Saturday is First day of Ramadan August 21, 2009
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UAE moonsighting committee announce that Saturday will be the first day of Ramadan.
According to the committee, chaired by Hadef Jua’an Al Daheri, Minister of Justice, Friday is the last day of Sha’aban and Saturday is the first day of the fasting month.
The committee said the Ramadan moon was not sighted Thursday night after using Sharia methods. The crescent was not also sighted after nightfall in neighbouring countries.
57 work categories banned from sponsoring families January 2, 2009
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After a rule for family visa sponsorship was proposed 2 weeks back, the Federal Naturalisation and Residency Department ( FNRD ) announced a new rule and was released this Wednesday banning 57 categories of employees from sponsoring the families.
Categories are mostly skilled and semiskilled workers.
About 57 categories of expatriates will be restricted from sponsoring their families even if they earn the minimum required salary. The following categories are included:
* Cooks (Arabic cuisine cook, continental cuisine cook, falafel maker, sweets maker, pastry maker, assistant cook)
* Certain skilled categories like welder, blacksmith, goldsmith, plumber, tile worker, painter (automobile painter), engine worker, assistant mechanic
* Laundry worker, car washer, grave digger, grocer, salesman, waiters, office boys, butcher
* Makeup man, hairdresser, barber, tailor, decoration jobs
* Drivers (pick up driver and private drivers)
* Trainers like falcon trainer and private tutor.
* Guards
* Labourer (construction workers)
New Year celebration cancelled December 31, 2008
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As Israel’s assault on Gaza becomes more intensive, His Highness Shaik Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai has ordered the cancellation of all forms of celebrations marking the New Year 2009 in Dubai, as an act of solidarity with the Palestinian people.
Hotels here in Dubai were ordered to cancel their New Year celebration. I wonder what it looks like not celebrating new year in this country. Will Shakira’s concert in Abu Dhabi be fun? I don’t think so.
New family visa sponsorship rule December 17, 2008
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A new rule in sponsoring families to Dubai or in UAE was proposed yesterday by the Federal National Council or FNC.
The proposal was to increase the minimum salary required for an expatriate – without company accommodation – to sponsor a family should be Dh10,000 and an expatriate with company accommodation, Dh8,000.
Having a salary lower than the required is not a problem, right? Salary certificate can be change by some HR department, I know that. But here is the other rule suggested by FNC.
Family visa applicants should also be asked to submit a bank statement of six months detailing salary transfer. So now you have a problem.
And what about getting a housemaid visa? FNC suggested that expatriate who wishes to apply for a housemaid visa should have a minimum salary of Dhs15,000.00 and an annual fee of Dhs7,000.00.
Dubai’s population by the end of the year will be 6.3 million and 5.5 million of it are foreign workers.
UAE’s 37th National Day December 3, 2008
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Yesterday December 2 was the 37th celebration of United Arab Emirates National Day. Public and private companies are on holiday and it has been approved by The Federal Cabinet which is held under the chairmanship of HH Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai to merge the holidays of the UAE’s 37th National Day and Eid Al Adha for the public sector, which started yesterday to December 11. Work will resume on December 14.
We have seen lots of cars going to Dubai creek yesterday afternoon to witness a Marine Parade as part of the celebration.
People gathered in along the creek to watch an array of vessels sail down the creek including wooden dhows, speedboats, yachts and water taxis – all adorned with scarves and the UAE flag.
Emiratis throughout the UAE took to the streets in a public outpouring of pride in their nation for National Day.
I love having holiday here in Dubai not because of work but because you can go to other places without being stuck in traffic.
Hope there will be more holidays! lol
Looking for jobs in Dubai? December 3, 2008
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Dubai is one of the country for those people who wants to have a better life. Being a tax free country, there are a lot of people who wants to work and live here. Although Dubai is an Islamic city, the non-Muslim communities are permitted to practice their own religion freely. About 71% of Dubai population consists of foreigners and expatriates and 3% is categorized as “western”. Expatriates here are mostly include Asians, mainly from India, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Filipino. This percentage increased every year.
Looking for a job in Dubai is difficult now a days compared to previous years. Reason is increase in Dubai’s population and the global economic crisis. Property developers confirmed job cuts in the previous reports.
There are a lot of recruitment agencies that you can find in the newspapers and on the internet. Some of them will get obviously get your attention as they have enticing job opportunities. I’ve heard about this company Core elements that asked 150 dirhams for registration and after you paid them, you will never hear from them again. There are other popular recruitment agencies like BAC middle east, Jobsme.com and Weknowdubai.
So if you are looking for a jobs in Dubai, better search the internet and ask your friend to avoid hassle and save your time.
Another Master property developer announced job lay off November 30, 2008
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Nakheel one of the leading master property developer in Dubai announced today Sunday November 30,2008 that it was scaling back work on some of its projects and that it has adjusted it staffing requirements accordingly to accommodate the current easing market conditions,” a Nakheel statement said.
According to the latest news from Gulfnews, Nakheel’s spokesperson described the decision as a responsible action in light of the current global market conditions.
“We have the responsibility to adjust our short term business plans to accommodate the current global environment. The redundancies are indeed regrettable, but a necessity dictated by operational requirements which are in turn dependent on demand,” added the spokesperson.
This is the second biggest confirmed job cut in the UAE so far, and comes after two developers, Damac and Omniyat confirmed a total of 269 – 200 by Damac and 69 by Omniyat.
All the affected employees were provided a redundancy package, which includes outplacement support services to assist in this time of transition.
All other major developers have earlier said they are revising headcount downwards, as business activities in Dubai’s real estate has come close to a near halt.
Analysts say this is the beginning of a massive job cut across the real estate market.
“This is not the end, but the beginning and we do not know when it will end,” said property analyst Sudhir Kumar, managing director of Realtors’ International.
“In a situation like this, when lack of funds cut short economic activities, companies have to tighten their belts.
“We anticipate others will follow suit in announcing more job cuts.”
Starting to blog about Dubai November 27, 2008
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Today I finally got a new blog. And I can’t think of any name so I just named it Views of Dubai. Obviously this blog will discuss anything I feel worth blogging about Dubai. I should have done this before as there are many things that can be talk and share about this city.
Dubai has taken the lead to have the BIGGEST, LARGEST, TALLEST, FIRST, MOST, etc that you can think of. I will not make my first blog longer. It’s time to me to go home. It takes me two and a half hours to reach my home. I’ll tell you why in my future post. This is just the start of my new blog about Dubai. See you next time…Ciao…
