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A world-class hospitality education academy managed by Les Roches will open in Abu Dhabi next year, local authorities announced. It will be Mena region’s first campus for Les Roches – a globally acclaimed hospitality and leisure higher education institution, said the Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi). Welcoming its first student in September 2024, Les Roches Global Hospitality’s campus aims to provide hospitality skills and academic knowledge to nurture homegrown talent in the UAE and the region. “In line with our vision of inspiring journeys of creativity and discovery, the new academy will play a…
Aid trucks were entering the Gaza Strip from Egypt on Friday, around 1-1/2 hours after a truce began between Israel and Palestinian Hamas fighters, Reuters TV footage showed. Two of the trucks, representing Egyptian organisations, sported banners that said, “Together for Humanity”. Another said: “For our brothers in Gaza”. A four-day truce in the Israel-Hamas war took effect early Friday, setting the stage for the exchange of dozens of hostages held by militants in Gaza in return for Palestinians imprisoned by Israel. The halt in fighting promised some relief for Gaza’s 2.3 million people, who have endured weeks of Israeli…
If you’re in the market for a new TV during Black Friday deals, you’re likely weighing the various major TV types to see which bet fits your price. QLED TVs are a great middle ground between cheap LED TVs and expensive OLEDs, even with OLED TV Black Friday deals. When you compare QLED vs. OLED, the biggest difference is the light source. OLED is going to have better contrast because each pixel is its own light source. That doesn’t mean QLED is inherently worse. In fact, QLED TVs have unparalleled color options, which you can read about in our quantum…
COP28 UAE has launched its official mobile app to enhance and streamline the experience for all visitors throughout the two-week conference — which begins on November 30. The COP28 UAE Official App is now available for download on Android, iPhone, and Huawei devices, accessible to all registered participants. To log in, use the e-mail address with which you were registered for COP28. With this user-friendly app, both Blue and Green Zone attendees can easily manage their schedules, find important meetings and events, and stay updated on real-time programme changes. Interactive maps and step-by-step directions help visitors navigate Expo City Dubai,…
A future Palestinian state could be demilitarised and have a temporary international security presence to provide guarantees to both it and to Israel, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi said on Friday. “We said that we are ready for this state to be demilitarised, and there can also be guarantees of forces, whether NATO forces, United Nations forces, or Arab or American forces, until we achieve security for both states, the nascent Palestinian state and the Israeli state,” Sisi said during a joint news conference in Cairo with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo.…
Amazon sells basically every product and brand you can name. That makes it a major player in Black Friday deals. It also means there is a massive flood of discounts that can be hard to sift through. We’ve done the work for you, so keep reading if you don’t have time to search yourself. We’ve pulled the best Amazon Black Friday deals for several categories, including TVs, headphones, smartwatch, smart home tech, and more. Best Amazon Black Friday TV deals As always, there are some amazing Black Friday TV deals with this being the prime time to upgrade your living…
Five-time Mr Olympia, Chris Bumstead, also known as ‘CBum’, is set to share his top muscle-building secrets at the Dubai Muscle Show tomorrow. The Middle East’s premier international fitness and bodybuilding exhibition, which kicks off at the World Trade Centre on Friday, showcases renowned bodybuilders flexing their muscles. Among the attendees are retired American bodybuilder Ronald Dean Coleman, an eight-time Mr Olympia, considered one of the greatest bodybuilders of all time, as well as Kai Green, known for his role in ‘Stranger Things’, and Mamdouh Mohammed Hassan Elssbiay, also known as Big Ramy. The line-up of female athletes includes Russian…
Fine particle pollution caused the deaths of over 250,000 people in the European Union in 2021, according to a report by the European Environment Agency (EEA) published on Friday. Fine particulate matter, or PM2.5, is a term for fine particulates that are typically the by-product of car exhausts or coal-fired power plants. Their tiny size enables them to travel deep into the respiratory tract — worsening the risk of bronchitis, asthma and lung disease. “According to the latest EEA estimates, at least 253,000 deaths in the EU in 2021 were attributable to exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) pollution above…
Black Friday is officially here, and that means you can grab a current-gen console for less than MSRP. While the Xbox Series S got a bad reputation when it first came out, the last year or two have really shown where it shines. For those who have older TVs and monitors that run 1080p, the Xbox Series S is a budget-friendly way for folks to play the latest games. And sure, it might not be able to hit 4k and high resolutions, but so many console games are locked to 60hz and sometimes struggle with 4K graphics, so the Xbox…
This is a project that is bound to change residents’ commute and even their decisions on where to live and work. Many have been waiting for a Metro station to come up near their area — on Friday, the Dubai Ruler has confirmed that this will soon be a reality with the Blue Line. While it will not cover the entire emirate, the Blue Line will extend Metro services to major neighbourhoods where thousands of residents have lived for years — from International City to Mirdif, Academic City, Dubai Silicon Oasis, and Al Warqa, among others. It will also reach…