Five Iron Golf starts welcoming guests in Dubai
American golf club and entertainment centre Five Iron Golf has opened in Dubai at the Westin Dubai Mina Seyahi Beach Resort & Marina. The club is the brand's pilot project in the UAE and covers an area of more than 32,038 square feet. The venue is equipped with 17 top-level
Dubai and Abu Dhabi become favourite cities for remote executives
Dubai and Abu Dhabi have topped the list of the most favoured destinations for digital nomads in executive positions. The ranking, compiled by UK-based Savills, says the two largest cities in the United Arab Emirates offer corporate staff everything they need to fulfil their responsibilities away from the office. For
Dubai foils attempt to smuggle tonne of drugs into the country
According to the Dubai Customs Service, the agency, using modern customs systems, foiled a large-scale attempt to smuggle drugs, in particular the drug Pregabalin. The narcotic substances, weighing 1 tonne 100 kilograms, were hidden in 40 barrels among incoming air cargo. The incident occurred after the barrels arrived at the cargo
Visa amnesty programme launched in UAE
The UAE's visa amnesty programme, which starts on Sunday, September 1, is an opportunity for those who are in the country illegally to regularise their residency status or leave the country without paying fines. The amnesty programme will run for two months, from September 1 to October 30, 2024. The
Mermaid of the UAE becomes an internet sensation
Khawla Al Shehi, a well-known Emirati diving instructor and freediver known as Mermaid of the UAE, has caused quite a sensation with a unique piece of underwater art. Photographed by American-Iraqi underwater documentary filmmaker Arwa Mohammed, the piece captures Khawla in traditional Emirati attire underwater. The work was created in
Dubai Summer Surprises Festival concludes with a mega sale
Dubai Summer Surprises, Dubai's summer shopping and entertainment festival, concludes with an epic three-day mega sale with discounts of up to 90 per cent on various categories of merchandise. The mega sale will take place on the last weekend of summer from 30 August to 1 September 2024. It will
UAE astronomers detect cosmic explosion
Astronomers from the Al Hatim Observatory, located in the desert of Abu Dhabi, on 25 August recorded a powerful cosmic explosion. The observatory became the third in the world to publish the results of this event. Gamma-ray bursts, first detected by NASA's Swift and Fermi space telescopes, are likely the