Fun things to do in the UAE on Friday, August 2
ABU DHABI###Peter Pan Live######Peter Pan and his friends will take you through a journey of friendship with a live show at Dalma Mall’s main atrium. From 6 to 10pm until…
Seriously, when did I get so serious?
There used to a time when my birthday excited me as much as liberating myself from the shackles of childhood to become a free grown-up.###Ironic though that now that I…
Indian man accuses neighbour of shooting his pet kittens, eating one
Dubai: If you’re a cat-lover, this story is not for you. A man accused his neighbour of killing both his pet kittens and eating one of them, in the city…
US formally withdraws from 1987 nuclear pact with Russia
Washington: The United States formally withdrew from a landmark nuclear missile pact with Russia on Friday after determining that Moscow was in violation of the treaty and had no plans…
Sunday, August 11, will be the first day of Eid Al Adha
Dubai: Sunday, August 11, will be the first day of Eid Al Adha, Saudi Arabia’s Supreme Court has announced.###The Dhu Al Hijja moon was sighted Thursday. Accordingly, August 11 is the…
Man forces wife to drink mosquito repellent, kills her for talking to another man in India
Agra: A 26-year-old man has been arrested for making his wife drink mosquito repellent liquid and then strangulating her to death for talking to another man on WhatsApp.###The incident took…
Heart attacks rising among young South Asians in UAE
Dubai: A shockingly high number of people of South Asian origin are suffering from heart attacks at an ever younger age in the UAE, according to local cardiologists.###Dr Naveed Ahmad,…
‘I am glad we can change the image of Muslim people’
London: Khadijah Mellah, a Peckham teenager who on Thursday will become the first Briton to race in a hijab, is blazing a trail on horseback to knock down some stereotypes.###“There…
The ball factory arming swing king James Anderson with his weapon of choice
London: It is easy to imagine England's record-breaking bowler James Anderson walking around Dilip Jajodia's cricket ball factory in London's East End wearing the expression of a child in a…
The next Democratic weapon against Trump
Robert Mueller’s terse and sometimes halting congressional testimony, conventional wisdom quickly congealed: Mueller’s performance had made Donald Trump’s impeachment far less likely. “Robert S. Mueller III’s disastrous testimony has taken…