Abu Dhabi: Putting a spotlight on the harrowing journey refugees must go through to get to safety, New York University Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) on Thursday organised a 12-hour relay event …
Oil surges after Iran downs US drone and Fed signals rate cut
Singapore: Oil rose after Iran said it shot down a US spy drone in its airspace, stoking Middle East tensions further after the attack on two tankers last week, while …
Humanity is humanity’s biggest hope
June 20, World Refugee Day, is an annual reminder of pressing questions dealing with the reality and future of the 68 million people who have fled their homes to escape …
Abu Dhabi’s DED issues 4813 new licenses in Q1 2019
Abu Dhabi: Department of Economic Development (DED) in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday said 4813 new economic licences were issued in the first quarter of this year, an increase of 39 …
Frankie Dettori produces a stellar ride aboard Raffle Prize to win the Queen Mary
Dubai: Frankie Dettori produced his trademark ride aboard the exciting Godolphin-bred filly, Raffle Prize, to win the opening Group 2 Queen Mary Stakes on day two at Royal Ascot. ### …
Cricket World Cup: Afghanistan in a soup after curry-house altercation and defeat
Southampton: Afghanistan cricket is in a soup. Not only did they crash to a 150 runs defeat to England at Old Trafford on Tuesday, but their team also got involved …
New date for 12th Mubadala World Tennis Championship in Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi: The 12th Mubadala World Tennis Championship is swapping ‘new balls please’ for ‘new dates please’ with the exhibition tournament now being staged one week earlier than its traditional …
UK comic Josh Widdicombe coming to Dubai Opera
Stand-up comedian Josh Widdicombe is coming to Dubai Opera on September 13. The UK funnyman will be joined by Lloyd Langford and Maisie Adam, with Ed Gamble playing host. ### …
Fed leaves key rate unchanged but hints of future cuts
Washington: The Federal Reserve left its key interest rate unchanged on Wednesday but signalled that it’s prepared to start cutting rates if needed to protect the US economy from trade …
Veena Malik on Sania Mirza: I wasn’t mummy shaming her
Pakistani actress Veena Malik, who has been locked in a war of words on Twitter with top tennis player Sania Mirza, denied shaming the Indian sports icon on her parenting …