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Middle East’s top fitness influencers to grace Active on the Beach festival

Dubai’s highly anticipated annual health and wellness festival, Active on the Beach, is thrilled to invite the fitness community for a joyous reunion on Sunday. Open to all, this one-day beach festival at the iconic Kempinski Hotel & Residences Palm Jumeirah offers complimentary access to a feast of all things fitness, wellbeing and fun.

24 Feb 2024

Istanbul airport's therapy dogs help worried passengers relax with snuggles

The "Therapy Dog Team” has been on duty since late February following months of preparation and intensive training, learning desensitisation to distracting stimuli, like sounds and people.

10 Apr 2024

Briton runs 16,000km across Africa in 352 days, raises $870,000 for charity

Dozens of supporters gathered on a rocky outcrop beside the Mediterranean in northern Tunisia, cheering on the British charity fundraiser, who has run more than 16,000 kilometres across 16 countries in 352 days. "I'm a little bit tired,” Cook said — likely an understatement.

07 Apr 2024

Sculpture park offers an unflinching look at the country’s history of slavery

Bryan Stevenson, the founder of Equal Justice Initiative, said after opening the first two sites that he felt there was more to do.

20 Mar 2024

Crisis-hit Sri Lankan economy rebounds as tourists return

"The long-awaited boom in tourism came towards the end of the year," the department said, adding that worker remittances too had improved.

16 Mar 2024

UAE residents urged to apply for visa in advance for holidays

With the growing demand for international travel over the past few years, VFS Global has witnessed a 15 per cent surge in visa applications in 2023, and a whopping 145% growth since borders reopened post-pandemic.

09 Mar 2024

Surgeons successfully perform Pakistan’s first ‘split-liver transplant’

"With the help of a liver donated by a young man, who was pronounced brain dead at a Rawalpindi hospital, we have performed Pakistan’s first split-liver transplant. We divided the vital organ into two and transplanted them to an adult and a little boy, who were facing liver failure"

07 Mar 2024

New species of world’s largest snake discovered in Amazon rainforest

Researchers in the Amazon have discovered the world's largest snake species — an enormous green anaconda - in Ecuador's rainforest that split off from its closest relatives 10 million years ago though they still nearly look identical to this day.

02 Mar 2024

Emirati handicrafts a magnet for visitors to Zayed Festival

The Emirati Families Pavilion is proud to offer visitors a wide range of local products and handicrafts, which are particularly attractive to those interested in artistic items that reflect the spirit of the UAE.

24 Feb 2024

Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque Centre celebrates International Tourist Guide Day

Dedicated to the profession of tourist guides, the day provides an opportunity to highlight the profession on the world stage. These knowledgeable navigators work day and night weaving cultural tapestries and bridge continents and hearts.

22 Feb 2024

Eiffel Tower closed again as staff extend strike

Unions have criticised operator SETE for its business model that they say is based on an inflated estimate of future visitor numbers, while under-estimating construction costs.

21 Feb 2024