DUBAI: The Dubai Foundation for Women and Children (DFWAC) launched an Animal Assisted Therapy Programme sponsored by Himalaya Global Management Ltd at Expo 2020 Dubai. Speaking on the occasion, Sheikha Saeed Al Mansouri, Acting Director-General of the DFWAC, stated, “The foundation strives to contribute to the development of our society and to serve all members […]
Scientists have discovered the reason why dogs cock their heads when they look at you. While most of us probably thought it meant they were confused when they tilted their head, it’s anything but. In a ground-barking study, researchers in Hungary analysed dozens of pet pooches, looking at how they reacted to their owners when […]
A couple in New Zealand may have grown the world’s largest potato without even trying. Colin and Donna Craig-Brown, from Ngāhinapōuri in the country’s Waikato region, found the tuber growing in their garden when they were getting ready for the spring planting season. “It was literally one of nature’s pleasant surprises. Had no idea it […]
DUBAI: Singapore’s envious reputation as a garden city is about to get much greener, with ambitious plans to introduce more edible gardens to lessen the island state’s reliance on imported food, a World Majlis event on natural cities expressed at Expo 2020 Dubai. Lim Eng Hwee, Chief Executive Officer, Urban Redevelopment Authority, Singapore, said, “We’re […]
DUBAI: Dubai’s prestigious live entertainment venue, the Coca-Cola Arena, will be transformed into an ice rink for the very first time to host the three-day Dubai Ice Show. The event will feature a high-profile game of the global professional ice hockey league Kontinental Hockey League (KHL), and a unique theatrical show performed by world-famous Olympic […]
ABU DHABI: Abu Dhabi’s annual Al Hosn Festival is set to make a spectacular return this year, with the culturally-rich, 10-day programme from 25th November to 4th December at the renowned Al Hosn site. Organised by the Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi), the festival will feature an engaging programme […]
A soft goat’s cheese from Spain won first place at the World Cheese Awards recently, besting the field of 4,079 entries from more than 40 countries on five continents. The winning cheese, called Olavidia, from an artisan cheesemaker using the commercial name Quesos y Besos (Cheeses and Kisses), got 103 votes, besting the second-place finisher, […]
DUBAI: Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Tolerance and Coexistence, launched the grand opening of the Dubai Art Expo, a new event organised as part of the UAE’s Golden Jubilee celebrations, which will bring together more than 500 artists and performers from more than 170 countries to present their works in Dubai. The […]
DUBAI: Otherworldly glowing creature installations, the Luminéoles, have flown into Expo 2020 Dubai, as part of popular outdoor nighttime light festival Kaleidoscope. Magnificent seven-metre creatures, which perform lively dances to music, are bringing the Expo 2020 Dubai site to life and providing visitors with a magical immersive experience, as they travel between the concourse at […]
DUBAI: More than 5.8 million people – including farmers, traders, students, teachers, doctors, patients, and people of determination – have benefitted from the work of 140 social entrepreneurs supported under Expo 2020 Dubai’s global innovation and partnership programme Expo Live. The Expo Live grantees – named ‘Global Innovators’ – have committed themselves to making their […]
DUBAI: It took 16-year-old Fazil Ummer just three days to visit 192 country pavilions at Expo 2020. The Saudi Arabian-born teenager, who is of Indian descent, has visited Dubai with his family but came to Expo on his own. It is believed he is the first Indian person to have collected stamps on his special passport from all […]
