The Big Yellow Sale on Noon.com started on Saturday and will run until midnight on July 29.
The shopping platform is offering up to 80 per cent off on categories spanning fashion, beauty, home and kitchen essentials, baby gear and toys, as well as big-ticket electronic items.
A 55-inch Samsung 4K QLED television, for example, is going for Dh1,999 instead of Dh3,999, while a Ctroniq laptop will cost you Dh699 instead of Dh999.
Smartphones, smartwatches and audio gadgets from brands such as Apple, LG, Huawei and Xiaomi will be slashed by up to 60 per cent.
Parents of toddlers and tweens can pre-stock their Santa sacks, as toys will be available for a mere Dh5 a pop, including Lego products going from Dh16.
The sale also extends to 15 per cent off baby gear, (think Bugaboo strollers, Chicco bed sets and Britax Romer car seats) upon using the code GEAR15.
Elsewhere, get the full 80 per cent off Nike, Adidas, and Reebok; and up to 70 per cent off watches and sunglasses, from brands including Casio, Vincent Chase and Ray-Ban. A pair of shades from the latter starts from Dh279.
Designer wear from Tommy Hilfiger and Roberto Cavalli will also be slashed, as will skincare and cosmetics from The Ordinary and Bourjois, and perfumes from numerous brands.
Finally, budding chefs can invest in appliances such as air fryers (starting from Dh99) and other decor and kitchen essentials from Home Box, Tefal and Black+Decker, all of which are offering up to 70 per cent off.
If you own a Mashreq noon VIP credit card, get 5 per cent cashback.
Other sales to shop in the UAE
Amazon Prime Day
Amazon Prime Day is on until Sunday in the UAE and Saudi Arabia, offering 48 hours of discounts and deals for Prime members on items across the website, including products in the home, beauty and electronics sections. New offers will also pop up at various times throughout the two-day sale.
Dubai Summer Surprises
It may be ongoing until Sunday, September 4, but this Monday, DSS will host a flash sale offering up to 90 per cent off on dozens of brands across 25 malls. These include Max & Co, Paul&Shark, Porsche Design, Reiss, Bally, Clarks, Santoni, Kids Couture, Chicco, V Perfumes, al mukhalat perfume, Al Huzaifa Furniture and Union Coop.
Elsewhere, get up to 70 per cent off at Gianfranco Ferre, Balmain, Pierre Cardin, Accessorize, Monsoon Children, Smart Baby, Iwan Maktabi carpets, Crate & Barrel and United Furniture.
Summer sale at Aldar malls
Participate in lucky draws and enjoy discounts of up to 75 per cent at 150 stores in Yas Mall, Abu Dhabi, World Trade Centre Abu Dhabi and Al Jimi Mall in Al Ain. Shoppers who spend more than Dh300 at Yas Mall are eligible to participate in the Spend & Win campaign, for a chance to drive home in a 2022 Jeep Grand Cherokee, while those who spend a minimum of Dh200 at World Trade Centre and Jimi malls can win one million Darna Rewards points.
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Benefits of first-time home buyers' scheme
- Priority access to new homes from participating developers
- Discounts on sales price of off-plan units
- Flexible payment plans from developers
- Mortgages with better interest rates, faster approval times and reduced fees
- DLD registration fee can be paid through banks or credit cards at zero interest rates
if you go
The flights
Emirates have direct flights from Dubai to Glasgow from Dh3,115. Alternatively, if you want to see a bit of Edinburgh first, then you can fly there direct with Etihad from Abu Dhabi.
The hotel
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Located in the heart of Mackintosh's Glasgow, the Dakota Deluxe is perhaps the most refined hotel anywhere in the city. Doubles from Dh850
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Events and tours
There are various Mackintosh specific events throughout 2018 – for more details and to see a map of his surviving designs see glasgowmackintosh.com
For walking tours focussing on the Glasgow Style, see the website of the Glasgow School of Art.
More information
For ideas on planning a trip to Scotland, visit www.visitscotland.com
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How to invest in gold
Investors can tap into the gold price by purchasing physical jewellery, coins and even gold bars, but these need to be stored safely and possibly insured.
A cheaper and more straightforward way to benefit from gold price growth is to buy an exchange-traded fund (ETF).
Most advisers suggest sticking to “physical” ETFs. These hold actual gold bullion, bars and coins in a vault on investors’ behalf. Others do not hold gold but use derivatives to track the price instead, adding an extra layer of risk. The two biggest physical gold ETFs are SPDR Gold Trust and iShares Gold Trust.
Another way to invest in gold’s success is to buy gold mining stocks, but Mr Gravier says this brings added risks and can be more volatile. “They have a serious downside potential should the price consolidate.”
Mr Kyprianou says gold and gold miners are two different asset classes. “One is a commodity and the other is a company stock, which means they behave differently.”
Mining companies are a business, susceptible to other market forces, such as worker availability, health and safety, strikes, debt levels, and so on. “These have nothing to do with gold at all. It means that some companies will survive, others won’t.”
By contrast, when gold is mined, it just sits in a vault. “It doesn’t even rust, which means it retains its value,” Mr Kyprianou says.
You may already have exposure to gold miners in your portfolio, say, through an international ETF or actively managed mutual fund.
You could spread this risk with an actively managed fund that invests in a spread of gold miners, with the best known being BlackRock Gold & General. It is up an incredible 55 per cent over the past year, and 240 per cent over five years. As always, past performance is no guide to the future.
if you go
The flights
Air Astana flies direct from Dubai to Almaty from Dh2,440 per person return, and to Astana (via Almaty) from Dh2,930 return, both including taxes.
The hotels
Rooms at the Ritz-Carlton Almaty cost from Dh1,944 per night including taxes; and in Astana the new Ritz-Carlton Astana (www.marriott) costs from Dh1,325; alternatively, the new St Regis Astana costs from Dh1,458 per night including taxes.
When to visit
March-May and September-November
Visas
Citizens of many countries, including the UAE do not need a visa to enter Kazakhstan for up to 30 days. Contact the nearest Kazakhstan embassy or consulate.
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Quarter-finals
Saturday (all times UAE)
England v Australia, 11.15am
New Zealand v Ireland, 2.15pm
Sunday
Wales v France, 11.15am
Japan v South Africa, 2.15pm
The biog
Name: Ayisha Abdulrahman Gareb
Age: 57
From: Kalba
Occupation: Mukrema, though she washes bodies without charge
Favourite things to do: Visiting patients at the hospital and give them the support they need.
Role model: Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak, Chairwoman of the General Women's Union, Supreme Chairwoman of the Family Development Foundation and President of the Supreme Council for Motherhood and Childhood.
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Tearful appearance
Chancellor Rachel Reeves set markets on edge as she appeared visibly distraught in parliament on Wednesday.
Legislative setbacks for the government have blown a new hole in the budgetary calculations at a time when the deficit is stubbornly large and the economy is struggling to grow.
She appeared with Keir Starmer on Thursday and the pair embraced, but he had failed to give her his backing as she cried a day earlier.
A spokesman said her upset demeanour was due to a personal matter.
