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UAE President Sheikh Mohamed has sent a congratulatory message to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia, on the occasion of the success of the Haj season. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, and Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the Presidential Court, also dispatched similar messages to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques. Rulers of the other Emirates also sent separate congratulatory messages to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques. The messages…
Co-hosts West Indies fired warning shots at the top guns ahead of the Super Eights stage by thrashing Afghanistan in their final group game on Monday. Left-hander Nicholas Pooran combined elegance with power to score 98 with eight sixes on Monday and propel his team to a 104-run win over Afghanistan at Gros Islet in St Lucia. The thumping win over a dangerous Afghan side, which had already knocked New Zealand out of the tournament, proved that the home team have what it takes to go all the way. Star-studded teams like Australia, India, England and South Africa may have…
Caviar Introduces Mechanical Watches with a Piece of SpaceX Starship The Dubai luxury brand has unveiled the Space Tornado collection of mechanical watches, inspired by space whirlwinds that cause the northern lights on Earth. The dial of the flagship model is encrusted with a piece of the SpaceX mission spacecraft. Caviar is a luxury brand that creates opulent devices and mechanisms by combining rare materials with advanced technologies. The manufacturer has many years of experience working with watch mechanisms and specializes in creating watches with tourbillons, a variety of which is presented on the company’s website. This time, the brand’s…
Today, Microsoft’s most ambitious PC launch in recent memory goes live. You can now go out and buy one of the new Copilot+ PCs, including Microsoft’s own new Surface Laptop. These are highly anticipated new laptops that make some pretty impressive claims about performance and battery life — they appear to be true MacBook Air competitors in every way. But due to a some recent pushback to its controversial AI feature, the company had to delay review units, leaving Microsoft’s big day devoid of independent reviews. As tempting as it may be, I’d highly recommend waiting to buy one of…
More than 6,7000 millionaires will relocate to the UAE this year, putting the emirates at the top of all the countries in attracting the highest number of high-net-worth individuals, according to a new study released on Tuesday, June 18. For the third year running, the UAE looks set to take first place as the world’s leading wealth magnet, significantly boosted by large inflows from the UK and Europe, said The Henley Private Wealth Migration Report 2024 released by Henley and Partners. Stay up to date with the latest news. Follow KT on WhatsApp Channels. “With consistent high inflows from India,…
Daniel Radcliffe, who is known for his turn as Harry Potter, has now etched his name in Broadway history with a victory at the Tony Awards 2024. He clinched his first Tony Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical for his portrayal of Charley Kringas in Merrily We Roll Along, a revival of the 1981 musical by Stephen Sondheim and George Furth, said The Hollywood Reporter. In an acceptance speech at the David H Koch Theater at Lincoln Center in New York, Radcliffe expressed his overwhelming gratitude and joy. In the winning speech…
Daria Krasnogor is the CEO of a real estate firm as well as founder of a personal branding company. The 32-year-old Russian expat calls herself a serial entrepreneur, and what better place to develop those skills than Dubai. Having been in the city for almost three years, she is thriving in her new home. How would you describe your relationship with money? A positive one. It can be stressful to make money, but once you do, it provides relief, confidence and joy of achievement by giving an opportunity to make dreams come true. How do you think this relationship was…
Abu Dhabi Festival and Robert Townson Productions Deliver a Spectacular World Premiere: ‘Pictures at an Exhibition – The Paintings of Bob Peak’ Abu Dhabi, 18 June 2024: The Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles hosted an extraordinary fusion of music and art last weekend with the world premiere of ‘Pictures at an Exhibition: The Paintings of Bob Peak’. The extraordinary musical commission, produced by Abu Dhabi Festival in collaboration with Robert Townson Productions, bridges generations, genres and cultures to pay homage to the late Bob Peak – a legendary and iconic artist whose work continues to inspire today. The…
There are some video games that just feel impossible to follow up. That was the case with 2021’s Before Your Eyes, an incredibly unique indie that players controlled by blinking thanks to eye-tracking technology. It’s a thematically ingenious game that turns “blink and you’ll miss it” into a gameplay mechanic. It’s a perfect idea — almost too perfect. How can you possibly match something so tightly crafted? The developers at Nice Dream knew more than anyone what a challenge that would be. Rather than telling the same story twice, the studio knew it would have to both be more creative…
When Bilal Saeed, an Indian expat living in Deira, tried to book tickets to spend Eid Al Adha with his family back home, he was shocked by the steep rise in airfare. According to him, the usual fare to Mangalore ranges from Dh500 to Dh700. “I tried to book a ticket on June 12 for a flight on June 14, but it was Dh2,200. It was too expensive for me so I decided to just celebrate Eid in Dubai,” Saeed said. “I tried to book a ticket again on June 16, and I noticed the airfare for the next day…