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June 28th, 2026 - 11:03 GMT

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US restaurants add mandatory tips to bills as World Cup fans are unfamiliar with tipping culture

ALBAWABA - The World Cup, doubtlessly, brings fans from all around the world to come and cheer for their favorite teams and to experience the cultures of the host countries, one culture. However, has slipped World Cup fans by, tipping. Tipping is seen not as something optional in the U.S. but as something compulsory, that anyone should tip their server as they pay for their meal. This mindset, however, hardly ...

Al Hoota used to attract around 75,000 visitors annually before it was closed for renovation. (YouTube)

October 10th, 2016 - 10:39 GMT

Extreme sports coming to Al Hoota Cave, Oman

With cybercriminals increasingly targeting mobile devices, the market is rushing to provide solutions to mobile security threats. (Shutterstock)

October 9th, 2016 - 01:20 GMT

Is there such thing as an unhackable phone?

Former UN HIgh Commissioner for Refugees Antonio Guterres speaking at the UN headquarters in New York in April 2016. (AFP/Kena Betancur)

October 6th, 2016 - 08:57 GMT

Who is Antonio Guterres?

Mobius is a professional team from international French engineering and consulting group Systra, which specialises in rail and public transport. (Mobius)

October 5th, 2016 - 08:06 GMT

Full throttle: France's Mobius takes first prize in Dubai's International Hyperloop Competition

CEO of Himaya Security Colonel Ahmed Mohamed Al Hantoubi with a graduate of the first batch of female security guards at the National Security Institute in Abu Dhabi. (UAE Ministry of Interior)

October 4th, 2016 - 11:19 GMT

Watchful eyes: Demand for female security guards on the rise in the UAE

Big Boys Toys exhibition features products from 10 different categories that include drive, oof-road, marine, aviation, adventure, wellness, fashion, lifestyle, art and digital. (Big Boys Toys/Twitter)

October 3rd, 2016 - 09:10 GMT

Big Boys Toys 2016 adds wonders with new 'Woman's World' section

Thirty women have graduated from a training course implemented through the Water Smart Homes, which is one of the projects implemented by the Millennium Challenge Account Jordan. (Facebook/Millennium Challenge Account Jordan)

October 2nd, 2016 - 07:50 GMT

Females can fix it! Women's plumbing team eyes business in Jordan's capital

Among the options Salameh may resort to is to issue new certificates of deposit with long-term maturity that carry 7 to 9 percent interest. (File photo)

September 29th, 2016 - 09:47 GMT

Lebanon: The irony of having too much cash in the bank

Beginning October, 'official permission' will be required prior to making real estate-specific announcements in Dubai across all advertising and marketing platforms. (Shutterstock)

September 28th, 2016 - 10:16 GMT

Dubai cracks down on unscrupulous overseas property hawkers

While Dubai, was the top ranked destination city in the region, Abu Dhabi was reported as the fastest-growing in the region with a growth rate of 81 percent. (File photo)

September 27th, 2016 - 09:14 GMT

Dubai in global top five destinations for international overnight visitor arrivals

Communications and IT Minister Mahmoud Vaezi said in August that the country was preparing to introduce credit card services processed by global payment operator MasterCard for the first time. (Shutterstock)

September 26th, 2016 - 09:23 GMT

Time to splurge: Iran introduces credit cards for the first time

Spectacles are similar to Google's Glass, in that both have a camera, but Snap's offering can do just two things: take short videos and keep the sun out of your eyes. (Twitter)

September 25th, 2016 - 07:33 GMT

Snapchat gets a re-brand with launch of Spectacles camera-sunglasses