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Two rare animals snapped in Abu Dhabi

12 Aug 2018

A rodent thought to be extinct in Abu Dhabi is among two animals that have been caught on camera, bringing hope that other endangered critters may also be living in the emirate - however elusively.

Camera traps deployed by the Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi snapped a photo of the Crested Porcupine, the rodent, and the Rüppell's Fox (Vulpes rueppellii), which was last recorded in the agency’s environmental database 13 years ago.

Camera traps are remotely activated cameras that... Read More

Toyota hypercar to top $1 million

10 Aug 2018

Toyota’s wild Le Mans TS050-inspired hypercar is likely to command a $1 million-plus price tag if it ever makes it to Australia.

And right now, that’s a big if.

“There is certainly no plan afoot right now [to bring it here],” Toyota Australia sales and marketing chief Sean Hanley told motoring.com.au. “We don’t have a plan.”

Asked if Toyota’s first... Read More

One killed and 11 others wounded in Saudi Arabia in Houthi missile attack

09 Aug 2018

Saudi Arabia intercepted a missile fired from Yemen by the Houthi rebels on Wednesday, with shrapnel from the missile killing a Yemeni man and wounding 11 others living in the southern Saudi city of Jizan, the Arab coalition said.

The ballistic missile was fired from the northern Yemeni province of Amran towards Saudi Arabia on Wednesday night, said a coalition statement published by the official Saudi Press Agency.

"Shrapnel from the intercepted missile scattered over... Read More

Mouawad acquires the 51.38 carat Dynasty diamond from ALROSA

09 Aug 2018

The Mouawad Group has acquired the 51.38 carat Dynasty diamond, the largest and purest diamond in a collection of five stones offered for sale by ALROSA – a world leader in diamond mining. ALROSA unearthed the 179-carat rough diamond in 2015 at the Nyurbinskaya kimberlite pipe in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia).

The auction took place on August 2nd, 2018. The total Dynasty collection sold for US$ 10 million making it the most expensive stone sold in the miner’s history. The impressive... Read More

Oscars won't televise all awards live, adds "Popular" film category

09 Aug 2018

Major change is coming to the Oscars.

On Tuesday night, just five months after the lowest-rated Academy Awards telecast on record (a mere 26.5 million viewers tuned in), the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' board of governors not only re-elected cinematographer John Bailey as its president, but also approved several major changes to the tradition-bound ceremony's format in the hope of retaining the viewers it still has and luring others back into the fold ahead of the 91st... Read More

Tourist killed by shark off Egyptian Red Sea resort

08 Aug 2018

A Czech dad has been killed by a shark while swimming in the Red Sea off the coast of Egypt.

The tourist's body was found on Marsa Alam beach, according to local media.

City council chairman General Atef Wagdy said the man died "as a result of an attack by a shark" and warned that people who swim on the surface in deep waters beyond the coral are "vulnerable to attack".

The health ministry is coordinating handing over the body to the Czech embassy, Wagdy confirmed.

UAE Research Program for Rain Enhancement Science wraps up successful roadshow visit to Russia

08 Aug 2018

A UAE Research Program for Rain Enhancement Science roadshow has concluded a series of highly productive meetings at leading global research institutions and their scientists in the Russian cities of Moscow, St Petersburg and Obninsk.

Launched by the Ministry of Presidential Affairs of the UAE, and managed by the National Center of Meteorology (NCM), the UAE Research Program for Rain Enhancement Science’s active international engagement has already ensured its attaining a leading... Read More

UAE astronaut candidates begin intensive physical testing in Russia

07 Aug 2018

The final nine candidates vying to become the UAE’s first astronauts have arrived in Moscow for medical and physical testing.

They will undergo “mission-specific medical tests” for three weeks at the Russian State Organisation, Gagarin Research and Test Cosmonaut Training Centre and at the Institute of Biomedical Problems.

The rigorous exams include ultrasounds, electrocardiograms and 24-hour blood pressure monitoring, hearing and sinus tests.

The candidates will be spun... Read More

Dubai tourist rents Dh1.3m Lamborghini and racks up Dh175,000 in fines in four hours

07 Aug 2018

A British tourist ran up Dh175,000 in traffic fines in less than four hours after being caught driving at nearly twice the speed limit in a Lamborghini Huracan on Sheikh Zayed Road.

The driver, 25, broke the speed limit 33 times only hours after he rented the Dh1.3 million car from the Saeed Ali Rent a Car dealership.

Dubai Police records showed the tourist drove between 126kph and 230kph, triggering every radar on his way.

The dealership owners said they received... Read More

Emirates A380 continues to capture the imagination of travellers after 10 years of operations (Video)

06 Aug 2018

Emirates is celebrating 10 years of A380 operations. Since its first flight to New York from Dubai on 1 August 2008, the Emirates A380 has carried more than 105 million passengers, clocking in more than 1.5 billion kilometres on 115,000 flights, equivalent to 39,000 trips around the globe.

Emirates is the world’ largest operator of the A380 aircraft, with 104 double-decker aircraft flying to 49 cities on 6 continents on scheduled services with more than 80 daily departures from Dubai... Read More