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Airports in Sofia and Bucharest on Sunday removed passport check points for those departing to or arriving from most European Union member states as Bulgaria and Romania partially joined the Schengen open-travel zone. The two countries reached an agreement late last year to join Europe’s free-travel area by air and sea after Austria opposed full membership, including land crossings, saying Romania and Bulgaria needed to do more to prevent illegal immigration. “Of course this is a very beautiful achievement for Bulgaria which makes things easier for us, as Bulgarians,” said Mincho Yurukov, who arrived to Sofia airport from Berlin. “Also,…
Dubai Land Department (DLD) on Sunday said it signed a deal with nine private and government-backed developers to allocate a certain quota of their projects to be sold through Emirati brokers to provide more job opportunities to the locals. In a deal signed with Emaar Properties, Expo Dubai, Deyaar, Damac Properties, Azizi Developments, MAG, Sobha Realty, Ellington Properties, and Al Bait Al Duwaliy Real Estate Development, the regulator said the aim is to “allocate a 10 per cent to 15 per cent quota of their projects to be sold through Emirati brokers.” The agreement was signed as part of the…
It’s no surprise that AI was perhaps the biggest topic of discussion at this year’s Game Developers Conference. The emerging technology was all over the convention’s show floor, with massive booths showcasing demos from companies like Inworld. Behind the scenes, Nvidia showed off some even more impressive tools. A Ubisoft-created experience using Nvidia’s Ace microservice turned heads, as it allowed players to speak to NPCs through a microphone and get cogent AI responses on the fly. Naturally, it was a topic of debate throughout the week. During the event’s annual Game Developers Choice Awards, presenters pushed back on the fast-approaching…
A significant 40 per cent of property sales in Dubai this year have gone to home seekers are looking to buy villas, a new report showed. Property Finder’s recent 2024 data has unveiled that out of this 40 per cent, 85 per cent are looking for three bedroom and above villas. Leading the demand in early 2024 are areas like Dubai Hills Estate, Al Furjan, Arabian Ranches, Palm Jumeirah and Mohammed Bin Rashid City, data showed. According to Property Finder, four key factors are driving this surge: ● Young blood, big dreams: A wave of youthful enthusiasm is sweeping the…
First place in the Premier League is potentially on the line today, as Manchester City host league leaders Arsenal in a massive showdown. This is the final match of the season that features two of the three sides battling it out for the title, so it’s difficult to overstate the importance of this one. No way you want to miss it. It starts at 11:30 a.m. ET and will be televised on NBC in the United States. But if you don’t have cable or can’t get to a TV, there are a number of different ways you can watch a…
The UAE Fuel Price Committee increased petrol prices for the third consecutive month in April 2024, reaching a 6-month high. Since the UAE announced deregulations of retail fuel prices in 2015, prices have been revised at the end of every month to bring them in line with global rates. For April, prices have been increased by around 3.9 per cent with Super 98 petrol costing Dh3.15 a litre, Special 95 petrol at Dh3.03 and E-Plus 91 at Dh2.96. Diesel prices have been revised downward for April to Dh3.09 a litre as compared to Dh3.16 in March. Stay up to date…
Recent years have seen a surge in adoption by large enterprises. As competition drives up costs and the global economy slows, companies are re-evaluating their tech investments. Zoho, a global technology company based out of India, recently reported 43 per cent revenue grwoth last year, has become a major force in the business technology industry, with over 100 million users worldwide. “Our journey in the Middle Eat and North Africa (Mena) region began with our first office in Dubai, which served as a springboard for further growth. We’ve focused on empowering SMEs and entrepreneurs across all sectors. Zoho has become…
As the impossibly tight three-team race for the Premier League title enters its final 10-game stretch, Liverpool look to keep pace when they take on eighth-place Brighton at Anfield today. The match starts at 9:00 a.m. ET and will be televised on USA Network. Fortunately, that means you have a bevy of different options for watching a live stream of the match, including several that are free. The Best Way to Watch Liverpool vs Brighton We’ll start with a non-free option because Sling TV‘s “Sling Blue” channel package is currently on sale for just $20 for your first month. It…
In what seems like taking a leaf out of residents’ book, several local and regional companies in Dubai are increasingly making a shift from renting to owning properties amid rising rentals. This is similar to the trend prevalent among Dubai residents who for the past few years are keen on buying properties in a bid to beat the rising rentals. In fact, this trend has been one of the key drivers of Dubai’s residential property market in the post-pandemic period. Real estate industry analysts say the trend of companies looking to own properties rather than renting is prevalent in both…
In war-torn Gaza, a kilo of sugar is being sold for a whopping Dh99 — so when 10-year-old Palestinian Renad saw two packs of it inside a UAE aid box, she was over the moon. Her priceless reaction was caught in a video that has now gone viral. While others her age would usually unwrap a new gadget or a clothing parcel for the ‘Gram, Renad found joy in unboxing the UAE relief package her family had waited for for a month. “Renad was particularly excited to see sugar because its price is very high, reaching $27 (Dh99) per kilo.…