The Expat Economic survey, part of HSBC's Expat Explorer Survey of 4,100 expats from 100 countries, ranked 25 countries on scores linked to annual income, monthly disposable income, and a measure of defined luxuries. However, last year has been difficult for foreigners in UAE.
England recalled spinner Monty Panesar when they named a 16-man squad today for their upcoming Test series against Pakistan in the United Arab Emirates.
Rafael Nadal's comeback from a long-term knee injury has been put on hold by an illness that has ruled him out of an exhibition tournament in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates.
Sri Lanka selectors made seven changes from the Test squad who are trailing Pakistan 1-0 in the three-Test series when they named a 15-man squad on Tuesday for five One-day Internationals.
The US has sanctioned an Indian national based in the United Arab Emirates and two India-based entities for operating as part of Iran's shadow fleet and involved in shipping Iranian oil. The US Department of the Treasury said Jugwinder Singh Brar, who owns multiple shipping companies, operates as part of Iran's shadow fleet, which the US said is used to evade sanctions and transport Iranian oil. Brar also owns or controls India-based shipping company Global Tankers Private Limited and petrochemical sales company B and P Solutions Private Limited. The sanctions come as part of a US campaign of maximum pressure on Iran and target the country's petroleum and petrochemical sectors.
Pakistan Cricket Board's outgoing Chairman Ijaz Butt got players to sign their central contracts and also approved the release of pending payments to them during his final days in office.
Fast paced urbanisation has taken a toll on the environment.
Diego Maradona dedicated victory to the mothers of Argentina after his team Al Wasl made a winning start to their league season with a 3-0 win over Sharjah on Sunday.
However, they have to deposit a bank guarantee of 5,000 dirhams ($136) for each family member with the Department of Naturalisation and Residency, a Khaleej Times report said quoting official sources.
The Pakistan Cricket Board has decided to cancel its 'A' team's series against the West Indies after the Caribbean side refused to tour Pakistan due to of security concerns and offered to play in the United Arab Emirates.
The Cricket Council of the United States is planning to hold a Twenty20 tournament, pitting club teams from North America and countries like India and Pakistan against each other from April 4 to 12 next year. The USD 100,000 tournament would be held in South Florida and will be contested by 48 teams.
The two sides are also likely to firm up a currency swap framework and seal several other agreements including one on debt restructuring following talks between Modi and Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Disanayaka on April 5, people familiar with the matter said.
Leading United Arab Emirates-based firms, especially in the real estate sector, have joined the list of global companies, targetting investments in India in hotels, malls, healthcare, housing, IT parks and integrated townships.
Describing as "shocking" the death sentence to 17 Indians in the United Arab Emirates, the government said on Tuesday that it will ensure all possible help to them, including legal assistance, to file an appeal in a higher court.
The accused person was working as a security guard at a company in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates that was storing the belongings of the late Argentinian footballer.
In signs that Iran is serious about shutting off crude oil supplies to India over unpaid bills, the Islamic Republic has not allocated any volumes for supply to any of the Indian refiners for August.
The Norwegian beat Ian Nepomniachtchi of Russia on Friday in Dubai.
Pakistan coach Dav Whatmore believes his side will have the edge over Australia in the One-Day International and Twenty20 series in the United Arab Emirates as they are more familiar with conditions and the visitors are dealing with injuries and retirements.
United Arab Emirates company has bought Premier League club Manchester City, a local magazine reported on Monday. Abu Dhabi United Group for Development and Investment completed the deal late on Sunday, Arabian Business magazine reported, citing board member Sulaiman al-Fahim.
'Christians, for example, make up 2 per cent of India's population but an estimated 16 per cent of those who were born in India now reside elsewhere,' said Pew.
Seventeen Indians on death row for the murder of a Pakistani national in Sharjah have been granted over a month's time by a United Arab Emirates appeals court to reach a blood money settlement with the victim's family.
UAE's Minister of State for Financial Affairs Obeid Humaid Al Tayer said on Sunday that the UAE's support for Lagarde came as a result of her role in leading the French Ministry of Finance and in recognition of her achievements, as well as the efforts she has made during the G20 meetings under the rotating presidency of France.
The then prime minister Manmohan Singh had visited Doha in 2008.
