Art and Culture
Sharjah, UAE, 22th May 2016 Jawaher AlQasimi, The Director of Sharjah International Children’s Festival (SICFF) and the FUNN (Sharjah Media Art for Youth & Children), announced during the 69th Cannes Film Festival that SICFF... Read more
Educational Material
Two chapters of the moving ‘Girl Rising‘ film were shown during an event held at Capital Club in Dubai. Following the film, Nicola Hewitt, the Middle East Advisor for Girl Rising (GR), addressed the guests on the influential GR... Read more
Opinion
A 24-year-old Norwegian woman has been sentenced to a 16 month prison sentence, convicted of ‘having sex outside of marriage’, after reporting a rape incident to Dubai police. 
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Art and Culture
There is nothing ordinary about the five musicians pumping out those familiar chords. They are Random Stars: the first Emirati all-girl rock band
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Art and Culture
It is Autism Awareness month and Dubai has organised the first Autism art exhibition as one of many other activities shedding some light on a group of people who are born autistic
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Art and Culture
Cash prizes totalling AED185,000 were awarded in Dubai to visual art winners of a competition which aims to encourage, recognize and promote emerging artists from UAE university students
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Art and Culture
Seven young role models with stories of personal achievements were captured in a special video to showcase young, talented Emirati role models across the UAE. 
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News
UK-based Bourn Hall Clinic, the world’s original IVF clinic, has launched its first services in the UAE. Its state-of-the-art fertility and assisted conception facility has opened in the Sheikh Hamdan Centre in Dubai
Read moreBusinesses across the country are facing a hiring crunch as applicants from several countries, especially those from Arab Spring states, have found getting work visas difficult
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News
A guest who claims she suffered serious injuries when a wooden panel from a hotel-room wardrobe fell on her head is suing the Emirates Palace hotel for Dh20 million
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