Are you an expat who wishes to learn Arabic? The Zayed House of Islamic Culture (ZHIC) offers Arabic courses for speakers of other languages. Those who wish to register can do so through Tamm, the one-stop platform for Abu Dhabi government services. How are the courses conducted? The courses are offered in different stages —…
Dubai: More of UAE’s jewellery buyers are getting convinced – that when gold prices are this high, there’s value in gold bars. And coins too. “UAE gold shoppers are ‘value investing’, because if they invest in a bar, they feel it offers them the best storage for value under current prices,” said a jewellery retailer….
Gold prices hit a new all-time high on Monday evening but slipped at the opening of markets on Tuesday. On Tuesday morning, at 9am UAE time, 24K and 22K fell Dh2 per gram to Dh354 and Dh329.25 per gram, respectively. Among the other variants, 21K and 18K opened at Dh315.75 and Dh270.75 per gram, respectively….
Title-holders and hosts Pakistan crashed out in the group phase of the Champions Trophy after losing to New Zealand and arch-rivals India. They still have a match to play, against Bangladesh on Thursday, but their tournament is over — a disappointing end to their first hosting of a major international cricket event in three decades….
A total of 174 companies in Dubai were warned for violating the UAE’s telemarketing regulations since the resolutions took effect in August 2024. Subsequently, fines of Dh50,000 were imposed on 159 companies that failed to comply with the rules. The Dubai Corporation for Consumer Protection and Fair Trade (DCCPFT) has taken decisive steps to regulate…
Los resultados del último trimestre de Walmart (NYSE: WMT) fueron mixtos y generaron una caída del 7% en sus acciones el 20 de febrero. A pesar de que las cifras del cuarto trimestre superaron las estimaciones de los analistas en ingresos y ganancias, el buen desempeño se vio contrarrestado por un pronóstico cauteloso: el minorista…
Dubai: Freelance professionals and social media influencers in the UAE have one deadline at the top of their to-do list – make sure they are registered for corporate tax before or by March 31. Based on what tax auditors are saying, many of these single individual businesses could end up doing a rush job to…
In December, Ernesto Arnel Tawat and his family posed for the Khaleej Times camera at their Sharjah accommodation with uncertainty in their eyes. Stranded in the UAE for over three decades due to an unpaid blood money debt, the 70-year-old Filipino expat wasn’t sure if he would ever return home. Today, with flight tickets in…
Oahu, un destino reconocido en el sector turístico por su atractivo, continúa cautivando a quienes buscan sofisticación y lujo. Este interés se intensificó aún más gracias a la primera temporada de la exitosa serie de HBO The White Lotus, que puso a la isla en el centro de escena. La ubicación privilegiada de Oahu en…
Dubai: Police, neighbours and family members are still searching for clues about the motive in the shocking multiple murders that rocked Kerala on Monday. 23-year-old Afan killed members of his family and his girlfriend one after the other in three houses before surrendering to the police. The victims were identified as his grandmother Salma Beevi,…