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Best Buy has a huge sale encompassing some of the best TV deals around at the moment. Whether you’re looking for a great priced 4K TV or you want to buy a more high-end OLED or QLED TV, there’s something here for you. There are nearly 100 TVs in the sale so we don’t have time to talk about every single one. Instead, we’ve focused on a few highlights while also giving you the button you need to check out the sale for yourself. We’re confident you’ll find the right TV for you below with many available for delivery in…

A Bangladeshi expat has won Dh1 million during the weekly electronic draw of Big Ticket Abu Dhabi. Mohammed, a 56-year-old expat based in Ras Al Khaimah, got lucky after purchasing tickets for a year. While working as a driver, he heard about Big Ticket from his friends. As a group, they have been buying tickets every month. “We are a group of 19 people. We have been buying Big Ticket every month for a year now. This is the third time that I bought a ticket under my name.” Mohammed purchased tickets during the special promotion and won the big…

Countries in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) have been slowly diversifying away from the US dollar, with bilateral trade growing exponentially with other countries — most notably China and India — said a new report. The six-nation GCC’s holdings of US Treasury securities have decreased in recent years, accounting for 7 per cent of their total foreign assets, according to a study on GCC: How are petrodollars invested? — released by the Institute of International Finance (IIF) late on Tuesday. “GCC countries have begun to slowly diversify away from the greenback as bilateral trade with other countries, most notably China…

A 38-year-old woman successfully underwent the first-ever liver transplant in Dubai, health authorities announced on Wednesday. Carried out at Kings College Hospital London Dubai on November 29, the life-saving surgery was made possible thanks to a liver donation from the family of a brain-dead individual. The recipient, whose identity remains confidential, is reported to be in stable condition after the four-hour transplant and has been discharged from the hospital, said Dr Tashfeen Sadiq Ali, chief medical officer at Kings College Hospital London. “We are very thankful to the donor’s family for their generous donation and the patient was saved on…

Indian Expat Wins Life-Changing US$1 Million with Idealz Dubai, UAE – December 20, 2023 – The UAE’s 52nd Union Day celebration is one that Shabana Unni, an Indian expatriate, will never forget because on this day, she received a phone call from Idealz that changed her life forever. On December 2nd at Dubai Festival City, during a live event, Shabana’s name was drawn from a barrel containing tens of thousands of others as she was named the winner of the One-Million-Dollar Union Day Grand Prize by Idealz, in partnership with Dubai Festivals and Retail Establishment (DFRE). Shabana, overwhelmed with joy…

When I first booted up the Zenless Zone Zero‘s beta, I expected something ready to compete with the likes of HoYoverse’s biggest hits. Genshin Impact and Honkai: Star Rail boast complex combat systems that reward players for mastery, detailed worlds with lore tucked into every corner, and many more aspects that make them feel lively and worth staying with for the long run. Zenless‘ trailers made it seem like a futuristic, action-packed playground with a compelling critique of society threaded into its story. As I progressed past the opening chapter, my expectations came back down to Earth. HoYo’s latest action…

Palestinian mother Maysoon Abdel Qader and her two children had to sleep through the sound of drones and blasts in Gaza for several weeks.They rummaged through bombed neighbourhoods in search of food, power, and warmth. They lived through the brutal war for 36 long days — until they found their way to the UAE where Maysoon’s husband Sami works. “It’s heartbreaking to see the news from afar when I had lived through it all,” Maysoon, who is now in Dubai, told Khaleej Times. The family could remember that entire month of “helplessness” like it was yesterday. “We went to my…

India’s ban on the export of onions has driven up prices of the vegetable for Asian buyers, who are scrambling for cheaper alternatives, particularly as New Delhi is unlikely to lift the curbs before general elections next year. The world’s biggest exporter of onions banned shipments on Dec. 8 after domestic prices more than doubled in three months following a drop in production. Now retail shoppers from Kathmandu to Colombo are struggling with high prices, since traditional Asian buyers, such as Bangladesh, Malaysia and Nepal, and even the UAE, rely on imports from India to bridge domestic gaps. “Onions are…

SAP Insights Report Confirms Data is King When it Comes to Building Business Resilience in UAE Executives from the Emirates participated in a global survey on future-proofing, where 40% of companies said a reluctance to abandon business models is an obstacle for innovation Dubai, UAE — December 19, 2023 — A new report from SAP Insights, the global technology’s research division, has revealed a formula for business resiliency, which includes access to data, innovation, optimizing processes and preparing the workforce for change. The insights were captured from a survey of more than 4,200 business leaders at medium and large organizations in…

If there are some non-smart electronic devices in your home that you don’t want to get rid of, there’s a cheap and easy way of upgrading them — pair them with smart plugs. Among the features that you can get from them include controlling your devices through a smartphone app, setting timers for switching on or off, and monitoring electricity usage. Smart plugs also integrate well with the different smart home platforms, which will be one of the most important factors to consider when deciding on your purchase. To help you make your choice, we’ve highlighted our top picks for…