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Monsoon sweeps north but brings less rain

Monsoon sweeps north but brings less rain

Long-awaited monsoon rains arrived in India’s financial capital Mumbai on Tuesday, cooling weeks of blazing heat despite persistent fears of water shortages with total rainfall so far staying below the long-term average.Hundreds of millions of

Without missiles, Iran would be 'just like Gaza', says President Pezeshkian

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Tuesday said that, without its missiles, his country would have ended up "just like Gaza", insisting that its ballistics programme was non-negotiable."If the missiles we have for our defence did

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Modi thanks Emir of Qatar for condolences on Ras Laffan incident

Modi thanks Emir of Qatar for condolences on Ras Laffan incident

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday thanked Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani, the Emir of Qatar, for his phone call and condolences on the loss of lives of Indian nationals in the accident

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Dubai rolls out easy lease to offer more rental flexibility

Dubai rolls out easy lease to offer more rental flexibility

Dubai Land Department (DLD) launched the "Easy Lease" initiative and signed cooperation agreements with Wasl Properties, Deyaar Property Management, Dubai World Real Estate, Modern Properties, Dubai Investments Real Estate, SBK Real Estate, Rocky Real Estate,

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Phones banned and tablets must be charged, students told …

Phones banned and tablets must be charged, students told …

School administrations have intensified their preparations ahead of the start of the end-of-third-semester exams for the academic year 2025-2026, by issuing a set of alerts and instructions to students and parents via approved digital platforms,

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NCM predicts partially cloudy weather with chances of rai…

NCM predicts partially cloudy weather with chances of rai…

The National Centre of Meteorology (NCM) predicted that Wednesday's weather would be clear to partly cloudy, with a chance of some convective clouds, accompanied by rains in some eastern areas, which may extend to some

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Starmer vows ‘orderly’ transition as Labour MPs mull bid …

Starmer vows ‘orderly’ transition as Labour MPs mull bid …

Outgoing UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer pledged on Tuesday to make the transition of power "as easy as possible", as two Labour lawmakers considered whether to challenge frontrunner Andy Burnham amid concern about a coronation.Starmer,

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Abu Dhabi firm told to pay an employee Dhs28,220 for work…

Abu Dhabi firm told to pay an employee Dhs28,220 for work…

Abu Dhabi Labour Court of First Instance obligated a company to pay an employee Dhs28,220 for working overtime and on official holidays although there were no documents indicating that he was assigned to do so.According

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Oman and Iran to pursue talks on managing navigation in S…

Oman and Iran to pursue talks on managing navigation in S…

Oman and Iran agreed on Tuesday to press ‌on with discussions about the future administration of navigation in the ​Strait ⁠of Hormuz, including maritime services in the strategic ‌waterway and the costs ‌associated with them.In

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Abu Dhabi Police warn against online scams promoting fake…

Abu Dhabi Police warn against online scams promoting fake…

As part of their strategic priority of proactive security, Abu Dhabi Police warned of the increasing activity of fake accounts on social media and digital platforms, along with fabricated text messages and electronic scams related