UAE starts on 100-year plan to settle planet Mars
By Rajive Singh DUBAI: The UAE has started work on its ambitious plan to have a settlement on planet Mars by year 2117. And the responsibility to put UAE on Mars has been given to […]
Month: February 2017
After wishing to ban ‘pineapple’ topping, Iceland president recommends ‘seafood’ on pizzas
By Rajive Singh DUBAI: Guðni Th. Jóhannesson, President of Iceland, raked up a controversy when he declared that if he had the power to ban pineapple toppings on pizzas, he would. There was worldwide reaction with […]
UAE girl students develop ‘smart submarine’
By Sheena Amos ABU DHABI: A flair for science, creativity and ambition led students Amira Sulaiman, Shamsa Al Mansouri and Sarah Al Amri to develop a multi-task, multi-purpose ‘smart submarine’. According to the students, the […]
Smart parking comes to Dubai at DWTC, Al Rigga areas
Know vacant spots through your app By Angel Chan Smart car parking has been introduced in Dubai starting with the Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) and Al Rigga areas. The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) […]
F1 Racing: Force India unveils its latest car
By Sheena Amos SILVERSTONE: Force India have unveiled their latest car for Formula 1 – and with it they hope to crash the podium. In their last showing they finished fourth. This is the 10th car […]
Cricket; Confident India to take on Australia in opening Test
Sports Staff After thrashing New Zealand, England and Bangladesh at home, India will look to stretching their winning streak when the hosts take on Australia in the opening match of their four-match Test cricket series, […]
The Oscars fever is on: Here are honest trailers
By Sheena Amos Celebrity watchers and movie buffs are biting their nails as the Oscars approach. With the 2017 Oscars this weekend, Screenjunkies are showing you on YouTube why the Best Picture nominees REALLY got […]
Angelina Jolie on divorce, film and politics [video]
By Angel Chan For the first time after her divorce from Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie sat down and gave a press interview to BBC Watch Angelina Jolie on her new film ‘First They Killed My Father’ […]
UAE Navy buys fire-and-forget anti-ship missiles
By Angel Chan ABU DHABI: MBDA, a world leader in missile systems, has been awarded a contract by the UAE Navy to supply additional Marte MK2/N anti-ship missiles, the company announced last night at the […]
Drones disrupted Dubai air traffic three times last year
By Rajive Singh Drones halted air traffic at one of the world’s busiest airports – Dubai – three times last year. The delays were necessary to protect passengers, officials said, but they hit thousands of […]