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Question: If I have a full-time job, can I invest in and operate a business in Dubai? What are the things I must keep in mind? Answer: Pursuant to your queries, it is assumed that you are employed by an employer based in mainland Dubai. Therefore, the provisions of Federal Decree Law No. 33 of 2021 on the Regulation of Employment Relations and the provisions of Cabinet Resolution No. 1 of 2022 on the Implementation of Federal Decree Law No. 33 of 2021 Regarding the Regulation of Employment Relations are applicable. In the UAE, an employee may establish an entity…
A volcano in western Indonesia erupted Sunday, belching a column of ash around three kilometres into the sky and forcing the evacuation of dozens of hikers, officials said. Mount Marapi on the island of Sumatra, with a peak of 2,891 metres, is on the third-highest alert level of Indonesia’s four-step system and authorities imposed an exclusion zone around its crater. There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties after the eruption at 2.54pm local time, but 42 hikers were unaccounted for. A total of 70 hikers had checked in at two entry points to Marapi since Saturday via an…
Here’s the harsh truth: Bollywood does not know how to make biopics. A biopic is supposed to delve deep into the psyche of a famous (or infamous!) personality, presenting known facts and unknown facets about them, giving you an understanding of what made them so unique. Bollywood disagrees. Most Hindi biopics have been utter disappointments primarily due to the makers’ unwillingness to explore any shade of their subject than white. Be it films based on the lives of sportspersons (Azhar, Mary Kom, MS Dhoni) or politicians (Thalaivi), or actors (Sanju), the tendency is to turn them into hagiographic embodiments of…
Pakistan fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi is looking to spoil Australia batter David Warner’s farewell when the two teams clash in a three-match Test series down under later this month. The first match of the series will kick off on December 14 in Perth. Warner, who has amassed 8487 runs with an average of 44.4 in 109 Test appearances, announced his decision to retire from the five-day format at the end of the Pakistan series. The Australian selectors named him in the 14-man squad on Sunday for the first Test against Pakistan. But Afridi, the Pakistan pace spearhead, says his…
NWTN and Partners Exhibit Technologies for Full Clean Energy Value Chain at COP28 in Dubai, UAE NWTN exhibit features augmented reality interactive experience that guides visitors through the entire clean energy value chain and highlights how NWTN and its partners aim to develop solutions from energy generation to energy storage, and energy utilization. Dubai, UAE, 2 December, 2023 — NWTN Inc. (Nasdaq: NWTN), an eco-conscious mobility technology company bringing passenger-centric green premium mobility solutions to the world (“NWTN” or the “Company”), is currently exhibiting, with its partners, technologies for the entire clean energy value chain during COP28 UAE from November…
The holidays are a time for celebration. Who doesn’t love watching Home Alone or How the Grinch Stole Christmas – yes, the Jim Carrey version; no, I will not be taking any questions. And 2023 has no shortage of holiday content, from cheesy streaming originals to bona fide classics that will make you feel warm inside. But if you want to instead embrace the feelings Elvis Presley sings about in Blue Christmas? There are several depressing movies you can watch that will do the trick. These films are among the saddest, most devastating holiday offerings, revolving around themes of depression, solitude,…
The fourth group of wounded Palestinian children and cancer patients arrived in the UAE on Saturday in implementation of the directives of the President, His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, to provide medical treatment for 1,000 injured children, and 1,000 cancer patients from the Gaza Strip, in the UAE’s hospitals. Departing from Al Arish International Airport in Egypt, the plane landed at Abu Dhabi International Airport, carrying 77 children who are in the most urgent need of medical assistance, accompanied by 43 members of their families. Since the outbreak of the crisis, the UAE immediately provided urgent humanitarian…
A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck the Philippine islands region on Sunday, the German Research Centre for Geosciences said. The quake was 10 km below the Earth’s surface, GFZ said. On Saturday, an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.6 struck off the cost of the island of Mindanao. A tsunami warning was issued.
Dr. Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, Minister of State for Foreign Trade, and Alfredo E. Pascual, Secretary of Trade and Industry for the Philippines, finalised the scope of negotiations for a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA), ushering in a new era of trade and investment cooperation between the two nations. A ceremony in Dubai marked the launch of preliminary talks to establish a CEPA between the two countries, where a joint statement was signed between Al Zeyoudi and Pascual. The announcement is the latest milestone in the UAE’s CEPA programme, which aims to diversify and expand the country’s non-oil foreign…
Australia’s chief selector George Bailey has refused to be drawn into the David Warner vs Mitchell Johnson standoff ahead of the three-match Test series against Pakistan down under. Warner was named on Sunday in Australia’s 14-man squad for the first Test in Perth from December 14-18 of the three-match series against Pakistan as he aims to bring the curtain down on his career in Sydney against Shan Masood’s team in January. Warner’s selection for the opening Test comes as his former teammate Johnson launched a withering critique of the 37-year-old’s recent form and questioned whether he deserved to continue to…