The working hours of private sector employees in the UAE will be reduced by two hours during the Holy Month of Ramadan, according to a circular issued by Minister of Human Resources and Emiratisation on Wednesday. The holy month of Ramadan is likely to begin on May 6 in most of the Islamic nations, according […]
The Knowledge and Human Development Authority has announced Ramadan timings for Dubai schools. Students who will be fasting shall be exempted from physical education classes and activities. Mohammed Darwish, Chief Executive Officer of Permits and Compliance at KHDA said: “The school day during Ramadan will start between 8:00 to 8:30 am and finish between 1:00 […]
Check out the list of the official holidays for the public and private sectors! In order to achieve harmony between both sectors, the government decided to integrate equal holidays for both sectors. The total number of official holidays this year is 14. Gregorian New Year: 1st January Eid Al Fitr: From the last day of […]
The entrance of Al Raugh tunnel on the new Sharjah-Khor Fakkan road The road is clean, smooth, wide…there are gems waiting to be discovered along the way. First off, it’s where you can find the longest tunnel in the Middle East. It has not just one — but five — tunnels. This road reduces the […]
WhatsApp announced a new privacy setting and Group invite system to give users more control over who could add them to a Group. On the Privacy menu under Groups, users would get three options to select from – ‘Nobody’, ‘My Contacts’ or ‘Everyone’. “The ‘Nobody’ option means you’ll have to approve joining every group to […]
Games Etisalat as a part of the second edition of Gov Games. Where the network has changed its name to ‘Earth Hour-Etisalat, in solidarity with the global event. Gov Games 2.0 is the ultimate physical and mental challenge for government employees – and it’s bigger, harder and tougher than before.
Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority on Tuesday announced that it will be launching nine new bus routes as of April 7, 2019. The routes will be as follows: 1. Route 20 from Al Warsan 3 to Al Nahda via Airport Terminal 2, connecting Rashidiya Metro Bus Station and International City with a frequency of 30 […]
A Profession was initially the requirement for a person to be sponsored in the UAE, which wasn’t always an easy task.But now, the UAE Cabinet has announced that income sufficient to support their families will be the only requirement for UAE expatriates to sponsor their family members as opposed to the previously listed ‘professions’.This came […]
The fuel prices are to go up in April 2019. Super 98 petrol will now cost Dh2.23 per litre, up from Dh2.04 a litre in March, while Special 95 will cost Dh2.11 a litre, up from Dh1.92 a litre. The price of diesel has been revised to Dh2.49 a litre, up from Dh2.41 a litre […]
The Dubai Executive Council headed by Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, has approved a new framework to regulate school fees, put forward by the Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA). Accordingly, the fee hike for about 90 percent of students will not be more than 2.7 percent and […]