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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 ...

Dolce and Gabbana launched their first abaya collection in January 2016 and have released their second collection for Ramadan. (Dolce & Gabbana)

June 6th, 2016 - 05:00 GMT

Western designers court Arab clientele with Ramadan collections

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June 5th, 2016 - 09:49 GMT

Jordan's tourism ministry gears up for the 31st annual Jerash Festival

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June 2nd, 2016 - 10:55 GMT

The top 100 companies in the Arab world, according to Forbes

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June 1st, 2016 - 10:19 GMT

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May 31st, 2016 - 09:13 GMT

Emirates planes go wild for endangered species

King Fahd mosque. (Destination KSA)

May 30th, 2016 - 11:08 GMT

Saudi opens four Jeddah mosques to non-Muslim visitors

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May 29th, 2016 - 11:46 GMT

A third of top 15 'global retail cities' are in MENA

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May 26th, 2016 - 11:03 GMT

Jordan's celebrations shout from the rooftops with 3D projection mapping

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May 25th, 2016 - 08:22 GMT

Twitter to exclude attachments from 140-character count limit

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May 24th, 2016 - 09:15 GMT

World's first 3D-printed office inaugurated in Dubai

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May 23rd, 2016 - 10:28 GMT

Shares in UK travel firm Thomas Cook drop as tourists avoid Egypt, Turkey and Tunisia

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May 22nd, 2016 - 09:50 GMT

Egypt begins mourning victims of EgyptAir MS804