Author: Editorial Team
From the left: Mr. Dennis Tam, President and CEO of Black Spade and Mr. Jonathan Emery, CEO of Aldar Development. Black Spade Capital Limited (“Black Spade”) is proud to support Jonathan Emery, CEO of Aldar Development, one of the largest developers in the UAE, as he joins a team of riders taking on a remarkable 3,333km cycling challenge from Barcelona to Paris in support of CycleAgainstCancer, in aid of the Al Jalila Foundation. The 25-day charitable endurance challenge will see a team of 15 riders from the UAE cycle through Spain and France, covering over 54,000 metres of elevation to…
Dubai’s popular shopping destination is putting a fresh spin on summer fitness with its new 12K Walk to Unlock campaign, encouraging visitors to turn their daily step count into a rewarding wellness challenge. Running until August 1, the initiative transforms Ibn Battuta Mall into an indoor walking track powered by the Fitze app. Visitors simply download the app, join the Ibn Battuta challenge and begin walking through the mall’s six themed courts: China, India, Persia, Egypt, Tunisia and Andalusia. As their step count rises, they unlock exclusive rewards, with 12,000 steps serving as the ultimate milestone. Participants can also earn…
DURBAN — Businesses in South African cities have been shuttered and police have been deployed to the streets across the country because of fears that anti-immigration protests could turn violent. The protests mark an unofficial deadline set by campaigners for all undocumented foreigners to leave the country. President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday urged demonstrators to refrain from “intimidation, threats or ultimatums”. He said the right to protest “does not allow people to threaten or intimidate others, or to engage in acts of vandalism or violence”. “Whatever the motivation, taking the law into one’s own hands is vigilantism,” he said. Many…
Vice Minister of Environment, Water and Agriculture Eng. Mansour Hilal Al Mushaiti witnessed the signing of 38 memoranda of understanding and cooperation agreements between the Environment, Water and Agriculture system and a number of government entities, private sector companies, and universities to support the localization of modern technologies, enhance innovation, build capacities, and exchange expertise in the water sector, in line with Saudi Vision 2030 targets. This came during the opening of the first Saudi Water Week, which kicked off in Jeddah and runs for one week, with broad national, regional, and international participation, supporting the Kingdom’s efforts to develop…
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia ranked first among the G20 countries for safety, according to a report issued by the General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT). The report is based on country-reported data from the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Indicators Database and compares the results with the 2023 Safety Index. The findings revealed that 97.7 percent of the total population feels safe walking alone at night in their residential neighborhoods. Among males aged 15 and above, 97 percent reported feeling safe when walking alone at night, with 86 percent stating they feel very safe and 11 percent indicating they feel…
We are in Crete, that most mythical and magical of Greek islands where, according to ancient legends, the god Zeus was born. On one side lies the great cerulean expanse of the Mediterranean sea and on the other, stands the picturesque village of Agios Nikolaos. Artists Caitlind R.C. Brown and Wayne Garrett — who are also a couple in real life, they quickly clarify within minutes of introducing themselves — have just returned from a swim in the ocean. Nothing adventurous to report? Oh wait, they spotted a baby shark in the waters. Aptly enough, Steven Spielberg’s Jaws is invoked.…
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday declined a request by President Donald Trump to review a civil case judgment against him after a jury found that he defamed and sexually abused writer E Jean Carroll. A New York jury awarded Carroll $5 million in damages in 2023 over her civil claim that Trump sexually assaulted her in the 1990s, and then branded the incident a hoax on social media. Trump denied the allegations and repeatedly claimed that the judge who oversaw the civil trial improperly allowed evidence to be presented that affected how the jury viewed him. A second…
As temperatures in Dubai climb towards 50°C this summer, a mysterious driverless vehicle performing fully autonomous parking has become one of the most talked-about automotive videos on social media. The footage, filmed in an outdoor parking area under extreme heat, shows a test vehicle navigating a parking lot, identifying an available space, avoiding surrounding obstacles, and parking itself without anyone occupying the driver’s seat. The unusual demonstration has generated widespread discussion among automotive enthusiasts, technology observers, and industry experts, with many questioning whether the Middle East could soon witness the arrival of next-generation intelligent valet parking technology. Driverless Parking in…
The World Assembly of Muslim Youth (WAMY) continues its humanitarian efforts to support orphans through its office in the Republic of Kenya by implementing a comprehensive relief and development program benefiting dozens of orphaned boys and girls in the cities of Isiolo, Moyale, and Ukunda. The initiative forms part of the assembly’s mission to improve the quality of life of orphans and enable them to continue their education in a stable and safe environment. The program includes the distribution of food baskets, the provision of new clothing, and payment of school fees for beneficiary students. These efforts help ease the…
MONACO — An explosion at a residential building in Monaco on Monday has injured three people, two of them critically, authorities said, in an unprecedented incident that has rocked the super-safe principality. A couple and a teenager were wounded in the explosion that struck around 9:00 pm local time (1900 GMT)after a bag was left outside the building on Rue Révérend Père Louis Frolla, near the border with France. A source close to the investigation who asked not to be named told AFP that one of those wounded was Ukrainian oligarch Vadym Yermolaiev. Minister of State Christophe Mirmand said it…