For the last two years, Sherin Shafeeq’s daughter has been preparing for a medical entrance exam in India by attending coaching classes, writing papers, and reviewing hours of material. As she readies to write the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test Undergraduate (NEET-UG) this year, she has something else to worry about- she has to fly…
India’s Supreme Court on Thursday scrapped a seven year-old election funding system that allows individuals and companies to donate money to political parties anonymously and without any limits. The decision is seen as a setback for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party, which has been the largest beneficiary of the system it introduced in…
Officials in both PML-N and PPP said they had formed internal committees to discuss the modalities of government formation A political stalemate in Pakistan, after an inconclusive election, ended with Shehbaz Sharif chosen to lead the country again, while efforts were underway on Wednesday to get the second-largest party to join the government to ensure…
Jasmine Eissa, the young Dubai swimmer, is eligible to compete in national championships in two countries, Egypt and Italy Born in Venice, the city of canals, bridges and gondolas, Jasmine Eissa has a deep-seated desire to become an Olympic swimmer. The Year 13 student at the GEMS Wellington Academy (Al Khail) has already made quite…
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s non-oil revenues jumped 11 percent year on year in 2023 to reach SR457.7 billion ($122 billion), according to figures issued by the Finance Ministry on Wednesday. The actual results of the budget for 2023 revealed a 13 percent increase in spending on health and social development during 2023. The Kingdom’s actual revenues…
PARIS: Past and future UN climate talk hosts the United Arab Emirates, Azerbaijan and Brazil said Tuesday they are forming a “troika” to push for an international agreement to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius.The UAE hosted last year’s COP28 conference in Dubai, while Azerbaijan will host this year’s summit followed by Brazil in…
The first match of the playoff will be contested between Abu Dhabi Knight Riders and Dubai Capitals on Tuesday The stage is set for an exhilarating and intense battle in the ILT20 playoffs between the teams that clinched the top four slots. The league stage matches were so fiercely fought that the final four could…
The rupee touched an early high of 82.98 against the US dollar and a low of 83.01 in initial trade The rupee declined marginally to 83.01 against the US dollar (22.61 against UAE dirham) in early trade on Tuesday amid a muted trend in domestic equities. A stronger American currency and elevated crude oil prices…
Thousands of passengers fly in and out of the Dubai airports, carrying their belongings in multiple bags. Dubai Customs has been at the forefront of ensuring that these passengers’ bags flow through the airport uninterrupted and efficiently. In 2023, Dubai Customs handled 46,870,957 bags arriving on 206,396 flights, translating into 128,400 bags daily. Behind this…
Washington, DC: Over 59,000 Indians were enlisted as bona fide US citizens in 2023, helping the country secure the second slot for the top source country for new citizens in America after Mexico, the annual progress report for 2023, released recently by the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) stated. According to the official report, nearly…
