Dubai: At 45 seconds past 2:50am on Monday, hundreds of thousands of Iranians in Dubai marked the first day of spring and the year 1390 on the Persian calendar with Nowrouz, or new day. Nowrouz occurs when the sun crosses the celestial equator and equalises night and day, which is calculated exactly every year, hence [...]
Abu Dhabi: UAE-based filmmakers and students have been invited to join, as interns, the production team for an Indian movie being filmed in Abu Dhabi with support from the Abu Dhabi Film Commission (ADFC). The film, titled Athar and Madhavan Naayar, is being directed by Bollywood filmmaker Priyadarshan, who chose Abu Dhabi as a main [...]
Dubai: Dolls will always remain a girl’s best friend — be it in childhood or even when they grow up. This was confirmed by a number of people, including parents and kids, who said their love for dolls will never die, no matter how advanced children’s toys keep getting in this time and age. Over [...]
Abu Dhabi: A Moroccan co-winner of this year’s International Prize for Arabic Fiction praised the changes sweeping the Middle East. “These kinds of changes reveal people’s readiness for global values, such as democracy, equal rights and fighting corruption,” Mohammad Achaari said during a discussion at the Abu Dhabi International Book Fair (Adibf). “While I’m very [...]
Abu Dhabi: Visitors have begun flocking to the 21st Abu Dhabi International Book Fair (Adibf), with not only book lovers but also schools browsing through the extensive variety of literary material and even taking part in various activities being offered at this year’s fair. “This is the first time we visit the book fair and [...]
Dubai: “Every single book has to be available to every single human being,” Juma Al Majid said as he was named the Emirates Airline Festival of Literature Personality 2011 yesterday. The businessman, entrepreneur and philanthropist is the first Festival Personality. “It’s someone who’s devoted his life to many, many causes. One of the causes is [...]
Dubai: The fun didn’t stop on the dunes for participants of the 30th dailyuae News Fun Drive on Friday, as the event was an Overnighter adventure. Some 2,500 keen off-roaders who had driven in convoy across the desert dunes in their 4×4 vehicles, were treated to a camping extravaganza on Friday night — which proved [...]
Abu Dhabi: Over a thousand fish of different sizes and species picked a five-star hotel in the capital as their new home. Yellowmouth Grouper, Dog Snapper, Blue Runner and many more breeds made the 700-metre waterway that connects the entire Qaryat Al Beri complex their new home. It was a surprise to the engineering team [...]
Clowns, trapeze artists, jugglers part of the fun Abu Dhabi: High flying trapeze artists, juggling acts, spinning ferris wheels and clowning are all going to be part of the fun of the Big Apple Circus, coming to Abu Dhabi this summer. The circus’ 12-day season will start on Friday with a show designed to inspire [...]
Summer camps offer behind-the-scenes tour Al Ain: Children have the opportunity to go on behind-the-scenes tours and learn more about animals at summer camps at Al Ain Wildlife Park and Resort (AWPR). The aim is to provide fun, education, and entertainment for children. Some 46 children, aged 7 to 14 years, have been taking part [...]
