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Private sector employees, government staff, Sharjah workers and schools will have different break lengths depending on weekends and work schedulesThe UAE has announced Eid Al Adha 2026 holiday dates for private sector employees, government staff and schools, with the length of the break varying depending on work schedules.For some residents, the holiday will stretch into a 10-day break. Others will get anywhere between four and nine days off.Here is a simple breakdown:Private sector: Who gets a 6-day Eid break?Private sector employees in the UAE will get a four-day paid holiday for Eid Al Adha 2026. The Ministry of Human Resources…
Tourists and Indian residents from the UAE are allowed to carry gold coins and bars, but this is subject to declaration and customs duty as per Indian regulations, gold jewellers in Dubai said.The clarification came after India hiked gold import duty from six per cent to 15 per cent, prompting a surge in demand for gold jewellery in Dubai due to a further price gap between the UAE and India.“Yes, non-resident Indians (NRIs) and Indian travellers are permitted to bring gold into India from the UAE, subject to prevailing Indian customs regulations and applicable duties. Gold coins and bars can…
Noor NanjiBBC PanoramaWarning: contains details of alleged sexual offences and misconductTwo women have told the BBC they were raped during the filming of one of Channel 4’s biggest shows, Married at First Sight UK, while a third has described an allegation of a non-consensual sex act.Channel 4 was aware of some allegations before broadcast, and all the episodes featuring the women had been available on its streaming service.On Monday afternoon, Channel 4 said it had removed all episodes from streaming and linear services, alongside MAFS UK social channels.Reacting to our findings, the chairwoman of a new creative industry watchdog described…
Why Elon Musk lost in the OpenAI court battle against Sam AltmanBBC’s Lily Jamali was at court during the trial, as Musk accused Altman of breaching a non-profit contract by shifting the ChatGPT-maker to a for-profit company.2 hrs agoUS & Canada
The US justice department has announced a $1.7bn (£1.3bn) fund to compensate allies of President Donald Trump who allege they were unfairly investigated by the Biden administration.The “Anti-Weaponization Fund” was unveiled “in exchange” for the president dropping his $10bn lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) over the leak of his tax returns, said the justice department.Democrats criticised the settlement as a “slush fund” paid out of taxpayer money for Trump and his cronies from a federal agency overseen by him. The lawsuit’s plaintiffs, which include Trump’s elder sons and the Trump Organization, will receive an apology, but no monetary…
Police are investigating an attack on a young Jewish man who was visiting London from Israel, who says he was kicked and beaten by a group of men.The 22-year-old, who doesn’t want to be fully identified, suffered injures to his face, neck and back in the assault in The Grove, Golders Green in the early hours of Monday.He told the BBC: “They kicked me like an animal and didn’t stop. They were shouting ‘Are you Jewish’? I was thinking they could kill me.”The man was taken to hospital for treatment but has since been discharged. The Metropolitan Police is treating…
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A gunman has opened fire in southern Turkey, killing four people, local media report. Another eight people were injured in the Tarsus district, Mersin province, according to Turkey’s Hurriyet newspaper and CNN Türk.Monday’s shooting is reported to have started at a restaurant, and the suspect then fled in a car.Police have launched a large-scale operation with helicopter support as they try to apprehend the gunman.The gunman then continued shooting, killing a shepherd grazing his sheep nearby and a lorry driver.The suspect’s identity and motives were not immediately known.Turkey
A California jury has tossed out Elon Musk’s high-profile lawsuit against OpenAI and its boss Sam Altman. In a unanimous verdict, the jury agreed that Musk had waited too long to file his lawsuit, leaving all of his claims essentially expired.Musk had accused Altman of breaching a non-profit contract by shifting the ChatGPT-maker to a for-profit company after Musk donated $38m (£28.5m) early in OpenAI’s history.Musk claimed Altman had deceived him by accepting his money and then reneging on OpenAI’s original non-profit mission to develop artificial intelligence (AI) technology for the benefit of humanity.Musk had accused Microsoft of aiding and…
However, should an ‘acceptable’ deal not be reached, US will begin a ‘full, large scale assault of Iran, on a moment’s notice’, the US President claimed US President Donald Trump said he is holding off on a “planned military attack” on Iran, initially scheduled for May 19, at the request of three Gulf leaders. He named the UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Qatar Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, Sheikh Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. Trump said based on his “respect for the leaders”, he had instructed…