When Latifa and her friend Tiina reached the yacht Nostromo, for a couple of days it seemed as if their escape might be successful. But back in Dubai Latifa’s friends were questioned about her disappearance, and she and her co-conspirators feared that Nostromo was being followed. Latifa contacted supporters in Britain, letting them know that … Read more
Dubai is set to launch aerial taxi services by 2026, aiming to significantly reduce travel time and urban traffic congestion. On Sunday, February 11, Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority, all-electric aircraft company Joby Aviation and vertiport infrastructure provider Skyports Infrastructure signed an agreement to launch the service. Following the agreement, Dubai will become the first … Read more
At the prestigious World Government Summit 2024 in Dubai, Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan is poised to engage in a conversation titled ‘The Making Of A Star: A Conversation With Shah Rukh Khan.’ In this exclusive 15-minute session, Khan will delve into the journey of his rise to stardom, offering profound insights. It will be … Read more
The Dubai skyline. Umar Shariff Photography Wheely, a luxury-focused competitor to ride-hailing giant Uber, is launching in Dubai as the company looks to reembark on an international expansion effort that was quashed by Covid in 2020. The company, founded by Russian-Swiss entrepreneur Anton Chirkunov, told CNBC it will offer rides in the United Arab Emirates … Read more
Shamsa’s effort to claim asylum in Britain was thwarted, and she was taken back to Dubai, where she was drugged and imprisoned. Latifa was just a teen-ager, but she was desperate to help Shamsa, who had been a mother figure to her. Latifa decided that her only option was to escape to another country and … Read more
Representative Image New Delhi: After arriving on a Vistara flight from Dubai, certain passengers were erroneously taken to Mumbai’s domestic terminal, without completing immigration procedures on Sunday at Mumbai airport. The airline has said that they will enhance operating procedures to avoid such occurrences in the future. This incident raises concerns as it appears to … Read more
The Court of Appeal, in Abuja, has ordered First City Monument Bank (FCMB) to pay N540 million awarded as compensation by the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court to a cleric, Emmanuel Omale, over defamation. In October 2022, a judge of the FCT High Court at Maitama, Abuja, Yusuf Halilu, ordered the bank to pay … Read more
Photo: @HHSHkMohd/X Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has launched the Zero Government Bureaucracy Programme (ZGB) to cancel 2,000 government procedures within a year. “In the presence of 30 federal entities, we launched a new programme to streamline government bureaucracy, where government entities will … Read more
Dubai Taxi Company (DTC) has doubled its airport service capacity by 100 percent, adding 350 eco-friendly taxis to its fleet at Dubai Airports. The expansion aims to improve the daily mobility of both Dubai residents and visitors, fueled by the increasing number of passengers and international events taking place in the emirate. The airport taxi … Read more
IF the gloomy weather is getting you down, this new sale with up to 50 per cent off long-haul holidays might cheer you up. And to make it even better, Travel Republic has released an extra £200 off holidays to sunnier destinations to celebrate payday finally getting here. 2 Travel Republic has released a new … Read more
