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After being closed for several months, pools in Abu Dhabi are permitted to begin to reopen.
Over the weekend the Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi (DCT) issued instructions for hotels and other establishments to follow in order for their pools to reopen.

As part of the standard precautionary measures in place of establishments reopening post-COVID-19, there will be stringent health and safety requirements in place for pools to open once again.
This includes social distancing measures being place with sunbeds being kept two metres apart and towels, which need to be brought by individuals, must be used on sun loungers to act as a barrier.

Similarly, there’s a maximum of four people allowed per group and social distancing measures must be taken in between individuals and groups.
As for staff, they must test negative for COVID-19 before returning to work and will be required to undergo bi-weekly tests.
Everyone must wear masks at all times unless people are doing an “activity which requires body and face submersion”.
While all of these precautionary measures are in place, pools are not permitted to reopen until they have a sign-off from official DCT inspectors.
Meanwhile, pools in Dubai reopened at the beginning of June and just like Abu Dhabi, there have been strict measures in place in order to prevent the further spread of COVID-19.
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Prayer rooms in malls and towers in the UAE are now permitted to reopen at a limited capacity.
As of tomorrow, July 30, prayer rooms can start operating at 30 per cent capacity. Similarly, all worshippers are to ensure social distancing measures in place, with people maintaining a distance of two metres.

In addition, as instructed by the National Emergency, Crisis and Disasters Management Authority, no gatherings are permitted to take place before and after prayers and all halls must be cleaned and sterilised after every prayer.

In conjunction with the partial easing of restrictions on movement and in order to gradually return to normal life, we announce the reopening of prayer rooms in shopping centers and towers starting July 20, with a maximum capacity of 30% and following the precautionary measures. pic.twitter.com/hwQWFTlaSB
— NCEMA UAE (@NCEMAUAE) July 18, 2020

Other precautionary measures include the use of single-use prayer mats at halls is required, masks and gloves must be worn at all times and worshippers are required to recite the Quran using their phones or other electronic devices.
This latest move comes after mosques and other places of worship in the UAE reopened at the beginning of July after being closed for three and a half months due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Kylie Jenner is no longer the highest-paid Instagram influencer in the world.
The makeup mogul has been knocked off the top spot by Dwyane ‘The Rock’ Johnson and now ranks behind in second place.

Social media growth company Hopper HQ began publishing its Instagram Rich List in 2017, and since then the 22-year-old has commanded the top spot until now.
“Following the unceremonious stripping of her billionaire status by Forbes, Kylie Jenner has been dethroned after two years on top,” the company said in a blog post on their website.

According to Hopper HQ’s estimations, The Rock – who has over 190 million followers on the social media platform – now brings in over $1 million (Dhs3.67 million) per sponsored post on Instagram.

Meanwhile, Kylie, 22, who has 185 million followers, commands $986,000 per sponsored post.
While Kylie’s ranking has dropped, the social media growth company also highlighted that this year there had been “a drop in fees for influencers on Instagram, even among the highest earners,” for the first time “as marketers and brands have reduced influencer budgets due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.”
As far as the rest of the top 10 highest paid influencers on the platform was Cristiano Ronaldo, Kim Kardashian, Ariana Grande, Selena Gomez, Beyonce, Justin Bieber, Taylor Swift and Neymar da Silva Santos Junior.

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Just recently, Kylie was stripped of her billionaire title by American business magazine Forbes.
In an explosive article titled ‘Inside Kylie Jenner’s web of lies’, the outlet claimed Jenner’s makeup empire is “significantly smaller, and less profitable, than the family has spent years leading the cosmetics industry and media outlets, including Forbes, to believe”.
“Forbes now thinks that Kylie Jenner, even after pocketing an estimated $340 million after taxes from the sale, is not a billionaire,” the article also stated.
However, in response to the accusatory article, the makeup mogul hit back stating Forbes’ claims were based on “inaccurate statements and unproven assumptions”.
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Dubai’s Global Village is set to reopen in October.

This year the season will run from October until April 2021. Entry will cost Dhs15 per person, with children under the age of three going for free. People of determination and those over the age of 65 also go free.
Excitingly, this 2020-2021 season also marks the 25th anniversary of the popular Dubai attraction.
The Global Village announced its early closure for the season in March the worldwide outbreak of coronavirus.
“Because excellent guest experience is at the centre of everything we do and in conjunction with the authorities we have decided to close our season early this year as a preventative measure,” the statement read.
“We look forward to welcoming you back to Global Village for our 25th season later this year.”
Luckily, we can all look forward to being able to celebrate the Silver Anniversary of the Global Village in October.
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Due to coronavirus many couples across the globe who were set to marry had to put their wedding plan on hold, and that even included members of the British royal family.
Princess Beatrice was set to marry her fiancee UK property developer Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi on May 29 in the Chapel Royal at St James’s Palace, but this was postponed due to lockdown restrictions.

However, given many restrictions across the UK, and the rest of the world, have slowly started to lift, it was revealed the Queen’s granddaughter wed Edoardo over the weekend.
Buckingham Palace announced the couple wed at The Royal Chapel of All Saints at Royal Lodge, Windsor.

Congratulations to HRH Princess Beatrice and Mr Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi! #JustMarried #RoyalWedding
The couple were married in a small private ceremony at the Royal Chapel of All Saints at Royal Lodge, Windsor on Friday 17th July. pic.twitter.com/1WMW1nUQ0q
— The Royal Family (@RoyalFamily) July 18, 2020

Her Majesty the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh attended, along with other close family members. The palace confirmed that around 20 guests attended the ceremony.
In photos published to the official royal family Twitter page, Beatrice is seen in her stunning vintage wedding dress by Norman Hartnell and the Queen Mary diamond fringe tiara, which both belong to her grandmother, the Queen.
The tiara was worn by Her Majesty on her wedding day in 1947.
As of July 4 in the UK, small weddings of up to 30 guests are permitted. Prior to this in March a ban on all weddings and gatherings was put in place due to the COVID-19 outbreak.
Princess Beatrice and her new husband began dating in Autumn 2018, and announced their engagement in September last year.
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While we’ve all known about Gigi Hadid’s pregnancy for the last few months, the supermodel has kept her growing baby bump under wraps.
However, on Wednesday the 25-year-old took to Instagram Live to discuss her new journal with V Magazine and she also took it as an opportunity to give fans a glimpse of her baby bump for the very first time.

“There’s my belly y’all,” she said after undoing her flowing pyjama top to show fans. She also highlighted that photographs don’t always show the true size of her baby bump because “from the front it’s different”.
Gigi, who is expecting her first child with boyfriend Zayn Malik, went onto thank her fans for their continued messages of support, adding that she’s sharing her pregnancy at her own pace.

Gigi Hadid explains she’s keeping her pregnancy private for now and shares a little look at her bump: “There’s my belly, y’all. Like it’s there.” pic.twitter.com/kV6dmiJYcb
— Alyssa Bailey (@alyssabailey) July 15, 2020

“I really appreciate your positive messages,” she said. “I’m just taking my time with sharing my pregnancy.”
The model also explained exactly why she hasn’t posted all that much about her pregnancy, as she’s not wanted to take attention away from more important matters going on in the world.
“Obviously, I think a lot of people are confused why I’m not sharing more, but like, I’m pregnant through a pandemic,” she explained, adding, “my pregnancy is not the most important thing going on in the world.”
“That’s a reason that I felt that it’s not really something that I need to share apart from with my family and friends,” she continued. “Obviously a lot of people have lost lives due to coronavirus that was in the beginning of quarantine and still happening.
“And then we moved obviously into the reemergence of the BLM movement, and I thought that our presence on social media should be used for that.”

Zayn and Gigi will be beautiful and excellent parents❤️ pic.twitter.com/7kWk0sMQQg
— best zayn pics (@zaynmalikpicx) July 15, 2020

And while Gigi hasn’t shared much of her pregnancy in real-time, the model revealed she has been documenting her whole journey and will share it “in the future” when she feels it is the right time.
“I have been taking a lot of pictures of my bump and sending it to friends and family and it’s been really cute and exciting,” she said. “I’m trying to document it well because I’ve heard a lot of people say obviously, ‘make sure you don’t miss it.’”
Gigi is set to give birth to her first child in September – it’s both the first child for her and her boyfriend Zayn.
It’s been reported Gigi and Zayn, 27, are expecting a girl, but neither of them has officially confirmed the gender.
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During her speech at the UN Girl Up Summit about gender equality, Priyanka Chopra sent an important message to women about their worth and what it takes to make it count, as well as highlighting the struggles refugees have faced during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The UNICEF goodwill ambassador told the some 40,000 that tuned into the digital summit, “You don’t need millions of followers on social media to make a difference. All you need is heart, drive, and commitment. No act is too small. No age is too young.”

The Isn’t It Romantic star went on to say society needs to realise being able to social distance is a “privilege”, highlighting the difficulties refugees face.
“To recognise that even social distancing is a privilege, because people living in extreme poverty and refugees sheltering in makeshift tents, don’t have the luxury of staying six feet apart,” she said.

At the same summit, a similar sentiment was shared by Chopra’s friend Meghan Markle, who was the keynote speaker.

It has been a great privilege to be your @GirlUp champion for all these years. Thank you for having me with you live today. If there is any takeaway from today, it should be… pic.twitter.com/YW9RD0Tawj
— PRIYANKA (@priyankachopra) July 14, 2020

The Duchess of Sussex, who is currently residing in Los Angeles with husband Prince Harry, delivered her empowering speech on Tuesday, which is a first for her since stepping down from royal life.
In her speech, the former Suits star addressed the “young women around the world who aren’t just poised to change the world, but have already begun changing the world”.
Meghan, 38, went on to encourage those watching and beyond to “keep challenging, keep pushing, make them a little uncomfortable” in order for change to happen.
“Because it’s only in that discomfort that we actually create the conditions to reimagine our standards, our policies, and our leadership; to move towards real representation and meaningful influence over the structures of decision-making and power,” she said.
Meghan noted the force for change to create better communities would be a step-by-step process, but encouraged everyone to look at the “big picture”.
As well as the Duchess of Sussex and the Quantico actress, former First Lady of the USA Michelle Obama spoke during the summit and Meghan, Nadia Murad, an Iraqi human rights activist and the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize winner, Sheryl Sandberg, Facebook’s chief operating officer and Mlambo-Ngcuka, director of UN Women.
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It’s official: the world’s largest passenger plane by Emirates is back in the skies today.
Having been grounded since March, the Dubai-based airline has relaunched services with the A380 superjumbo to Paris and London Heathrow.

The four-month hiatus was broken after the superjumbo departed from Dubai International Airport this morning on its way to London and was set to land today at 12pm local time.
However, that’s not the only A380 to have been in the skies today, another superjumbo departed for Paris-Charles De Gaulle airport which is set to land in the French capital at 2pm local time.

The last A380 passenger service that ran before its suspension was from San Paulo, Brazil to Dubai on March 25.

The Emirates @Airbus A380 returns to the skies with flights to @HeathrowAirport & @ParisAeroport. Emirates will also deploy a daily A380 to Amsterdam @Schiphol & a second daily A380 service to @HeathrowAirport from 1 August. https://t.co/8yWrLHSXHy#FlyEmiratesFlyBetter @DXB pic.twitter.com/MEY140hjHP
— Emirates Airline (@emirates) July 15, 2020

While the majority of air travel has been on hold for the last few months due to the COVID-19 pandemic, over the last month or so Emirates have relaunched services to destinations across the globe, with their network now reaching 58 cities.
Coinciding with the relaunch of the superjumbo services to Paris and London, the Dubai-based airline has announced that on August 1 its daily A380 service to Amersterdam will resume, as well as a second daily service to London Heathrow.
It’s yet another positive sign things in the region are returning to a resemblance of normality, especially given as the Dubai borders recently opened to tourists.
Last week the emirate welcomed tourists with open arms as borders reopened, with visitors receiving a new sticker on their passports was unveiled reading, “A warm welcome to your second home.”
Speaking on borders reopening to visitors, Major General Mohammad Ahmad Al Marri, Director General of GDRFA-Dubai, said tourists were “always welcome”.
“We welcome all tourists and visitors to the country through Dubai Airports,” he said. “They are always welcome in their second country and we are ready to facilitate their procedures based on the highest levels of safety.”
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