UAE

The most expensive schools: Abu Dhabi and Dubai

1. The British International School, Abu Dhabi FS1 (foundation stage): Dh46,497 (Unable to confirm 2008-2009 school fees). 2. American Community School KG1 (foundation stage): Dh 26,000 up from Dh23,295 (12 per cent increase) 3. Gems American Academy KG1: Dh25,000 (No increase) 4. American International School KG1: Dh26,620 up from Dh24,200 (nine per cent increase) 5. Raha International: KG1 Dh35,000 (Unable to confirm 2008-2009 school fees)

1. American Community School Grade 11 ? 12 Dh66,000 up from Dh59,650 (11 per cent increase) 2. Sheikh Zayed Private Academy Grade 12: Dh54,700 (unable to confirm 2008-2009 fees) 3. Raha International Added grade 11 (Dh52,920) this year. Grade 10: Dh50,400 same as last year. (No increase) 4. Al Khubairat Secondary: Dh51,705 up from Dh46,995 (10 per cent increase) 5. American International School Grade 12: Dh48,400 up from Dh44,000 (10 per cent increase)

1. Gems World Academy KG1: Dh53,000 (No increase) 2. Repton FS1: Dh42,500 (No increase) 3. Greenfield Community School KG1: Dh35,840 up from Dh32,000 (12 per cent increase) 4. Gems Wellington Primary School FS1: Dh34,510 (no increase) 5. Dubai British School FS1: Dh35,400 (could not confirm increase)

1. World Academy Grade 12: Dh92,000 (no increase) 2. Repton Dubai Year 13: Dh85,000 for day school (no increase) 3. Wellington International School Year 13 Dh72,335 up from Dh64,585 (12 per cent increase)

4. Jumeirah English Speaking School Years 12 ? 13: Dh70,746, up from Dh53,865 (unable to confirm increase) 5. Gems Jumeirah College Year 13: Dh69,035 raised from Dh60,030 (15 per cent increase)

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The rules on fostering in the UAE

A foster couple or family must:

  • be Muslim, Emirati and be residing in the UAE
  • not be younger than 25 years old
  • not have been convicted of offences or crimes involving moral turpitude
  • be free of infectious diseases or psychological and mental disorders
  • have the ability to support its members and the foster child financially
  • undertake to treat and raise the child in a proper manner and take care of his or her health and well-being
  • A single, divorced or widowed Muslim Emirati female, residing in the UAE may apply to foster a child if she is at least 30 years old and able to support the child financially

SM Town Live is on Friday, April 6 at Autism Rocks Arena, Dubai. Tickets are Dh375 at www.platinumlist.net

In numbers: PKK’s money network in Europe

Germany: PKK collectors typically bring in $18 million in cash a year – amount has trebled since 2010

Revolutionary tax: Investigators say about $2 million a year raised from ‘tax collection’ around Marseille

Extortion: Gunman convicted in 2023 of demanding $10,000 from Kurdish businessman in Stockholm

Drug trade: PKK income claimed by Turkish anti-drugs force in 2024 to be as high as $500 million a year

Denmark: PKK one of two terrorist groups along with Iranian separatists ASMLA to raise “two-digit million amounts”

Contributions: Hundreds of euros expected from typical Kurdish families and thousands from business owners

TV channel: Kurdish Roj TV accounts frozen and went bankrupt after Denmark fined it more than $1 million over PKK links in 2013 

RESULTS

West Asia Premiership

Thursday
Jebel Ali Dragons 13-34 Dubai Exiles

Friday
Dubai Knights Eagles 16-27 Dubai Tigers

Key facilities
  • Olympic-size swimming pool with a split bulkhead for multi-use configurations, including water polo and 50m/25m training lanes
  • Premier League-standard football pitch
  • 400m Olympic running track
  • NBA-spec basketball court with auditorium
  • 600-seat auditorium
  • Spaces for historical and cultural exploration
  • An elevated football field that doubles as a helipad
  • Specialist robotics and science laboratories
  • AR and VR-enabled learning centres
  • Disruption Lab and Research Centre for developing entrepreneurial skills
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