Born on this day in 1971, Mark Wahlberg is an American actor, producer, restaurateur, and former rapper. He became the protagonist in two films in the Transformers live-action film franchise, Transformers: Age of Extinction and Transformers: The Last Knight. Did you know that: • Thomas Chippendale, an English furniture maker was born on this day […]
The term “Madrasa” comes with a perception, either biased or unbiased. That is the irony of South Asia’s largest education network. Because of biased media reports and closed doors of these institutions, in general, their contribution to society is not fairly evaluated. Aarambh Pictures, a Mumbai-based production house started by two friends Nishant Jaiswal and […]
The past year has been a revelation of ourselves and made us look at life differently. Solo experiences are on the rise in trend as travellers seek to discover themselves for trips alone once in their lifetime to tick it off their bucket list. People who have never travelled alone often describe their first solo […]
While encryption is the foundation of data protection, just one in three(29%) Middle East companies surveyed indicate that they have a consistently applied encryption plan/strategy — well below this year’s global average of 50%. At the same time, the majority (59%) of these organizations report that they have experienced a data breach, the 2nd highest rate worldwide and well ahead of the global […]
DUBAI, 1st June 2021: The UAE Football Association (UAEFA) has decided to allow the audience to attend the Group G matches in the World Cup Asian Qualifiers, which will be held at Zabeel and Al Maktoum Stadiums, from 3rd to 15th June, with a 30 percent of the available seats of the stadiums. The decision […]
ABU DHABI, 1st June 2021: The UAE was ranked among the top 20 countries in the world during the year 2020 in five indices related to the competitiveness of the tourism sector in the country according to the Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Centre (FCSC). The country’s achievements in the tourism sector included the indexes in […]
DUBAI, 1st June 2021: The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) has further expanded its COVID-19 vaccination campaign by announcing a booster shot of Sinopharm for those who took the second dose of the Sinopharm vaccine at least six months ago. This comes as part of the UAE’s relentless efforts to vaccinate the largest possible […]
UAE Green Target for 2030: reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 23.5%, increase clean power capacity to 14 GW, plant 30 million mangrove seedlings, adopt climate-smart agricultural methods, and promote sustainable production and consumption. UAE highlights carbon emission reduction strategies at climate negotiations in the run-up to COP26 Dubai: A UAE climate negotiation team, presided over […]
Bengaluru: An iridescent halo was spotted around the sun in the skies over Bengaluru, mid-morning Monday. Known as a sun halo, it appears like a circular rainbow around the sun, visible bright during the day. The circular rainbow around the sun was visible in Bengaluru, India on 24th May 2021, many took to social media […]
In line with the National COVID-19 Vaccination Plan, the Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) approved the emergency use of the Pfizer- BioNTech vaccine for the 12 to 15 age group on 13th May 2021, under the outcomes of clinical trials and a strict assessment conducted to approve the emergency local use of the vaccine. Today […]
SHARJAH: The 31st Sharjah Ramadan Festival, organised by the Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI), came to an end after reaching more than AED 700 million in sales. The final raffle draw was held on Saturday evening at City Centre Al Zahia. Expressing his pleasure with the success of the 31st edition of the […]
