The GCC unified tourist visa will allow seamless travel across all six Gulf Cooperation Council countries/ Representative Image After months of anticipation and shifting timelines, Gulf officials have confirmed that the long-awaited unified GCC tourist visa will not launch in 2025 as earlier indicated, but will instead roll out in 2026. The clarification came in […]
British-Egyptian activist Alaa Abd El-Fattah has arrived in the UK after Egyptian authorities lifted a long-standing travel ban, allowing him to leave the country following years of imprisonment and restrictions on his movement. Abd El-Fattah has spent extended periods in detention since 2013, alongside earlier arrests linked to his political activism. He was pardoned by […]
Kuwait streamlines work visas and residency permits / AI Generated Image Kuwait’s Ministry of Interior officially implemented a major overhaul of the nation’s immigration system through Ministerial Resolution No. 2249/2025. Signed by First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Fahad Al-Yousef, these new executive regulations simplify visa procedures while introducing a tiered residency […]
UAE Lottery announces Dh30 million draw results / AI Generated Image The most recent Lucky Day Draw (No. 251227), held on Saturday night, December 27, saw a flurry of activity as players tuned in to the live broadcast. The winning numbers for the “Days” set were 1, 28, 6, 7, 29, and 27, while the […]
Heartwarming video shows Italian woman giving delivery worker AED 500 tip in Dubai / AI Illustration During the festive season in Dubai, a small act of kindness has captured the hearts of viewers worldwide. In a video shared by Instagram user @fabrizia_dxb, Italian resident Fabrizia Franceschetti greets her delivery worker at the door with a […]
UAE introduces new rules starting January 2026 / AI Generated Image As the New Year’s fireworks fade over the Burj Khalifa, UAE residents aren’t just waking up to a new calendar, they are waking up to a new way of living. January 1, 2026, marks the launch of a major “regulatory reset” across the Emirates. […]
Washington under Donald Trump now runs on a recognisable logic. Media figures become cabinet secretaries. Senior officials trip over basic operational security. Military planning leaks into Signal chats that accidentally include journalists. Governance moves through loyalty, access, and ideological alignment rather than institutional pedigree. This administration appointed a former Fox News host as Secretary of […]
Abu Dhabi launches HawAQM to monitor indoor air quality/Image: X Air inside classrooms, homes, and offices often goes unnoticed, even though it shapes daily health and comfort. A new system introduced in Abu Dhabi is set to change how indoor air is tracked, assessed, and managed across the emirate.The Abu Dhabi Public Health Centre (ADPHC) […]
China on Friday opened a 22.13-kilometre-long expressway tunnel in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, which it said is the world’s longest of its kind, significantly reducing travel time across the rugged Tianshan mountain range.The Tianshan Shengli tunnel, which runs beneath the central Tianshan mountains in northwest China, has shortened what was previously a difficult mountain […]
The UAE is gradually moving toward structured wage regulation, with benchmark salaries and mandatory payment systems shaping worker protections despite the absence of a national minimum wage/Image: Pexels As of 2025, the UAE has not enacted a formal nationwide minimum wage for all private-sector workers. The current labor framework, outlined in Federal Decree-Law No. 33 […]
