NEW DELHI: Abdullah bin Touq Al Marri, Minister of Economy, said the implementation of a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) signed between India and the UAE earlier this year, came into force on May 1, 2022, with the arrival of the first imports exempted from tariffs. In an interview with the Emirates News Agency (WAM), […]
DUBAI: As the world looks to emulate Dubai’s successful tourism recovery strategy, the city welcomed 3.97 million international overnight visitors between January and March 2022, up from 1.27 million visitors for the corresponding period last year, representing a massive 214 per cent YoY visitation growth that places the city firmly on track for a momentous […]
DUBAI: Dubai received 630,000 international health tourists in 2021, according to a report released by the Dubai Health Authority (DHA) during the ongoing Arab Travel Market in Dubai. Spending by international patients reached nearly AED730 million in the past year despite the global COVID-19 pandemic. The report indicated that most health tourists who came to […]
SHARJAH: With the theme ‘Create Creativity’, the 13th Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival (SCRF) will welcome the public from May 11 to 22 at the Expo Centre Sharjah, inviting every child to create their own world, build their own awareness and culture, and be inspired by all that is inventive and inspiring. The Sharjah Book Authority’s […]
ABU DHABI: On the occasion of the first Emirates Medical Day, artists from the Middle East and India have come together to pay a serenading tribute to the frontline warriors. The five-minute music video, produced by VPS Healthcare, celebrates the unflinching grit and resilience of healthcare workers around the world. The first Emirates Medical Day […]
SHARJAH: The 13th edition of the Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival (SCRF), organised by the Sharjah Book Authority (SBA) under the theme ‘Create Creativity’, will launch on May 11 through May 22, 2022. The series of inspirational talks will be held at the Kids’ Creative Café in Hall six at Expo Centre Sharjah, where SCRF is […]
ABU DHABI: With global tourism rebounding and the Middle East offering year-round experiences, Abu Dhabi has launched a new destination campaign inspiring travellers to visit the UAE capital during the summer season and experience the incredible value across hotels and world-leading attractions. The new campaign attaches great importance to travellers’ interests and passion and showcases […]
Recently, Stockholms Auktionsverk sold an extremely rare Persian saber for more than $130,000 (AED477,503) plus fees. The saber is a so-called “shamshir”, a type of saber with a very curved blade. The name comes from the Persian word for sword. Early on it stood clear that there was a great interest in the shamshir, and […]
Although many believed sound in space just wasn’t possible, NASA has dismissed this myth, releasing a new video allowing the world to hear what the black hole at the centre of the Perseus galaxy cluster sounds like. Building on sound waves astronomers earlier extracted, this new sonification — translated from astronomical data — makes them […]
A silent revolution is happening in how the world travels through airport security, but most of us won’t even have noticed. After nearly 16 years, the requirement to put liquids into 100-millilitre containers and take electronics out of bags may soon cease to exist. Across the world, several airports have this new technology in place […]
A tiny town in Wiltshire has been named a ‘ghost village’ as it’s been empty for almost 80 years. Imber residents were kicked out during WWII when the United States troops started using the village as an exercise area. It means that nobody has lived in Imber since 1943. Nowadays, Imber is part of the […]
