Two years ago, Meitha Al Mazrooei and Rand Abdul Jabbar, two young architects, decided to form a partnership. The decision was born of frustration. Both had spent years studying their profession, Al Mazrooei at the American University of Sharjah (AUS) and Abdul Jabbar at Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia and Columbia University in New York, but given their views on the way that architecture is understood and […]
SHARJAH // More than 1,100 fines were issued to taxi drivers in the emirate in the first six months of the year for offences such as failing to turn the meter on and poor personal hygiene. The Sharjah Road and Transport Authority levied 1,179 fines between January and June, up from 801 for the same period last year. Cabbies’ offences included improper parking, dirty uniforms, and failing […]
UAE. The limited stock of affordable options in Dubai has caused for the neighboring emirates to act like satellite cities. Around 1.1 million people who work in Dubai are residents of another emirate (30% of the active population), as they try to take advantage of the cheaper rates. Rates in other emirates such as Sharjah, Ras Al Khaimah, and Ajman are 30-40% cheaper than the affordable options […]
Three people, including a 15-year-old Emirati and two Asians, died in two separate crashes in Ras Al Khaimah on Thursday, police said. The Emirati died after the vehicle he was driving swerved and crashed into a lamppost, then caught fire, at 2.45pm, RAK Police said. In another crash, two people from unspecified Asian countries died after their vehicle swerved and crashed into a wadi. They were found […]
RAS AL KHAIMAH// A gang has been arrested for attempting to sell US$1.5 million in counterfeit money in Ras Al Khaimah. The four men – all from Arab countries – sought buyers for the fake notes at a price of Dh1m, according to Maj Mohammed Al Qasimi, head of CID at RAK Police. Police received a tip-off about the men and set them up in a sting […]
RAS AL KHAIMAH // A 33-year-old Emirati man has died after being run over by a speeding motorist in Ras Al Khaimah. Police said on Tuesday that the man had been crossing the road with some friends when the cap he was wearing fell off. He went back to fetch it when he was run over by a speeding vehicle driven by a 21-year-old Emirati. The 33-year-old […]
DUBAI // A group of five cyclists are laying claim to being the first riders to bike through all seven emirates in less than 24 hours. Team leader Roisin Thomas said the group completed the feat in about 21 hours. Starting at 5.30am in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday, the Irish national said the group finished at 2.30am on Thursday morning – about 15 minutes ahead of schedule […]
|Arabian Post Special|The leaked Panama Papers figure over 7700 offshore entities from the United Arab Emirates, which include more than 180 intermediaries, the latest release from the whistle blower reveals. Most of these are registered in British Virgin Islands and Panama. These entities belong to various nationalities, but a large number of them feature Indian names. Considering the large presence of Indian community in the UAE and […]
|ARABIAN POST SPECIAL| The Ras Al Khaimah Offshore Centre was among the centres, along with London, Miami and Zurich, used by Mossack Fonseca, the little-known but powerful law firm based in Panama, that constitutes the core of the Panama Papers, which has rocked the world by revealing the offshore links some of the planet’s most prominent people used to hide wealth. Mossack Fonseca has branches in London, Beijing, Miami, […]
India’s most reliable source of foreign funding is under threat. Remittances fell to $15.8 billion last quarter, the lowest since April-June 2011 and a 9.4 percent drop from a year earlier, as the global slowdown and slumping oil prices reduce demand for foreign workers. Indians working abroad — from construction laborers in Dubai to Silicon Valley engineers — send home the most money in the world, helping to pay for […]
As Iran emerges from a decade of international sanctions, its Gulf Arab rivals are facing their toughest economic predicament since the global financial crisis. Governments across the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council are taking unprecedented measures to counter the slump in oil prices, curtailing some of the world’s most generous welfare systems to plug widening budget deficits. In some countries, contractors are facing delays in government payments, while […]
Al khaliji France (UAE), a subsidiary of Al Khalij Commercial Bank (al khaliji), is conducting a career day series across the emirates, in line with efforts to export its talent recruitment and retention localisation philosophy across its network. Open to all fresh graduates and entry-level professionals in the UAE banking and finance field, the series was held in Abu Dhabi yesterday (November 8), is being held in […]
ABU DHABI // Emirati women have expressed their disappointment that only one female candidate was elected to the Federal National Council. Naama Al Sharhan, from Ras Al Khaimah, was the only women out of 78 candidates to succeed by picking up 1,004 votes. Asma Al Ali, 26, from Ajman, said she hoped many more women would make it on to the council. “I was shocked, I expected […]
A dozen candidates have withdrawn from the race for the next Federal National Council. Mondau was the last day that the National Election Commission allowed any of the candidates, who now number 329, to stand down ahead of the election on October 3. Seven of the candidates who removed their names from the running were contesting in Abu Dhabi, two each in Dubai and Fujairah, and one […]
ABU DHABI // The last of the Emirati soldiers who sacrificed their lives defending the people of Yemen arrived home on Saturday, bringing the total number killed to 52. The servicemen died alongside Saudi Arabian and Bahraini troops when a missile fired by Iran-backed Houthi rebels hit an arms depot in Marib province nine days ago. Their bodies were received in a ceremony at Al Bateen Airport, […]
ABU DHABI // As Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed continued to meet the families of the 45 servicemen who were killed in Yemen one week ago, charitable organisations and leaders have offered to provide support to their families. Sheikh Mohammed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, met bereaved families in Fujairah and Ras Al Khaimah. And, in the capital, Sheikh Rashid […]
UAE. Asteco, the Middle East’s largest full service real estate company has released its mid-year UAE market report ahead of Cityscape Global, highlighting stability in Dubai with a continued focus towards the affordable segment, in contrast to the high end market which experienced declines of up to 10%. Affordable apartment units at IMPZ, Discovery Gardens and Dubai Silicon Oasis showed 3%, 6% and 2% sales growth over […]
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, on Monday praised the loyalty and dignity shown by the families of the 45 Emirati heroes, who were killed in Yemen last Friday. Sheikh Mohammed’s comments came as the body of one of the 45 arrived at Al Bateen Airport in Abu Dhabi after identification in Saudi Arabia. The fallen soldier was given full ceremony and attended […]
Sheikh Saif bin Zayed offers his condolences to the family of Obaid Saeed Al Mazrouei in Ras Al Khaimah. Wam The Deputy Prime Minister offers his condolences to the family of Rashid Saeed Al Hebsi in Ras Al Khaimah. Wam The Minister of Interior, Sheikh Saif bin Zayed, offers his condolences to the family of Ali Hassan Al Shehi in Ras Al Khaimah. Wam Lt. Gen Sheikh […]
As war heroes’ bodies come home, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces tells Yemen: ‘We are with you until the mission is accomplished’ The UAE on Saturday buried its war heroes, began three days of mourning for their sacrifice and pledged unceasing military and humanitarian efforts to restore peace,security and stability to Yemen. The bodies of […]
ABU DHABI // Rulers of the emirates, officials and leaders from abroad on Saturday joined the nation in mourning and honouring the 45 heroes who fell in Yemen’s defence on Friday. Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, received condolences from Kuwait, Qatar, Egypt, Bahrain, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, and from the French defence minister Jean-Yves Le Drian. […]
DUBAI // Businesses failing to comply with the Dubai Health Authority’s mandatory health-insurance plan face hefty fines, and new visas will not be granted for employees until they fall in line. Phase two of the plan, which includes about 3,000 companies with between 100 and 999 employees, began on August 1, ensuring that another 600,000 people now have health insurance. It has also emerged that the national […]
The three Emirati soldiers who were killed in Yemen on Saturday will forever be remembered for their heroic actions, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, the Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, said. “They have written glory and heroism with their blood for the sake of peace and backing trodden people,” said Sheikh Mohammed during visits to the soldier’s families. “Allah will bless our martyrs whose memories and sacrifices […]
ABU DHABI // Drivers of silver taxis are crying foul over what they call unfair competition from unlicensed cabs offering cheaper fares. Taxi drivers are under immense pressure to meet their targets, often working 12 to 14 hours every day. They say the increasing number of uninsured and unregulated cabs has made it harder for the city’s 10,000 drivers to find customers. Owners of private vehicles are […]
