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An official date for the new UAE academic year has been confirmed. Hussain bin Ibrahim Al Hammadi, the Minister of Education, confirmed studies across the country will resume on August 30, with administrative and teaching staff returning to work on August 23. Despite positive signs of normality across the country, including the reopening of malls […] More
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has reinstated a lockdown period in Jeddah due to a spike in COVID-19 cases. For the next two weeks residents in the city will be required to stay home for 15 hours a day between the hours of 3pm and 6am. Despite the curfew restrictions, restaurants and food delivery services […] More
In an amazing turning point in the fight against COVID-19, recoveries from the virus in the UAE have outweighed new cases for the third day in a row. On Sunday, the Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) announced there were 745 new recoveries, which brings the total amount of recoveries to 21,806. There were 540 […] More
With UAE airports having officially reopened, it’s been announced by Etihad Airways the intention to resume flights to 20 destinations this week. The Abu Dhabi-based airline announced the positive news last week stating the regularly scheduled flights would begin from June 10. Flying to countries across Europe, Asia and Australia, Etihad’s announcement state it was […] More
Whenever we’re in doubt in how to spend our days off in Dubai, we always find that going for something that has a royal seal of approval never fails to impress. HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammad bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of Dubai Executive Council, already has a pretty good […] More
While restrictions have been lifted and public beaches are now open in Dubai, there are still rules in place that need to be followed. Fail to do so will result in fines. It was announced by the Dubai Municipality over a week ago that beaches at JBR, Al Mamzar, Jumeirah and Umm Suqeim, but social […] More
With things having changed drastically for the rights of women in Saudi Arabia in recent years, including new guidelines implemented in June 2018 allowing women to drive in the country, it appears there is further change coming in relation to marriage rights. Forced marriage was banned in the Kingdom in 2005, and it appears now […] More
Jade Thirlwall, a member of the popular girl group Little Mix, has opened up about the “horrific” bullying she experienced during her teenage years. The 27-year-old British singer, whose maternal grandmother is Egyptian and maternal grandfather is Yemeni, revealed on the BBC’s podcast she was bullied due to her Arab heritage. “When I went to […] More
