From trampoline jumping routines to high-intensity training on water, fitness classes have exploded across the UAE. Keith J. Fernandez looks at some of the benefits of group workouts ### A series of studies testifies to the benefits of approaching fitness as a social activity. New England researchers tracking medical students over 12 weeks found…
As a seven-year-old, it felt strange to be ignored by my grandmother, even as I had very high fever. My mother had gone out to work, leaving me home to be cared for by her. Was it because I was a girl child that she spewed so much bitterness? Or was it because her son…
Taunton: Veteran batsman Mohammad Hafeez has urged his side to take the confidence from their win over hosts England into their next World Cup match against champions Australia. ### The 38-year-old was Pakistan’s saviour in their sensational 14-run win over England in Nottingham, riding his luck on the way to a match-turning 84 off 62…
Chris Pratt and Katherine Schwarzenegger were married over the weekend in a ceremony that the ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ actor called “intimate, moving and emotional.” ### Pratt announced the nuptials on Sunday in an Instagram post accompanied by a photo of the couple walking hand-in-hand. He said they were married on Saturday “in front of…
DUBAI: Dubai Islamic Bank (DIB) said on Monday it has received regulatory nods to acquire 100 per cent in Noor Bank, through which its assets would reach Dh275 billion. ### With the planned acquisition, DIB said it would consolidate its position as the one of the largest Islamic banks in the world with combined assets…
DUBAI: A Filipina inmate in a Dubai jail received a pleasant surprise recently when she got to meet her parents — after 14 years. Click Here: toulon rugby shop melbourne### The 33-year-old is an inmate of the Dubai Women Prison at the General Department of Punitive and Correctional Institutions (PCI) as she was convicted in…
Dubai: A man went on trial before the Dubai Court of First Instance after he was accused of threatening to blow up his family’s house with a gas cylinder when his mother asked his friend to leave the house. ### The 32-year-old jobless Omani defendant admitted to threatening his Emirati mother because he was angry….
Universal’s new animation ‘The Secret Life of Pets 2’ managed to lead North American box offices this weekend with an estimated take of $47.1 million (Dh172.9 million) even while earning less than half what the first ‘Pets’ film did just three years ago. ### ‘Pets 2,’ produced by Illumination studio, edged out another new release,…
American rapper Eminem will return to the UAE for a show on October 25 at du Arena, Abu Dhabi. ### The ‘Real Slim Shady’ artist last performed in Abu Dhabi in 2012 as part of the Formula 1 weekend, closing out the Yasalam after-race concerts. His most recent album at the time had been 2010’s…
Click:工作間出租 Dubai: The mood was glum on Sunday as holidayers returning home after the long Eid break boarded the 3.30pm Muscat-bound bus from the Rashidya Metro Station — not far from the spot where a Mwasalat bus crashed into an overhead barrier last weekend, killing 17 on board and injuring nine others in one of…