DUBAI // A Kenyan cook has lost his appeal seeking a reduced sentence for the premeditated murder of his colleague. The 30-year-old cook was sentenced to 10 years in jail by Dubai Criminal Court for killing his colleague by repeatedly pushing his head underwater in the Arabian Gulf until the man died. He was additionally convicted of drinking alcohol without a licence and was fined Dh1,000 as […]
A Saudi prince reportedly booked out an entire row on passenger aircraft to transport his falcons back home. A picture posted on social media website Reddit shows what’s believed to be 80 falcons sitting on platforms placed on seating in the centre row of an aircraft. Each of the falcons, who have their wings tied so as to prevent movement, appear to be taking up one seat […]
By Praveen Menon and Pairat Temphairojana | KUALA LUMPUR/BANGKOK KUALA LUMPUR/BANGKOK Seeking to capitalise on U.S. President Donald Trump’s controversial new travel restrictions, companies and officials in Asia said they would target greater tourism and education ties with Muslims worried about the curbs. Trump’s Friday directive put a 120-day hold on allowing refugees into the country, an indefinite ban on refugees from Syria and a 90-day bar […]
Executives from The New York Times, BuzzFeed and Bloomberg News have responded to Trump’s recent executive order banning immigrants from Muslim-majority countries in the Middle East. The responses range from outright condemnation of President Trump’s ban to reaffirming their commitment to supporting employees regardless of their countries of origin. Jonah Peretti, the CEO of BuzzFeed, sent a letter to employees over the weekend castigating Trump for “let(ing) […]
Twitter has a security problem — and businesses are paying the price for it. The official Twitter account of Indian airline IndiGo has been hit with a breach. The verified account, which previously had over 100,000 followers and several hundred thousands of tweets, now appears to be in possession of a user who goes by the handle @activevibezzz1. Image: screengrab/twitter Earlier Tuesday morning, IndiGo’s Twitter handle was […]
A “handful of people” have been stopped from flying to the United States from Dubai International Airport following a US travel ban on seven Muslim-majority countries, the airport operator’s chief executive said on Monday. “The effect has been very minimal at the moment. We don’t have the exact figures but literally a handful of people have had to be looked after and repatriated to their point of […]
Today will be a pleasant day with fair to partly cloudy weather with hazy conditions at times. The maximum temperature will remain between 22°C to 26°C in coastal and internal parts of the country, while the minimum temperature may drop to 4°C in the mountains. The wind speed will be light to moderate across the country, and in a south-westerly to north-westerly direction in internal and mountainous […]
Whatever your personality and current state of mind – seeking adventure, travelling the world, or enjoying fatherhood – here’s the kind of backpack you need. Read this and more stories in Luxury magazine, out with The National on Thursday, February 2. [email protected] newslide The outdoor trekker You’re drawn to athletic stripes, and the prospect of embroidered animal appliqués doesn’t scare you. You’ve developed a taste for extreme […]
From the top left corner, moving clockwise, the four images depict: University at Buffalo students performing an experiment, clean drinking water, water evaporating, and black carbon wrapped around plastic in water with evaporated vapor on top evaporated water. Credit: University at Buffalo. You’ve seen Bear Grylls turn foul water into drinking water with little more than sunlight and plastic. Now, academics have added a third element—carbon-dipped paper—that […]
Whirlwind is not an adequate-enough word to sum up the past two years of Daya’s life. After scoring her first chart smash in 2015 at the age of 16, with debut single Hide Away, the scorching American talent was propelled to stardom as the soulful voice behind last year’s smash Don’t Let Me Down by The Chainsmokers. The song’s recent nomination for Best Dance Recording at this […]
Even by Trumpean standards, it verged on an epic surprise. During his daily briefing cum lecture Monday, White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer sharply asserted, “They should either get with the program or they should go.” And he heralded President Trump’s new “One In, Two Out” mantra. But, stunningly, he was not referring to the press! One might have assumed that, given Sunday comments by Kellyanne Conway, […]
Online ordering platform for healthy meals Eatcleanme.com is set to open in Dubai in March 2017. The website will offer a wide range of healthy food and beverage options from restaurants available in the UAE, including joints such as 77 Veggie Boutique and The Salad Jar. Its menu will consist of raw, vegan and gluten-free meals as well as low calorie desserts and juices. Focusing fitness savvy […]
Credit: Tel Aviv University The handwritten signature is still the most widely accepted biometric used to verify a person’s identity. Banks, corporations, and government bodies rely on the human eye and digital devices such as tablets or smart pens to capture, analyse, and verify people’s autographs. New software developed by researchers at Tel Aviv University and Ben-Gurion University of the Negev now enables smartwatches, currently worn by […]
Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, receives Angelino Alfano Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Italy (C). Seen with Dr Anwar Gargash, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, during a Sea Palace barza. Mohamed Al Hammadi / Crown Prince Court — Abu Dhabi Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy […]
Your daily guide to community and cultural activities across the Emirates for January 31, 2017, including performances, festivals, art exhibitions, film screenings, health and fitness events, talks, classes, workshops and family fun. newslide Abu Dhabi Fitness offer Bodytree Studio will celebrate Valentine’s Day throughout February with Bring a Buddy to Bodytree, which offers two-for-one prices for drop-in classes, including all morning yoga classes, from Sundays to Thursdays […]
Yet Mathews was a regular contributor during his three seasons with the Golden Bears, and Williams-Goss was on the all-Pac-12 freshman team at Washington in 2014 before transferring across the state after his sophomore season. Continue reading the main story “I mean, Arizona is in first place in the Pac-12 right now, and we beat them,” Williams-Goss said. “We beat Washington,” he said, citing another Pac-12 team. […]
Dubai will award 47 construction contracts worth 11 billion dirhams ($3 billion) to local and foreign companies this year as it prepares to host the 2020 World Expo, the government-backed body arranging the world’s fair said on Monday. That would leave Dubai on track to complete most construction a year before the fair opens in October 2020, Expo 2020 Dubai said. Deals worth over 2 billion dirhams […]
The new look of Google Voice across Android, iOS, and web. Google When Google Voice launched in 2009, the free service targeted business users who wanted a second phone number for work, without the burden and cost of carrying around a second phone. At the time, Google Voice lacked key features such as photo, video, and group messaging to truly replace carrier-assigned phone numbers, but it offered […]
Solarkraftwerk Waldpolenz, the first Solar 40-MW CdTe PV Array installed by JUWI Group in Brandis, Germany. Credit: JUWI Group Homes with solar panels do not require on-site storage to reap the biggest economic and environmental benefits of solar energy, according to research from the Cockrell School of Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin. In fact, storing solar energy for nighttime use actually increases both energy […]
Celso Regencia —CONTRIBUTED PHOTO ILIGAN CITY—Mayor Celso Regencia walked out of detention on Monday after a Quezon City regional trial court found no basis for indicting him for allegedly trying to kill a former lawmaker. Regencia, a retired police officer, was released from the city jail here at 8:30 a.m., said Vice Mayor Jemar Vera-Cruz, who was among supporters who fetched the mayor. The group proceeded to […]
Manama, 30January 2017 Shaikh Khalid bin Humood Al Khalifa, CEO at the Bahrain Tourism and Exhibition Authority (BTEA) took part in the inaugural meeting of the specialist team responsible for driving the joint vision to promote the tourism industry and boost business across the GCC countries. The meeting was organized by the BTEA, and was held on Wednesday and Thursday, the 25th and 26th of January 2017. […]
Nusret Gökçe– aka ‘salt bae’ – is planning to open a restaurant in the UK capital and New York City. The Turkish restaurateur is currently enjoying his 15 minutes of fame after videos of him flamboyantly butchering and seasoning meat went viral. The videos, posted on Nusret’s Instagram, quickly spurred a host of memes that also went viral, and his image was then spray-painted onto walls in […]
