Experience a gastronomical culinary experience that has satisfied UAE audiences for nearly two decades 23 December 2016 Dubai, UAE: Award winning Indian Restaurant, Gazebo has opened five new outlets recently in Khalidiyah Mall Abu Dhabi, Al Twar and Business Bay, Al Shamkha Abu Dhabi and in Ajman. According to Irfan Gaya, Managing Director of Gazebo, the restaurant was initially set up to fill the gap in the […]
ABU DHABI // After going through a divorce and a custody battle for her children, Aysha Al Naqbi knows the trauma that marriage break-ups can cause. So, Ms Al Naqbi has decided to dedicate herself to helping other women going through similar experiences. “It can be tough being a divorced female,” says Ms Al Naqbi, 38, from Khor Fakkan. “You will get questioned a lot, ‘why you’re […]
Filipino beauty pageant winners Parul Shah and Maggie Wilson have emerged victorious on the fifth season of reality-TV programme The Amazing Race Asia. They beat fellow beauty queens Yvonne Lee and Chloe Chen from Malaysia, as well as married couple Eric Tai and Rona Samson, who are also from the Philippines, in the grand finale this week. It was the culmination of 10 legs of competition that […]
23 December 2016 The Roads and Transport Authority – Nashwan Attaa’ee: RTA’s Rail Agency has added six fare collection gates to the Business Bay Metro Station, thus raising the number of entry gates at the station from 4 to 10. The step has been taken in response to the growing footfall at the station, which is in line with the sustained growth in demand for the metro […]
DUBAI // While the cool weather makes this time of year perfect for enjoying the outdoors, residents of a Dubai community have spent the past two weeks locked indoors with their windows shut. The Remraam community in Jebel Ali has been plagued by a foul odour of sewage, which residents said was making them ill. Louise Woods, who has been living in Remraam Community since July, said […]
Your daily guide to community and cultural activities across the Emirates for December 23, 2016, including performances, festivals, art exhibitions, film screenings, health and fitness events, talks, classes, workshops and family fun. newslide Abu Dhabi Festive fun Visit Al Maryah Island for the Winter Wonderland, featuring cosy winter cottages hosting activities including bauble-decorating, cracker-making and gingerbread-house-decorating. A skating rink and snow park offer a wintry feel, while […]
For Lindsay Lohan, adopting new roles and changing her image seems to have become as much a part of her personal life as it was in her acting career. Following well-documented struggles with addiction, turbulent relationships and a somewhat chequered history as an actress, the 30-year-old is embracing her latest real-life role. She has become a self-proclaimed humanitarian campaigner for Syria and Turkey, in addition to reportedly […]
More than four decades after a sweeping British military withdrawal from bases “east of Suez”, the UK is scaling up its defence engagement in the Gulf and Asia in what analysts regard as a recognition of the region’s growing global importance. Britain is reopening a naval support facility in Bahrain, creating a permanent army presence in Oman and establishing new defence staff centres in Dubai and Singapore. […]
Dubai, UAE, Riyad, Saudi Arabia, 22 December 2016 Tasnee, the leading industrial company in Saudi Arabia, is the platinum sponsor of ArabPlast Show to be held from 8th to 10th of January 2017 at the Dubai Exhibition and convention Centre. Co-organised by Al Fajer Information and Services and German exhibition organiser Messe Dusseldorf, ArabPlast is expected to bring together key players in the plastics, petrochemicals and rubber […]
DUBAI // Dubai has topped the rankings as the most expensive city to see in the new year for the second year in a row. According to the annual survey of seven of the most popular cities by the currency exchange firm Travelex, celebrating New Year’s Eve in the city costs Dh2,240 per person on average. New York ranked second at Dh1,850, followed by London at Dh1,435, […]
Your daily guide to community and cultural activities across the Emirates for December 23, 2016, including performances, festivals, art exhibitions, film screenings, health and fitness events, talks, classes, workshops and family fun. newslide Abu Dhabi Festive fun Visit Al Maryah Island for the Winter Wonderland, featuring cosy winter cottages hosting activities including bauble-decorating, cracker-making and gingerbread-house-decorating. A skating rink and snow park offer a wintry feel, while […]
Sales of a new Dubai real estate project, which will feature an amphitheatre and a gourmet market, will be launched in early 2017, it has been announced. T.ZED Architects have been appointed as the design leads for Canvas, KOA’s first mixed-use development which is scheduled to be completed by the end of next year. Canvas will include 70 apartments and will also feature a co-working space, a […]
DUBAI // Three Pakistanis used fake UAE residency papers to forge visit visas to Turkey, Dubai Criminal Court heard last week. The defendants deny charges of forgery, using forged documents and forging stamps of a number of UAE banks. Two of the defendants were arrested when they presented the forgeries to the Turkish embassy. During questioning by police, they tipped off the authorities to the third person. […]
It was growing up in Melbourne, Australia as a teenager that Stuart Cameron first got a taste for food from the Mediterranean and Middle East. “I used to go to this local Turkish store … there’d be all these amazing dips and Turkish breads and stuff,” says Cameron, the executive chef for Canada’s Icon Legacy Group. “It was always around me as a kid.” Cameron completed a […]
The UAE has among the lowest travel insurance penetration rates in the world, a Dubai-based financial consultancy has claimed. UAE holidaymakers are failing to take out adequate insurance when travelling abroad, with Nexus Group estimating that less than 1 percent of people are covered by a comprehensive insurance policy. The figure excludes minimal coverage that individuals have from a third parties such as a bank or as […]
Abu Dhabi, December 22, 2016 H.E. Eng. Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansoori, UAE Minister of Economy (MOE), recently met with Suren Karayan, Minister of Economic Development and Investments of Armenia to discuss key ways to further expand economic and trade relations between the two countries–building investment partnerships in sectors that would bring mutual benefits to both countries based on their respective capabilities. The discussion took place during […]
Gulf stock markets barely moved in quiet, early trade on Thursday before the announcement of Saudi Arabia’s 2017 state budget, expected in the afternoon. The Saudi stock index edged up 0.1 percent in the first 40 minutes. Much activity focused on second-tier stocks such as Saudi Printing and Packaging, up 4.9 percent, although Saudi Electricity rose 0.9 percent. Saudi Electricity’s profits rose in the wake of the […]
Salam Al Amir DUBAI // The rapist and killer of Obaida Al Aqrabawi was aware of his actions at the time of the murder, according to a mental assessment. The evaluation was presented to Dubai Court of Appeal on Thursday at the request of the lawyer representing Nidal Abu Ali. The report found Ali suffers from antisocial personality disorder and alcohol dependency “but it does not affect […]
A draft law to approve the federal budget for next year – which estimated expenditure for the year at Dh48.7 billion and revenue at Dh47.696 billion – was passed by the FNC on Tuesday. Before going through the law’s details, members of the council voiced their concerns over some issues, among them that 85 to 90 per cent of one of the sub-budgets was allocated to employee […]
Tackling the theme of evil and how dark forces have affected the region throughout the centuries might seem like an tough task for a 75-minute documentary film, but it was a challenge Emirati director Mansoor Al Dhaheri relished. His film Little Sparta is currently screening in cinemas – but when he announced it on social media, he admits he was surprised by the reaction. It garnered an […]
World’s leading hotel operator AccorHotels announces first Mercure brand in the country Muscat, Oman, 20 December 2016 AccorHotels, one of the world’s leading hotel operators announces the opening of Mercure Sohar in Oman. Blending the best of business and leisure, this new hotel pays tribute to its environment with an authentic offering reflective of genuine Omani warmth and hospitality. Nestled between Al Hajjar Mountains and the Sea […]
DUBAI // A total of 80,710 traffic violations were booked by We are All Police, a community-driven police initiative, between January and November this year, official figures show. Brig Saif Al Mazrouie, Director, General Directorate of Traffic, Dubai Police, said 28,180 violations were caught by camera, 52,280 violations were registered by military personnel and 38,163 were registered by individual volunteers, state news agency, Wam reported. “May has […]
Many Emiratis live under pressure to find our identities between being members of big tribal families, proud of our heritage and culture, and being part of a modernised and ever-expanding country where every day we are more open to international business, and an ever-expanding community. I don’t see the distinction between expatriate and local, I see community. For an Emirati to be in that community setting is […]
A merger of German container shipping line Hapag-Lloyd and United Arab Shipping Company (UASC) is likely to take months to complete, partly due to financing issues blamed on a deep industry downturn, sources familiar with the deal say. Hapag-Lloyd signed a binding agreement with UASC in July to form the world’s fifth-largest line, valued at about 7 to 8 billion euros ($7.2-$8.3 billion), by the end of […]
