Love in the time of occupation
Where do Palestinians — who inhabit a wretched world dominated by the rule of the gun, wielded by a callous, remorseless occupier — find the resources to produce important films?…
Expo 2020 #SimplyBottles: Would you wear a T-shirt made out of plastic bottles?
Plastic can actually be good###I love plastic. Don’t hate me for that. And here’s my second confession: I’ve just got myself a “quick dri” t-shirt that’s made of 10 recycled…
Higher investment, FX income drive ADIB profits
Dubai: Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (ADIB) reported on Wednesday a 10 per cent jump in its net profits for the second quarter of 2019 on the back of gains in…
UAE expat gets 10 years for promoting terrorist ideology on social media
Abu Dhabi: A man was sentenced to 10 years in jail and Dh2 million in fines after he was found guilty of promoting ideology of terrorist organisations through social media channels,…
Off the cuff: How the bullied find their own strategies
Recently, I happened across a story in which an elderly father and his son are walking down a long road. Poignantly, the father points out, ‘We are both travelling in…
Drunken chef stabs friend in Dubai
Dubai: A chef went on trial after he was accused of stabbing a man twice with a kitchen knife in a fit of rage when the latter insulted his family,…
Traded value jumps 3 times on Dubai bourse
Dubai: Equity market traders want to milk the news on possible removal of cap on ownership in banks as well as the slew of deals signed by UAE companies in…