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Dr. Hüseyin Kandulu graduated from Trakya University Faculty of Medicine in 2003 and is a board-certified plastic reconstructive and aesthetic surgeon. Since opening his own private practice in Istanbul in 2015, he has trained colleagues in high-volume fat transfer and advanced body sculpting procedures.

The Dubai Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA) has issued a Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP) license to the crypto wallet Backpack, resulting in the launch of Backpack Exchange.

Backpack, an all-in-one Web3 wallet, has become the latest to receive a Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP) license in Dubai. The approval will enable Backpack to launch a regulated cryptocurrency exchange service in the city.

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Bishan Singh Bedi, Angad Bedi recently clinched a gold medal in the 400-metre race at the prestigious Open International Masters 2023 Athletics Championship held in Dubai. The actor has dedicated this award to his father. Taking to his social media account on Instagram, Angad dropped a video of himself from the tournament and shared how his late father's never-give-up attitude pushed him to go for it. Mourning the loss, the actor penned a heartfelt message for the former Indian cricket captain. «Didn't have the heart… didn't have the courage..The body wasn't willing… Nor was the mind.

Infibeam Avenues, has launched a mobile-based QR code payment solution in the United Arab Emirates. The company, which runs the payment gateway brand named CCAvenue.ae (the UAE web domain) intends to tap the growing offline payments landscape in the Emirate with the product. It is the company’s first such offline payments solution for the international market.

The UAE’s Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence, Digital Economy, and Remote Work Applications Office has published a whitepaper on a «Responsible Metaverse Self-Governance Framework» with contributions from OKX, a notable player in the Web3 technology domain. This initiative is an answer to the burgeoning influence of the metaverse across diverse sectors and the consequential demand for a standardized operational paradigm.

cash-for-query’ case, expressing her inability to appear before it on October 31. In a tweet, Mahua Moitra said she was available only after November 5 due to her pre-scheduled constituency programmes. The TMC MP also alleged that the summons were leaked on live TV before an official letter was emailed to her.

BJP and TMC, as Nishikant Dubey slammed Mahua Moitra over the cash-for-query allegation and called her “Dubai didi”. While reacting to Moitra's response to the Ethics Committee of Parliament, in which she reportedly demanded cross-examining businessman Darshan Hiranandani, the BJP MP said that, as per rules, witnesses are protected from «court-kachehri' (legal proceedings)». "Dubai Didi asked some people for a cross-examination. Under the rules of Lok Sabha, especially page 246 of the Kaul-Shakdher book, the witness is protected from court proceedings and its hue and cry… Answers are needed on the question of (hampering) national security and corruption; here we are prepared for the fight," he wrote on X in Hindi. Further taking a swipe at TMC MP over what appeared to be a typo, he said Moitra was so "intoxicated with Dubai" that she misspelled his name in the letter as 'Dubai' instead of 'Dubey'. «The accused MP is so intoxicated by Dubai that even my name has been changed to Dubai in the letter written to the Chairman of the Ethics Committee.

Hong Kong Police arrested 8 more people on Thursday in the JPEX scandal, taking the total of arrested individuals in the alleged fraud to 36.

Could Bitcoin (BTC) be headed for an imminent pullback? Some crypto market observers believe the answer could be hiding within the price action of a frog-themed memecoin.

NDTV has reported. As per the report, the Ethics Committee had written to the Union IT and Home ministries requesting information about her logins and locations.

Bitmain, a major global manufacturer of Bitcoin (BTC) application-specific integrated circuits (ASIC), has officially released its new air-cooled BTC miner, Antminer T21.

IGST waiver to luxury vessels converting to coastal run and encouraging setting up of cruise terminals in ports. The near-term goal is to encourage tourists who would otherwise be boarding cruises from Dubai or Singapore to onboard cruises from Indian destinations, shipping ministry officials aware of the plan told ET. In line with the plan, the Centre is encouraging setting up of cruise terminals to improve passenger experience in the country’s coastline ports, which are currently focused on transporting goods, one of the officials said. The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council recently gave a conditional and limited duration waiver to foreign flag foreign-going vessels converting to coastal run from the 5% integrated goods and services tax (IGST). “This IGST waiver has made it viable for companies like Costa Cruises to bring their luxury vessels to Indian shores,” Nalini Gupta, managing director of Lotus Destinations – a representative of Costa Cruises in India, told ET. Costa Cruises will have for the first time an international cruise liner stationed in India for a two-month period. “The biggest attraction is international sailing experience without having the hassles of travelling abroad, hence no visa or passport will be required,” Gupta said. Sarbananda Sonowal, union minister of ports, shipping, and waterways, told ET, “The Costa Cruises initiative has been driven by the Dekho Apna Desh initiative of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Hong Kong's leader on Wednesday cut taxes for some homebuyers and stock traders to boost markets as the city seeks to maintain its reputation as a global financial hub. Chief Executive John Lee said the extra stamp duties imposed on non-resident buyers and current local homeowners looking to buy additional properties would be halved, making the first easing over the past decade since property cooling measures were introduced. In his annual policy address, Lee also unveiled plans to reduce stamp duty on stock transactions to 0.1% from 0.13%, saying a vibrant stock market is vital to upholding the city's status as a financial hub. After the easing of COVID-19 restrictions, Hong Kong's economy has begun to recover, fuelled by growth in tourism and private consumption. The city's economy expanded 2.2% in the first half of 2023 year-on-year and is expected to grow between 4% and 5% for the full year. However, the path to full recovery remains uneven, particularly with geopolitics tensions rising and mainland China, its largest trading partner, struggling to rebound quickly.

NEW DELHI : India’s trade with Russia in yuan is gathering pace as Russian exporters prefer being paid in the Chinese currency, two people close to the matter said. The trades are routed through global financial centres like Singapore and Dubai. Russia’s trade with China hit a record after its invasion of Ukraine, and the Western sanctions that followed redirected much of its energy exports to Asia.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom opened a weeklong trip to China with an assurance that his state will always be a partner on climate issues no matter how the U.S. presidential election turns out next year

Tanzania's government has signed a controversial port management deal with a Dubai-based company that had fueled protests in the African country and led to arrests of dozens of critics

Gayatri Projects have received a single bid for the debt-laden engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) company from Dubai-based private equity fund Mark AB Capital Investment LLC, offering them about 10% recovery on their total dues of ₹6,000 crore. The bankers had received two expressions of interest (EOIs) earlier this year but the other joint bid from two individuals did not result in a serious offer, people familiar with the process said. Mark AB's offer includes a small upfront payment, with the remaining payment differed after two years. «The offer includes a total of ₹50 crore upfront cash, ₹50 crore capital infusion, and the remaining ₹500 crore to be paid after two years,» said a person aware of the details. «Mark has said that it will partner with an asset reconstruction company to assign the debt and pay recoveries from it after two years.» Last week, Gayatri Projects' resolution professional Sai Ramesh Kanuparthi successfully petitioned the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) to expand the resolution timeline, which has been extended by 60 days. Bankers are expected to close the deal by December. «Creditors will look to negotiate a better deal including some commitment for covering the bank guarantees (BGs) issued to the company,» said a person aware of the details.

Qatar Airways from 5 November. Al Meer is currently the Chief Operating Officer of Hamad International Airport at Doha. Akbar Al Baker who has been CEO for 27 years of the Doha-based airline has announced his resignation a little while ago.

DUBAI (Reuters) -An Iranian Revolutionary Court sentenced two journalists to years in prison for their coverage of the death in custody of Kurdish-Iranian Mahsa Amini last year, state media reported on Sunday.