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The final countdown has begun and just over a week for l the start of the much-anticipated annual tennis showpiece – the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships. The fortnight long event promises a star-studded lineup for both its annual WTA 1000 tournament and the proceeding ATP 500 men’s event. Running back-to-back from February 18 to March 2, the non-stop action will as ever take place at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Stadium, offering fans from across the region a chance to watch elite athletes compete for their chance to lift the Emirate’s two illustrious trophies. Among the confirmed participants for…

Metro Brazil witnesses 210 per cent sales growth in 2023, strategizes market expansion in 2024 The retail and eCommerce company report forecasts GCC addressable market to reach USD 3.5 Billion by 2028, marking a 1.83% growth UAE, February 08, 2024 Metro Brazil, a leading retail and eCommerce company for Brazilian shapewear products in the Middle East, witnessed a remarkable growth in 2023 fuelled by a 210 per cent increase in sales and a 161 per cent rise in the number of orders from GCC countries. The expectational growth is attributed to the company’s strategic collaborations, integration of advanced technologies and…

When NASA’s Psyche mission launched in October of last year, it had a special passenger on board: a test of a new communications system using lasers, named Deep Space Optical Communications (DSOC). That system sent back its first data in November, and now it has hit another milestone, with signals from the experiment being received by a hybrid antenna on Earth. The vast majority of deep space missions communicate using radio frequencies, which is a tried and tested technology that has been in use for decades. However, there are bandwidth limitations to radio communications, and as missions collect ever larger…

An accident on Thursday morning in Sharjah involving a school bus resulted in three students and two supervisors sustaining minor injuries. According to the Sharjah Police, the accident was caused when the school bus made a sudden turn, drifted, and collided with the pavement. The injured were transported to a hospital to be treated. The police have assured the parents of the private school that their children are safe and healthy after the accident. The authority has stressed the importance of careful driving of school buses, and the need to follow traffic rules. School buses in the UAE have a…

The UAE, Saudi Arabia and Qatar continue to rank among the world’s top 10 emerging markets for logistics, improving or holding steady in key areas while neighbouring Oman, Bahrain and Kuwait have experienced a decline in their rankings. Globally, the UAE secured the third position in the 15h annual Agility Emerging Markets Logistics Index, which ranked 50 markets around the world for overall competitiveness based on factors that make them attractive to logistics providers, freight forwarders, air and ocean carriers, distributors and investors. The UAE, following China and India, maintained its rank from the previous year, as did Saudi Arabia…

Legendary boxer Mike Tyson is all set to play himself in an off-beat superhero movie Bunny Man’. The film will be shot in Italy. According to Variety, the former heavyweight boxing champion on Tuesday attended a press conference held in the northern city of Turin with Italian producer Andrea Iervolino and writer Enrico Remmert to announce Bunny-Man, which will be entirely shot in Turin. Bunny-Man involves a multimillionaire superhero who strikes against evil forces in anonymity wearing a rabbit mask, according to a supplied synopsis. He is driven by the desire to avenge his sister who committed suicide after suffering…

UAE will host Scotland for a three-match T20I series at the Dubai International Stadium next month. The three night matches will be played on 11, 13 and 14 March. The two teams will compete in the ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 matches in Dubai before the T20I series. The two teams have so far competed in three T20Is with Scotland winning two and UAE winning one. The teams have previously played two T20Is in Dubai. UAE defeated Scotland by nine runs in the match played at the ICC Academy in 2016 while Scotland won the match played at the…

DLD fines 30 real estate companies for failing to comply with the terms and conditions specified in real estate advertisements Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 8 February 2024: The Real Estate Regulatory Agency (RERA), the regulatory arm of Dubai Land Department (DLD), emphasises that all real estate companies must adhere to the terms and conditions stipulated for real estate advertisements; this includes providing accurate and correct information to customers by obtaining advertising licenses. Additionally, it is obligatory to include a QR code to enable investors to identify and verify all associated property data advertised. This resulted from the Real Estate Regulatory…

Update: The PlayStation Portal sold out at Best Buy Best Buy has just restocked the PlayStation Portal. This handheld PlayStation 5 console lets you play your PS5 remotely, giving you access to all your favorite games wherever you are. They’ve been extremely hard to grab since they were launched, but Best Buy has just put a handful of them up on their site. You’ll have to be quick if you want to grab one–these PlayStation Portal restocks have been few and far between. They’re currently $200 with free shipping. The PlayStation Portal is a handheld streaming device for the PlayStation…

A new weekend bus route, W20, will begin operations on Friday, February 9, for the convenience of bus riders, especially Al Mamzar beachgoers, Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) announced on Thursday. Route W20 will operate from Friday to Sunday between 5 pm and 11 pm, with half-hourly departures, connecting Stadium Metro Station with Al Mamzar Beach. RTA said it will also “optimise several public bus routes to elevate the daily transportation experience for passengers, ensuring smoother, more comfortable journeys to various destinations across the emirate.” These improvements are set to streamline the mobility of bus commuters and reduce travel…