May 01 2024
Only a fraction of the European Union population may be vaccinated against the coronavirus before 2022, EU officials said in an internal meeting, as the cure the bloc is securing may not prove effective or may not be manufactured in […]
The night sky will bring an added treat this Halloween as it features a spectacle that has not occurred in nearly two decades. Halloween is shaping up much differently this year due to the coronavirus pandemic with some communities electing to […]
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 […]
This Sunday, October 25, 2020, Dubai’s Global Village is set to reopen. It’ll also mark the seasoned destination’s 25th anniversary. Of course, in order to ensure the safety of both employees and the public, there will be strict health and […]
Emirates has earned the top spot at the Business Traveller Middle East Awards 2020, sweeping away four awards, including the coveted ‘Best Airline Worldwide’ award for the seventh consecutive year. The other three bagged titles were the ‘Airline with the […]
President Donald Trump came out swinging Monday against Dr. Anthony Fauci and polls that show Trump trailing Democrat Joe Biden in key battleground states, as he tried to buck up his campaign team two weeks from Election Day. Back on […]
At a live press event on Monday, the Sharjah Book Authority (SBA) unveiled its plans for the Sharjah International Book Fair (SIBF) 2020, to be back in town from Nov 4-14, for its 39th edition. Organised by the SBA under […]
Liam Neeson’s thriller “Honest Thief” limped to first place at the domestic box office, debuting at $3.7 million. Those ticket sales, among the lowest ever to land at No. 1, came in slightly ahead of Christopher Nolan’s “Tenet” and Robert […]
Saudi Arabia opened Sunday Islam’s holiest site for prayers for the first time in seven months, and expanded the Umrah pilgrimage to accommodate 15,000 worshippers as it relaxed coronavirus curbs. Mask-clad Saudi citizens and residents of the kingdom were allowed […]
Some 20 million French people prepared to spend their first evening under curfew on Saturday, a measure taken by the government after an alarming surge in new coronavirus cases. The 9:00 pm to 6:00 am curfew came into force at […]
In the 1990s, when I graduated and was contemplating career choices, I had two options I could explore armed with an English Honours degree: advertising and journalism. Both were (allegedly) meant for those with a flair for writing, and I […]
