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Flydubai sacks pilot who failed alcohol test before flight
Flydubai has sacked a pilot who failed an alcohol test before being due to operate a flight to the UAE from Nepal. The captain was found to have a blood alcohol level over the legal limit and deemed unfit to operate the July 29 Kathmandu to Dubai
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UAE-based Indian expat donates $7m to Kerala aid fund
Dr Shamsheer Vayalil, chairman and managing director of UAE-based VPS Healthcare, is the latest Indian expat tycoon to donate to the relief campaign for Kerala Dr Shamsheer Vayalil, chairman and managing director of UAE-based VPS Healthcare, is
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Saudi, UAE and Kuwait affirm support to Bahrain through fiscal programme
Gulf finance ministers said on Wednesday they would support Bahrain’s financing needs after reviewing its proposed fiscal balance programme at a meeting in Manama. “The ministers reaffirmed their countries’ commitment to
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First batch of UAE pilgrims to leave for Hajj today
The first batch of UAE pilgrims will leave on Thursday from country's airports to Saudi Arabia to perform Hajj. Dr Mohammed Matar al
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Keralites in UAE availing amnesty scheme to fly home for free
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Monday said the Kerala diaspora opting for the amnesty scheme announced by the UAE government will be
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UAE ambassador visits Agthia water plant in KSA
Agthia, one of the UAE’s leading food and beverages groups, welcomed Sheikh Shakhbout bin Nahyan Al Nahyan, UAE Ambassador to the Kingdom of
Read MoreAre Filipino expats in UAE cool with millennial slang?
My Egyptian friend once asked why Filipino words seemed to be amusingly repetitive. We were at a buffet in Karama and she was reading out loud the names of the food on display: Kare-kare, halo-halo, bilo-bilo, sapin-sapin. "Easy for me to
Read More9 Emiratis shortlisted to become astronauts
The UAE is one step closer to choosing its final team of astronauts. The Mohammad Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) on Wednesday announced that nine candidates have qualified for the final evaluation phase of the UAE Astronaut Programme.
Read MoreUAE, KSA to explore entrepreneurial opportunities in the two countries
Sheikh Shakhbout bin Nahyan bin Mubarak, UAE ambassador to Saudi Arabia, underlined that the UAE and Saudi Arabia have strategic relations based on solid foundations of unity, joint vision, objectives and cooperation. This came during the
Read MoreUAE residents can get visa against property they own
My wife and I have been living in the UAE for around four years under our own respective employment visas. Her employment tenure at her current company will come to an end soon and I will be sponsoring her visa. My salary is above
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