Author: Victoria Dickinson

A resident of Abu Dhabi, this Indian engineer become a millionaire on Wednesday in the latest draw of the Dubai Duty Free Millennium Millionaire. Khaliq Naik Mohammed, a 48 year old a resident of UAE capital since 2012, has been participating in the offers of Dubai Duty free for last four years. Khaliq belongs to Hyderabad and is employed as an engineer-instructor at a university; he is a father of three children. When asked about his plans on the money he would receive for the prize he said that majority of the money will be used in his children’s education…

The stock market of Abu Dhabi, namely the ADX, demonstrated a strong performance at the end of today’s trading sessions with more than AED13. 5 billion added to the total market capitalization. This sharp rise was mainly pushed by the financial blue-chip stocks, a fact that clearly underlines that these stocks are and remain an essential pillar of index substitution strategies. Within the course of today’s session alone, the total revealed market capitalization of all the UAE local stocks grew to a staggering AED3. 451 trillion. The breakdown embraces AED 2771. 7 billion for the shares trading in ADX and…

The transport arm of Dubai, the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), has commenced Phase II of the Intelligent Traffic Systems (ITS) Improvement and Expansion Project as per directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. This phase focuses on the improvement of the traffic of people and goods in Dubai, with the goal of turning it into the smartest city in the globe. Expansion and Technological Adoption Due to authorities’ efforts to fully integrate ITS technology into the roads of Dubai, RTA aims to achieve its goal of adding ITS coverage to 100% of the city’s main roads…

Private schools in Dubai have been told they will not be subjected to a range of inspections in the 2024-25 academic year, KHDA has said. This statement from the Dubai Media Office (DMO) is intended to assist students with their teaching and learning process so that the institution can facilitate improvements that schools want to initiate and implement in order for their development plans. Rather than having each school go through a complete inspection, the DSIB team will only perform what is called ‘quality assurance visits’ in the following academic year wherein the evaluation will only focus on some main…

After the position was left vacant for seven years, it was filled in June and the new Iranian ambassador Reza Ameri have focused on developing tourism and cooperation in economics between the UAE and Iran. Taking into consideration the words of Ameri, there is a political initiative coming from the leadership of the two nations that aims at developing the relations between the countries in a scope of developing tourism and cultural exchange. He stressed the steps taken by the two sides further to introduce the Iranian people with the Emirati laws and the Emirati people with the Iranian laws…

Drake, the Canadian artist, has set a record which can be only described as a record to beat, as the musician became the first one in the world who gained more than one hundred billion streams on Spotify. The incredible achievement was revealed by Chart Data through X on Tuesday night, that revealed the greatness of Drake in the streaming platforms. Drake has many different songs that are divided in albums and singles, and they all have 234,198,462 total streams per song and 5,401,548,609 total streams for each album. Although by now many of his songs have been streamed multiple…

Noor Stars, the famous content creator known by her fans as Noor Naim, is engaged! Kareem Al Sharif asked for her hand in marriage on Sunday evening, creating a memorable and glamorous proposal at Dubai Mall. The iconic Burj Khalifa and mesmerizing water fountain display provided a stunning backdrop for this heartfelt moment, captivating fans and onlookers alike. Noor Stars shared the joyous news on Instagram, where the proposal’s private and sentimental nature was evident. The couple enjoyed a romantic dinner together, savoring the quiet moments and the promise of their future. The presence of Noor’s family added to the…

Dubai: Recent indicators provided by the Dubai Land Department reve that the real estate market of Dubai was productive last week reaching more than AED 19. 71bln ($5. 36 bln) in transactions. This is slightly up from the previous week’s figure of AED17. 5billion ($4. 8billion), by about AED2. 05billion ($560 million). Sales Dominate the Market Sales themselves went a long way in contributing to the general amounts and contributed the most with AED 14. 71 billion ($ 4 billion) to the total of transactions. 30 days of selling activity were highlighted during June 10 to June 14, the total…

New borns are a blessing to any family at anytime but especially at this time when the UAE is celebrating Eid Al Adha, the following are some of the families that have been blessed with new borns. Finally as the clock struck twelve, the babies of both Jordanian and Indian parents were welcomed with candles and joined the festive mood with their parents. ‘’Jordanian family celebrates joy in Abu Dhabi’’ The Jordanian couple, Ali Abdulrahim Al Ibrahim and Hebah Fayez Said Al Zoubi have named their newborn baby boy Humam after the couple give birth to him at Burjeel Hospital…

The DET has recently sent out circulars to all hotels, restaurants, non-Muslim mosques, and bars in the emirate recommending against holding entertainment activities such as parties on Arafat Day. This directive is expected to help ensure that working on the day before Eid Al Adha is done in a manner which is insensitive and disregards the significance of the day. Through a circular sent to accommodation services, sports and recreational facilities, food and beverage services, and travel services, DET provided further details of the disposition. Entertainment activities and parties are to be paused starting from Friday, June 14, 2024, at…