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Always ask for the dress code if you don't know
Wear a white kandura, white ghutra / shemagh (headwear) and black shoes for work
Wear 100 per cent cotton under the kandura as most fabrics are polyester
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Buy a kandura only based on how it feels; ask questions about the fabric and understand what you are buying
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Indian residents in UAE can use their non-resident NRO and NRE accounts held in Indian banks linked to a UAE mobile number for UPI transactions
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Name: Kumulus Water
Started: 2021
Founders: Iheb Triki and Mohamed Ali Abid
Based: Tunisia
Sector: Water technology
Number of staff: 22
Investment raised: $4 million
The specs: 2018 Nissan 370Z Nismo Price, base / as tested: Dh182,178 Engine: 3.7-litre V6 Power: 350hp @ 7,400rpm Torque: 374Nm @ 5,200rpm Transmission: Seven-speed automatic
Fuel consumption, combined: 10.5L / 100km
Engine: Duel electric motors
Power: 659hp
Torque: 1075Nm
On sale: Available for pre-order now
Price: On request
Updated: April 16, 2025, 10:39 AM
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