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The number of Indian tourists travelling to the GCC is expected to increase 81 percent from 5.4 million in 2018 to 9.8 million in 2024, growing at a Compound Annual Growth Rate, CAGR, of 10 percent, according to the latest data published ahead of Arabian Travel Market, ATM, 2020. As …

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has offered condolences to the President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan on the death of Sheikh Sultan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the President’s Representative. Modi took to Twitter to express his condolences. I offer my deepest condolences to HH Sheikh Khalifa bin …

Dubai Criminal Court has convicted a manager of a company who embezzled AED 7.5 million from his workplace with which he bought a villa for himself. The court sentenced him to three years in prison followed by deportation and a penalty of AED 7.9 million. In details, the defendant took …

Forty-nine artists yesterday began their mission to design the UAE Nation Brand logo that will represent the country and share its success story with the world, with the logo aimed at reflecting the UAE’s values and showcasing its journey towards emerging as a global model for hope, ambitions, openness and …

The UAE will receive more rains accompanied by thunder and lightning this week, the National Centre of Meteorology (NCM) has said. Rains of “different intensities” have been forecast for Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. The NCM said temperatures will drop on Wednesday and Thursday across the country. Strong winds will blow …

His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, and His Holiness Pope Francis, Head of the Catholic Church, today reaffirmed their cooperation towards the improvement of the health and wellbeing of communities in need. The intention …

President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, has condoled the death of his brother H.H. Sheikh Sultan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the President’s Representative, who passed away today. At the directives of the Ministry of Presidential Affairs, the UAE will observe an official mourning period of three days …

UAE Instagram users have started to report that their like counts have been removed. The new directive has been slowly rolled out by the social media platform in a bid to get users to “focus on what you share, not how many likes your posts get”. In line with the …

Airbus and Emirates Airline signed a purchase agreement for 50 A350-900s, the newest generation wide-bodied aircraft by Airbus. The order was signed at the Dubai Airshow 2019 by H.H. Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman of Dubai Civil Aviation Authority and Chairman and Chief Executive of Emirates Airline and …

A 30-year-old Arab employee claimed through a social media advertisement that he was able to obtain labor, visit and resident visas in return of money. He impersonated a UAE national and forged documents enabling him to embezzle AED 4,500 from a victim.