Dubai: Launching with a press meet, at Hard Rock Café, Fashion Week 2021 is a three-day fashion extravaganza, scheduled from 16th to 18th December. Fashion Week 2021 will be hosted at Arena – IMG Worlds of Adventure. This is the first fashion week to showcase fashion with a twist of theatre. Shinning the spotlight on […]
A beautiful gathering of Urdu language and culture lovers is going to be held on the 9th of December 2021, to celebrate the work of Indian National Award-winning lyricist and composer Javed Akhtar’s contribution and work in the field of language and poetry. The evening “Jashn-E-Javed Akhtar” will compile with an international mushaira at the […]
While you’re strolling the grand halls of the State Hermitage Museum, in St. Petersburg, Russia, you might hear the faint sound of a meow coming from pipes below. Roaming the sprawling basement of what was once the Winter Palace — the official residence of Russia’s ruling tsars — are nearly 50 cats who are treated […]
DUBAI: In a new step aligned with its role as a planner, enabler and regulator of the cultural and creative sector in the emirate, Dubai Culture and Arts Authority (Dubai Culture) launched “The Dubai Framework for Cultural Statistics”. It sets a comprehensive, local statistical framework and classification of the domains and activities of the creative […]
A climber who found a trove of precious stones on Mont Blanc has been given half of the $168,700 (AED619,652) haul to keep after authorities couldn’t find the original owner. The climber found the emeralds and sapphires on the mountain in France in 2013, and he has now been allowed to keep half of the […]
Tasmania has been picked to hold the world’s black box. Black box recorders are stored on airplanes and they track everything happening with the craft in the event of a crash or accident. Researchers want a similar device for our planet as the threat of climate change increases. The device, which will be located at […]
Motorists in Dubai will be able to pay for their parking tickets through the social media app WhatsApp. Ahmed Mahboub, executive director of parking at Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) in Dubai, said this new payment method is under the testing phase internally. “People will be texting the same information that they send on 7275. […]
DUBAI: An interactive artwork of life-sized bowling pins bearing images of women who are survivors of human trafficking, has been launched at Expo 2020 Dubai’s Oasis Hub in the Jubilee Zone. The event was hosted by the Abu Dhabi Centre for Shelter and Humanitarian Care, EWAA, which is affiliated with Abu Dhabi’s Department of Community […]
SHARJAH: FUNN, the Sharjah-based organisation dedicated to promoting and supporting media arts learning among children and the youth, announced a new approach for its annual FUNNtastic Winter Camp, which will take place from December 18th to 22nd. To be held at the AlJada multipurpose indoor hall in Sharjah, the five-day camp, themed, “Into the Spotlight!,” […]
Like many gamers in recent weeks, Nicole DeSantis, 33, from outside Philadelphia, combed through social media sites trying to find insider information on where to get a PlayStation 5 this holiday season. Stemming from the global chip shortage, video game consoles this year are particularly hard to come by. After successfully scoring a unit from […]
Although Mary Berridge’s son displayed signs of autism from birth — including motor skill and speech delays, difficulty with change and sensory sensitivity — it took over seven years for him to be formally diagnosed. Having sought multiple professional opinions over the years, the North Carolina-based photographer believes that an oversimplified view of this varied […]
