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Snap, Savour and Win: Dubai Food Festival and Gulf Photo Plus Launch Photography Competition To Showcase City’s Bustling Street Food Scene Whether it’s the enticing sizzle of a shawarma grill or the vibrant atmosphere of a bustling food market, unleash your creativity and vie for amazing cash prizes of up to AED 10,000 and the chance to showcase your work at e& Beach Canteen this DFF. To enter, simply upload a photo to the submission website, using the form embedded https://foodfocus.gulfphotoplus.com/ Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 28 March 2024 –Are you a food enthusiast with a knack for photography? Get ready to showcase…
Connections is the latest puzzle game from the New York Times. The game tasks you with categorizing a pool of 16 words into four secret (for now) groups by figuring out how the words relate to each other. The puzzle resets every night at midnight and each new puzzle has a varying degree of difficulty. Just like Wordle, you can keep track of your winning streak and compare your scores with friends. Some days are trickier than others. If you’re having a little trouble solving today’s Connections puzzle, check out our tips and hints below. And if you still can’t get…
An Indian expat working at the Abu Dhabi-headquartered hypermarket chain Lulu has been alleged to have absconded with cash to the tune of Dh660,000. Lulu Group International, in a statement, said it lodged a complaint with the Abu Dhabi Police against the employee. The 38-year-old expat, who hails from the south Indian state of Kerala, was in charge of the cash office at LuLu Hypermarket in Khalidiya Mall in Abu Dhabi City. Stay up to date with the latest news. Follow KT on WhatsApp Channels. The management of the hypermarket initiated an internal investigation after the employee, who was supposed…
Despite failing 238 times in his bid for public office in India, K. Padmarajan is unperturbed as he prepares, yet again, to contest elections in the world’s largest democracy. The 65-year-old tyre repair shop owner began fighting elections in 1988 from his home town of Mettur in the southern state of Tamil Nadu. People laughed when he threw his hat into the ring, but he said he wanted to prove that an ordinary man can take part. Stay up to date with the latest news. Follow KT on WhatsApp Channels. “All candidates seek victory in elections,” said Padmarajan, sporting a…
Commercial Bank of Dubai (CBD) joins Dubai FinTech Summit as a Strategic Banking Partner The collaboration reinforces Dubai FinTech Summit and CBD’s shared commitment to strengthen the global financial ecosystem through innovation and knowledge exchange. The partnership will open doors to new opportunities for growth and development of the FinTech sector. Dubai, 28 March 2024: Commercial Bank of Dubai (CBD), one of the UAE’s leading national banks, has joined theDubai FinTech Summit (DFS), organised by Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), the leading global Financial Centre in the MEASA region, as a Strategic Banking Partner underscoring its dedication to support innovative…
It was almost a decade ago when astronauts aboard the International Space Station sat down for a meal of historical significance as it was the first to include food — albeit only lettuce — grown and harvested in space. Fast forward to recent times and the technology for cultivating leafy vegetables aboard the orbital outpost continues to improve. This is good news for NASA as it seeks ways to keep astronauts fed and watered on future deep-space missions that will be unable to carry large food supplies. This week NASA announced its latest plan for experimental food-growth systems, revealing that it…
Strong winds of up to 45kmph — which started on Monday — are expected to continue until 8pm today, leading to dusty conditions in some areas. Overall, however, UAE residents can expect a fair to partly cloudy day today, said the National Centre of Meteorology (NCM). Stay up to date with the latest news. Follow KT on WhatsApp Channels. Those heading out into the sea are urged to be extra cautious as waves in both the Arabian Gulf and Sea of Oman will be turbulent. Temperatures may hit a maximum of 27 degrees Celsius in Dubai and 31 degrees Celsius…
The Indian rupee turned flat at 83.33 against the US dollar (22.70 against UAE dirham) in early trade on Thursday amid a strong American currency and higher crude oil prices. Forex traders said the positive equity markets and inflow of foreign funds resisted the fall in the Indian currency. At the interbank foreign exchange, the South Asian currency opened at 83.32 (22.70 against dirham) and lost further to trade at the previous closing level of 83.33 against the greenback. [Editor’s Note: For real-time forex rates, click on the widget below or visit KT’s dedicated Trading News page here.] The currency…
Emirates airline cancelled a Moscow-Dubai flight on Wednesday due to an accident at the Russian airport. A spokesperson for the carrier confirmed to Khaleej Times that a ground service vehicle made contact with the aircraft before the boarding started. Hence, all passengers have been rebooked on another flight. Stay up to date with the latest news. Follow KT on WhatsApp Channels. “Emirates flight EK134 has been cancelled due to a ground services vehicle making contact with the aircraft prior to passengers boarding. All affected passengers have been rebooked on a later Emirates flight,” the spokesperson said in a statement. “Emirates…
Strands is a brand new daily puzzle from the New York Times. A trickier take on the classic word search, you’ll need a keen eye to solve this puzzle. Like Wordle, Connections, and the Mini Crossword, Strands can be a bit difficult to solve some days. There’s no shame in needing a little help from time to time. If you’re stuck and need to know the answers to today’s Strands puzzle, check out the solved puzzle below. How to play Strands You start every Strands puzzle with the goal of finding the “theme words” hidden in the grid of letters.…