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As if this is not enough, mega-city, Dubai, is preparing to make another record by launching the world’s tallest nightclub, the Burj Azizi, a new towering building that will be the second tallest structure in the world. Burj Azizi, set to be one of the tallest buildings in the entire world, stands at whopping 725 meters short of Burj Khalifa’s 828 meters and it will undoubtedly change perception of luxury living and entertainment in the city. The main attraction of this grand project is called the nightclub which will be located on the 126th floor of the skyscraper. It is…
Netflix is returning the show called ‘One Tree Hill’ with a sequel show, which is under production at the moment. There are reports that the next continuation will introduce Sophia Bush, Hilarie Burton, and Daneel Ackles as the members of executive producers. This is also going to be under her Chaos Machine Productions where she’ll work with her husband Jensen Ackles. For the show-writing work, Becky Hartman, Edwards is engaged who will work on the series Firefly Lane and Parenthood and she will also be the executive producer. The original series was produced by Warner Bros. Television and they shall…
Dubai Fashion Week DFW, Dubai Design District and the Arab Fashion Council’s initiative will take place from 1st September to 7th September featuring Spring Summer 2025. This highly profile will bring forth season-styling and new drop releases thus cementing Dubai as one of the biggest fashion destinations globally. To attend local talented designers together with the famous ones, the week will present the collections of clothing to the guests of the event that are united by a desire to experiment in terms of styles and designs. This first three days of DFW will be dedicated to exhibition of haute couture…
Palm Jebel Ali marine works contract worth AED 810 million has been granted to Nakheel, a subsidiary to Dubai Holding Real Estate from Jan De Nul Dredging LTD. The company exists under the Jan De Nul Group and when contracted will be undertaking very crucial functions such as dredging, reclamation of the land as well as profiling of the beach and sand placement. These activities are very important in preparing the site for construction of luxury villa which is to be developed across all the fronds of this iconic structure. Some mobilisation has already been made and the marine works…
The much expected “Emirati Women and Future-Making” conference is planned to commence from next Wednesday being Emirati Women’s Day. Organized under the auspices of H. H. Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak- the ‘Mother of the Nation’; the event aims to highlight the achievements of the Emirati women across diverse professions and their contribution towards the development of the UAE in the future. The conference is being hosted by Ministry of Tolerance and Coexistence which will be graced by its official inauguration by Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Tolerance and Coexistence. Speakers of the event include Alia Abdulla Al…
The UAE is making some giant leaps towards increasing the rainfall through better technologies in cloud-seeding. and they are made through the country’s known the UAE Research Program for Rain Enhancement Science (UAEREP) that uses advanced methods and equipment. Therefore, CNST seeding material is hygroscopic in nature, which makes it different from the conventional materials used for seeding operations, and it is composed of core-shell NaCl-TiO2. This kind of technology is at present being used in the UAE alone to carry out cloud seeding missions after research conducted in 2017. Cloud-seeding is a way of altering the weather by spreading…
The ever-prolific filmmaking duo- Alex Garland and Andrew Macdonald appeared in the Edinburgh International Film Festival where they went on to reveal some of their planned works in future including the much hyped 28 years later. The pair have worked on the successful pictures including 28 Days Later, Ex Machina, the new movie Civil War among others. Although Garland began his career as a screenwriter and director, and apart from becoming a novelist, he also become a director, he confessed that he never planned to become a director. “I wanted to stop directors from changing things, so the only way…
New report by Goldman Sachs shows that Saudi Arabia, which is targeting to diversify its economy away from oil by 2030, plans to spend $1tn on non-oil sectors. It will be funded by what the report calls the “capex super-cycle,” in which 73 per cent of the spending will be dedicated to sectors other than oil. Among the primary beneficiaries of this investment spree are clean energy, mining, and logistics since the Kingdom is keen on becoming a world hub in clean energy, advanced mining, and efficient logistics. The report reminds that to reach the goals of energy transition, announced…
Rich choice of restaurants and eateries is characteristic of Dubai nutritional culture although Afghan food which is rich in taste and rather exotic is not very popular in the city. Afghan food is a mix of Middle Eastern and South Asian cuisine which avails the best of savoring, rich-flavored meals. Here are 5 best Afghani restaurants in Dubai not to miss that will offer you the best of what you are looking for in terms of authentic, mouth-watering food. 1. Afghan Khorasan Kabab House For those who are really into kebabs this place in Al Quoz is quite undiscovered. Offering…
He established that Dubai is converting the Expo 2020 area into the UAE’s first 15-minute city – any necessary services and amenities such as transportation, schools, green spaces and entertainment, among others, should be accessible on foot. It is planned that the first apartments and villas will be ready this year, and full-scale completion of the complex is expected in the first quarter of 2026, the authorities of Expo City Dubai stated. These will include Schools and hospitals and more specifics will be availed as and when required This is part of the development of the city. Civil work is…