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Game time

A website designed to promote the local hip-hop scene is making waves in the UAE. Namy Kaur, founder of RvP GvME (Rap Game), describes the site as an “online platform for people to share and discover music – anything that …

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Football focus

Billionaires, boyhood dreams and even an airport used as a training ground all come to Abu Dhabi in a three-day football film festival Football – a game that sees 22 men kicking a piece of leather around a field – …

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Take the plunge

You don’t have to be a hotel guest or member to enjoy the capital’s beach and health clubs. Enjoy a day out with these day passes   SPLASH AND SPLURGE   Hiltonia The Corniche-based beach club at Hilton Abu Dhabi …

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The year of the goat

On 19th February 2015, Chinese people around the world will ring in 4713, the year of the goat Chinese New Year is the most important holiday in Chinese culture. The eve marks the start of a new year – each …

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On screen chemistry

Film fanatics listen up: there’s a new cinematic experience in town. The inaugural science film festival kicks off in the capital Science, for some, ignites memories of a lab at school: wafts of sulfuric acid, screams of squeamish classmates dissecting …

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Slow and Steady wins the Race

Expert horseriders from around the world are set to take part in an endurance race in the desert – and it’s free to watch Abu Dhabi ain’t no one-horse town – and an exciting cross country horse race is set …

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Michelin chef brings taste of Sweden to Abu Dhabi

Swedish chef Niclas Yngvesson opened his restaurant Bhoga in Gothenburg with partner and friend Gustav Knutsson. The Scandinavian restaurant was awarded a Michelin star in 2014. We sat down with 42-year-old Yngvesson ahead of his trip to the capital as …

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UAE campaign to save children in Pakistan

The UAE Pakistan Assistance Programme (PAP) has launched the second phase of the Emirates Polio Campaign to vaccinate children in Pakistan. Over 280 fixed and mobile units will vaccinate 17 million children in the first three months of 2015. Poliomyelitis, …

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Residents show compassion with recycling campaign

An annual recycling campaign organised by Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Company (Adnec) is returning this February. As part of the Stop and Drop campaign, residents can donate second-hand items and recyclable waste materials such as empty plastic bottles or cardboard …

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Masdar sheds light on solar-powered flight

Abu Dhabi will become the arrival and departure point for a new type of aircraft this year, as a solar powered plane gets set to travel the globe without using a drop of fuel. Solar Impulse 2 (Si2) is the …

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