Sharjah: The baking industry is pushing for government approval to raise prices of bread and baked goods by 25 per cent from March as they struggle to cover their costs, industry representatives said yesterday. The Sharjah government’s lack of subsidies for flour, rising costs of commodities globally and the increasing costs of utilities and fuel [...]
ubai: Pakistan announced their 15 member squad for the ICC 2011 World Cup which includes a battery of pacers. The pace attack will be led by Shoaib Akhtar. The team: Muhammad Hafeez, Kamran Akmal, Younis Khan, Misbah-ul-Haq, Asad Shafiq, Umer Akmal, Shahid Afridi, Abdul Razzaq, Abdul Rehman, Saeed Ajmal, Shoaib Akhtar, Umer Gul, Wahab Riaz, [...]
Culture is not easy to define. According to socio-linguist Helen Spencer-Oatley, author of Culturally Speaking: Culture, Communication and Politeness (Continuum), “Culture is a fuzzy set of attitudes, beliefs, behavioural norms, and basic assumptions and values that are shared by a group of people, and that influence each member’s behaviour and his/her interpretations of the ‘meaning’ [...]
Dubai: New Delhi will soon set up an Income Tax office in Abu Dhabi to keep an eye on investments made by wealthy Indians in the emirates, XPRESS can exclusively reveal. The UAE is among seven countries chosen for the project. “There is a proposal to set up an overseas Income Tax unit in Abu [...]
Dubai: The bus driver accused of raping a four-year-old girl on a school bus was employed with the school and its transportation service provider for 14 years, dailyuae News has learnt. The conductor of the bus, among the three suspects arrested, was with the school for seven years. The Indian child, a pupil of Modern [...]
Abu Dhabi: Over a thousand fish of different sizes and species picked a five-star hotel in the capital as their new home. Yellowmouth Grouper, Dog Snapper, Blue Runner and many more breeds made the 700-metre waterway that connects the entire Qaryat Al Beri complex their new home. It was a surprise to the engineering team [...]
Dubai: A new ordinance on the licensing and regulation of private employment agencies, limited the right of setting up a private employment agency to UAE nationals. Saqr Gobash, Minister of Labour yesterday issued the ordinance, which also classified the activity of employment agencies into two categories, either the activity of “mediation” between the employer and [...]
Eat, shop and relax in the world’s most superlative city. Here are our recommendations. With so much to see and do in the city, you might find it quite a struggle to fit it all in. Our guide will help you make the most of your time, even if you are in Dubai for just [...]
Dubai: The Dubai Shopping Festival (DSF) gold promotions will make a cautious return on January 20 after a two-year absence with organisers hoping to attract customers from new and growing markets like China and Egypt. The promotions are expected to boost gold sales by 50 per cent, compared to the rest of the year, according [...]
Al Ain: With the overnight light to moderate rain in different parts of the emirates, forecasters continue to predict more rain and possibility of even thunderstorm on Tuesday. Weather forecast for Tuesday It will be partly cloudy to cloudy weather and conditions could be compounded with strong winds in some areas at time. “We expect [...]
