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Memorial to Sheikh Zayed in Abu Dhabi to be unveiled on Monday

26 Feb 2018

The National -- A memorial to honour Sheikh Zayed, the Founding Father, will be formally unveiled on Monday in what will be the culmination of years of preparation and planning.

The centrepiece of The Founder's Memorial on Abu Dhabi's Corniche is a monumental artwork dedicated to Sheikh Zayed.

The site also includes a heritage garden, while a welcome centre will feature archive footage and artefacts.

A live broadcast of the event will start at 9.30pm on the official... Read More

Elina Svitolina wins Dubai tennis title (Video)

25 Feb 2018

The National -- To Justine Henin and Venus Williams, add Elina Svitolina.

As if a second title of a nascent 2018 would not be satisfying enough. The US$651,347 (Dh2.4 million) pay cheque is not to be sniffed at, either.

But in going back-to-back at the WTA Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships, Svitolina on Saturday became only the third woman in the tournament’s 18 years to defend the title. She joined two of the game’s more illustrious names. Not a bad group to gatecrash, that... Read More

Region's first autonomous AI medical centre debuted in Dubai

25 Feb 2018

The National -- The first autonomous artificial intelligence medical fitness centre was recently demonstrated by Dubai Health Authority as part of UAE Innovation Month.

The Salem Innovation Center uses AI and the Internet of Things technology to provide medical fitness and health occupation screening services to clients without any human intervention.

It identifies customers through their facial and Iris print, and conducts tests using a specialised robot.

The centre’s... Read More

Dubai Expo 2020 pavilions begin to rise from the desert (Video)

25 Feb 2018

The National -- The pavilions planned for Expo 2020 Dubai are seen rising from the desert sand in the latest sneak peak of the construction site released by Dubai Media Office on Saturday.

The 55-second video shows a birds-eye view of the development building up to Expo 2020 and juxtaposes the construction to date with artistic renderings of what the World Expo pavilions will look like when completed.

“We’re at the centre of something extraordinary,” reads the text on screen... Read More

UAE Armed Forces pull off massive military spectacle in Al Ain (Video)

25 Feb 2018

The National -- Dozens of fighter jets and helicopters soared across the Al Ain sky as part of one of the largest military spectacles demonstrated by the UAE Armed Forces.

Thousands of spectators flooded to Al Ain International Airport on Saturday to watch one of the largest parades of military strength in the UAE.

The third Union Fortress comprised almost an hour of over-stimulation to the senses as explosions sounded, guns fired, flares plumed and cars burnt.

Visitors... Read More

Prototype for Hyperloop unveiled in Dubai

24 Feb 2018

Dubai's Road and Transport Authority has offered a glimpse of a first design for the Hyperloop to be unveiled this month.

Mattar Al Tayer, director-general and chairman of the board of executive directors of the RTA, said on Wednesday that the RTA - in collaboration with Virgin Hyperloop One - would exhibit the design as part of UAE Innovation Month alongside initiatives such as autonomous pods, high-frequency express buses, and the framework building Urban Mobility Innovation Index (... Read More

The Queen shocks London Fashion Week with surprise appearance (Video)

22 Feb 2018

Marking her first time at Fashion Week, the beaming 91-year-old wore an Angela Kelly duck egg blue tweed dress and jacket embellished with tiny aquamarine Swarovski crystals. After meeting designers during a tour of the London Fashion Week showrooms, the Queen sat next to Conde Nast Artistic Director and US Vogue editor Dame Anna Wintour on the front row to watch the Richard Quinn show.

They watched the show of designer Richard Quinn, who the Queen then awarded the inaugural Queen... Read More

Final evolution – the new Lotus 3-Eleven 430 (Video)

22 Feb 2018

Lotus has revealed a fitting farewell to its track-focused 3-Eleven with one final evolution.

The British sports car maker on Tuesday unveiled the 3-Eleven 430, which comes with substantial upgrades in performance including a power bump to 430 horsepower for the stock 3.5-liter supercharged V-6. That's up on the 410 hp of the previous 3-Eleven in road-going trim. However, it's still down on the 460 hp of the track-only 3-Eleven.

Although the biggest news is the added power,... Read More

UAE's first multi-organ transplant programme is launched

22 Feb 2018

The country’s first multi-organ transplant programme was launched in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday, informed The National.

Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi announced it had performed successful heart, liver and lung transplant surgeries – all procedures that had never previously been performed in the UAE.

The UAE’s first full liver transplant was performed on February 1 by a five-person medical and surgical team led by Dr Antonio Pinna, Transplant Surgeon.

Ten days later, the country’s... Read More

Famous London hotel group to manage Dubai's 'most expensive' apartment block

21 Feb 2018

The National -- A luxury apartment building that is home to Dubai's most expensive penthouse will be managed by the hotel group behind the famous Dorchester hotel in London.

One Palm made headlines when its penthouse sold for a record-breaking Dh102 million, making it the most expensive penthouse in Dubai.

The building's 90 apartments include three, four and five-bedroom residences, offering views of Dubai Marina’s skyline, Burj Al Arab and the Arabian Gulf.

Developer... Read More