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The UAE government employees are switching to the private firms, as both sectors now offer the same timing, flexibility and pay, according to senior Emirati officials working in the public and private organisations. During a panel discussion senior officials said that government employees are switching to the private sector in search of career progress and growth opportunities, noting that UAE nationals used to prefer the public sector. According to the latest data shared by the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation, the number of UAE nationals in the private sector have increased by 170 per cent to 96,000 since 2021.…

Ireland plans to raise the legal minimum age for buying tobacco to 21, according to draft legislation announced Tuesday, making it the highest age limit in the European Union. Government officials said the proposed law to hike the age from the current 18 has been approved by the cabinet and is aimed at speeding up the reduction of Ireland’s adult smoking rate. Latvia has introduced a law to increase the minimum age to 20 in 2025. In most EU countries, the age limit for buying both tobacco and alcohol is 18, while it is 21 for both in the United…

IPO activity in the Mena region retained strong momentum in the first quarter of 2024 with 10 initial public offerings in Saudi Arabia and the UAE recording combined proceeds of $1.2 billion. The UAE’s Parkin Company raised the highest proceeds in the region for the quarter at $429 million while Saudi Arabia dominated listing activity with nine IPOs in the quarter, according to the EY Mena IPO Eye Q1 2024 report. Parkin’s IPO contributed 37.2 per cent of the total IPO value. The IPO was oversubscribed 165 times, with the highest first-day gain among the quarter’s listings at 35 per…

Connecting your Oculus Quest 2, or Meta Quest 2, to a PC is straightforward and you even get the option of connecting over a wired connection or wirelessly, using Air Link. This opens up a wider category of VR games and experiences to enjoy, as well as greater processing power if your PC has a high-powered graphics card on board. Here’s how to connect your Quest 2 headset to your PC in just a few steps. Connect a Meta Quest 2 to a PC: Using Oculus LinkIf you’d prefer to use a wired connection, follow the steps below to connect…

From biryani without rice to tartare made from carrot, a conference on innovation in food is encouraging its participants to reimagine classic food. The Food Innovation conference which will see more then 150 international experts from around the world, began with a unique dinner for its guests on Monday evening. The main course of the evening was fish biryani made out of quinoa — a seed which is classified as a whole grain and is often described as a superfood. Brainchild of Asma Khan, World Food Programme Chef Advocate and star of Netflix series Chef’s Table — the biryani was…

The deadline for mandatory fingerprinting for all citizens and residents in Kuwait has been extended, the Ministry of Interior announced on Tuesday. The authority said that the deadline for citizens is until September 30, 2024, while residents have until December 30, 2024 to complete the process. Failure to comply will result in the suspension of all transactions with the Ministry of Interior. Stay up to date with the latest news. Follow KT on WhatsApp Channels. The authority had in February announced mandatory fingerprinting with the process starting from March 1, 2024. It had initially announced a period of three months…

Opec left its global oil-demand growth forecast unchanged for this year and next as it expects additional upside potential in the second half for a resilient global economy with the possible easing of monetary policies. The 12-nation group said in a report that it continues to forecast oil demand to grow by 2.2 million barrels a day this year and by 1.8 million barrels a day in 2025 while reporting a fall in crude output as the market awaits the group’s next production policy move at its upcoming meeting in June. The Vienna-based body said its crude oil production fell…

It is a year since one of the great golf, in fact sports stories of the century, happened at the 2023 USPGA Championship at Oak Hill Country Club, New York. Michael Block, the then 46-year-old PGA Club Professional from South California, shot rounds of 70, 70, 70 and 71, to finish one over par 285, tied 15th and won a cheque for $288,000. Each year, the leading 20 PGA Professionals from the annual PGA Professional Championship qualify for the second Major of the year. This year the PGA Professional Championship was held in early May at Fields Ranch at PGA…

Formatting an SSD is the best way to boost its performance or clear out any potentially malicious malware whenever you move it to a new system, purchase one second hand, or plan to sell yours on to someone else. While SSDs do offer incredible performance, that can degrade over time, and the last thing you want is your data ending up in the hands of someone else. Fortunately, cleaning out a drive and returning it to its near-factory-fresh state is pretty straight forward. Although you’ll need to take precautious to back up any important data, you can get your drive…

A city within a city – that’s how Al Maktoum International Airport (DWC) will be once complete. It will have its own transport system, mini-forests, green zones, entertainment hub and other offerings such as food, beverage, and retail. Initial photographs were first revealed late last month when the design of the new passenger terminal was announced in a tweet by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President, Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai. On Tuesday, the Dubai Aviation Engineering Projects (DAEP), which is responsible for the design of the new passenger terminal at DWC, has given visitors…