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India vs Australia: Virat Kohli loses wicket to Scott Boland for the third time in BGT series
India batsman Virat Kohli who has done it all before is having a bad spell in the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) series against Australia. Kohli has many a hand-to-break achievement but his form this season has sent him under the
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UAE: Why some parents opt to homeschool their children
Tara in Sharjah’s home was the reason her daughter’s first report card set her on the homeschooling path. She still homeschools all three of her children now (11, 8 and 3 years old). "My daughter was in kindergarten, and
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Small UAE shops now use payment apps to serve customers who don't carry cash
And if you buy locally, at little shops and pop-ups, be prepared to pay with cash — although that has recently begun to change with digital payment apps. Small-scale business use cash or long-distance bank wires for payments for a
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New Dubai smart rental index: Landlords must improve property ratings to hike rents
The old buildings that landlords own in Dubai will need to be modernised to level up with luxury ones and get upgraded based on their rating in order
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UAE hits highest-ever Emiratisation rate with 131,000 citizens in private sector
It comes after Emiratis working in UAE’s private sector reached 131,000 for the first time in 2024 — an increase of 350 per cent, it said
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Dubai: New parking spaces in 2 schools to slash traffic delays by 50%
The roadblocks and congestion on the way to two more Dubai schools will be reduced by 35-50 per cent which is a huge relief for people, especially
Read MoreDubai resident kicks off New Year with Dh1-million win after buying Big Ticket to 'test luck'
Georgina George was born in the Emirates, a proud UAE citizen and started 2025 in style — Dh1 million in the last Millionaire e-Draw of the year made her part of Big Ticket’s list of winners. The 46-year-old banker is from
Read MoreUAE: Itchy during winters? Breakouts, dry skin conditions on the rise
In the UAE, with the winter season here and low temperatures causing the symptoms of skin inflammation and dry skin among the patients. That’s because the atmospheric pressure and wind direction are changing rapidly and forcing the weather to
Read MoreUAE weather: Rain hits Dubai, Abu Dhabi, 3 other emirates; temperatures drop to 2.2°C
Most UAE citizens awoke to a drizzle in the morning of Friday and, in some areas, lightning. And the winter chill also reached the high mountains, where the temperature plummeted to a frosty 2.2°C at the country’s highest point. A
Read MoreDubai: Woman gets 5-year jail, Dh50,000 fine for supplying drugs
She was the Dubai woman in her 30s, who had been found guilty by the Dubai Criminal Court of giving free access to two psychotropic drugs — amphetamine and methamphetamine — to a male friend. It is set back to 2 April 2024 when
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