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Your daily guide to community and cultural activities across the Emirates for December 30, 2016, including performances, festivals, art exhibitions, film screenings, health and fitness events, talks, classes, workshops and family fun. newslide Dubai Farmers’ market Shop for fresh organic produce at The Farmers’ Market at Bay Avenue Retail Promenade. Buy farm-fresh seasonal goods directly from farmers and enjoy a host of family-friendly ­activities including live cooking […]

With the US Federal Reserve raising interest rates, and President Mario Draghi of the European Central Bank seemingly unable to escape his addiction to quantitative easing policy, many investors are questioning who wants to buy the euro. The answer is simple. The whole world is eager to buy the euro. The problem in 2017 is more likely to be finding anyone who wants to buy the US […]

JEDDAH / DUBAI (December 29, 2016) Arab News has been honored at this year’s MENAA Awards for its transformation over the last three months and creating “momentum and buzz” in the media industry. The newspaper’s Editor-in-Chief Faisal J. Abbas, who was appointed in late September, was presented with the prestigious Best Business Leaders Award at an event held this month at the Burj Al Arab hotel in […]

This galaxy acts as an astronomical laser, beaming out microwave emission rather than visible light. Source link

The following tweet, just sent out by the traditionally outspoken Russian Embassy in the UK, hardly needs commentary. President Obama expels 35 ???????? diplomats in Cold War deja vu. As everybody, incl ???????? people, will be glad to see the last of this hapless Adm. pic.twitter.com/mleqA16H8D — Russian Embassy, UK (@RussianEmbassy) December 29, 2016 Source link

The last time I wore glasses with a camera built into them, it was Google Glass. The idea, hype, and eventual demise of Google Glass was spurred on by privacy concerns, lack of true augmented reality capabilities, and just how plain goofy the gadget made users look. Snap, the company formerly called Snapchat, is looking to create its own path of wearable cameras with Spectacles. The $129 […]

Dense fog continued to affect road and air traffic in Dubai for the second day on Thursday, with Dubai Police confirming 119 traffic accidents on Wednesday due to early morning fog. The accidents were reported between 4am and 9am, with no injuries, the police said, adding that its control room received a total of 1,892 calls up until 12 noon. Major Mohamed Juma Aman, deputy director of […]

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One of reasons I hesitated in purchasing a Google Pixel XL was the lack of water and dust resistance while being priced the same as the iPhone 7 Plus. I enjoy capturing photos while I am in the rivers fly fishing, cycling the trails in the rain, running through the woods, and making snowmen at the base of Mt Rainier. For the last couple of months I’ve […]

UMM AL QUWAIN // Motorists using a busy road in the emirate faced delays after an accident between two vehicles on Thursday night. The crash happened at 8.30pm on Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan Street at the Al Salama street exit. No one was seriously injured, said the UAQ Police Traffic and Patrol Department. Motorists using Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan Street from Sheikh Mohammed […]

Love her or hate her, there’s no denying that Kim Kardashian West has grappled with a tumultuous past few months, including being robbed at gunpoint in Paris in October and dealing with divorce rumours surrounding her marriage with rapper Kanye West, who was hospitalised earlier this month due to “temporary psychosis.” The reality television star is likely welcoming 2017 with the prospect of a fresh start. She […]

“We have seen pro-Israeli presidents all along, and Israel First was the standard policy of the United States of America over the last 50-plus years,” Mr. Abdulla said. “But Trump is going much further than that. It seems he is even more Zionist than the Zionists.” Continue reading the main story Sympathy for the Palestinians has historically been among the few issues that united Arabs across political […]

The start of a new year is a time when many are angling to follow a healthier path. But aiming towards a 2017 filled with wellbeing and self-care does not have to be an arduous journey. Chiaro Campo, spa manager of the award-winning T Spa at the Grand Hotel Tremezzo on Lake Como, Italy, shares 10 simple steps to promote wellbeing for the next 12 months and […]

How do big data people go about making end-of-year reviews and predictions? Using data is the obvious answer, but there’s a few issues with that approach: there is no synthesis in data alone — you have to find the story behind data, pick an angle and seek meaning. In addition, that approach does not account for subtle hints, industry knowledge, and big ideas. To paraphrase Carl Sagan, […]

Who could have possibly thought that a soaring dollar would have an adverse impact on the US trade deficit, and thus, the US economy. Well, not the Fed, if only for now, because just as the Fed hiked rates only for the second time in a decade, the US advance goods trade deficit soared from $61.9 billion to $65.3 billion, far higher than the consensus print of […]

A little girl had her hand dyed in henna, before she participated in “Most Beautiful Traditional Dress” competition at the Al Dhafra Festival. A saluki about to take part in a race at the Al Dhafra Festival. His head is dyed with henna. A drone bird is being set up to act as a prey for a falcon at the Al Dhafra Festival. Reem Mohammed / The […]

Long-running Broadway musical Cats will be staged at the Qatar National Convention Center from February 1 to 4 2017, organisers have revealed. Tickets for the show have gone on sale at Virgin Megastore and online outlets with prices ranging from $41 (QR150) to $330 (QR1,200). The award-winning musical is based on T.S. Eliot’s Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats, and includes popular hits such as Memory and […]

From an architecture pioneer to legends of screens, music and stage , the Arab world has lost its share of icons and stars in 2016. Here are some of those who we bid farewell to. Zaha Hadid October 31 1950 – March 31 2016 Born in Baghdad, Iraq, the award winning Iraqi-British architect pushed architectural boundaries with her designs and broke new grounds for female architects in […]

Photo The body of a 15-year-old girl at a makeshift morgue on Thursday in the rebel-held town of Douma, Syria, on the outskirts of Damascus, after reports of airstrikes. Credit Abd Doumany/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images MOSCOW — The Syrian government and its most important ally, Russia, announced on Thursday that they had reached a cease-fire agreement with Syrian rebels and with Turkey — a potential turning […]

(Image: file photo) Legacy vendors and the cloud The cloud has devastated revenue, growth and margins of legacy vendors. Any CFO can look online to see what similar capacity, performance, and higher availability costs compared to the huge capital costs of traditional RAID arrays. 2016 saw the world’s largest independent storage company — EMC — bought by Dell, after shopping itself to all the big system vendors. […]

The first 360-degree video was delivered over Twitter’s live Periscope application from broadcaster Alex Pettitt, showing a Florida sunset, while allowing users to see it from different angles by clicking on the stream Twitter on Wednesday began streaming 360-degree video, allowing users to interact and get behind the scenes of live broadcasts. “Starting today, you can check out live, interactive 360 videos from interesting broadcasters and explore […]

Jamillah Ali, daughter of boxing legend Muhammad Ali, visited Qatar on Monday for a private tour of an exhibition dedicated to the champion’s life and career. Ali, who is one of the boxer’s nine children, visited the Museum of Islamic Art in Doha where the exhibition, Muhammad Ali: Tribute to a Legend, is being staged. The exhibition, which was launched in July, displays 22 artefacts, including signed […]

ABU DHABI // Heavy fog engulfed the country again Thursday morning, causing traffic problems and flight diversions. Twenty-nine flights were diverted from airports in Dubai and Sharjah to Fujairah in the past 48 hours. Abu Dhabi Police warned motorists to drive carefully because of low visibility. In Sharjah, the weather conditions caused long delays on Etihad and Mohammad bin Zayed roads into Dubai. In Dubai, no accidents […]

In the Philippines, the past year has been about one individual: Rodrigo Duterte, who is both beloved and despised for his rabble-rousing persona and hard-hearted leadership. No one else comes close. Back in August, three months into his term as the country’s new president, he made a promise in a speech delivered to an audience of military generals. “There will be an ongoing purge,” he said. “And […]

A new study just released from Public Health England concludes that 4 out of 5 Brits between the ages of 40 – 60 are fat, lazy and/or alcoholics, characteristics which the study shockingly found to be having an adverse effect on the group’s long-term health.  The study, which compared data collected from 40 – 60 year olds between 2011 – 2013 to similar data collected 20 years […]

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