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'Snowlashes' Instagram trend takes off in freezing Russian winter (Video)
24 Jan 2018
The National -- The Yakutia region in Siberia makes up one-fifth of Russia's territory and is also one of the coldest places on earth.
This month temperatures have dropped to minus 67 degrees Celsius in some parts of the region (which is home to nearly one million people).
Students routinely go to school in the village of Oymyakon when temperatures are at around minus 40 degrees, but according to state news agency Ria Novosti schools were closed when the temperatures started to... Read More
Red Bull Air Race is flying back to Abu Dhabi (Video)
24 Jan 2018
The National -- The excitement of the Red Bull Air Race is barely a week away.
It means 13 of the world’s best pilots will be battling it out over the Abu Dhabi Corniche during the weekend of February 2 and 3.
Competing at speeds of 370kph, and overcoming forces of up to 10G, the pilots in the eight-race series make their 2018 debut in the capital.
This year’s international contest sees a new racing aircraft, the Edge 540 V2, and the return of the strong Great Britain... Read More
Week of Tajik Folk Crafts takes place in Sharjah
24 Jan 2018
Initiated by the Tajik Embassy in Abu Dhabi, the Sharjah Department of Culture and the Sharjah Institute for Heritage, the event is dedicated to the Year of Tourism and Folk Crafts in Tajikistan, according to the Tajik MFA information department.
The inauguration ceremony of the event that took place on January 21 was attended by Abdulaziz Abdulrahman Almusallam, the chairman of Sharjah Institute for Heritage, Bahodur Sharifi, Tajikistan’s Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates,... Read More
Road closures for the Dubai Marathon 2018
24 Jan 2018
The National -- Most of the road closures will be centred in the Jumeirah and Al Sufouh areas, and will be in place from midnight on Friday.
The list of closures, both partial and full, is:
Umm Suqeim Street will be closed in both directions from Al Wasl Road (Dubai Police Academy) to the Madinat Jumeirah traffic signals on Jumeirah Beach RoadThis closure will be in place from midnight on Thursday until Friday at approximately 1pm.
Jumeirah Beach Road and King Salman... Read More
Jumeirah Group appoints Jose Silva as the new CEO
23 Jan 2018
Jumeirah Group has appointed Jose Silva as its new chief executive officer. Silva replaces interim CEO Marc Dardenne. Previously, the role was held by Stefan Leser and Gerald Lawless.
To his new job, Silva brings over 35 years of experience in the hospitality industry, including almost 25 years with Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts. In his last role, Silva served as the regional vice president overseeing France, Switzerland, Spain and Portugal and also served the role of general... Read More
Amazon's first checkout-free grocery store opens on Monday (Video)
23 Jan 2018
The Guardian -- Amazon will open its first checkout-free grocery store to the public on Monday, moving forward with an experiment that could dramatically alter bricks-and-mortar retail.
The Seattle shop, known as Amazon Go, relies on cameras and sensors to track what shoppers remove from the shelves, and what they put back. Cash registers and checkout lines become superfluous: customers are billed after leaving using a credit card on file.
To start shopping, customers must scan... Read More
Driverless vehicles will start in this area of Dubai
23 Jan 2018
Gulf News -- Sustainable City in Dubai is on the path to becoming truly sustainable, and the technology is there to prove it.
Authorities on Monday announced that self-driving vehicles will soon be spotted in Sustainable City, as test runs have been scheduled to start in February.
The Dh1.2 billion Sustainable City development in Dubailand features 500 villas and town houses, and has already implemented sustainable elements such as solar panels, LED lighting and green... Read More
Seven children from one family die in Fujairah house fire
23 Jan 2018
The National -- Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid and Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed offered their condolences to the Al Sreidi family over the deaths of seven Emirati children in a fire that broke out in their home in Fujairah on Monday morning.
Police said the children were suffocated in their sleep by the smoke.
On Monday, the Vice President and Ruler of Dubai tweeted a message to the family saying "a casualty on our children is a casualty on our country".
"We are shocked today... Read More
GCC to welcome 2.5 million Chinese visitors by 2021
22 Jan 2018
Chinese arrivals to the GCC will increase 21% to 2021, rising to 2.5 million visitors annually, according to data released ahead of Arabian Travel Market 2018, which takes place at Dubai World Trade Centre from April 22-25.
Published by Colliers International, the data predicts Saudi Arabia will experience the highest proportionate increase in arrivals from China, up 35% on 2016 figures. The UAE will follow at 20%, with Oman at 12% and Bahrain and Kuwait at 7%.
GCC countries... Read More
Fishermen in the north ask to be exempt from 'burden' of VAT
22 Jan 2018
The National -- Fishermen and their associations in the north are asking to be exempt from VAT that they say is affecting their livelihood dramatically.
Sulaiman Al Khuddam, deputy of the UAE Fishermen's Cooperative Union and chairman of Dibba Fishermen association, said the fishing industry is an important part of the country’s heritage and provides jobs for many low-income and elderly Emiratis. He said subjecting the fishermen to VAT will hurt their already unstable source of income... Read More
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