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Diego Maradona has officially opened a new restaurant in Abu Dhabi, in celebration of his 56th birthday. The Argentinian retired footballer appeared at his venture, Café Diego, located in the Nation Galleria mall on the West Corniche, earlier this month. It had been in a soft opening phase since May. The restaurant features Argentine architecture, inspired by Maradona’s hometown of Buenos Aires, and serves traditional Argentine dishes, […]

DUBAI // Bollywood Parks Dubai opened on Thursday with fanfare, fireworks, dance, music and simulator 4D shows based on hit Hindi-language movies. Visitors were greeted by ­performers dancing to thumping Bollywood music across the park with some atop a mock-up of a suburban Mumbai railway train and others outside the ­Rajmahal theatre, which will stage live musicals. Ali Asgar, a grade seven student, enjoyed a cricket-themed simulator […]

Your guide to community and cultural activities across the Emirates for November 18, 2016, including performances, festivals, art exhibitions, film screenings, health and fitness events, talks, classes, workshops and family fun. newslide Abu Dhabi Craft market Visit upMarket, the pop-up boutique that showcases a wide range of products, including beach kaftans, summer sandals, clutches, swimwear, beach bags and homewares. Today, 1-6pm, free entrance, Eastern Mangroves Promenade, Abu […]

The UAE’s workers will get a three-day holiday to mark UAE National Day and Commemoration Day at the start of next month. The Federal Authority for Government Human Resources has announced that public and private sector worker will have a holiday from Thursday December 1 to Saturday December 3, giving one day off from the regular working week. Workers will return to work on Sunday December 4. […]

The Suicide Squad Extended Cut contains 11 extra minutes of footage, but is that enough to make the divisive movie any better? Unless your name is Harley Quinn, no, not really. This article is solely focused on whether the Extended Edition makes Suicide Squad a better film and what new material appears in this version. Check out my review of the Suicide Squad theatrical release for my […]

Photo Nusra Front fighters in Idlib Province, Syria, in 2015. In what analysts say is a calculated move to hide ties to Al Qaeda, the Nusra Front recently rebranded itself and changed its name to Jabhat Fath al-Sham, or the Levant Conquest Front. Credit Ammar Abdullah/Reuters American officials accuse him of being part of the “inner leadership circle” of Al Qaeda’s Syrian affiliate, most widely known as […]

Expedition 50 crewmembers ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet, top, NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson, middle, and Russian cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy of Roscosmos wave farewell before boarding their Soyuz MS-03 spacecraft for launch Thursday, Nov. 17, 2016, (Kazakh Time) in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Source link

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Performers dance at the opening of Bollywood Parks Dubai on Thursday. Victor Besa for The National The 1.7 million-square-feet Bollywood Parks is part of the Dh10.5billion Dubai Parks and Resorts complex. Victor Besa for The National A visitor takes a photo of a carousel roundabout on the opening night of Bollywood Parks Dubai. Victor Besa for The National Visitors take photos at the opening of the world’s […]

The elite of the UAE’s social set and fashion industry gathered at Palazzo Versace hotel in Dubai on Tuesday evening. The brand’s chief designer Donatella Versace had flown in for the occasion, which marked the official opening of the hotel in the city’s Cultural Village within Al Jadaf district. “This hotel is amazing,” said Donatella, “It will hopefully become a number one tourist destination. I feel very […]

17 November 2016 Ashurst has advised Saudi Arabian client Delta Marketing Company on the agreement to dispose of its bottled water division, to Abu Dhabi-based Agthia Group. Corporate counsel Chris Young led the transaction for Delta, with Saudi law advice provided by Jeddah-based partner Dr. Faisal Baassiri. Dr. Faisal Baassiri said: ‘We are delighted to have supported our long-time and valued client Delta Marketing on this transaction. […]

Saudi Arabia’s King Salman is to appoint 75 new members to the kingdom’s highest consultative body, the Shoura Council, according to a report. The Saudi Gazette, quoting a local Arabic-language newspaper, said that at least 15 of the new members will be women. The appointments are expected to be made on 2 December, when the current council’s term ends. The newspaper reported that 19 members of the […]

The man organising Qatar’s World Cup in 2022 has said that the gas-rich country could buy an English Premier League club in the future. “‘I can see it happening down the road,” Hassan Al Thawadi said, in comments reported by the UK’s Daily Mail newspaper. “It’s likely. There’s such a passion for football and the Premier League in particular. Everyone on the street has an opinion.” Qatar, […]

Airfares tend to take a major chunk out of our travel budget. Getting affordable, let alone cheap, airfares to our favourite destination almost always seems like a difficult task. But according to online travel booking website HolidayMe.com, there are a few tips and tricks to landing yourself a good airfare deal. 1. Always use private browsing while looking for airfares: The cookies enabled in browsers are traceable […]

Thanos is the big bad of the Marvel comic universe. In fact, he’s so big and so bad that the entire Marvel film universe has been building toward a confrontation between him and the heroes of Earth. It’s only natural then that Marvel continues to put the spotlight on the character in the comics. But whereas previous Thanos story have looked to flesh out the villain’s backstory, […]

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Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF), its main sovereign wealth fund, said on Thursday it had filled key posts as part of plans to expand investment capacity and help reduce the kingdom’s dependence on oil income. Under economic reform plans announced early this year, the government has said it aims eventually to expand the PIF, founded in 1971 to finance development projects in the country, from $160 […]

Photo An Israeli settlement surrounded by a defensive wall near the West Bank city of Ramallah. Credit Thomas Coex/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images Right-wing Israeli politicians see Donald Trump’s election as helpful toward their goal of burying the prospect of a Palestinian state. On Wednesday, Israeli lawmakers gave preliminary approval to a bill that would retroactively legalize settlements built on private Palestinian land in the West Bank. […]

DUBAI // It may be a benefit ­reserved for the most well heeled, but the new Emirates Skywheels service, transporting luxury cars from Dubai, is sure to turn a few heads on runways around the world. There is nothing worse than having to settle for the standard rental car option when your pride-and-joy supercar is going to waste parked in the garage at home. But that could […]

After winning the Best Actress award for lead star Jacyln Jose at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, Ma’ Rosa has been chosen as the Philippines’s entry to the Best Foreign Language Film category of the 89th Academy Awards, scheduled to be held on February 26, 2017. Can director Brillante Mendoza’s gritty urban drama give the Philippines its first ever Oscar nomination and award? Two industry websites think […]

The Soyuz MS-02 rocket is launched with Expedition 49 Soyuz commander Sergey Ryzhikov of Roscosmos, flight engineer Shane Kimbrough of NASA, and flight engineer Andrey Borisenko of Roscosmos, Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2016 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome. The crew will spend the next four months living and working aboard the International Space Station. Source link

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The second trailer for Kong: Skull Island debuted on Jimmy Kimmel Live tonight, featuring more of cinema’s biggest ape (who’s bigger in this film than he’s ever been depicted before). The film, directed by Jordan Vogt-Roberts, stars Tom Hiddleston, Brie Larson, John Goodman, and Samuel L. Jackson. The new trailer for the Vietnam era-set tale opens with CCR’s “Bad Moon Rising” blaring as our characters undertake their mission […]

“When the economic crisis hits the elite, it means the suffering is all over the place,” said Malak Rostom, the vice president of the student union. “If we can’t afford it, we can tell how much other people are suffering.” Continue reading the main story Some Egyptians may sneer at the problems of the children of middle- and upper-class families, worried about tuition increases that dwarf the […]

Swiss International enters Riyadh with Swiss International Royal Hotel and Swiss Spirit Hotel & Suites Metropolitan Baar (CH)/ Ras Al Khaimah (UAE)/ Riyadh (Saudi Arabia), November 17, 2016 – Gearing up to boost its presence in Saudi Arabia, Swiss International proudly announces the arrival of its first 2 hotels in Riyadh. The chain will be entering the capital city with Swiss International Royal Hotel and Swiss Spirit […]

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