World: Ian Fleming’s James Bond novels will be rewritten in order to protect modern readers who might be triggered by some of the languages in the original books. Ian Fleming’s work is set to be republished in April, marking 70 years since Casino Royale, the first book in the series was released. Also, read – […]
World: Heinz is looking for the man who survived 24 days at sea on ketchup, saying it wants to track down to gift him a brand new boat. Elvis Francois, a 27-year-old man from Dominica, spent nearly a month lost at sea after getting caught up in adverse weather conditions. He had engraved ‘help’ into his sailboat in desperation – […]
World: Some have thirty days, and some have thirty-one, except for February… which has only 28 days, but why is that? You see, the 28 days of February date back to Numa Pompilius, the second king of Rome. According to the Indianapolis Children’s Museum, before his reign, Rome’s lunar calendar was just 10 months long, beginning in March and ending […]
Top prize of AED 10,000,000 won Dubai: In its 117th Super Saturday Draws held on February 25th 2023, Mahzooz, the UAE’s leading weekly draw with the most frequent and largest pay-out, made one more millionaire- the first in 2023- bringing the total number of Mahzooz multi-millionaires to 32. The lucky winner scooped up the coveted top prize […]
Paris: The Internet For Trust Conference, which is organised by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), has brought together 4,300 participants to discuss regulatory solutions to the ongoing crisis of online information – the first ever such global conference. Speakers from UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay, to the Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula […]
Dubai. BMW Group Middle East launched the BMW XM for the first time ever in the region, in partnership with its official importers across the Middle East. Revealed at an electrifying event in Dubai, the XM represents a fresh interpretation of the Sports Activity Vehicle (SAV) created out of the ground-breaking fusion of the high-performance BMW […]
China: OPPO officially released its new 6G white paper – A Versatile 6G with Minimized Kernel: To Build the Mobile World. Drawing on OPPO’s forward-looking research and exploration into 6G, the white paper proposes an innovative ‘versatile 6G system with minimized kernel’ that aims to provide a more actionable solution for the next generation of mobile […]
Dubai: World No.1 Iga Swiatek remains on course to make it back-to-back titles on the WTA Tour after storming into the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships final with an impressive victory over fifth seed Coco Gauff in front of a delighted Centre Court crowd. Swiatek will need to be at her silky best for Saturday’s […]
WTA CEO and Chairman Steve Simon receives a replica of WTA 1000 Singles trophy to mark milestone for women’s professional tennis Dubai: Women’s tennis was the winner when Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships presented the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA), the principal organising body of women’s professional tennis, with a special memento to mark its 50th anniversary. Prior […]
Dubai: The Backstreet Boys, one of the best-selling bands of all time, have announced Middle East, South Africa and India dates. Originally set to wrap up their DNA World Tour on March 15, 2023 in Hong Kong, which has already seen the vocal group perform in the likes of Madrid, Munich, Budapest, London, Las Vegas, and much more, the group today […]
TheBrewNews Weekend Wrap-up: Bringing you the news roundup of the week that was. Here are the headlines: 1. Gulfood success reinforces Dubai’s position as the food capital of the world 2. UAE’s astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi will launch for the ISS on February 27 3. India’s tennis star Sania Mirza retires from International tennis 4. […]
