Dubai, Oct 21 (IANS/WAM) Students of the United Arab Emirates (UEA) will soon be able to access study material and other relevant contents through their cell phones with the launch of the new m-education system. Etisalat announced Thursday that it has collaborated with Blackboard Inc., a technology-enabled education service provider, to start m-education in Abu [...]
Dubai, Oct 21 (IANS/WAM) Dubai’s low cost airline Flydubai started its services to and from two Russian cities in one week. The first flight landed in Samara Wednesday, four days after the airline launched its service to another Russian city Yekaterinburg Oct 16. ‘Yekaterinburg and Samara may not be cities which are particularly well known [...]
Abu Dhabi, Oct 21 – When he ran on the tracks, he won medals; when he ran in the ravines of Chambal as a rebel, he created havoc — director Tigmanshu Dhulia’s ‘Paan Singh Tomar’ brilliantly captures the life of the former national steeplechase champion. The film is Dhulia’s tribute to the unsung sports heroes [...]
Abu Dhabi, Oct 20 (IANS/WAM) A leading Japanese financial institution Wednesday assured the United Arab Emirates of increasing Japanese investments in various Emirati projects. Executive director of the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) Fumio Hoshi met with UAE Minister of Foreign Trade Sheikha Lubna Al Qasimi here and discussed ways of strengthening relations between [...]
Abu Dhabi, Oct 20 – The spotlight was once again on India at the Abu Dhabi Film Festival, courtesy a British filmmaker. Kim Longinotto in ‘Pink Saris’ depicted the evils of child marriage and the caste conflict in the interiors of northern India – and a woman’s fight to bring about change. In her docu-drama [...]
Abu Dhabi, Oct 20 – It’s not easy to find funding for offbeat films – even if you are Julianne Moore. The Hollywood actress, who has always pushed the envelope, says it took five years to get a financier for ‘The Kids Are All Right’, a family drama that sees her playing a lesbian. ‘Because [...]
Abu Dhabi, Oct 19 (IANS/WAM) Over 7000 poets from 30 countries including India took part in a competition for classical Arabic poetry organised by Abu Dhabi authorities. Sultan Al Amimi, director of the Poetry Academy and member of the organising committee for the ‘Prince of Poets’, announced that all works entered into the fourth session [...]
Dubai, Oct 18 (IANS/WAM) Authorities in Dubai have foiled a bid to smuggle over 48,000 pirated video games CDs. The seizure was carried out recently when Dubai Customs staff inspected a container heading from the Arab port and found 48 boxes containing the duplicated video games CDs. –IANS/WAM kv/vd
Abu Dhabi, Oct 18 – Time was when a garage would be turned into a movie hall and people would sit on sand to watch on. But the movie experience has seen a sea change in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) – today some cinema companies operate more than 300 screens equipped with world-class technology [...]
Abu Dhabi, Oct 17 – ‘East Is East’, the heartwarming story of an Asian family settled in London, will end as a trilogy, says producer Leslee Udwin who released part two ‘West Is West’ last month. ‘I knew there was trilogy and it took 10 years for Ayub (writer Ayub Khan-Din) to deliver the script [...]
Sharjah, Oct 17 (IANS/WAM) The Sharjah Islamic Bank Sunday posted a third quarter net profit of 191.6 million dirhams (about $52 million). The balance sheet grew since December 2009 with total assets reaching 16.3 billion dirhams from 16 billion dirhams. Liquid assets rose by 410.2 million dirhams to reach 3.6 billion dirhams, up 22 percent, [...]
Abu Dhabi, Oct 17 – Adrian Brody, the youngest actor to win an Oscar, is known for portraying intense roles like in ‘The Pianist’, ‘The Village’ and his latest venture ‘Wrecked’. But he says he’s an easy-going person in real life and that he’s even got a comedy coming up. ‘I’m a much lighter person [...]
Abu Dhabi, Oct 16 (IANS/WAM) The Abu Dhabi Police have arrested two members of a gang dealing in fake credit cards, officials said Saturday. A Malaysian and a Singaporean were nabbed after they bought costly items from a market here using fake credit cards. The accused confessed to their crime and admitted to be part [...]
Dubai, Oct 16 (IANS/WAM) UAE and Macedonia discussed cooperation in the health sector, it was announced Saturday. Visiting Macedonian Health Minister Bujar Osmani met with his UAE counterpart Hanif Hassan Ali Qasim here to boost cooperation. They lauded the close ties between the two countries and explored ways to enhance them. Hanif Hassan said UAE [...]
Abu Dhabi, Oct 16 – Golden Globe winning English actor Clive Owen feels performance is all about concentration. ‘Acting is about concentration. You know what is required and you know what you want from the scene. So you have to concentrate very hard to deliver,’ said Owen, who came dressed in an off white suit [...]
Abu Dhabi, Oct 16 – A housewife in a race course, a man stuck in the wilderness of a forest and an emotional story from a war zone — three tales of victory and survival set in three different circumstances marked an interesting beginning to the Abu Dhabi Film Festival that has a bouquet of [...]
Riyadh, Oct 15 – Work on a light rail project in Saudi Arabia resumed Friday following protests earlier in the week by at least 100 Chinese workers demanding higher wages, improved housing and better working conditions, Saudi newspapers reported. The kingdom moved to arrest at least 16 of the workers after the protest began Tuesday. [...]
Dubai, Oct 15 (IANS/WAM) Dubai will host the GITEX information technology expo 2010 from Oct 17-21. The Dubai Customs, which will participate in the expo, said Friday it has completed its preparations. A number of agreements are expected to be signed with key trade clients and courier companies. The expo will be held at the [...]
Abu Dhabi, Oct 14 – Cultural activities have taken centrestage here and Abu Dhabi International Film festival, said to be one of the biggest in the region, starting Thursday, is trying to boost the filmmaking culture in the oil-rich region. ‘This is the plan of ADACH (The Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture and Heritage). They [...]
Abu Dhabi, Oct 13 (IANS/WAM) Abu Dhabi will host a global food industry expo Nov 22-24, it was announced Wednesday. SIAL Middle East 2010 will bring together professionals involved in buying and selling food products and services from across the world. It will be organised at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC). –IANS/WAM snb/vm
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