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As the weekend kicks off for UAE residents, the weather today is expected to be partly cloudy and dusty at times during the daytime, as per a forecast by the National Centre of Meteorology. Low clouds might appear over some coastal and western areas during the day associated with light rainfall. Weather conditions are likely to become humid over some internal western areas by night and Sunday morning. Light to moderate winds are set to blow today, freshening at times. Lowest temperature is expected to drop to 8ºC in internal parts of the country, with the highest reaching 28ºC.

Aayan Afzal Khan was only four when he was rejected by a sports academy for being too small for professional cricket training. On Friday evening, he led the UAE to their biggest victory in cricket history. Skipper Aayan was inspirational as the UAE pulled off a shock win over Pakistan in the Under-19 Asia Cup semifinals in Dubai. Having become the last man to fall after scoring a stirring 55 off 57 balls, guiding the UAE to a respectable total of 193 all out, Aayan delivered a miserly spell (10-1-31-0) with his left-arm spin and used his resources brilliantly as…

There aren’t many original movies coming to Netflix in the last few weeks of the year, but there’s at least one more big family film: Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget, a sequel nearly a quarter century in the making. We suspect that this film will soon be near the top of the most popular movies on Netflix. In the meantime, the post-apocalyptic adventure, Love and Monsters, has proven to be a strong contender on Netflix as well. It’s even outperforming The Super Mario Bros. Movie at the moment, which is quite a feat in of itself. There’s a lot…

The traditional Simbang Gabi, a devotional series of nine days of Masses leading to Christmas, started on Friday, and thousands of Filipino expatriates have once again started attending the Christian service at various churches across the UAE. Aside from communal prayers and thanksgiving, the call for peace — particularly the end of hostilities in Gaza — is among the personal supplications by pious Catholics, who shared their thoughts with Khaleej Times. Long-time Dubai resident Romer Mendoza, 41, is among the thousands of Filipino Christians who attended the first day of Simbang Gabi at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Oud Metha.…

Reacher is back, and he’s more badass than ever. Alan Ritchson returns for a second round of action and mystery-solving in season 2 of Prime Video’s hit Reacher, based on Lee Child’s Jack Reacher book series. The actor plays the titular character, a self-proclaimed hobo and former military policeman whose terrifying abilities make him the worst nightmare for anyone stupid enough to cross him. A surprising hit with its first season, Reacher received acclaim from critics, cementing itself as one of the best original series on Amazon Prime. Season 2 takes everything that worked about its predecessor and improves upon it while…

The first round of the 54-hole UAE World Amateur Junior Championship took place at Al Hamra Golf Club, Ras Al Khaimah with Scot Cameron Mukherjee leading with a five under par 67. Cameron’s round contained seven birdies and two bogeys with nines of 34 and 33, to take a four shot lead from Lukas Astrom (Swe), brother Oliver Mukherjee (Scot) and Adrian Larsson, representing The Els Club, Dubai. A crack field of 60 players are in the field that has both a Boy’s and Girl’s Division and it is a World Amateur Golf Ranking (WAGR) event supported by The R&A…

The Premier League continues this weekend with a Friday kick off for Nottingham Forest vs Tottenham Hotspur. Kicking off at 3PM ET/12PM PT, the game takes place at City Ground in West Bridgford, England. Spurs has had a reasonable run of things lately with three wins in its last five matches including its most recent game with a 4-1 win over Newcastle United last week. Things are looking shakier for Nottingham Forest. Whichever side you’re backing, you’ll want to catch this match. We’ve got everything you need to know about how to watch Nottingham Forest vs Tottenham Hotspur including a…

The Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi (EAD) on Friday announced its success in planting of 44 million mangrove trees in the emirate since 2020, as part of the UAE’s efforts to combat climate change. EAD, in cooperation with the Department of Municipalities and Transport and ADNOC, has successfully planted 23 million mangrove trees within the last two years — equivalent to 9,200 hectares – as part of the Abu Dhabi Mangrove Initiative (ADMI) and the state’s efforts to plant 100 million mangrove trees by 2030 to help achieve climate neutrality by 2050. This initiative, which support Abu Dhabi Climate Change…

Israel has approved the entry of aid into the Gaza Strip through the Kerem Shalom crossing, the Israeli prime minister’s office said on Friday. The office said in a statement the opening would allow Israel to maintain its commitments to permit the entry of 200 trucks of aid per day, agreed upon in a hostage deal brokered and implemented last month. The crossing had been closed after an October 7 attack by Hamas and aid was being delivered solely through Gaza’s Rafah crossing with Egypt which, Israel said, could only accommodate the entry of 100 trucks per day. US national…

There are plenty of reasons to have a remote control for your computer. Maybe you need a way to access your files from outside your home, or you use a “headless” system without a monitor. Or maybe you just don’t want to get up to turn on your HTPC and would rather your phone did all that heavy lifting for you. Whatever your reason, you can access your PC remotely using a very simple method. Here’s how to do it. Chrome Remote DesktopChrome Remote Desktop is one of the quickest and easiest ways to mirror your desktop to your phone, and…