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Revealed: What Emirati astronaut Hazza Al Masouri will take to space

27 Aug 2019

The UAE's first Emirati astronaut Hazza Al Mansouri will be rocketed to the International Space Station (ISS) at 5.56pm on September 25 to make the UAE the 19th country to visit the space station, officials announced on Monday, exactly 30 days before the much-awaited launch.

Hazza will be on the ISS for an eight-day space expedition as part of the UAE’s Astronaut Programme.

Hazza will be with crewmates Nasa astronaut Jessica Meir and Russian commander Oleg Skripochka as they... Read More

DarkMatter presents UAE cybersecurity research award initiative

27 Aug 2019

DarkMatter Group, the region's first and only fully integrated digital and cyber transformation firm, has announced the UAE Cybersecurity Research Award (CRA) initiative – an award focused on generating ideas that will safeguard the world's smart cities against the cybersecurity threats of tomorrow.

In conjunction with strategic partner, Khalifa University, DarkMatter Group is inviting university students, graduate research assistants, researchers, and faculty from both local and... Read More

AED7 million to redevelop Abu Dhabi's Corniche Road

25 Aug 2019

WAM – The Abu Dhabi City Municipality has announced that roadworks have commenced on Abu Dhabi's Corniche Road.

The project, valued at AED7 million, entails development works on the central traffic island across Corniche Road. The project is divided into two phases. The first phase is being carried out on the Corniche Road and King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud Street intersection, up until the Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Street intersection.

The second phase involves road works... Read More

Phone scam warning for UAE residents

25 Aug 2019

Scammers and fraudsters have become bolder and are now using scare tactics to extract money from unsuspecting people. Many gullible residents have lost hundreds of thousands of dirhams, authorities said.

Phone fraudsters now call people directly or send them a WhatsApp message to tell them that their ATM or credit cards are blocked and they need to call a certain number to fix the problem, Abdullah Buali, information security analyst at UAE's Telecommunications... Read More

Wife in UAE seeks divorce because husband loves her a lot, doesn't argue with her

25 Aug 2019

If one argument could save a marriage, this is it. But the fawning husband cooked, cleaned, swept and loved his wife passionately. Completely. She in turn felt choked by his affection and now wants to divorce him.

The woman sought divorce from her husband at the Shariah court in Fujairah because his love was too much for her to bear.

"He never yelled at me or turned me down," the woman, a Gulf national, told the court.

"I was choked by extreme love and affection. He even... Read More

$Salvatore Ferragamo presents Refracted$

Salvatore Ferragamo presents Refracted

22 Aug 2019

Salvatore Ferragamo presents Refracted: a striking new suite of Fall/Winter 2019 shoes whose uniting feature reflects the rich diversity of the world we live in today. Newly designed by Creative Director Paul Andrew, the inaugural offer of five Refracted shoe styles are very different but have one thing in common - the Refracted heel.

This innovative heel shape comes in three heights (1cm, 5,5cm, 8cm) and is constructed from a highly durable yet ultralight plastic which is then coated... Read More

Bvlgari Serpenti through the eyes of Alexander Wang

22 Aug 2019

The Alexander Wang x Bvlgari reinterprets the Iconic Serpenti Forever Bag and the concept of packaging as luxury. Inspired by Bvlgari’s heritage and blending Wang’s signature high-low approach, the focal point of the collection is to use traditional packaging components including the watch box, the dust bag and the paper shopping bag along with a vintage-inspired Bvlgari serpent head jewel from the 1950s, . The result is a new fun and fresh proposition for the handbag category with the... Read More

A few puffs on a nicotine-free e-cigarette impedes blood vessel function, study finds

21 Aug 2019

A new study has revealed alarming changes in blood vessel function among healthy people who smoked an e-cigarette for the first time.

The US research, carried out on 31 adults who had never vaped or smoked before, reported significant changes in the blood flow within the femoral artery in the leg. According to the results, published in the journal Radiology on Tuesday, the dilation of the artery was ‘severely blunted’. The changes were reported after each participant smoked a nicotine... Read More

Netflix show Sacred Games apologises for screening UAE resident's mobile number

21 Aug 2019

Netflix has apologised to a UAE resident after he was bombarded with phone calls when one of their top shows accidentally screened his mobile number.

Kunhabdulla CM, from India, revealed he had been forced to switch off his phone after receiving more than 200 calls from fans from around the world.

Writers from the smash-hit crime thriller Sacred Games accidentally screened his number during a scene involving an undercover agent.

Eagle-eyed fans of the programme spotted... Read More

Emirates named most popular UAE brand in annual YouGov study

21 Aug 2019

Emirates Airline has once again been named the top brand for consumers in the UAE, according to a new study.

The Dubai airline came first for the third year in a row in YouGov's BrandIndex annual brand health rankings.

YouGov said the rankings are compiled by taking into account "consumers’ perception of a brand’s overall quality, value, impression, reputation, satisfaction and whether consumers would recommend the brand to others". It then takes the 52-week rolling average of... Read More