Federal government employees who have school-going children can get up to three hours off work.

San Francisco: Twitter said Friday the account of chief executive Jack Dorsey had been “compromised” after a series of erratic and offensive messages were posted. The tweets containing racial slurs and suggestions about a bomb showed up around 2000 GMT on the @jack account of the founder of the short messaging service before being deleted. […]

The UAE Federal Authority on Friday announced that Saturday, August 31, will be Muharram 1.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was visiting UAE for the third time.

Air strikes on Wednesday and Thursday were to send a message that no terror group will be spared in Yemen, the UAE said.

Others see it as a source of quick cash to sort out daily needs.

The announcement was made by the FAHR.

Citizens advised to prepare for evacuation.

Beirut Lebanon’s central bank has secured up to $1.4 billion (Dh5.13 billion) in five-year deposits from private investors overseas, boosting the country’s dollar reserves and easing pressure on its currency peg despite a recent credit downgrade. Governor Riad Salameh said in an interview with Bloomberg TV that Lebanon remains committed to preserving the Lebanese pound’s […]

Dubai: A bit of patience is now paying off for all those foreign brands that wanted to get into India but were yet to make up their minds as to when. Like Apple, for instance. The tech giant announced will start selling directly through its own online store after the Indian government eased requirements on […]