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During Ramadan, communal meals are a common tradition. One popular and easy dish everyone enjoys during these gatherings is the moammar rice, originating from Egypt. The addition of lobster to it makes it more nutritious and filling, especially after a long day of fasting. This recipe has been perfected by Jordanian Chef Talal Aljaradat from Dubai Marine Beach Resort & Spa. However, according to Chef Talal, the most challenging part of making this recipe is baking it in the oven, which might require full attention, especially if it is baking for the first time. Here is a recipe he shared:…

Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz won the Australian Grand Prix on Sunday in a triumphant return two weeks after appendicitis surgery as Red Bull’s world champion Max Verstappen suffered his first retirement in two years. Sainz, the only non-Red Bull driver to win a race last season, held off team mate Charles Leclerc before a final-lap crash by Mercedes driver George Russell triggered a virtual safety car and eased the Spaniard’s path to victory. Lando Norris was third for McLaren, thwarting his team mate Oscar Piastri’s hopes of grabbing a first podium by an Australian driver at the F1 race. Stay up…

ReSpec is a bit different this week. I’ve spent the week in sunny San Francisco at the Game Developers Conference (GDC), running from meeting to meeting and trying to find a moment of time to write a few words. Instead of a normal column, we decided to post a sampling of entries from the newly launched ReSpec newsletter covering what I saw at GDC this week. If you want this same newsletter delivered to your inbox each week, sign up now and get in on the exclusive content. Path tracing is a lie Maybe “lie” is too strong of a…

A project in Dubai that encompasses the construction of four new bridges to ensure seamless traffic flow has been completed up to 75 per cent, as per the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA). The Intersection of Garn Al Sabkha-Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Roads Improvement Project involves the construction of four bridges that span 2,874 meters in total designed to handle a traffic capacity of 17,600 vehicles per hour. The contractor has completed the construction of the foundations and columns of the bridges and is currently working on casting bridge walls, installing iron supports, expanding roads, lighting works, rainwater drainage networks…

Saudi authorities detained a total of 21,151 illegal expats within a week for various infractions related to residency, work, and border security regulations, according to a report from the Saudi Press Agency released on Saturday. It has been revealed that 13,799 individuals were apprehended for breaching residency laws, while 4,768 were held for attempting illegal border crossings. Additionally, 2,584 individuals were detained due to labour-related violations. Of those attempting illegal entry into the Kingdom, 72 per cent were Ethiopian, 25 per cent were Yemeni, and the remaining 3 per cent belonged to other nationalities, totalling 1,283 individuals. Furthermore, 67 individuals…

Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s IPL 2024 campaign is just one-match old but it has already exposed their biggest chink — brittleness in bowling, and they need better returns from bowlers against a confident Punjab Kings at an unforgiving M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Monday. During their six-wicket defeat against Chennai Super Kings, the pacers were guilty of blindly following a short-pitch ball strategy while the spinners just did not have enough resources to exploit a slow Chepauk pitch. The three RCB spinners — Mayank Dagar, Karn Sharma and Glenn Maxwell — bowled five overs between them and managed middling figures…

YouTube is one of the most popular online destinations for video, but it’s also one of the premier places in the world to find music. It’s no surprise, then, that Google went and rolled all that music content out into a dedicated music app called YouTube Music. The app offers music and podcasts and has free and premium versions. If you’re wondering how YouTube Music compares to other music streaming services like Spotify, Tidal, or Apple Music, it really depends on how frequently you rely on YouTube to search for music and how important music videos are to you. In…

Many couples getting married in Dubai are now choosing more intimate and personalised destination weddings with just 50-100 guests, according to a spokesperson for Dubai Department of Economy and Tourism (DET). Millennials and Gen Z couples are also looking for ways beyond celebrations to drive societal changes and reflect their personal values. “There has been an increasing demand for more intimate weddings, ranging from 50-100 guests, while larger-scale weddings remain in high demand,” said Laila Suhail, CEO of Strategic Alliances and Partnerships Sector at DET. “Other trends to emerge in the sector include the influence of social media on destination…

Delhi Capitals skipper Rishabh Pant tamed his nerves to return to action in the Indian Premier League (IPL) on Saturday after 15 months out following a car accident, but the wicketkeeper-batsman had to settle for an opening defeat by Punjab Kings. Pant was involved in a near-fatal crash in December 2022 that required him to have multiple surgeries and he missed last year’s IPL as well as India’s 50-overs World Cup campaign on home soil. The 26-year-old made a quiet comeback with 18 runs from 13 balls as Delhi scored 174-9 in 20 overs but his team fell to a…

Baldur’s Gate 3 game director Swen Vincke shocked fans of the Dungeons & Dragons RPG when he revealed that the critically acclaimed game would not get any expansions and that Larian Studios would not go right into making Baldur’s Gate 4. Considering how much of a runaway success Baldur’s Gate 3 has been, it seemed like that would be the most logical continuation of things. Larian isn’t the only studio to leave behind a wildly successful game either; Nintendo has confirmed The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom also won’t get any expansions. Those might seem like baffling decisions,…