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newslide Shah Rukh Khan coming to Abu Dhabi to finish Raees filming Shah Rukh Khan is reportedly coming to Abu Dhabi to complete the shooting of his upcoming film Raees. According to The Indian Express, the Bollywood superstar has arranged an “undisclosed” location to finish the film, which is due for release in January. Production of the movie, which also stars Pakistani actress Mahira Khan, was affected […]

ABU DHABI // More than 400 prominent international and regional decision-makers, politicians, and academics are set to converge on the Third Abu Dhabi Strategic Debate, ADSD, on November 13-14 at Emirates Palace, Abu Dhabi. The event is being organised by the Emirates Policy Centre (EPC), in co-operation with the UAE’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, and the Atlantic Council. The timing of the 2016 ADSD […]

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 […]

ABU DHABI // Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, met Dr Klaus Schwab, founder and executive chairman of the World Economic Forum, Davos, who was visiting the UAE to attend the Global Agenda Summit. Sheikh Abdullah welcomed the participation of Dr Schwab at the summit to exchange ideas on the most current issues facing the world, with a view to […]

It has been a tough year for music fans. We lost David Bowie and Prince, two musical icons who unquestionably justified the use of the term “genius” in their obituaries. Now Leonard Cohen, whose death at the age of 82 was announced on Thursday, can be added to the list. As recently as last month, the Canadian artist, poet, novelist and singer-songwriter was garnering rave reviews for […]

Vive, a virtual reality headset, is a product developed by HTC in partnership with Valve. It delivers one of the best virtual technologies to the world. Back in April, Taiwanese company HTC started a program called the Vive X. Under this program, HTC would support and endorse startups working on virtual reality (VR) development. The program was funded with $100 million and now the results are becoming […]

Looking for something to do today? Why not get tickets for RedFest DXB or check out a photography exhibition in Dubai? Check out our full list of events and activities: Nationwide New movie Catch a screening of the South Korean historical war drama Operation Chromite. During the Korean War, General Douglas MacArthur (Liam Neeson), sends eight members of the Korean Liaison Office on a secret mission to […]

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Berkshire Hathaway Inc (BRKa.N) shares posted one of their best weeks in years, soaring 9.5 percent and touching a record high, even though Chairman Warren Buffett’s choice for the White House, Hillary Clinton, was defeated by Donald Trump. The conglomerate’s Class A shares closed on Friday up $1,110 at $234,860, a day after surpassing their record set in December 2014. Its Class B shares did even better, […]

DUBAI // Few sports can match the calorie-burning potential of squash, and coaches in Dubai are making it more accessible to children to help defeat the nation’s obesity problem. Coaches are being brought in by Dubai’s Elite Squash to lead lessons in schools and encourage more young people to take up the sport. As well as coaching clinics, Neil Young has started a squash programme with the […]

Lego has announced it has ended its relationship with the Daily Mail after campaigners targeted some of the UK’s biggest newspapers over their coverage of inflammatory issues such as immigration and race following the vote for Brexit. The Danish toy maker posted a message on Twitter on Saturday confirming its current agreement with the Mail had finished and that it was “not planning any future promotional activity […]

Television viewers have a chance to follow in the big-screen footsteps of Matt Damon and explore the Red Planet, thanks to an innovative dramatised documentary that begins on National Geographic Abu Dhabi on Sunday (November 13). Mars, the first episode of which starts at 10pm, is six-part documentary series that blends fact and fiction as it explores the planet’s formation. Produced by the Academy Award-winning team of […]

Conflicted Care When Dr. Rosecrans worked briefly at the Navy’s hospital at Guantánamo as a young psychiatrist in 1999, it was a sleepy assignment. She saw only a few outpatients each week, and there was no psychiatric ward on the base, which was being downsized. But after Al Qaeda’s 2001 terror attacks on New York and the Pentagon, and the subsequent American-led invasion of Afghanistan, detainees began […]

DUBAI // A smart autonomous vehicle is being tested on Dubai’s Business Bay District by the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) and Dubai Properties. The electric-powered vehicle is 100 per cent environmentally friendly and can travel for up to eight hours before needing a recharge. The vehicle can accommodate 10 people (six seated and four standing) and can travel at 10 kilometre per hour. The trial is […]

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 […]

Photo United States goalkeeper Brad Guzan (12) could not stop a header by Mexico’s Rafael Márquez in the 89th minute of a World Cup qualifier in Columbus, Ohio. Credit Jamie Sabau/Getty Images COLUMBUS, Ohio — For years, the score was so ingrained it became a mantra. A rallying cry. A marketing device, even. Four straight times, the United States men’s soccer team faced Mexico in a home […]

BEIJING China is greatly concerned about the European Union’s protectionist measures against Chinese steel products, the commerce ministry said on Saturday. “The Chinese side has expressed great concerns and worries about the EU’s trade protectionist tendency over steel,” the ministry said in a statement on its website. The ministry was responding to the EU’s latest decision to take temporary anti-dumping measures against imports of Chinese seamless steel […]

Before he was elected to be the next US president, Donald Trump had garnered the support of just one prominent billionaire in Silicon Valley: billionaire Peter Thiel, founder of PayPal and Facebook board member. The US technology industry had been shocked that one veteran from the Valley, which prides itself on liberal values, had supported, funded and even spoken for Mr Trump at his convention — and […]

New exhibitions at Alserkal Avenue The galleries in Alserkal Avenue are coordinating their openings so that the majority will unveil new exhibitions today. Stand-outs include: Gallery Isabelle van den Eynde, which has a solo show from Lebanese artist Raed Yassin that highlights the development of pop culture in the Arab world; Leila Heller Gallery, which will be showing work by American icon Frank Stella alongside creations by […]

DUBAI // About 2,300 children from 30 countries – including 900 youngsters from the emirates – took part in a mental arithmetic challenge on Friday at Hamdan Sports Complex in Dubai. The UCMAS International and 13th National Abacus and Mental Arithmetic Competition was the first time the competition was held in the Middle East, demanding all sorts of mental gymnastics from children as young as four. Universal […]

What the heck is a ­Haval? I can already hear you asking the question before I have even begun my spiel. I don’t blame you, because the marque was a mystery to me, too, before testing the H8 Luxury. I had barely laid eyes on a Haval, much less driven one. So let’s establish its credentials before going any further. Haval was created in 2006 as a […]

By Sumanta Dey | BENGALURU BENGALURU After Donald Trump’s unexpected victory in the U.S. presidential election, investors may refocus in the coming week on the health of the world economy and any signs that years of rock-bottom interest rates and fiscal austerity are coming to an end. Trump’s victory poses a major challenge to the conventional wisdom on the global economy, which for years has relied on […]

Saudi Arabia’s government has set aside 100 billion riyals ($26.7 billion) to pay debts that it owes to private sector companies after payment delays that have lasted months, Reuters reported citing an official document. To help curb a huge budget deficit caused by low oil prices, the government of the world’s largest oil exporter has slashed spending and reduced or suspended payments that it owes to construction firms, […]

Donald Trump has appointed Mike Pence, his running mate, to head his transition team as he prepares to start naming people to fill top posts in his administration. Mr Trump also appointed four members of his family, including his daughter Ivanka and her husband Jared Kushner, along with the financiers Anthony Scaramucci and Steven Mnuchin. The team will also include Stephen Bannon, his campaign chief executive, Reince […]

Warren Buffett has thrown his weight behind scandal-hit Wells Fargo, saying it is “a great bank that made a terrible mistake” whose new chief executive Tim Sloan is “exactly right” for the top job. Breaking his months-long silence on the debacle, the head of Berkshire Hathaway, the bank’s biggest shareholder, confirmed he has not sold any shares after the scandal erupted over sales practices. The famed investor […]

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