. 09. 2024, it became known that citizens will not be allowed to leave the territory of the Persian Gulf state if they have unpaid fines for traffic violations. This is stipulated by the Ministry of Interior of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia through the General Directorate of Traffic, and foresaying that all fines need to be paid by Metrash2, the Ministry of Interior website, traffic sections or the unified service centers prior to departure. Further, there shall be a 50% reduction on traffic fines provided that the violation was recorded…
Dubai Real Estate: Multi-millionaires from the emerging markets are – get this – heading to Dubai! They are in a pursuit of cheap real estate and higher prospects of growth in the city. Knight Frank’s most recent annual survey forecasted that the residential sales in Dubai reached 119 thousand homes with nearly AED 350 billion of total value in the year 2023. This survey showed you the type of property investment in Dubai that is of interest to millionaires Knight Frank’s global research included 217 participants from 11 different countries with a minimum net worth of $20 million. The result…
This long weekend of the Memorial Day, the film business is under a lot of pressure. The George Miller-directed prequel “Furiosa,” a tentpole to the multi-Oscar-winning “Mad Max: “Fury Road,” is expected to open with a meager $31M-$33M. This is the worst Memorial Day opening in the theaters in over twenty-five years, even worse than 1995 Casper which grossed twenty-two million dollars. Adding to the woes, the Alcon/Sony production Garfield, could possibly gain more, and finish the 4 day long weekend with better figures. Audience and Market Analysis Yet, “Furiosa” received rather positive reviews and has a PostTrak exit rating…
Any Indian citizen holding an ordinary passport and holding a valid green card to the USA or a residence visa for the UK or any EU country may apply online to get a pre-arranged visa-on-arrival for a visit to the UAE for up to 14 days. This type of Visa can only be renewed for another two weeks once only, this information was obtained from the general Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs in Dubai. Earlier Indian travelers who met the stipulated criteria, could get visa on arrival at the UAE airports and the visa sticker was affixed at the…
Dubai: Dubai will shut the Smart Police Station (SPS) located in the Dubai Airport Freezone for sometime, authorities revealed on Saturday. On X, the authorities urged customers to cascade SPS branches elsewhere in the emirate based on a post. Smart Police Stations are remarkable because they are the only unmanned police stations in the world where people can apply a complaint or receive services without a police officer’s interaction. The Smart Police Station (SPS) offers services in seven languages: There are Arabic, English, Spanish, French, German, Russian and Chinese. The 22 automated police stations are in Arabian Ranches, La Mer,…
Abu Dhabi: The UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan will pay a state visit to China on Thursday, 30 May, 2019 following an invite by China’s President His Excellency Xi Jinping. During the visit, Sheikh Mohamed holds meeting with the outgoing president Xi Jinping where they are expected to discuss the existing relations between the UAE and China and prospects of partnership between two countries in economic development, culture among other areas, WAM reported. It will be held in the context of the Developing Comprehensive Strategic Partnership with the UAE and China to facilitate the respective…
Ras Al Khaimah: The Ras Al Khaimah Police General Command has recently posted a message on its official social media accounts to alert the residents of UAE to the availability of an unsolicited advertisement for employment. The police have used their social media page to post the general process of the scam and measures that users can take to avoid falling prey to it. Steps of the Scam: Advertising fake jobs online: The criminal makes attractive offers in the advertisements of the available jobs. Victims applying to these jobs: Though the jobs that are being advertised seem genuine, people apply…
Dubai: Road users in the three cities of Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Al Ain should expect to encounter some crazy drivers out there on the roads today. The Met Office has warned that dense fog is expected in some areas until 8:The deadline is 30 am. A letter from the National Center of Meteorology (NCM) classified these areas under red and yellow warning, which imply negligible visibility. The visibility on the roads is typically bad and for this reason, drivers are encouraged to drive slow and be extra careful. The National Central Meteorological Observed that the weather will be generally…
Louisiana has become the first state in the United States of America to introduce two abortion inducing drugs into the controlled substances list, which is usually placed on substances that have notch abuse or addiction. The bill was sponsored by the Republican Governor Jeff Landry on Friday and focuses on mifepristone and misoprostol that are accurate contraceptions approved by the FDA over two decades ago. New law sets these medications as Schedule IV drugs like Xanax and Valium though they are not regarded as addictive by doctors. This reclassification makes it even harder to get these pills in Louisiana, where…
After five days of Judo, records and milestones, with great moments and emotions to be written in the history of these Worlds, it is time for the end of the individual competition – and the preparation of the Abu Dhabi World Championships 2024 for the much-awaited spectacular climax: the mixed team competition. The mixed team event remains as the curiosity in high level of sports. For every team, there are three women and three men and these compete in 6 weight classes against the counterparts in the other team. In women’s Wrestling, the weight categories are -57kg, -70kg and anyone…