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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
3D-printed villas coming to Dubai
21 Feb 2018
Dubai’s first 3D-printed villas will be unveiled within two months, according to Engineer Hussain Nasser Lootah, director-general of the Dubai Municipality, Arabian Business wrote.
The Dubai Municipality has now brought all the necessary tools and equipment to build the villa, Lootah told the Emarat Al Youm newspaper, which is part of the city’s 3D Printing Strategy.
By 2030, 25 percent of the city’s new buildings will be “printed” in an attempt to reduce construction costs and... Read More
Apple releases fix for Telugu bug that crashes iPhones
21 Feb 2018
The National -- Apple has released a new iOS 11.2.6 update that includes a fix for the bug that is causing iPhones and apps like Facebook and WhatsApp to crash when a Telugu single character is received via iMessage.
The bug was discovered last week and involves sending the character in Telugu to devices that crashes an iPhone and makes apps like Messages, Facebook Messenger and WhatsApp inaccessible.
The bug also affects Safari and the built-in Messages app on macOS and the... Read More
What you can expect to eat at Gulfood in Dubai
21 Feb 2018
From the finest Japanese Wagyu beef to the best American hot dogs and everything in between — as the largest exhibition of its kind, Gulfood has something for everyone to sample, The National wrote.
Whether deep fried, poached, grilled or dried — meats and delicacies from around the world can be sampled by the thousands of visitors during the week-long exhibition at Dubai World Trade Centre.
Za’abeel Hall 4 has become an unofficial barbecue zone during the festival of food as... Read More
Sharjah rents fall by as much as 44 per cent
20 Feb 2018
The commute may be a challenge, but the good news is that rents are falling in Sharjah and Ajman. That's according to the latest report from property forum Dubizzle, The National informed.
The Dubizzle report compared price trends from the fourth quarter of 2016 to the same period in 2017.
Three-bedroom properties in Bu Tina, Sharjah, experienced the largest decrease, with rents 44 per cent cheaper. Broadly, rents in Bu Tina fell by 17 per cent, followed by Al Nabba at 10 per... Read More
Expo 2020 caution UAE residents against phone scams offering large cash prizes
20 Feb 2018
Residents have been cautioned against sending personal information to callers pretending to be from Expo 2020 asking them to register for a cash award, The National informed.
Expo 2020 has said it is not conducting any phone competitions offering prizes or cash rewards and that all contests were publicly announced. Officials have asked people who suspect a scam to check with the Expo 2020 directly.
Both du and Etisalat users have received phone calls and text messages from a... Read More
Space debris to fall over the Middle East next month
19 Feb 2018
The National -- A Chinese space laboratory will vapourise when it re-enters the Earth’s atmosphere, the UAE Space Agency has confirmed.
The UAE Space Agency and the International Astronomical Center have announced a joint campaign to monitor the space debris as China's Tiangong-1 Space Laboratory falls back to Earth.
The fall is expected to take place in mid-March in areas between 43 degrees north and south latitude, which includes most of the Arab region.
It will be... Read More
Abu Dhabi Municipality removes dirty cars in crackdown on messy streets
19 Feb 2018
The National -- Dozens of vehicles have been taken off the streets after being found to be dirty or left unattended for extended periods of time.
Abu Dhabi Municipality said 33 had been impounded in the most recent sweep, which is part of a broader campaign to tidy up the city's streets.
Fines of Dh3000 are issued to owners on their return.
Last year, the municipality warned drivers must keep their cars clean during the summer - including if they are on holiday - or risk... Read More
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