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In the Indian interbank market, the rupee opened at 73.48 against the dollar, then fell to 73.65. The Indian rupee plunged 23 paise to 73.65 against the US dollar (20.08 versus the UAE dirham) in opening trade on Wednesday, tracking ...

The measure aims to enhance the competitiveness of the labour market, create greater stability for residents. Expats who have lost their job in the UAE will soon be able to stay up to six months in the country as part ...

Here’s how much it will cost to tank up your car next month. The UAE fuel price committee on Monday announced petrol and diesel prices for the month of September 2021. Starting September 1, Super 98 petrol will cost Dh2.55 ...

Adek has conducted more than 200 compliance inspection visits to private and charter schools. Abu Dhabi private schools that fail to submit daily compliance self-check reports to education regulators in the emirate, when pupils return to campuses for physical learning ...

Staff and parents are obligated to inform the school if cases are detected. Private schools in Sharjah must close and shift to distance learning temporarily if two or more cases are detected among students or education staff. The protocol advice ...

Indian passengers flying to Oman must present a Covid-19 vaccine certificate stating they have taken both doses of a Covid-19 vaccine approved in the sultanate, budget carrier Air India Express said. The second dose must have been taken not less ...

Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed receives a call from President Biden. His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, last night received a phone call from President ...

Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed receives a call from President Biden. His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, last night received a phone call from President ...

The new cases were detected through 309,026 additional tests. The UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention on Sunday reported 1,076 cases of the Covid-19 coronavirus, along with 1,649 recoveries and 2 deaths. The new cases were detected through 309,026 additional ...

International Flights Update:  If you are planning to travel to UAE, note that the Abu-Dhabi based Etihad airways has recently updated Covid-related travel rules and announced to issue visas on arrival for passengers arriving from 70 countries including the US, China, ...

Gatherings of more than five people are banned in Dubai, a top police official has announced. The host of such gatherings will be fined Dh50,000, and each guest, Dh15,000. This came as the Dubai Police announced their security plan for ...

Jeddah Mar 18: A special Indigo flight airlifted 185 Indians from Jeddah, completing the process of evacuating pilgrims from the Middle Eastern country. “With the departure of 185 pilgrims from Jeddah to Mumbai through a special Indigo aircraft, the final ...

Dubai: The wish of a seven-year-old cancer-stricken Indian boy came true when Dubai Crown Prince Sheikh Hamdan met him in a heart-touching gesture and posted their picture on social media. Abdullah Hussain from Hyderabad, suffering from third stage cancer, had ...

A 16-year-old Indian girl here has tested positive for the deadly coronavirus, bringing the total number of confirmed infection cases in the UAE to 28, according to media reports. Health officials here confirmed on Wednesday that a new coronavirus case ...