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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 brought to India for free. In a statement, Vijayan said the amnesty scheme starts from August 1
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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 Saudi Arabia, to Delta Bottled Water Factory Co, Agthia group’s wholly-owned water business in
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Are 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
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9 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
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UAE, 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
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UAE 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
Read MoreSaudi-UAE leaders creating better future for the youth: Al Mazroui
Shama Al Mazroui, UAE State Minister for Youth Affairs, stressed the role of the Saudi and UAE leaderships in creating a better future for the youth. Al Mazroui tweeted following the meeting of the of the Saudi-Emirati Coordination
Read MoreFive-year visas will attract international students to UAE
The UAE will face a "significant growth" in international students choosing the country for their higher education, thanks to the new five- and ten-year residency visa extension that was announced on Sunday, a
Read MoreNew private sector jobs decree issued for Emiratis
Nasser bin Thani Al Hamli, Minister of Human Resources and Emiratization (MoHRE), on Sunday issued a ministerial decree governing employment of Emirati nationals in the private sector. The decree laid down procedures and steps to employ
Read MoreCabinet approves resolution on VAT refunds for UAE exhibitions, conferences
The Cabinet has approved a resolution pertaining to Value Added Tax (VAT) on conferences and exhibitions, in line with the government's ongoing efforts to support this sector and to enhance the country's status as a hub for meetings,
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