Dubai: The first thing Shyam Ghimire learned about building a future in Dubai was that sometimes, you have to start with the jobs nobody dreams of doing. Ghimire has come to the UAE from Nepal with a simple purpose, to find better opportunities, build a future, and support his family. At the same t»»»

Dubai: Dubai’s iconic Toyota Building on Sheikh Zayed Road is set to be demolished in 2027, with almost 70 per cent of its tenants having already moved out but the situation has also brought wider questions over tenant rights, illegal partitions and the rules governing shared housing in the emirate»»»

Walk into any electronics store this month and the sales pitch is the same everywhere: newer, faster, more. But a child heading into Grade 3 does not need the same processor as a video editor, and a school laptop's job is to survive a backpack, not win a benchmark test. The real back-to-school ques»»»

A US judge in Virginia has ruled that three researchers did not defame Johnson & Johnson by publishing research linking cosmetic talcum powder products to mesothelioma, a rare form of cancer, Reuters reported. Johnson & Johnson sued doctors Theresa Emory, John Maddox and Richard Kradin, alleging th»»»

Abu Dhabi City Municipality has announced the reopening of its parks, recreational facilities and affiliated beaches after temporarily closing them as a precaution during unstable weather. Abu Dhabi City Municipality said the facilities have reopened following the improvement in weather conditions.»»»

Ethel Caterham, the world’s oldest living person, has celebrated her 117th birthday, becoming the first British person to reach the milestone. Caterham, who lives in a care home in Surrey, marked her birthday on Friday with family and friends. She was recognised as the world’s oldest living person »»»

HOUSTON, Texas: International and US crude oil futures rose on Friday after US President Donald Trump threatened economic sanctions on Iran’s trading partners, raising expectations of tighter supply in the coming weeks. International benchmark Brent crude futures settled at $94.39 a barrel, up 61 c»»»

Dubai: Rain, strong winds and blowing dust are forecast across parts of the UAE on Saturday as unstable weather continues into the new week, with further chances of showers expected on Sunday, Tuesday and Wednesday. The National Centre of Meteorology forecasts fair to partly cloudy conditions on Sa»»»

TradeCanadaCanada says more work needed as US trade deal deadline loomsEmmy Sasipornkarn with AFP, ReutersWashington ‌and ​Ottawa are pushing to finalize an agreement before steep new US tariffs were due to kick in on Saturday. President Donald Trump has said the US "should be able to have a deal w»»»

For decades, warehousing was largely viewed as a necessary cost of doing business. Warehouses were designed to receive inventory, store pallets and dispatch products when required. That view no longer reflects reality. Today, the warehouse sits at the heart of the customer experience, business resi»»»

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s government on Friday rejected allegations by the family and party of imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan that he was being subjected to “cruelty, mental torture, punitive solitary confinement and medical neglect” as baseless, saying the accusations weren’t supported by»»»

SAN FRANCISCO, United States: TikTok has agreed to pay $400 million to settle a lawsuit with the US Department of Justice over claims that the video-sharing platform violated federal children’s privacy laws, the department announced on Friday. Regulators around the world have been ramping up enforc»»»

TUNIS: At ​least 13 Tunisians are missing after ‌a ‌migrant ​boat ‌sank ⁠off ​the Tunisian ⁠coast while they ⁠were sailing ‌toward Italy, ‌and ​two ‌people ‌were rescued, the ‌head of a migrant rights ⁠group ⁠told Reuters on Saturday.»»»

WASHINGTON: The Pentagon on Friday fired the editor-in-chief of Stars and Stripes and a top reporter for insubordination after they spoke publicly against any interference by the Defense Department in the military news outlet that has a long history of editorial independence. It was the latest move»»»

DAMMAM: In a night that was expected by some to mark a significant shift in Al-Qadsiah’s standing among the top five in Saudi football, Brendan Rodgers’ side came up short in their home clash against Al-Ittihad, the first major Pro League showdown of the season. The good news for Al-Qadsiah was tha»»»

Stars and Stripes, the U.S. military newspaper founded in 1861, lost its editor-in-chief, publisher and Middle East reporter to firings Friday for what the Pentagon described as insubordination. File Photo by Sgt. Brendan Mackie/U.S. Army National Guard Aug. 21 (UPI) -- The Pentagon has fired the p»»»

Dubai: Living farther from work could become a more practical option for Dubai residents once Etihad Rail and the Metro Blue and Gold Lines connect more communities directly to business districts and transport hubs. Get updated faster and for FREE: Download the Gulf News app now - simply click here»»»

AUSTIN: A Texas court on Friday slashed a $50 million judgment that conspiracy theorist Alex Jones was ordered to pay families of the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre over his false claims that one of the deadliest mass shootings in US history was a hoax. The Infowars founder can only be »»»

ABUJA, Nigeria: Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu on Friday ordered an investigation into a man accused of creating and running a fake government agency, the second such agency uncovered in the country in recent weeks. Musa Adamu Aliyu, the head of the country’s corruption watchdog, announced the inv»»»

The defense rested Friday in the triple-murder trial of Massachusetts mother Lindsay Clancy, who is accused of murdering her three children in 2023. Defense witnesses claimed she is not criminally responsible for the slayings due to mental illness. Image by MoMagic/Pixabay Aug. 21 (UPI) -- Defense »»»

LONDON: This year’s El Nino weather pattern will be the biggest in over a century and could make 2027 the hottest year globally, Britain’s national weather agency predicted Friday. An El Nino weather event happens when warming sea surface temperatures in the tropical eastern Pacific trigger worldwi»»»

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump announced Friday that his administration will allow more beef to be temporarily imported into the US without triggering higher tariffs, which drew swift pushback from cattle producers and conservative rural-state Republicans. Beef prices have climbed to record hig»»»

WASHINGTON/DUBAI: US President Donald Trump said Iran was not ready to make the “right deal,” as Washington prepared to unveil what it described as unprecedented economic sanctions aimed at increasing pressure on Tehran nearly six months into the war. “It just means that we’re seeing what happens,”»»»

CEUTA, Spain: In front of ‌a dozen reporters and a handful of local people, a crew of gravediggers in disposable protective overalls and facemasks on Friday started burying ​some of the scores of migrants who died in a mass crossing into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta in North Africa three weeks ago.»»»

Rome, Aug. 21 (SANA) Lebanese President Joseph Aoun met on Friday with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni in Rome to discuss the latest regional developments, particularly in Lebanon, amid continued Israeli attacks on Lebanese territory, the Lebanese presidency said. Aoun stressed the need to pr»»»