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It’s a special occasion that brings families and communities together. Celebrated on the 15th night of Sha’ban, Hag Al Laila – also known as Qargian – is a tradition and cultural heritage passed down through generations that is observed not only in the UAE, but also in other Gulf countries, to welcome the arrival of the holy month of Ramadan. In the past, children in the UAE would carry bags and roam the streets from afternoon until sunset to collect candies, while they sang delightful songs for the elders. They would then gather at the end of the day to…

The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) has asked the Bureau of Immigration to issue a look out notice against Byju Raveendran, the founder of the in-crisis edtech company Bjyu’s, according to sources. The aim is to prevent Raveendran from leaving the country. Reportedly, this development comes ahead of a high-stakes Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) scheduled for this Friday, where it was reported that certain investors were seeking to oust Raveendran from his position. On Wednesday, the Karnataka High Court had passed an order asking Byju’s shareholders not to bring in effect any resolutions during the EGM until the final hearing. The…

A cross-country United Airlines flight was forced to land in Chicago Wednesday as a result of what local media reports, citing a preliminary police report, called a bomb threat. United said only that flight 1533 from Newark to Los Angeles landed safely at O’Hare Airport as the result of a “security issue.” It declined further comment on the incident. Television footage aired by Chicago stations showed the plane landed at O’Hare away from the terminal, flanked by black vans. An unidentified passenger interviewed on local television said the flight crew announced the diversion about two hours into the flight without…

KEZAD Assets Management Company set to manage 750,000 sqm of built-up assets under KEZAD Group Company to Acquire, Manage and Operate existing and new KEZAD Group Built-up Assets Abu Dhabi, UAE – 21 February 2024:  KEZAD Group, a subsidiary of AD Ports Group under the Economic Cities & Free Zones, and the largest operator of integrated and purpose-built economic zones in the UAE, is set to transfer the management of approximately 750,000 square metres of its built up assets to KEZAD Assets Management Company (KAMC), making it a key player in the industrial and logistics assets sector through strategic acquisitions,…

Seven of the top 10 bestselling handsets in 2023 were iPhones, according to data from research firm Counterpoint. This marks the first time in Counterpoint’s tracking of such data that Apple’s handset has dominated the chart to this extent. The research revealed the iPhone 14 to be the biggest seller, with 3.9% of all smartphone sales last year. The iPhone 14 Pro Max took the second spot, while the iPhone 14 Pro appeared in third place. The older iPhone 13 placed fourth. The iPhone 15 handsets showed up in fifth, sixth, and seventh spots, lower down the chart mainly because the…

The day will be fair to partly cloudy at times, the National Centre of Meteorology has said. Light to moderate winds will blow, fresh to strong at times over the sea, causing blowing dust. Low clouds will appear over some Eastern areas. Temperatures could be as high as 29ºC in the country. The mercury is set to rise to 25ºC in Abu Dhabi and in Dubai. Stay up to date with the latest news. Follow KT on WhatsApp Channels. However, temperatures could be as low as 18ºC in Abu Dhabi and 20ºC in Dubai and 7ºC in mountainous regions. It…

Dubai Property Market Strengthens in 2023, Led by Residential’s Best Year on Record Residential transaction activity grew by 29% y-o-y to an all-time high of 118,200 units The office real estate market witnessed a surge in demand in 2023, with some developments seeing yearly rental increases of more than 40% The industrial and logistics sector in Dubai was among the most resilient real estate asset class in the city Dubai’s real estate market has seen steady growth over the past year, driven by the increase in expatriate population, policies such as the recent change to the rules for real estate…

Connections is the latest puzzle game from the New York Times. The game tasks you with categorizing a pool of 16 words into four secret (for now) groups by figuring out how the words relate to each other. The puzzle resets every night at midnight and each new puzzle has a varying degree of difficulty. Just like Wordle, you can keep track of your winning streak and compare your scores with friends. Some days are trickier than others. If you’re having a little trouble solving today’s Connections puzzle, check out our tips and hints below. And if you still can’t get…

Motorists have been informed of a road closure that is set to take place from 9am today. Emirates Road leading to Bateen Al Samar area will be closed for a field exercise today, the Ras Al Khaimah police said in a post on X. Motorists heading to other emirates from Ras Al Khaimah can use Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed street instead. The map of the road closure can be seen below:

The popular social media platform ‘X’, owned by Elon Musk, has issued a statement saying that it has blocked some accounts and posts on its platform after the executive orders issued by the Indian government. “The Indian government has issued executive orders requiring X to act on specific accounts and posts, subject to potential penalties including significant fines and imprisonment. In compliance with the orders, we will withhold these accounts and posts in India alone; however, we disagree with these actions and maintain that freedom of expression should extend to these posts,” the Global Government Affairs of ‘X’ posted. The…