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Lawyer Hani Hussein, who was barred from participating in the parliamentary polls, has claimed a “big surprise” could delay Kuwait’s November 26 elections and lead to the reinstatement of the 2013 National Assembly which was dissolved in October. Hussein made the announcement on his official Twitter account but declined to reveal the nature of the surprise. However, he said it relates to a provision in the election […]

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Eight years after the launch of the National, state-owned Abu Dhabi Media Company (ADM) has sold the English-language newspaper. WAM reported that the paper had been sold to International Media Investments (IMI), a subsidiary of private investment firm Abu Dhabi Media Investment Corporation (ADMIC). ADMIC was set up in 2010 as a special purpose vehicle for a partnership with broadcaster BSkyB to launch the Sky News Arabia […]

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British multinational hotels company InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) and Dubai’s Al-Futtaim have signed an agreement for management of the largest Holiday Inn hotel in the UAE. The 520-room Holiday Inn Dubai Festival City, a mixed-use waterfront community, is expected to be completed towards end-2017. The new hotel, the first branded mid-market hotel in the area, will connect directly to Dubai Festival City Mall. The hotel will also […]

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Like re-reading a favorite book in an unfamiliar place, Pokemon Sun and Moon combine a lot of my favorite things about Pokemon into an adventure that reminded me why I fell in love with this RPG series in the first place without simply repeating what came before. With equal attention given to roleplaying (my first obsession) and battle (my more recent interest), Sun and Moon both honor […]

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Health experts and professionals in the UAE share some of their favourite apps and why they stand out. newslide Dr Rocco Arzoumanian, dentist at Dr Rocco’s Specialized Dental Center in Abu Dhabi, recommends Brush My Teeth, free to download for iOS, from Beansprites: “This is a game that teaches children how to brush their teeth in an informative and fun way. Children move the brush around the characters’ […]

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Photo A blanket of smog covered Tehran on Monday. Every year, heavy pollution gets trapped by the Alborz Mountains. Credit Atta Kenare/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images TEHRAN — This week, as a yellow blanket of smog settled in for what is typically a winter-long stay, Reza Shajiee, a prominent hipster socialite, posted a picture of himself on Instagram wearing a gas mask under his motorcycle helmet. The […]

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By Julia Love and Kristina Cooke | SAN FRANCISCO SAN FRANCISCO Alphabet Inc’s Google said on Monday it is working on a policy change to prevent websites that misrepresent content from using its AdSense advertising network, a move aimed at halting the spread of “fake news” and other types of misinformation on the internet. The shift comes as Google, Facebook Inc and Twitter Inc face a backlash […]

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The UAE is to join with the World Economic Forum (WEF) to establish the first permanent policy unit to study and implement measures regarding the “Fourth Industrial Revolution” – the transformation of business and society brought about by technological advances. Mohammed Al Gergawi, UAE Minister for Cabinet Affairs and the Future, announced the initiative at the WEF summit of Global Future Councils in Dubai. He promised full […]

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Thanks to a bill passed by Texas legislators that put in place technical voting procedure for astronauts, they have the ability to vote from space through specially designed absentee ballots. To preserve the integrity of the secret vote, the ballot is encrypted and only accessible by the astronaut and the county clerk responsible for casting it. Source link

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The Abu Dhabi Science Festival returns this week with another packed programme that proves learning can be fun. The sixth edition of this family-­friendly event begins on November 17 and continues until November 26 at Umm Al Emarat Park and Al Ain Zoo. For the first time, the majority of the activities are of the “drop-in” variety, which means there is no need to preregister or buy […]

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Photo Members from the Free Syrian Army take part in a battle in northern Syria last month against Islamic State fighters. Credit Nazeer Al-Khatib/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images BEIRUT, Lebanon — The hours are ticking down to what the Syrian government and its main ally, Russia, say could be the most devastating aerial assault yet on besieged rebel-held districts in the Syrian city of Aleppo. The Obama […]

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newslide Abu Dhabi Choral revue Attend the opening-night performance of ADCG: It Lives In You. Abu Dhabi Choral Group presents an autumn revue celebrating 40 years of entertaining audiences in the city, which includes musical memories from previous shows the group has staged, including South Pacific, Beauty and the Beast, and songs that celebrate musical theatre. • Tonight, Thursday and Friday, 7.30pm, from Dh90, Abu Dhabi Folklore […]

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Events November 18 Emirates Kids Marathon Sign up your children for the Emirates Kids Marathon, which aims to prevent obesity by inspiring kids to get involved in physical activities for a lifetime of healthy living. The event includes races of various lengths as well as fun activities such as face-painting, competitions and more. It’s open to those between the ages of 5 and 13, and will be […]

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Round 3 brought more of the same, though the champion’s leg kicks seemed to be landing with more of a snap. Continue reading the main story As a championship fight, this bout was scheduled for five rounds, rather than three. And the crowd finally had something to cheer about in Round 4, when Kowalkiewicz stung Jedrzejczyk with a punch and put her on the back foot for […]

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This all began in April, when Ferguson, a McDonald’s all-American, played in the Nike Hoop Summit in Portland, Ore. After the game, he said, his mother, Rachelle Holdman, delivered some unexpected news: A representative from an Australian team wanted to meet with them over dinner. Continue reading the main story At the time, neither Ferguson nor his mother knew that Australia even had a professional league. But […]

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Where Even Nightmares Are Classified: Psychiatric Care at Guantánamo By SHERI FINK November 12, 2016 A guard tower at a now-empty detention block at Guantánamo Bay. The prison, where nearly 800 men were held over the years, now has 60 detainees. By SHERI FINK November 12, 2016 Every day when Lt. Cmdr. Shay Rosecrans crossed into the military detention center at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, she tucked her medical school class ring […]

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Photo A member of the Syrian Democratic Forces, a United States-backed Kurdish-Arab alliance, inside Syria. Credit Delil Souleiman/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald J. Trump said Friday that he was likely to abandon the American effort to support “moderate” opposition groups in Syria who are battling the government of President Bashar al-Assad, saying “we have no idea who these people are.” In an interview […]

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FUJAIRAH // A centre for the disabled wants more classrooms and teaching staff to deal with a growing number of autistic pupils. Dibba Al Fujairah Rehabilitation Centre for the Disabled started operating in 2002 to teach 12 children with intellectual and physical disabilities. Today, there are 59 aged between 4 and 18, with another five helped by outside support services. Thirteen of children are autistic, and there […]

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ABU DHABI // Mass extinction of species, how to boost economic growth without harming the planet and the effects of mass agriculture are all issues to be addressed at the Cop 22 summit. The meeting in Morocco, which began this week, follows last year’s Paris Agreement, where 196 countries committed to reducing global warming to less than 2°C. One of the major discussion points is that the […]

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DUBAI // A heart surgeon has been suspended and the hospital he works for warned after a patient was left brain damaged after a routine operation. The family of Mohammed Imran Hussain, 48, are seeking legal guidance in pursuit of compensation for what happened to the father of four after heart bypass surgery in August. Mr Hussain had been working in Dubai for US firm Dow Chemicals […]

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MOSCOW // Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, was in Moscow on Thursday to chair the sixth UAE-Russia joint meeting as the two countries sought to strengthen economic, trade and investment cooperation. Russian minister of industry and trade, Denis Valentinovich Manturov, hosted the meeting which Sheikh Abdullah said was “a major step to further strengthen the strategic bilateral relations” with Russia. The […]

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