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Gold prices rally continued on Friday, closing at a record high in the UAE, gaining nearly Dh6 on Friday alone. The 24K variant of the yellow jumped Dh5.75 per gram on Friday to close the week at Dh281.5 per gram, the highest ever. It gained Dh7.75 per gram in the first week of April 2024. Among the other variants, 22K closed higher at Dh260.75, 21K at Dh252.25 and 18K at Dh216.25 – with all three of them also setting a new record. Stay up to date with the latest news. Follow KT on WhatsApp Channels. Globally, spot gold closed higher…
Love crossword puzzles but don’t have all day to sit and solve a full-sized puzzle in your daily newspaper? That’s what The Mini is for! A bite-sized version of the New York Times’ well-known crossword puzzle, The Mini is a quick and easy way to test your crossword skills daily in a lot less time (the average puzzle takes most players just over a minute to solve). While The Mini is smaller and simpler than a normal crossword, it isn’t always easy. Tripping up on one clue can be the difference between a personal best completion time and an embarrassing…
As the holy month of Ramadan nears its end, a navigation application has conducted a survey recording that more than half of Dubai’s residents travel more during Ramadan than normal days. The study, conducted by Yango Maps, sheds light on the commuting dynamics of navigation habits among residents during this sacred time. According to its findings, 52 per cent of residents report an increase in travel during Ramadan compared to other times of the year. For many, Ramadan serves as an opportunity to connect with loved ones, increasing mobility throughout the city. When it comes to selecting modes of transportation,…
When you think of great places to stream a movie, your head probably doesn’t go immediately to Amazon Prime Video, but maybe it should. The service has a lineup of great movies, many of which are genuine classics. If you’ve seen all the most obvious titles on the service, though, you might be looking for something that’s just a little bit more under the radar. If that’s the case, then we’ve got three great underrated movies that are available to watch on Amazon Prime Video this weekend (and you should definitely check out at least one of them): Out of…
All public parking in Dubai – except multi-level parking terminals – will be free of charge from Ramadan 29 until Shawwal 3, the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) said ahead of Eid Al Fitr holidays. Tariffs will resume on Shawwal 4, the authority said on Friday. Ramadan 29 corresponds to Monday, April 8 – this means motorists can enjoy longer days of free parking, starting Sunday, April 7, which is regular no-pay parking day. Stay up to date with the latest news. Follow KT on WhatsApp Channels. If the crescent moon is spotted on Monday, that would be the last…
Just from looking at our own solar system, we can see that planets come in a wide variety of colors — from the dusty red of Mars to the bright blues of Uranus and Neptune. Planets like Jupiter have beautiful bands of color caused by variations in the atmosphere, while it’s hard to even see the surface of Venus because its atmosphere is so thick. But there are other variations in color which planets can display, like a stunning rainbow-hued set of circular rings called a glory. Glories are observed on Earth, and have been seen just once on another…
When Lisa, a Kenyan expat, was returning from her office, she received a distressing call from her husband and the nanny, informing her that a fire had been reported in the building. Her 5-year-old daughter and 2-year-old son were struck in the apartment in the C block on the 26th floor of the building. “They were gasping for breath and desperate to be saved,” said Lisa. She was in fear and requested the driver of the van to drive straight to her home without dropping off her co-workers. A harrowing incident unfolded in Al Nahda, Sharjah, on Thursday night, as…
The Beast review: a gonzo sci-fi movie with a touch of David Lynch “The full galaxy-brain ambition of The Beast could not be anticipated.” Pros Wildly ambitious Deeply unnerving Two strong performances For Bertrand Bonello, movies are like rubber bands: They’re meant to be stretched as far as they’ll go. The Beast, the French writer-director’s latest, spans eras, continents, languages, and genres. It is, at minimum, three movies in one, with enough preoccupations for many more still. Bonello loves to collapse time and space. His rapturous House of Pleasures used anachronistic pop and a parting, divisive flash-forward to connect one…
A bright smile spread across Bakary Jarju’s face as he let out a sigh of gratitude. The Gambian expat eventually all teared up upon getting a surprise — he will get a flight ticket to visit home and be with his family during the upcoming Eid Al Fitr. This development follows a story featured by Khaleej Times during Ramadan as part of its ‘Iftar on Job series’, detailing the journey of this Deliveroo rider. Originally from West Africa, Bakary has now developed a sense of home in Dubai, as he navigates the bustling city streets on his motorbike to fulfil…
“Dev Patel’s directorial debut is an unwieldy, feverish revenge thriller that wins you over despite its flaws.” Pros Dev Patel’s fully committed lead performance One breathtaking midpoint action sequence A well-paced, propulsive first half Cons An overlong runtime Too much shaky cam A second half that stops and starts too many times Monkey Man isn’t a kick or punch to the face. It’s an existential wail. Actor Dev Patel’s feature directorial debut, which was famously saved from its original Netflix release by Jordan Peele and Universal Pictures, doesn’t seem capable of holding back. It’s full of more disorienting stylistic flourishes…