If you’re an expat driver, here’s a simple breakdown of who can swap their home licence for a UAE / AI Image For many expatriates, securing a UAE driving licence quickly is a top priority after moving here. Rather than taking months of lessons, tests, and fees, residents from certain countries can exchange their existing […]
Albert Camus wrote in the opening lines of The Myth of Sisyphus, a must-read for anyone who feels low, or can read English: “There’s only one serious philosophical problem and that is suicide. Judging whether life is or is not worth living amounts to answering the fundamental question of philosophy. All the rest—whether or not […]
In six months, Dubai’s first-time buyer programme helped 2,000 residents purchase homes worth AED3.25 billion/Image: WAM For thousands of Dubai residents, owning a home is no longer a distant ambition. A government-led initiative launched last year is rapidly changing that reality, turning long-term renters into homeowners and injecting fresh momentum into the emirate’s property market.Dubai’s […]
The seabed off southern Japan has long held shapes that look out of place. Divers near Amami Oshima Island began noticing large circular patterns etched into sand in the 1990s, precise enough to seem artificial. Each year, they appeared and then faded, leaving little behind except curiosity. For a long time, no clear explanation followed. […]
Border 2 has taken a great start and the word of mouth has been unanimously positive from the audience and critics alike. Realizing that the film is going to put up a huge number over the weekend and have an insane demand, the theatres have started to increase shows. The popular cinema chain MovieMax has […]
Actor Randeep Hooda, known for his disciplined approach to both craft and life, has officially joined LinkedIn, marking a new phase in his professional journey that increasingly extends beyond the world of cinema. His new and fresh presence on the platform reflects a conscious shift towards engaging with conversations around entrepreneurship, long-term investments, and building […]
A single citizenship file was used to falsely register nearly 1,000 dependents, triggering Kuwait’s largest fraud case/Representative Image A routine nationality review has opened the door to one of the largest citizenship fraud cases Kuwait has ever recorded. What began as a single investigation file has now led to the withdrawal of nationality from nearly […]
Amid the ongoing inheritance dispute within the Kapur family, Mandhira Kapur Smith, sister of late industrialist Sunjay Kapur, has spoken publicly following a defamation case filed against her by Sunjay Kapur’s widow, Priya Sachdeva Kapur. ‘I’m not here to lie’: Mandhira Kapur responds to defamation case amid Sunjay Kapur inheritance dispute Speaking to Republic TV, […]
When Steve Scherer began driving an Uber in northern Virginia, he was not trying to rediscover immigration as a subject. He had already spent years reporting on it from Europe.Scherer, a former foreign correspondent and bureau chief, published a first-person essay on his Substack this week describing how working as a ride-hail driver in the […]
Saudi Arabia launched Nitaqat 2.0, targeting 340,000 private sector jobs for citizens over three years/Image: File After the success of its first phase, the Saudi Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development has launched the second phase of the Nitaqat Al-Mutawar programme, aiming to create more than 340,000 private sector jobs for citizens over the […]
