Abu Dhabi: Being a stand-up comedian is challenging enough, but it’s even harder if you are a woman, according to Arab female comedians in the UAE, who are determined to break down gender barriers when it comes to comedy. ### “Definitely, there are many challenges that come with being an Arab female stand up comedian,…
Chester-Le-Street: Hashim Amla and Faf du Plessis dealt Sri Lanka’s World Cup semi-final hopes a huge blow as they powered South Africa to a nine-wicket victory at Chester-Le-Street on Friday. ### Amla (80) and captain Du Plessis (96) put on an unbeaten 175 for the second wicket as South Africa eased to victory in the…
Mauritania is a vast land, mostly flat and parched dry, yet ancient in that its rulers between the 12th and 15th centuries controlled the powerful Almoravid dynasty that spread Islam across North Africa and held swathes of Muslim Spain. And today, it has a new president — Mohammad Ould Gazouani. ### The former general’s victory…
After several child drownings, Gulf News photographer Ahmed Ramzan hit the pool to discover the importance of early water awareness lessons. Not only do toddlers learn how to hold their breath, float and roll on to their backs, but they gain respect for the pool and associate the activity as something only safe to do…
Turkey is a country affectionately known for its overflowing breakfast tables. Huqqa and The Market’ have recently launched a new breakfast offering and are celebrating with a month-long, half-off breakfast deal throughout all of July. The menu has a variety of traditional Turkish pastries, bread, cheeses, sujuk, eggs and free flowing tea to go with…
Abu Dhabi: Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc) on Thursday announced that it has closed its $4 billion infrastructure investment agreement with the US based firms BlackRock and KKR on boosting midstream pipeline assets for transporting crude in the UAE. ### The transaction was originally announced in February of this year and following the deal,…
Dubai: There were high expectations in the contest between India and West Indies, which fizzled out into a no-contest. There were no turning points in the match, none on the field and none in the manner in which the Caribbeans have approached their game. ### After breezing past Pakistan in the opener, one expected the…
This is personal. For the singer Lisa Scott-Lee, who made her debut in the 90s with UK pop group Steps and turned principal of Dubai Performing Arts (DPA), it’s a chance to see her vision made real. This weekend, her students are headed to the stage to jive to some of the most infectious tunes…
Abu Dhabi. Department of Health — Abu Dhabi (Doh) has announced the development of a comprehensive oral health policy. The policy is aligned with the regulator’s commitment to develop an oral health care system that adheres to the highest levels of effectiveness and efficiency, and is accessible to all residents across the emirate. Dr Omniyat…
The Ministry of Energy and Industry announced fuel prices for July. The prices include VAT. ### The per-litre prices are Super 98 at Dh2.30, down from Dh2.53 from last month and Special 95 at Dh2.18 from Dh2.42 in June. Diesel price has been fixed at Dh2.35, a decrease from Dh2.56 in June. ###### Oil retreated from a five-week…