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Your daily guide to community and cultural activities across the Emirates for February 13, 2017, including performances, festivals, art exhibitions, film screenings, health and fitness events, talks, classes, workshops and family fun. Ellen Fortini rounds up 10 things to do today in the UAE. Want to see your event listed here? Email us with the details and contact information at [email protected] newslide Abu Dhabi Film screening Catch […]

“She’s a spokesmodel for their hairless dog line,” Young-Johnson said. Then there are the Chinese cresteds, the Rodney Dangerfields of the dog world. The lack of respect is probably related to the nakedness of their often-freckled bodies, thrown into vivid relief by the fright-wig-like hair on their heads and the fluffy fur around their feet, giving them a frantic, slightly unhinged appearance. Continue reading the main story […]

Dubai-UAE: 12 February, 2017  Governments can counter extremism, a willful deviation from general norms of conduct, through a series of steps according to Arie Kruglanski, distinguished professor of psychology at the University of Maryland. His comments came during a fullhouse breakout session entitled ‘Inside the Most Dangerous Minds: Insights for Government’ on Day One of the World Government Summit (WGS) 2017 in Dubai. Kruglanski said: “As the […]

US President Donald Trump has warned US airlines that foreign rivals “bring big investments” while pledging to support them amid tough competition, in the latest indication of his stance in the ongoing dispute between Gulf and US carriers. The new president told a White House meeting with the country’s largest airlines, air freight companies and airports on Thursday that he would support the US aviation industry in […]

KABUL At least 18 civilians were killed last week in air strikes by international forces in Afghanistan’s Helmand province, an initial United Nations inquiry has concluded. American military officials say their aircraft have conducted around 30 air strikes in Helmand in the past week. A spokesman said they were looking into the inquiry. “We are investigating the allegations and working diligently to determine whether civilians were killed […]

BERLIN German authorities on Sunday briefly closed the airport in the northern city of Hamburg after a discharge of a corrosive substance caused eye irritation and breathing difficulties among 50 people in a security check area, a police spokeswoman said. Firefighters and ambulances were rushed to the scene after the incident, which occurred in an area where passenger luggage is scanned by security staff. Firefighters are trying […]

MOGADISHU // Somaliland, the breakaway northern region of Somalia, on Sunday approved the establishment of a UAE naval base on the coast of the Gulf of Aden. The UAE submitted a formal application last month for permission from the Somaliland government to open the base in the port of Berbera, about 250 kilometres south across the Gulf from Aden in Yemen. Somaliland parliament’s voted overwhelmingly in favour […]

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Photo Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel said on Sunday that he and President Trump “have known each other for years.” Credit Pool photo by Gali Tibbon JERUSALEM — As President Trump appeared to shift closer to the political center on several contentious policies on Israel, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu suggested on Sunday that it was unrealistic to expect their two countries to agree completely on all […]

Wikimedia Commons The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has been called a “toothless dragon” in the past when it comes to medical device security, but one security expert believes the FDA is only one of many impotent agencies that need to get their act together. The security of our medical devices, including pacemakers, embedded cardiac devices, and insulin pumps have come under scrutiny as of late. […]

Nearly one year ago today, the LIGO Collaboration announced the detection of gravitational waves, once again confirming Einstein’s theory of General Relativity. This important discovery by the Advanced Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (aLIGO) has spurred great interest in improving these advanced optical detectors. The mission of gravitational wave scientists worldwide is to make gravitational wave detection a routine occurrence. Scientists from the institute that developed the lasers […]

AMMAN Syria’s main opposition body on Sunday approved a new delegation to take part in Geneva peace talks later this month, which include Russian-backed blocs that have been critical of the armed insurgency against President Bashar al-Assad. The High Negotiation Committee, (HNC) the main umbrella group, said in a statement after two-days of meetings in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, that the new 21-member negotiating team included members […]

BANGUI A top militant and three others were killed in Central African Republic when a U.N. helicopter fired on fighters advancing towards the town of Bambari, a rebel group said on Sunday. The UN’s mission known as MINUSCA shot at fighters from the Popular Front for the Renaissance of Central African Republic (FPRC), on Saturday after they crossed a “red line” it had set north of the […]

Egypt, 12 February 2017  Flight diversions due to inflight medical emergencies make up a tiny portion of the millions of flights operated annually, but it is costly for airlines. With more people traveling by air, the actual number of inflight medical events has been gradually increasing over the years. Emirates, the largest airline by international traffic, operates over 3,500 departures a week, or more than 194,000 flights […]

Video footage of a young cyclist who was run over by a bus sparked soul searching in India as local media declared that bystanders had failed to help him, choosing to film the scene instead. The 23-year-old man, Anwar Ali, was hit by a bus while cycling in Koppal in the southern state of Karnataka on Wednesday and died in hospital three hours later, police said. As […]

By Andreas Rinke | BERLIN BERLIN Former foreign minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier was elected Germany’s president on Sunday, the 12th person to hold the largely ceremonial post in the post-war era. Steinmeier, a Social Democrat who had served as foreign minister until last month, won 931 of the 1,239 valid votes by lawmakers and representatives of Germany’s 16 federal states. There 103 abstentions and 14 votes were invalid. […]

Manny Pacquiao will have his next fight in the UAE, the boxer confirmed on social media. The eight-division world champion has previously held talks about having a bout hosted in the UAE, and now it looks like it will finally happen in Abu Dhabi, despite mixed messages in the media. The fight, which will be against Australian fighter Jeff Horn, was due to take place at Suncorp […]

newslide Richard Gere has used the press conference for the Berlin Film Festival as a platform to speak out against President Donald Trump’s immigration policy and travel ban. Speaking at the conference, just before the world premiere of his new film The Dinner, the actor and activist said that he found it discouraging to see term ‘refugee’ go through such a dispiriting change of meaning in the […]

FEBRUARY 10, 2017 Camels, the ungainly ships of the desert, have been part of the history and folklore of Arabian culture for centuries. They’ve inspired poetry and song, served as transportation and racing companions, and have been a source of milk and meat for nomadic travelers. Image The traditional camel race during the Sultan Bin Zayed Heritage Festival, held at the Sweihan racecourse on the outskirts of […]

NEW YORK A major winter storm is expected to dump 8 to 16 inches (20 to 40 cm) of snow on parts of the U.S. Northeast on Sunday night and Monday, prompting storm warnings from upstate New York to northern Maine, the U.S. National Weather Service said. The weather stands to disrupt travel, likely to result in major airline delays and cancellations, and slow economic activity in […]

RIYADH U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Sunday the U.N. envoy to Yemen had his full support, days after Yemen’s Houthi group asked him not to renew the diplomat’s term due to what it said was bias against the Iranian-aligned movement. “Our envoy has my full support and I believe that he is doing an impartial work, that he is doing it in a very professional way […]

WASHINGTON A White House official on Sunday launched a blistering attack on the federal appeals court that blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order on immigration, calling its ruling a “judicial usurpation of power.” The Trump administration has faced multiple legal setbacks to its travel ban issued on Jan. 27, and the Republican president has said he may issue a new order rather than go through lengthy court […]

By Jeffrey Heller | JERUSALEM JERUSALEM Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday he would present “responsible policies” in talks with U.S. President Donald Trump, signalling to the Israeli far-right to curb its territorial demands in the occupied West Bank. Netanyahu leaves for Washington on Monday and will see Trump at the White House on Wednesday for their first meeting since the Republican’s inauguration last month, with […]

It is time to disabuse our minds of the old notion that West Nile virus (WNV) epidemics spread in “most ideal temperatures of transmission”. A new study suggests otherwise — West Nile virus transmission is higher during drought. The study, published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B on Feb. 8, found out that drought is the key driver in the increased intensity of the WNV epidemics in the […]

Do you think camels are only useful for crossing the sand dunes – or as photo opportunities for tourists? Think again. Camels have always offered much more to Arab society than simply a means of transport. They also provided their owners with meat, milk, clothes and more besides – and many of these other uses for “Bedu’s best friend” are increasingly coming back into fashion. With the […]

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