With Expo 2020 Dubai all geared up to welcome visitors from around the world on 1 October, four Emirati artists from different generations are finalising the installation of their permanent public artworks on the Expo site, as part of Expo 2020’s Public Art Programme. The artworks by Emirati artists Afra Al Dhaheri, Abdallah Al Saadi, […]
The European Commission has decided to enforce a new proposal that requires all smartphones to use USB-C, including the iPhone. Apple has always kept itself aloof from its competition by having different chargers and other accessories. The EU has, after almost a decade, decided that all mobile companies need to create standardize ports on mobile […]
Few man-made movable structures are larger than a modern cruise ship, but even those giants sometimes need someone to lend them a hand to get to port. So what do you do when one of them is unable to move on its own? You call a ship-carrying ship, or, to be more precise, a “semi-submersible […]
If you’re in the market for a home with a bit of horror film history? Look no further, the purportedly haunted Rhode Island farmhouse that inspired the 2013 horror movie “The Conjuring” has just gone on the market for $1.2 million (AED4million). As per the real estate agent Mott & Chace Sotheby’s International Realty, the […]
The Indian Academy announced that three of its students represented in the International School Sport Federation (ISF) Under-15 World School Sports Games in Belgrade, Serbia winning Gold and Silver medal. ISF Under-15 World School Sport Games is a recognised multi-sport international tournament for teenagers, with 42 countries competing across 14 sports. The Indian Academy Student, […]
Fossilized footprints have been discovered in New Mexico suggest that early humans were walking across North America around 23,000 years ago, as per researchers. In 2009, the first footprints were found in a dry lake bed in White Sands National Park. Scientists at the U.S. Geological Survey recently analyzed seeds stuck in the footprints to […]
DUBAI: The archaeological coffin of ancient Egyptian priest Psamtik, Son of Pediosir has arrived at the Egyptian pavilion at the Expo 2020 Dubai. The coffin will be displayed at the Expo for six months. The Egyptian Ministry of Trade and Industry said that it’s a wood-colored coffin that was discovered in the Saqqara Antiquities Area, […]
DUBAI: Expo 2020 Dubai has unveiled Hammour House, its one-of-a-kind community art project, at an exclusive preview attended by Sheikh Nahyan Mubarak Al Nahyan, UAE Minister of Tolerance and Coexistence and Commissioner General of Expo 2020 Dubai. Hammour House will bring together fishermen, scientists, artists, school students, and many institutions at Expo 2020 Dubai to showcase […]
The India Pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai is all set to display the emergence of a New India to the world. Coinciding with India’s celebrations of Amrit Mahotsav, 75 years of Independence, Expo 2020 Dubai, starting October 1, will be a significant platform for India to showcase its vibrant culture and tremendous growth opportunities for […]
Aviation innovators Rosen Aviation reckon the experience of cabin windows could be taken to the next level, rendering actual airplane windows obsolete. The American aviation company is plugging its Maverick Project airplane cabin design as the next frontier of inflight experience. Lee Clark, Rosen’s senior VP for strategy said, “The Maverick Project was born from […]
DUBAI: Emirates is the first airline to implement the International Air Transport Association’s (IATA) Travel Pass solution on six continents as it rolls out this digital health pass to customers at all its destinations. Following successful trials in April on select routes from its Dubai hub, Emirates gradually expanded the IATA Travel Pass pilot to […]
