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Staff Lieutenant General Issa Saif Al Mazrouei, Chief of Staff of the UAE Armed Forces, performed the funeral prayer over the body of UAE martyr Mohamed Al Shamsi, following Al Asr prayer in Al Mutawa mosque in Al Ain. Performing the funeral prayer alongside Staff Lieutenant General Al Mazrouei were several officials and officers from the Armed Forces and police, as well as a number of citizens. Watch the video from Wam here: The body of martyr Mohamed Al Shamsi had arrived to the Al Bateen Executive Airport in Abu Dhabi this morning, among the bodies of the four UAE…
Australian dominance of major cricket events continued on Sunday when they beat India by 79 runs in the Under-19 World Cup final at Willowmoore Park in South Africa. Australia’s senior men’s team won the world Test championship and Cricket World Cup in 2023 – beating India in the finals on both occasions. The Australian women’s team are the current 50-overs and T20 World Cup champions. Sunday’s final between the only unbeaten teams in the tournament was surprisingly one-sided. Australia made 253 for seven in their 50 overs after winning the toss and deciding to bat. Strongly-built left-hander Harjas Singh made…
A quick heads up if you have the 4K add-on for YouTube TV but aren’t seeing the option to watch Super Bowl 2024 in 4K on CBS: It’s likely because you’re using a custom sort on your live channel listings. (Which is something you might have done if you want to hide YouTube TV channels that you never watch.) That’a bad enough for the game itself, and it also means you won’t be able to enjoy the Super Bowl Halftime Show in 4K. This is a known problem — and has been for years — anytime YouTube TV adds a new…
Incessant downpours and cold weather couldn’t deter the spirits of devotees who turned up in numbers for the region’s first ‘yagna for global harmony’ – a sacred ritual of making offerings into the fire, at the historic BAPS Hindu Mandir (temple) in Abu Dhabi. The Vedic ceremony presided over by Mahant Swami Maharaj, the present spiritual guru of the BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha, was held as part of an ongoing 12-day ‘Festival of Harmony’, celebrating the opening of the region’s first traditional Hindu stone temple. ‘Swaminarayan Vishwa Samvadita Mahayagna’, the ritual, was held outside the temple in an open area. A…
President Joe Biden told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday that a military operation in the overcrowded city of Rafah in southern Gaza should not proceed unless a plan for “ensuring the safety” of the population was laid out first, the White House said. Rafah, on the border with Egypt, has remained the last refuge for Palestinians fleeing Israel’s relentless bombardment elsewhere in the Gaza Strip in its four-month war against Hamas. The United States, UN and foreign governments have voiced deep concern over Netanyahu’s plans to invade the city, where some 1.4 million people have crowded, with many…
Hundreds of millions of people watch the Super Bowl each year, so viewers will notice when there’s a mistake in the broadcast. The pressure is palpable for everyone involved in making this enormous media event run smoothly, but even the Super Bowl doesn’t have a spotless track record. There have been a variety of broadcasting errors involving the game, ranging from humorous to unfortunate to downright shocking. One can only imagine how this year’s gameday will turn out, so as fans wait, here’s a list of the biggest broadcasting mistakes made during the Super Bowl. Need some Super Bowl 2024…
Head of countries, business leaders and actors will headline the high-profile World Governments Summit (WGS) 2024, which kicks off in Dubai on Monday. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Open AI CEO Sam Altman and Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan are some of the personalities who will take to the stage at the summit that will discuss and explore a variety of issues. The three-day event will be attended by over 25 state and government heads, 140 governments and over 85 international organisations, along with distinguished participation of thought leaders, experts and more than 4,000 attendees.…
Top seed Elena Rybakina powered to a 6-1 6-4 win over Russian Daria Kasatkina in the final of the Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open on Sunday to lift her second trophy of the season and seventh overall. “I was coming to this week without expectations because I had some issues in Melbourne, so we needed some time to get back on court,” Rybakina said after winning the final. “I was just trying to get as many matches as I can. Really proud about this week. With every match I felt more confident.” The 2022 Wimbledon champion began the contest on Stadium…
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How are you going to spend Super Bowl Sunday? If you’re not into football or you aren’t interested in the Super Bowl commercials, there’s no reason not to get together with your friends and family to do something else on the big day. And if you’re a Netflix subscriber, then you’ve got everything you need for a movie party without having to turn on the Super Bowl. Whether you’re flying solo this weekend or getting together with other people, these are the five best Netflix movies to watch besides the Super Bowl. Our list features one of the most successful…