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In this issue

October 17, 2025

Dubai Chocolate a big hit at Expo 2025 Osaka

UAE Pavilion's initiative to connect with visitors turns into a daily ritual as popularity soars

1 mins

Can sacked employee work elsewhere during paid garden leave?

My company terminated my employment three weeks ago and instructed me not to report to work during my three-month notice period. They are treating this period as paid garden leave on condition that I cannot work for another employer during this time. Now I have received a job opportunity, which I have to accept within this period. Does the company have the right to impose this restriction? How can it be withdrawn?

1 mins

BLS issues alert on Indian passport application rules

Dark-coloured attire for ICAO-compliant photos compulsory

1 mins

Work permits: ‘Eye’ to expedite processing

MoHRE launches Al-powered system to verify essential documents

1 mins

UAE workforce grows to 9.4m, unemployment falls to new low

PEOPLE AGED 30-39 ACCOUNT FOR LARGEST SHARE OF EMPLOYED POPULATION

2 mins

Holistic medicine made in the UAE is the solution for evolution of humanity"

A founder of holistic healing medicine, Dr Ludmila Vassiliev, MD, PhD Cardiologist and Homeopath, is a Dubai-based doctor who has initiated and is championing a system that unites Western sciences with Eastern wisdom in the Middle East, making the UAE a global hub for health, youth, vitality and longevity, says Anand Raj OK

8 mins

Why Global Village season 30 is special

CEO OF DUBAI HOLDING ENTERTAINMENT PROMISES A GRANDER AND LONGER CULTURAL FIESTA

3 mins

Expect pleasant weekend weather

Cooler mornings with daytime highs settling below 40C mark

1 mins

Home upgrade service for elderly

Abu Dhabi initiative aims to ensure a safe and comfortable living environment

1 mins

Protected reserves to increase in Abu Dhabi

Resident His Highness Mohammad Bin Zayed Al Nahyan has directed an increase in the area of nature reserves in Abu Dhabi, to cover 20 per cent of the emirate’s total land area.

1 mins

Arab publishing to get tech innovation boost

Sharjah Publishing Sustainability Fund to facilitate tie-ups with global players

1 mins

Hamdan urges police to use Al for security

'FORCE MUST BE A GLOBAL LEADER IN HARNESSING TECH'

1 mins

Trusity launches TruPreneurs. AI to build future entrepreneurs

As the world’s first knowledge-grounded entrepreneurship Al platform, it empowers students to build solutions to real-world problems

2 mins

ADGM tightens rules for legal, tax service firms

Existing firms have six months to meet new insurance, staffing requirements

1 mins

New tech event to level up Gitex Global

His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has directed that ‘Gitex Tech-cation 2026’ become the world’s largest event dedicated to technology and artificial intelligence (Al).

1 mins

New technical service to gauge natural loss

This will allow manufacturers to claim tax exemptions

1 mins

Record gold run makes Diwali the priciest yet

INDIAN FESTIVAL'S EMOTIONAL PULL AUGURS WELL FOR RETAILERS

2 mins

As US government shutdown strains airports, UAE flyers feel the heat

Passengers urged to brace for a cascade of flight delays and even cancellations

2 mins

Seeking faster bookings, shorter waits? UAE unveils Al roadmap to streamline air travel

Civil aviation body’s new strategy aims to cut red tape and boost efficiency

1 mins

Tensions ease but flight fares will stay up for now

UAE TRAVEL AGENTS PREDICT PRICES WILL ONLY SOFTEN AFTER DECEMBER

2 mins

CORRUPTION: FILIPINOS ARE RUNNING OUT OF PATIENCE

As billions vanish into graft, outrage rises against a system where corruption runs far and deep

3 mins

Houthi military chief killed in Israeli attack

Israel's defence minister refers to it as 'strike of the firstborn'

1 mins

Kuwait dismantles terror financing network

Group used pharmacy in hospital as a front to channel funds

1 mins

Date for opening Rafah crossing to be announced later

Crossing will allow movement of people, not humanitarian aid, says Israel

2 mins

Netanyahu says he is determined to secure return of all hostages

REMAINS OF 19 HOSTAGES, 'BURIED IN RUINS', ARE STILL UNACCOUNTED FOR

1 mins

Virginia Giuffre's memoir revisits sexual abuse

Posthumous book lays bare trauma, fear, and unanswered questions

1 mins

Faulty engineering led to Titan submersible implosion

Report says wreckage could have been found sooner

1 mins

US mulls 'strikes' against drug cartels

Trump indicates that he authorised CIA action against Venezuela

1 mins

Punjab toughens stand on TLP, illegal arms

GOVERNMENT ALSO TARGETS UNDOCUMENTED AFGHANS

2 mins

2 school staff suspended after boy's death

Teacher threatened to file complaint and have Arjun jailed over Instagram message

1 mins

Nimisha Priya's execution in Yemen stayed for now

Attorney General apprises Apex Court of the situation

1 mins

Modi unveils projects worth Rs134.3b in Andhra Pradesh

DELHI, AMARAVATI WORKING IN UNISON FOR FAST-PACED PROGRESS, PM SAYS

2 mins

Bengaluru surgeon held for wife's anaesthetic death

Mahendra allegedly demanded money from her family to build a hospital

1 mins

Pakistani Tekken legend Arslan Ash makes history

His rise from the streets of Lahore to global stage has inspired millions

1 mins

It's a great feeling, Rajput says after UAE qualify

WASEEM'S BOYS SECURE T20 WORLD CUP SPOT WITH WIN OVER JAPAN

3 mins

Why Ilaiyaraaja's music still feels like home to every generation

Some composers create melodies, and then there is Ilaiyaraaja, who built universes out of sound.

1 mins

'REGRETTING YOU' IS A BIG EMOTIONAL MIX:

Actress tells us about Colleen Hoover's best-selling book-to-movie adaptation and why the cast was soon longing for horror

4 mins

Why Nawazuddin chose Dubai for his children

One of Bollywood’s most unpredictable and versatile actor has a new postcode — and it’s not in Bandra in Mumbai.

3 mins

It's the safest city in the world, says the 'Thamma' villain about his happy place

One of Bollywood's most unpredictable and versatile actor has a new postcode — and it's not in Bandra in Mumbai.

3 mins

Precision surgery at the heart of treatment

While the decision to undergo breast cancer surgery can be daunting, advances in both technology and patient-centred care have made it a far more hopeful process than it once was

1 mins

ADVANCING BREAST CANCER CARE IN ABU DHABI

Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi's Fatima Bint Mubarak Center redefines breast cancer diagnosis and treatment

3 mins

A NEW ERA IN BREAST HEALTH

PRIME's specialists and Al technology drive detection, awareness and timely management

1 mins

WHY FOLLOW-UP CARE MATTERS AFTER BREAST CANCER

Finishing breast cancer treatment brings relief, but it also marks the start of a new phase — remission.

1 mins

Breast Imaging First Annual Meeting 2025 to convene in Dubai

The event aims to advance educational tools and foster knowledge exchange among specialists

1 mins

AI steps in as a second set of eyes in cancer screening

AI could help detect hard- to-spot breast cancers early, UCLA study finds

2 mins

Timing tweak in treatment leads to major breakthrough

Cambridge study offers hope for BRCA-related breast cancer

2 mins

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Gulf News Description:

Publisher: Al-Nisr-Publishing-LLC

Category: Newspaper

Language: English

Frequency: Daily

GN Media is the publisher of Gulf News, the biggest selling English newspaper in the UAE. It is also home to the most visited news website in the UAE, gulfnews.com

Gulf News is a daily English language newspaper published from Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It was first launched in 1978, and is currently distributed throughout the UAE and also in other Persian Gulf Countries.