The number of conflicts will increase in the future due to climate change-caused food and water scarcity, a report has shown. The Ecological Threat Report, published on Wednesday by the Institute for Economics and Peace, revealed that a 25 per cent rise in food insecurity will increase the risk of…
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Time has run out for a group of nearly two million refugees, the victims of decades of conflict and upheaval, who now face further displacement after being held collectively responsible for the violence perpetrated by a militant minority. A deadline for an estimated 1.7 million undocumented Afghans to leave neighbouring…
Dubai recorded 116,116 new property transactions worth about Dh429.6 billion ($117 billion) in the first months of 2023 amid continuing growth in the emirate’s economy, according to the latest data from the Dubai Land Department. Total transactions surged 33.8 per cent on an annual basis, while values rose more 36.7…
Egyptian comedian Bassem Youssef is set to perform live in Abu Dhabi next month following his viral interview with UK journalist Piers Morgan about Israel’s war on Gaza. The heart surgeon-turned-comedian will take the stage at Theatre by Erth in the UAE capital on November 25. Youssef made headlines this…
Throughout its 10-season run, hit show Friends captured audiences around the world, across different cultures and backgrounds – even many who didn’t speak English as a first language. “In [South] Korea back then there was an English learning centre called Hakwon that taught Friends as a course,” Ewha Kim, who…
A study has found that traditional accents in the south of England are being replaced by emerging contemporary accents. The research found that accents in the region are fluid and varied, forming diverse clusters with unique pronunciation patterns. The study suggests that accents are not merely about pronunciation; they carry…
Saudi Arabia is set to land the 2034 Fifa World Cup after Australia opted out of bidding for the tournament. Fifa confirmed on Tuesday that their deadline for declaring an interest in hosting the tournament had passed and that Saudi Arabia was the only association to present a bid. The…
Angelica de Guzman works as a sales operations specialist in the cyber security industry in Dubai. The Filipino lives with her husband, Alqab, a Pakistani entrepreneur, and 13-year-old son Gabriel in Al Mamzar, Sharjah. She arrived in the UAE in 2005. After completing her bachelor’s degree in business management and…
As you walk along the sea front in the old Greek city of Rhodes, the Turkish coast emerges from the haze on the horizon. The sea at this time of year is deep blue, the same blue that you see on the Greek flags that are everywhere. Rhodes islanders are…
Lionel Messi said that winning the eighth Ballon d’Or of his storied career on the back of Argentina’s World Cup success was a “dream come true”. Messi, 36, succeeded Karim Benzema as the winner of the prize, awarded on the back of his performances last season when he inspired Argentina…