Lifestyle

… Travel Agencies Lament Fewer Bookings On Emirates … Against BASA, Emirates Sells Tickets In Dollars To Nigerians LAGOS – The new United Arab Emirates (UAE) visa policy is restricting the number of potential Nigeri­an applicants to Dubai and other Emirates regions in the Asian continent. This is as travel agencies in the country said

This eco-friendly initiative, launched by Abu Dhabi Mobility (AD Mobility) in 2022, rewards residents for recycling plastic bottles. Picture used for illustrative purposes. Image Credit: Abu Dhabi Media Office Dubai: Do you have old plastic bottles? Don’t chuck them away just yet. In Abu Dhabi, your unwanted plastic can be a ticket to free bus

Dubai: Are you planning to visit the UAE anytime soon? If so, you might be interested in exploring the country on your own, by driving around. But what are the rules that tourists need to adhere to if they want to drive in the UAE? Gulf News spoke with car rental companies in the UAE

SUPERCAR Blondie is a social media star based in Dubai, who makes viral videos about her love of cars. But who is the online personality and what is her real name? Here's everything you need to know about Supercar Blondie. 3 Supercar Blondie is an Australian influencer witb 20m YouTube subscribers Credit: Alarmy 3 Supercar

ZEX PR WIRE is excited to announce its participation as a AI PR Distribution Partner at the highly anticipated Dubai AI & Web3 Festival 2024, organised by Dubai AI Campus in partnership with DIFC. This premier event will take place at the Madinat Jumeirah, Dubai on 11-12 September 2024, bringing together the most influential minds

HVS announced the appointment of Alain Debare as Partner, Head of Investments and Asset Management for HVS in the Middle East & Africa. This appointment marks a significant expansion of HVS’s commitment to delivering hotel asset management services in the region. As the only global consulting firm focused exclusively on the hospitality industry, HVS provides

Amnesty applicants queue up at a GDRFA counter in Al Awir on the second day of Amnesty programme. Image Credit: Virendra Saklani/Gulf News Dubai: If you have heard of the UAE’s visa amnesty programme, but aren’t sure how you can go about regularising your visa status or helping someone do it, don’t worry. The Federal

Dubai: Let’s say you signed up for an airline credit card and met the minimum spending requirement to earn a certain amount of miles. The next obvious step would then be to start searching for the flight you want, now that your miles safely stored away in your account. While airline miles are widely considered

DUBAI: Dubai-based business tycoon Umar Farooq Zahoor has sued Norwegian right-wing Verdens Gang (VG) tabloid and its reporter Rolf John Widerøe for publishing a defamatory and vindictive article on him, by deliberately lying and concealing facts to harm his reputation and services for Pakistan in the form of bringing millions of Dollars in direct foreign

The month of September serves as a transitional period from summer to cooler weather in the UAE. Image Credit: WAM Dubai: September marks the winding down of summer in the UAE. According to the National Center of Meteorology (NCM), September 23 marks the beginning of the autumnal equinox, when the sun shines directly over the

Of these interactions, 129,381 were via virtual assistant while 28,064 were emails Published: Mon 2 Sep 2024, 6:35 PM Last updated: Mon 2 Sep 2024, 7:02 PM In the first half of 2024, the Dubai Municipality call centre tackled over 500,000 calls from people across the UAE seeking their assistance. Stay up to date with

Updated Sep 03, 2024, 03:30 PM Published Sep 03, 2024, 03:15 PM DUBAI - The United Arab Emirates president has pardoned 57 Bangladeshi citizens who were convicted and sentenced to lengthy prison terms for staging a rare protest in the Gulf country, against their South Asian nation, UAE state media reported. President Sheikh Mohamed bin