The Trump Organisation is launching a new tower in Dubai, which will include luxury penthouses priced at $20 million. This comes as the company also prepares to start a new property project in Qatar, just ahead of a visit by US President Donald Trump to the Gulf region.

The Trump Organisation has partnered with Dar Global Plc, a Saudi Arabian developer listed in London, to build an 80-story tower on a major highway in Dubai. The tower will have stunning views of the Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest building. The project will include a hotel, branded homes, a members-only club, and penthouses with sky pools. It will take a few years to complete.

The new tower will have 126 hotel rooms and 446 apartments. The price for apartments will start from Dh4 million to Dh5 million ($1.1 million – $1.4 million), while the penthouses will cost around Dh74 million. The total value of the project is $1 billion, and demand has been strong, according to the companies involved.

One unique feature of this project is that buyers will be able to make payments using cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum, which the Trump family has invested in.

At the same time, Dar Global’s CEO, Ziad El Chaar, mentioned that the company is also planning a new property project in Qatar with the Trump Organisation.

These announcements come ahead of Trump’s trip to the Gulf, where he will visit Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the UAE, including Dubai.

The Dubai tower project is an important step for the Trump Organisation, as it follows the cancellation of a previous project in Dubai during the financial crisis in 2008. The Trump family has since worked on other developments, including a golf course next to a Trump-branded housing project.

For details, visit www.trump-tower-dubai.ae

(Source: Bloomberg)

Two expats, an Indian and a Pakistani, have become overnight millionaires in the latest Dubai Duty Free (DDF) Millennium Millionaire draw, with each winning a life-changing prize of $1 million (approx. Dh3.67 million).

Indian Winner Finds Out Mid-Vacation

Biju Therool, a 49-year-old Indian expat who lives in Dubai and works for a retail chain, won in Series 499 of the draw. He bought his lucky ticket (0437) on April 19 at Terminal 2 of Dubai International Airport, just before flying home to Kerala for a vacation.

He is now the 248th Indian national to win $1 million since the DDF promotion started in 1999 — with Indians continuing to be the top participants in the long-running draw.

In Series 498, the prize went to Muhammad Gumman, a Pakistani national based in Saudi Arabia, who bought his winning ticket (2990) online on April 12.

However, DDF officials say they have not yet been able to contact Gumman to inform him of the good news. He is the 26th Pakistani to win the DDF jackpot.

The draw was held on Wednesday at Concourse D of Dubai International Airport.

There’s cause for celebration among Indian students and families in the UAE, as the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) officially announced the ICSE (Class 10) and ISC (Class 12) board exam results for 2025 on Wednesday.

This year, a total of 99,551 students appeared for the exams across both levels, and an impressive 98,578 candidates passed, reflecting the continued high standards of the CISCE board. Once again, girls outperformed boys, with a pass percentage of 99.45% compared to 98.64% for boys.

The results are now available online through the CISCE’s official portal, cisce.org and results.cisce.org. Students can log in using their unique ID and index number to access and download their scorecards.

For those without internet access, the council has also made provisions. Students can receive their results via SMS by sending their details in the prescribed format to 09248082883, or access their digital marksheets through the DigiLocker platform.

The ICSE Class 10 exams were conducted from February 18 to March 27, while the ISC Class 12 exams took place between February 13 and April 5, 2025.

CISCE has also opened the rechecking window for students who wish to review their answer sheets. Applications for rechecking can be submitted online until May 4, 2025.

Meanwhile, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) is expected to release Class 10th and 12th results for the academic session 2024-25 in the first half of May. 

(Source: HT)