There will be a live rock band playing classic hits, a buffet and a celebration at midnight. From 8pm to 2am, from Dh179, Qube Sports Bar, next to Meydan Hotel at The Track, Nad Al Sheba, Dubai, 04 381 3780, www.facebook.com/qubesportsbar
LAUGH your way into 2014 with a comedy show, dinner and fireworks with Dubomedy. The headliners are the UAE’s King and Queen of Comedy, Ali Al Sayed and Mina Liccione, plus the comedians Omar Ismail and Omar Shams, who will entertain you before a spectacular fireworks show. From 8pm, from Dh550 including buffet, Al Wasl Ballroom, Dusit Thani, Dubai, 050 440 0994, www.comedy.ae
BID 2013 farewell at Rainbow Steak House with a buffet of traditional specials, live cooking stations and multinational cuisines. From 7pm to 1am, from Dh84, Ground Level, Custom Building, near Dubai Hospital, Al Muteena Street, Deira, Dubai, 04 239 8301; Sheikh Saqr Bin Khalid Al Qasimi Street, Sharjah, 06 572 3505, www.rainbowhospitalityuae.com
CELEBRATE the end of 2013 with a gala dinner at Origins restaurant at Yas Viceroy hotel. Savour delectable treats from live cooking stations and countdown to 2014 from the terrance overlooking the Yas Marina Circuit, then party with a DJ at Yas Lounge. From 7pm to 1am, from Dh295, Yas Viceroy hotel, Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, 02 565 0600, dining@yasviceroyhotelsandresorts.com
GET tickets to the special version of the family classic Beauty and the Beast, featuring the talents of professional actors, singers and dancers along with local performers in this festive performance. At 3pm today, from Dh250, Madinat Theatre, Souk Madinat Jumeirah, Dubai, www.madinattheatre.com
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Profile
Name: Carzaty
Founders: Marwan Chaar and Hassan Jaffar
Launched: 2017
Employees: 22
Based: Dubai and Muscat
Sector: Automobile retail
Funding to date: $5.5 million
Other workplace saving schemes
- The UAE government announced a retirement savings plan for private and free zone sector employees in 2023.
- Dubai’s savings retirement scheme for foreign employees working in the emirate’s government and public sector came into effect in 2022.
- National Bonds unveiled a Golden Pension Scheme in 2022 to help private-sector foreign employees with their financial planning.
- In April 2021, Hayah Insurance unveiled a workplace savings plan to help UAE employees save for their retirement.
- Lunate, an Abu Dhabi-based investment manager, has launched a fund that will allow UAE private companies to offer employees investment returns on end-of-service benefits.
if you go
The flights
Emirates offer flights to Buenos Aires from Dubai, via Rio De Janeiro from around Dh6,300. emirates.com
Seeing the games
Tangol sell experiences across South America and generally have good access to tickets for most of the big teams in Buenos Aires: Boca Juniors, River Plate, and Independiente. Prices from Dh550 and include pick up and drop off from your hotel in the city. tangol.com
Staying there
Tangol will pick up tourists from any hotel in Buenos Aires, but after the intensity of the game, the Faena makes for tranquil, upmarket accommodation. Doubles from Dh1,110. faena.com
Who's who in Yemen conflict
Houthis: Iran-backed rebels who occupy Sanaa and run unrecognised government
Yemeni government: Exiled government in Aden led by eight-member Presidential Leadership Council
Southern Transitional Council: Faction in Yemeni government that seeks autonomy for the south
Habrish 'rebels': Tribal-backed forces feuding with STC over control of oil in government territory
Monster Hunter: World
Capcom
PlayStation 4, Xbox One
Director: Laxman Utekar
Cast: Vicky Kaushal, Akshaye Khanna, Diana Penty, Vineet Kumar Singh, Rashmika Mandanna
Rating: 1/5
Killing of Qassem Suleimani
