Mashreq, a leading financial institution in the Middle East and North Africa, has unveiled the NEO PLUS Saver Account – a high-interest savings product designed to empower both salary and non-salary customers with market-leading returns and seamless digital access. Through the new account salary customers can earn 6.25 per cent interest a year, in addition…
Dubai: The United Arab Emirates have activated visit visa waiver for Pakistanis holders of diplomatic and official passports. The agreement, which came into effect on July 25, 2025, will allow Pakistani diplomats and the government officials to travel visa-free to UAE. Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar made the announcement on Sunday…
Dubai-based luxury developer Imtiaz Developments continues its impressive handover streak with the successful delivery of Pearl House, its fourth completed project in Jumeirah Village Circle (JVC). Delivered four months ahead of schedule, this early project completion follows the recent handover milestones of Westwood Grande I and Westwood Grande II — all delivered on time —…
In a chilling case of HIV-related stigma, a 23-year-old man was allegedly murdered by his sister and brother-in-law in Karnataka’s Chitradurga district to “protect the family’s honour.” The victim, Mallikarjun, was a resident of Dummi village in Holalkere taluk. Police have arrested his sister, Nisha, while her husband, Manjunath, remains absconding. According to the investigation,…
New Delhi: Indian security forces have killed Sulaiman, the alleged mastermind behind the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack that claimed 26 lives, in a joint operation named Operation Mahadev, conducted by the CRPF and Jammu and Kashmir Police. Sulaiman, also known by his alias Hashim Moosa, was a highly trained militant operating in the Valley…
Edinburgh: US President Donald Trump said Monday he intends to shorten the 50-day deadline he gave Russian President Vladimir Putin to reach a deal that ends the three-year war in Ukraine. His announcement came as Russia fired an overnight barrage at Ukraine of more than 300 drones, four cruise missiles and three ballistic missiles, the…
CFI Financial Group, a leading global online trading provider, has achieved a record-breaking performance in the second quarter of 2025. The group posted an all-time high quarterly trading volume of $1.51 trillion (Dh5.54 trillion), bringing the total volume in the first half of 2025 to $2.79 trillion. It represents a 110 per cent increase from…
Dubai: PayPal is transforming how global payments work—by adding options to access both cryptocurrency and popular digital wallets at checkout when shopping online. PayPal will soon allow U.S. merchants to accept payments from more than 100 cryptocurrencies via wallets like Coinbase, OKX, MetaMask, Phantom, and Exodus. Supported tokens include Bitcoin, Ethereum, USDT, USDC, Solana, and…
Dubai: “My food should speak for itself,” says Sakshi Nath, co-founder of Trèsind, the world’s first Indian restaurant to bag three coveted Michelin stars—and yes, it happened right here in Dubai. There’s something almost poetic about the world’s first three-Michelin-star Indian restaurant sprouting not in Mumbai, Delhi, or London, but in Dubai—a city that has…
Dubai: Temperatures in the UAE crossed 50 degree Celsius today, July 28, despite rain and convective clouds. Also Read: UAE weather alert: Heavy rain and convective clouds sweep parts of Sharjah and Ras Al Khaimah The National Center of Meteorology (NCM) reported the highest temperature recorded today was 50 degree Celsius in Owtaid in Al…