Sri Lankan skipper Dinesh Chandimal insisted Monday his battered team can lift their game and be competitive on the More…

Sheikh Mohamed will meet Pope Francis in Presidential Palace.

Around 135,000 people are expected to gather at the Zayed Sports City for the Papal Mass.

Pope Francis touched down in Abu Dhabi for the 48-hour trip during which he will meet leading Muslim clerics and hold an open-air mass for some 135,000 Catholics

Dubai: As Pope Francis embarks on the first-ever papal trip to the Arabian Peninsula, hotels rooms in Abu Dhabi are quickly selling out, sending prices for the remaining rooms soaring. Francis will address a huge mass in the capital on Tuesday, February 5. The event is expected to draw some 135,000 people. According to hotel […]

Islamabad: China will provide $2.5 billion (Dh9.18 billion) in loans to Pakistan to boost the foreign exchange reserves of its “all-weather ally”, a media report said Saturday. Pakistan is nearly broke with the drying up of foreign cash reserves and mounting external debt. The country’s $8.12 billion reserves, which are below the minimum level that […]

Dubai: The head of DP World reiterated on Sunday that he expected 2019 to be a “challenging year,” adding that the company is taking a “cautious approach” towards its costs. Sultan Ahmad Bin Sulayem, chairman of Nasdaq Dubai-listed DP World, said that events such as the UK’s exit from the European Union (Brexit) and trade […]

Dubai A major contract to complete some 29,000 square metres of public space at Expo 2020 Dubai — worth Dh169 million — was recently awarded to UAE-based contractor Arabtec. “The move reinforces World Expo’s commitment to support Emirati companies and create a long-term positive impact on the country’s economy,” a statement from the organiser’s office […]

He was also welcomed by His Eminence Dr Ahmad Al Tayyeb, Grand Imam of Al Azhar Al Sharif.

Pope Francis begins historic visit to the UAE.