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Angelina, Paltrow, and comet of stars accuses Weinstein of abuses

12 Oct 2017

Khaleej Times -- A flood of allegations poured in on Tuesday against Harvey Weinstein in on-the-record reports that detailed claims of sexual abuse and included testimonies from Gwyneth Paltrow and Angelina Jolie, further intensifying the already explosive collapse of the disgraced movie mogul.

The women's allegations against 65-year-old Weinstein were made in an bombshell expose published by the New Yorker. Weinstein denies all charges, according to a statement from his spokeswoman... Read More

New La Mer beachfront opens in Dubai

12 Oct 2017

The National -- A new beachfront in Dubai is opening next week, providing shops and restaurants in Jumeirah 1 and becoming the seventh completed Meraas development in the emirate.

La Mer will be home to shopping, entertainment and dining venues spread over three areas across 13.4 million square feet of existing and reclaimed land between Pearl Jumeirah and Jumeirah Bay.

The design of La Mer South, North and The Wharf is inspired by driftwood and natural elements and is... Read More

Emirates flight grounded after passenger dies mid-flight

12 Oct 2017

The National -- An Emirates flight headed for Munich had to make an emergency stop in Kuwait on Tuesday, after a passenger died on board.

The airline confirmed in a statement that flight EK049 from Dubai to Munich was diverted to Kuwait International Airport due to a "medical emergency".

"The passenger received immediate medical attention upon landing, but unfortunately was pronounced dead by an emergency doctor on the ground," an Emirates spokesperson said.

The flight... Read More

Jail for flight attendant who blackmailed salesman on Instagram

11 Oct 2017

A female flight attendant was jailed for three months for threatening a man on Instagram, demanding that he pay her Dh365,000 or else she would post naked pictures of his wife with her boyfriend.

The Azerbaijani victim, a 35-year-old salesman, said he received a message from the 29-year-old Latvian woman on December 31 last year on his Instagram account in which she wrote that she had pictures of his wife naked with a man who is the defendant’s own former boyfriend.

“She wrote... Read More

Dubai’s Uber roll out Tesla cars on Tuesday

11 Oct 2017

Gulf News -- Uber, in cooperation with the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) in Dubai, offered residents the opportunity to book an all-electric car as of October 10.

Customers can access the service simply by downloading the ride-hailing Uber app, and selecting the UberOne option.

Customers will then be able to choose between the Model S or Model X, with a fee that... Read More

The world's first five-star bird’s nest opens in Kenya

11 Oct 2017

Clad Global -- A resort in one of Kenya’s most popular safari destinations is offering guests the chance to sleep under the stars in a human-scale ‘bird's nest’ above the treetops.

Guests at this bizarre suite might have to watch out for eagles swooping in and making them comfortable - because it resembles a giant bird's nest.

Constructed alongside a river teeming with wildlife, the Nay Palad Bird Nest provides a 360-degree bird’s eye-view of the surrounding wilderness –... Read More

Meet the UAE’s 5 richest men

10 Oct 2017

Khaleej Times -- Of the hundreds ranked in Forbes' annual list of the world's billionaires, five are from the United Arab Emirates. These five businessmen have a combined net worth of $27.3 billion (Dh100.3b), according to the list.

The list, which ranks the richest people every year, once again begins with Microsoft's Bill Gates and Berkshire Hathaway's Warren Buffett at the first and second spots, respectively. Gates has a net worth of $86 billion, while Buffett is close behind at $... Read More

Putin Is Filling the Middle East Power Vacuum

10 Oct 2017

Bloomberg, 3 October -- The Israelis and Turks, the Egyptians and Jordanians – they’re all beating a path to the Kremlin in the hope that Vladimir Putin, the new master of the Middle East, can secure their interests and fix their problems.

The latest in line is Saudi King Salman, who on Wednesday is due to become the first monarch of the oil-rich kingdom to visit Moscow. At the top of his agenda will be reining in Iran, a close Russian ally seen as a deadly foe by most Gulf Arab... Read More

Saudi Arabia agrees to buy Russian S-400 missile system

10 Oct 2017

Russia and Saudi Arabia have signed an agreement on the purchase of Russia’s S-400 missile system, a defense cooperation official said Monday.

Maria Vorobyeva, spokeswoman for the Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation, told the RIA Novosti news agency that a deal on the air defense system had been agreed with Riyadh.

The memorandum of understanding also included the sale of Kornet-EM anti-tank missile, TOS-1A flamethrowers, AGS-30 grenade launchers and Kalashnikov... Read More

The Final Countdown: 5 days left for Dubai’s new speed limit

09 Oct 2017

Gulf News -- From October 15, a new speed limit will be observed on Dubai’s two main highways, requiring motorists to slow down a notch – or face stiff traffic fines.

Dubai Police have started installing new signboards on Emirates Road and Shaikh Mohammad Bin Zayed (MBZ) Road, and are reminding motorists that the speed limit will be dropped from 120 km/h to 110 km/h.

Motorists who wish to avoid getting a speeding ticket must remembering this: a fine will be slapped when you... Read More