Dubai / Emirates Business ADNOC Distribution has announced that from August,1 a number of its vehicle inspection centres will operate on Fridays and Saturdays from 9am to 5pm in a bid to meet the dynamic requirements of its customers. Responding to the request of its customers, ADNOC Distribution will operate its vehicle inspection centres in Abu Dhabi (main), Mahawi, …

  Sharjah / Emirates Business The Sharjah Girl Guides are learning an array of important life skills during a series of workshops taking place this week. Held from July 17-21 and titled ‘Summer of Accomplishments,’ the programme covers topics ranging from self-defense to stage crafts and has been specially devised to imbue the girls with important attributes that will both …

  Doha / Reuters Five years ago Samer Habib moved to Qatar where he opened a restaurant that turned a profit serving Lebanese salads and sandwiches to expats. In June, the business folded. The European lawyers and Indian clerks who for years frequented Habib’s restaurant have been leaving the country in recent months, he said, many laid off in sweeping …