Yearly Archives: 2019

Sixty-year-old American performer, Madonna emerged as the ultimate winner in the Eurovision 2019 contest, held in Tel Aviv between May 14 and 18.###Although she defied international calls to abstain from…

Los Angeles: US talkshow queen Ellen DeGeneres has opened up to late night talk show host David Letterman about being sexually assaulted as a teen by her mother’s then-husband.###The daytime…

Dubai: Dubai owners have won the Epsom Derby (G1) on no less than eight occasions in the past and, this Saturday, that impressive record can receive another boost should Madhmoon…

Dubai Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s decision not to invite Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan to his swearing-in ceremony on May 30 may hurt him as Imran has been keen…

Dubai: The UAE is ranked first regionally, and entered, for the first time, the top 5 globally in the IMD World Competitiveness Rankings.###The UAE has seen robust and continuous progress…

Ramadan is a time to reconnect with your loved ones over delicious food.###Dh50 and less###Brambles (Set menu)###Brambles is a pretty, bohemian café nestled in Citadines Metro Central Hotel in Barsha…

Sharjah: For Sharjah-based Nigerian sisters Asma, Nabilat, Suad and Iman Ashimi, Ramadan, among many things, is a time of togetherness.###Sure enough, no matter where they are, they try to be…

Dubai: During Ramadan, it’s common to see non-Muslim colleagues whisper or gesture to each other that it’s time for lunch, mindful of their Muslim colleagues. Or when tempers flare up,…

Dubai: When girls her age were playing with dolls or doodling with crayons, Sravani Tenneti was taking faltering steps to learn Bharatanatyam, one of the famous Indian classical dance forms.###That…

When music feeds a city’s soul, it must be Kolkata.###Park street, to be more precise.###For where else would Linkin Park, Nirvana, Hoobastank, Maroon5 or Pink Floyd blend with Usha Uthup,…