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Thousands of Indians flocked to a recruitment centre on Thursday for jobs that would take them to Israel despite the three-month Israeli-Hamas war that is devastating Gaza and threatening to ignite the wider Middle East. Many among the crowd of men, mostly skilled construction workers and labourers, said they would take their chances in a country embroiled in war as they are struggling to find jobs in India, where unemployment remains high despite a swelling economy. Anoop Singh, a college graduate and construction worker, was told he would make about $1,600 a month if he was selected to go to…

Dubai South, the largest single-urban master development focusing on aviation, logistics and real estate, concluded 2023, its best performing year to date, the company said on Thursday. During 2023, Dubai South Properties (DSP) handed over phase 1 of its Pulse Villas project, comprising 268 units. A first-of-its-kind development in the residential district, Pulse Villas was launched in 2021 and features 342 units of 2-, 3- and 4-bedroom units across its phases, with handover for phase 2 slated for Q1 2024. Real estate activity in Dubai South remained strong through 2023, with DSP launching and successfully selling the first three phases…

An American entrepreneur, author, and influential speaker, best known as the co-founder of the billion-dollar venture Quest Nutrition, Tom Bilyeu’s impact extends beyond the entrepreneurial realm. As the co-creator of the YouTube channel ‘Inside Quest’, later rebranded as ‘Impact Theory’, Bilyeu continues to delve into the minds of successful individuals across various fields, providing valuable insights and inspiration, emphasising the importance of mindset, growth, and resilience. In his own words, he recalls crafting the podcast show initially for his employees, driven by a vision to instill a mindset that would serve them well, whether they stayed within his company or…

Callum Shinkwin shot a stunning eight birdies in a row as he carded a brilliant 62 to take a two-shot lead after round one of the $2.5 million Ras Al Khaimah Championship on the DP World Tour. The Englishman was already two under when he started his run on the 16th, recording ten birdies in 11 holes to send talk of a 59 rippling around Al Hamra Golf Club. A bogey on the seventh ended those hopes but he picked the shot straight back up on the next and his ten under par total left him two ahead of countryman…

Government of the Republic of Guinea announces groundbreaking Round Table of Donors event in Dubai Conakry, Republic of Guinea/Dubai, United Arab Emirates – January 25, 2024: The Government of the Republic of Guinea, through the Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation, has announced a Round Table of Donors (RTD) event. Scheduled for February 15 and 16, 2024, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, this event is a pivotal part of the Interim Reference Program (IRP) 2022-2025. The IRP aligns Guinea’s development with the Guinea 2040 Vision, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for 2030, the ECOWAS 2050 Vision, the African Union (AU)…

Aside from Argylle, and a handful of other movies, February is looking pretty bleak in terms of the films hitting theaters. And at least one movie is skipping a theatrical release in favor of a different kind of experience. Via Variety, the multimedia design collective known as EDGLRD will screen a new film called Aggro Dr1ft for two days in February at Crazy Girls, a strip club in Los Angeles. Why is this movie screening in a strip club? According to EDGLRD’s Eric Kohn, “you don’t just watch Aggro Dr1ft — you step into a new world, and these events…

Winters in the UAE are relatively brief, with January 12 and 24 being the season’s peak in the Gulf heritage calendar. Given the short cold spells the country experiences, many UAE parents consider spending on school-branded winter uniforms to be a waste of money. Residents explained that they find the high price of school uniforms a concern and look for other ways to keep their children warm. Although winter clothes may not appear to burden the family budget, parents highlight that even after spending around Dh2,000 at the start of the academic year on uniforms and school supplies, any supplementary…

A court in military-controlled Myanmar on Thursday ordered the family home of ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi, where she spent 15 years under house arrest, put on auction in March following a bitter decades-long legal dispute between her and her brother. The decision by a district court in Yangon, the country’s largest city, came nearly one and half years after the Supreme Court upheld a special appeal lodged by Suu Kyi’s estranged older brother, Aung San Oo, granting him half ownership of the family property that the siblings inherited in Yangon. A legal official familiar with the case, who…

Emirates NBD, Dubai’s largest lender, announced on Thursday a 65 per cent jump in profit for 2023 to Dh21.5 billion, the bank’s highest-ever, on the back of asset growth, a stable low-cost funding base, increased transaction volumes, and substantial impaired loan recoveries. The bank’s asset base jumped 16 per cent in 2023 as the group’s market-leading deposit franchise grew Dh82 billion, with low-cost current and savings accounts adding an impressive Dh30 billion, the lender said in a statement. Lending grew five per cent on strong retail loan growth, coupled with Dh70 billion new corporate lending. “The rock-solid balance sheet makes…

Art therapy is a relatively new therapeutic discipline that offers a unique and expressive pathway to emotional well-being. In fact, it was only in 1971 that the American Psychological Association (APA) officially recognised Art Therapy as a mental health profession. But what exactly is it? Najah Musthafa, an art psychotherapist at Monarch Health Centres in Dubai working in the field for over six years, explains how art therapy can help support people with everything — from expressing their emotions, reducing stress, encouraging self-exploration and insight, to coping with trauma, building self-esteem and effective communication pathways to support relationship building. Introduction…