Dubai has launched a new electronic tracking system that will use a state-of-the-art digital stamping system to ensure proper tracking of excise tax on its tobacco products. This is as per an awareness meeting that was held in the country, and to be implemented by the state Federal Tax Authority (FTA). According to the meeting, […]
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From festivals in Florida to touring Dracula’s digs in Romania, we round up the best destinations to visit this October. As summer abandons Europe again this October, eke out the last of the rays and raves in Ibiza, where nightclubs will be going out with a bang for the winter break. When the party finally stops head to the island’s north.
Iran Director Apologises For Isis PR Stunt In Tehran
People in Tehran’s Kourosh shopping center unaware of the film “Damascus Time” may have mistaken the arrival of men armed tooth and nail with bullets, guns, and swords as members of terrorist organization Isis. The men were riding actual horses, which didn’t help the supposed harmless public relations stunt of Iranian filmmaker Ebrahim Hatamikia. The […]
Women In Saudi Arabia Can Drive Again In June
Women in Saudi Arabia can once again drive cars in the nation beginning June, after officials confirmed “requirements” for women drivers have finally been set throughout the Kingdom. Women drivers are now expected to be on the streets by June 24, the projected date that the driving ban on women will finally be lifted for […]
Persian Gulf Set To Lose 12% Of Marine Biodiversity In 2100 Due To Climate Woes
Climate change may bring more bad news to the Persian Gulf, as recent numbers state that current projections look at a loss of 12-percent of the region’s total marine biodiversity if no measures are taken against the ecological threat. This may seem a challenging endeavor given the political, social, and cultural tensions currently present in […]
Spotlight At Afghan Women Coders And Their Games Against Inequality
A team of young Afghan women coders is taking the gaming world by storm, as they take their programming knowledge into designing games that fight inequality and opium – among other awesome feats. For these girls, The Princess will be rescuing Mario, no matter how many castles they have to go through. In the Afghan […]
Is Qatar Going To Invest In Newsmax?
If actions speak louder than words, then it appears Qatar may actually be planning on investing in Newsmax, the conservative news outlet linked with United States President Donald Trump. Part of the reasons may be the meeting between Trump and Qatar Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, and the positive reception of Newsmax from […]
UAE, India Push To Streamline Worker Certification In New Mechanism
Indians who wish to work in the United Arab Emirates may now expect a better, much streamlined mechanism of getting proper training and certification for them to work in the UAE. This new initiative would hopefully help solve the apparent mismatch of qualifications of workers from India with requirements not recognized by authorities in the […]
Yemen Launches 1st Oral Cholera Vaccination Push With WHO, Global Support
Yemen will finally launch its first oral cholera vaccination campaign, thanks to the assistance of global agencies including the World Health Organization. The campaign will hopefully push for millions of people in the region to receive cholera vaccine despite being in a war-torn nation. If successful, the vaccination campaign can push to save more lives […]
Princess Sheikha Latifa: The International Mystery Of The Failed Emirates Escape
Dubai is at the cusp of an international espionage thriller of epic proportions – just what is the mystery behind a Frenchman in Luxembourg, Indian soldiers seizing a yacht, and the supposed escape of a detained Emirate princess? The espionage thriller starts when human rights activists have become increasingly worried about the safety of Shiekha […]
Palestinians Disapprove Bahrain, UAE Presence In Israeli Cycle Race
Palestenians were not particularly pleased when they discovered teams from Bahrain and United Arab Emirates seem to be taking part of the prominent Giro d’Italia cycle race to take place in Israel this year. They added this “undermined” hopes for Arab solidarity, especially since it may have just broken some political expectations. According to Reuters, […]