Congratulations, children and parents, for making it through the long break away from classroom education! While parents should get gold stars for being home-school superheroes since nurseries and schools in the UAE closed early in the year due to the pandemic, the kids deserve gold medals for adapting to prolonged home study, and coping with being away from their classmates for so long. No doubt going back to school in September and the reunions with…
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The present pandemic facing large parts of the world has created unprecedented situations and challenges, and which has resulted in people, companies and government authorities having to deal with rapidly evolving situations, with very serious consequences. If a person has had their employment terminated or their salary reduced as result of the affect of the pandemic on their employer, it naturally becomes more difficult or even impossible to make payments due on mortgages or rental…
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Dubai has gained somewhat of a reputation for draining the Dirham rather than stretching it. Lucky for our readers, we have our budgeting experts, Selma & Susan of Dirham Stretcher, to save the day as well as your wallet! Here are their top five places to go to bag a bargain. Brands For Less With multiple stores around Dubai, chances are that you would have already walked, if not driven right past one of these…
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