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Now that the end of 2023 has arrived, how do you want to spend New Year’s Eve? We’ve already put forth some comedies, thrillers, rom-coms, and sci-fi films that are appropriate for the last day of the year. Now, it’s time to suggest three great dramas that you should watch on New Year’s Eve. Because many of 2023’s best dramas are not currently available to stream, we went with three of 2022’s best dramatic offerings: The Whale, To Leslie, and Thirteen Lives. There’s a lot of heartache in our first two picks, but there’s also a chance for redemption. As…

Question: I stayed in a one-bed apartment in Dubai for four years and vacated it recently. While following up on my security deposit, the real estate company said it would deduct Dh800 as charges for repainting the flat. Is this legal? If not, how do I address it? What is the procedure? Answer: This case falls under the provisions of Law No (26) of the year 2007 Regulating Relation Between Lessors and Lessee of Property in the Emirate of Dubai. It may be noted that it is legal in Dubai, for a landlord (or his authorised representative) to obtain security…

Romania and Bulgaria will be partially integrated into the Schengen area of free movement in March 2024, the European Council announced on Saturday. Romania and Bulgaria, both members of the EU bloc since 2007, were rejected at the end of 2022 from the vast Schengen zone, within which more than 400 million people can travel freely without internal border controls. Their applications were initially vetoed by Austria, which had for years said it had to host a disproportionate number of undocumented immigrants as a result of poorly protected external Schengen borders. On Saturday, the 27 EU member states agreed unanimously…

The Hubble Space Telescope is investigating something strange about the beautiful rings around Saturn. You might picture Saturn’s rings as perfectly smooth, but in fact, they have some strange dark spots that appear intermittently. These features, called spokes, look like dusty blots spread over the rings and appear for just a few rotations before disappearing again, with some periods having much more spoke activity than others. These spokes were first observed over 40 years ago by the Voyager 2 spacecraft, but they continue to be something of a mystery. They seem to be linked to seasons on the planet, which…

A Canadian expat in the UAE has won a monthly salary of Dh25,000 for the next 25 years. Robert Burkovski hit Emirates Draw’s EASY6 grand prize after playing with a set of numbers in mind – “a usual sequence that would sometimes include random picks” from his children. The expatriate said the family won’t be doing anything extravagant with this money. “It will just help with the day-to-day stuff like housing, groceries, or the kids’ activities. It will definitely help make things more comfortable,” he said. Stay up to date with the latest news. Follow KT on WhatsApp Channels. The…

Part of the Nintendo Switch’s appeal is its versatility — you can play it at home on your TV or on the go in portable mode. This versatility also applies to multiplayer and co-op games, which can be played with single Joy-Con controllers, in tabletop mode, and wirelessly both online and locally. Better yet, many of these Nintendo Switch games allow for crossplay with other consoles and PCs. And while the Switch might not be the competitive powerhouse that the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X are, it still offers an incredible library of multiplayer games. In fact, the portable…

The Authority of Social Contribution (Ma’an) has launched the ‘We Volunteer’ initiative aimed at enhancing community engagement by developing a volunteering ecosystem in Abu Dhabi. The initiative was recently unveiled in the presence of Sheikh Theyab bin Mohamed bin Zayed, Chairman of the Office of Development and Martyrs Families Affairs at the Presidential Court. “’We Volunteer’ is designed to create and promote meaningful volunteering opportunities, which will provide innovative solutions to different pressing social priorities; by engaging the government, private sector as well as the third sector and individuals to create these opportunities,” Fatema Abdulla Al Marzooqi, executive director, community…

Russia said 14 people including two children had been killed and 108 injured in “indiscriminate” Ukrainian strikes allegedly including cluster bombs on the nearby Russian provincial capital of Belgorod on Saturday, and vowed to retaliate. The Kommersant newspaper cited a source close to the Russian Investigative Committee as saying missiles fired from a multiple rocket launcher in Ukraine’s Kharkov region had hit a skating rink on the central Cathedral Square, a shopping centre, residential buildings and a car. No official comment was immediately available from Kyiv, but the Ukrainian news outlet RBC-Ukraine quoted sources as saying Ukrainian forces had struck…

The third game of the New Year’s Six heads to Florida for the 2023 Capital One Orange Bowl featuring the No. 6 Georgia Bulldogs (12-1) and the No. 5 Florida State Seminoles (13-0). The game airs on ESPN at 4 p.m. ET/1 p.m. PT on December 30. Joe Tessitore, Jesse Palmer, and Katie George will announce the game from Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. Georgia dominated the regular season for the second straight year, going 12-0 and punching their ticket to the SEC Championship. However, Georgia lost to Alabama in the conference championship, which ended their chances of winning…

Question: My wife is under my sponsorship and has ‘housewife’ under ‘profession’. She’s been offered a part-time position by a company. Can she work? If so, how? Answer: In 2018, the UAE’s Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (MoHRE) implemented the Ministerial Decree No (31) of 2018 Concerning the Introduction of Part Time Employment Contracts. By the provisions of the MD 31/2018, entities in the UAE were permitted to recruit skilled employees under a part-time contract system. Under the provisions of clause (a) of Article 4 of MD 31/2018, a person may work part-time only after obtaining the necessary work…