2022 will be a comeback year for events, I hear this often… As our world evolves, events too are evolving to accommodate the needs of our community by hosting physical, virtual, and/or hybrid events. A new era for events is gradually but certainly coming up, and the setting holds challenges from both the past and […]
DUBAI: A new video series exploring behind-the-scenes stories of how Dubai’s schools came together during the COVID-19 pandemic has been released. Featuring parents, students, teachers and government officials, the film offers rare insights into how different members of the community responded to the outbreak, and how they came together to ensure the continuity of children’s […]
ABU DHABI: During the UAE Government’s media briefing on the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, Dr. Saif Al Dhaheri, Official Spokesperson for the National Crisis and Emergency Management Authority (NCEMA), announced the gradual lifting of the restrictions on activities and events capacities in the UAE. Dr. Farida Al Hosani, the Official Spokesperson of the UAE Health Sector, […]
ABU DHABI: As cooler temperatures attract more visitors to Abu Dhabi this winter season, the Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi) has released a comprehensive guide for vaccinated and unvaccinated visitors to ensure streamlined and stress-free travel into the UAE capital. When planning a trip to Abu Dhabi, all inbound […]
9th February, 2021 The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) announced that it conducted 165,796 additional COVID-19 tests over the past 24 hours, using state-of-the-art medical testing equipment. In a statement on Tuesday, the Ministry stressed its aim to continue expanding the scope of testing nationwide to facilitate the early detection of coronavirus cases and […]
Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of The Executive Council of Dubai, H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum is all set to launch an AED500 million economic stimulus package to support various businesses across the emirates amid the pandemic. The new package brings the total value of stimulus packages introduced by the […]
Last week, at the campaign’s closing debates, President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden took up their final stances, shelving the chaos that presided over their previous face-off in favour of a more substantive exchange that highlighted vastly different approaches to the major domestic and foreign challenges facing the nation. They fought over several […]
Forty-five years after founding his fashion group, Giorgio Armani came up with a new way of showing his latest catwalk creations on Saturday – a prime-time TV show. The show was one of the highlights of Milan’s fashion week, which has hosted a mix of live and virtual catwalks for its first edition since coronavirus […]
The number of confirmed coronavirus cases across the globe has crossed 30 million, according to latest figures by America’s Johns Hopkins University. More than 940,000 have died due to Covid-19 since the outbreak began in China late last year. The US, India and Brazil have the most confirmed cases, but there is a fresh surge […]
India’s confirmed coronavirus infections passed 5 million on Wednesday, still soaring and testing the feeble health care system in tens of thousands of impoverished towns and villages. The world’s second-most populous country has added more than 1 million cases this month alone and is expected to become the pandemic’s worst-hit country within weeks, surpassing the […]
Though still a niche business compared to China’s giant meat supply chain, vegetarian alternatives to meat are gaining ground following health scares like the novel coronavirus and African swine fever, and a small but growing consumer-base is building in their wake. U.S.-based Beyond Meat Inc said last week that it had signed a deal to […]
