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Football fans in the UAE are getting ready for an exciting day as Jordan take on reigning Asian Cup champions Qatar in the Asia Cup final. Even though the match is happening at the 88,000-capacity Lusail Stadium, the football fever is getting hotter in Dubai. Many Jordanians are planning to meet up at cafes and homes and Qatari fans are all pumped up, hoping to retain the trophy. It is going to be a big party with everyone wearing their team colours and talking about the match. Mohammed Abualneil, a Jordanian expat is planning to watch the match with his…
Qatar and Jordan will play an all-Arab Asian Cup final on Saturday where both teams are highly motivated to answer critics who gave them no chance of going so far. The match will be hosted at the 88,000-capacity Lusail Stadium, which hosted the Fifa World Cup 2022 final. Surprise package Jordan finished third in their group and scraped through to the knockouts, where they suddenly elevated their game to knock out heavyweights Iraq and South Korea. That was a triumph for their Moroccan coach Hussein Ammouta, who was heavily criticised when they finished 2023 without a win in seven games,…
It’s been roughly five months since the 2023-2024 NFL regular season began, and just two teams remain. In the AFC, the Kansas City Chiefs are in their fourth Super Bowl in five seasons. In the NFC, the San Francisco 49ers are back in the championship for the first time since 2020. The Chiefs and 49ers will square off in Super Bowl LVIII on February 11. With the game scheduled for Sunday evening, every major sports network will provide pregame coverage of the Super Bowl and offer insight into each matchup. With so many programs to choose from, we narrowed the…
Dubai’s authority levies a heavy penalty against individuals who carry out nefarious actions with confidential government information or data, as per the Public Prosecution. The authority announced a hefty penalty of no less than Dh500,000 and a jail time of no less than 7 years for offenders violating the rumours and cybercrime law. Under this, individuals who obtains, defy, disclose, destroy, modify, expose or delete any confidential government information or data without authorisation will face severe punishment. Stay up to date with the latest news. Follow KT on WhatsApp Channels.
Candidates loyal to jailed former prime minister Imran Khan edged ahead in Pakistan’s election on Friday, in front of the two dynastic parties believed favoured by the military, as the vote count entered its final leg. Khan was barred from contesting the election and his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party was subject to a sweeping crackdown — blocked from holding rallies and taken off the ballot, forcing candidates to run as independents. But the latest results in a slow counting process showed PTI loyalists had so far won around 70 of the more than 200 seats called for the 266-member national…
The major focus of Foamstars is on its characters and their abilities. Once you find one you like, it isn’t obvious that there’s a bit more you can do to tweak them outside of unlocking new cosmetics. Bubble Gems are hard to come by, but offer passive bonuses to whichever character you equip them to. However, you don’t get them for free, and each character can only hold three at a time. If the process all seems a little muddled to you, we’re here to wipe away any confusion and explain the best Bubble Gems to use in Foamstars. How…
David Warner slammed 70 off 36 balls in his 100th Twenty20 international and Adam Zampa grabbed three wickets as Australia beat the West Indies by 11 runs in the opening clash of their three-match series on Friday. The hosts crunched 213-7 after being sent in to bat on a windy and cold Hobart evening. The visitors put up a valiant fight but they could only manage 202-8, with Zampa taking 3-26. Warner, who became only the third man after New Zealand’s Ross Taylor and India’s Virat Kohli to play 100 internationals in each format, hit 12 fours and a six…
2ndInternational Conference on Philosophy successfully concludes with key accomplishments Abu Dhabi, UAE; February 9, 2024 The 2ndInternational Conference on Philosophy concluded in Abu Dhabi today with a number of key accomplishments and recommendations that are expected to impact the study and practice of philosophy locally and internationally. Held in Abu Dhabi and organized by the Mohamed Bin Zayed University for Humanities, the conference was attended by more than a thousand delegates, including renowned thinkers, academics and scholars, who gathered over two days to discuss a wide range of philosophical topics and issues. A number of research papers were also presented…
Lunar New Year is on Saturday, February 10, 2024. This is the start of the new year based on the lunar calendar; this time, we are celebrating the Year of the Dragon, and 2024 is associated with the element of Wood. Essentially, this is the year of the Wood Dragon. I’m a rabbit myself, but I’ve always been a fan of dragons — they’re one of my favorite mythological creatures. According to the Chinese zodiac, those born in the year of the dragon are charismatic, intelligent, powerful, and naturally lucky or gifted. Definitely unique and one of a kind! Mophie…
The day began well enough for former UAE expat Benoy K Paul. The maths teacher went to school, attended his classes and in the afternoon was on his way home. He took the Dubai Metro when he began to feel something was amiss; he was feeling nauseous and giddy. He got off at a station and began to feel faint. He sat down on the floor. Immediately, he recalls, a police officer approached him to ask what was wrong. Within a few minutes of answering, the officer had called an ambulance, and he was on his way to the hospital.…