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If saying no to Italian food has never been your thing, Abu Dhabi just gave you another challenge. The team behind Antonia has launched Umbe, a family-run, delivery-only focaccia shop bringing loaded Italian sandwiches straight to your door. Delivery is available in Yas Island and Al Maryah Island. One look at the menu and you'll change your mind over and over again: La Milanese with crispy chicken cutlet, veal ham, and pesto La Calabrese with spicy Calabrian salame and potato cream Il Piccante with pastrami and spicy beef salami L'Ortolano with grilled vegetables, basil hummus, and artichoke cream View this...

A photo goes viral, everyone starts sharing it, and a few hours later people realise it was fake. AI-edited images and videos can spread misinformation, damage reputations, and create panic very quickly. Manipulated content is getting much harder to spot with the naked eye, but a young UAE researcher may have found a solution. During her master’s studies at Zayed University, Bashayer Al Salami spent time researching digital threats and AI manipulation online. The research later turned into Deepy, a platform that checks uploaded photos, videos, and audio clips and tells users whether the content may have been artificially altered....

If your food delivery app already knows your Rosa’s Thai order by heart, there’s good news: you can finally visit the restaurant in Abu Dhabi instead of waiting for the rider to arrive. Rosa’s Thai has officially opened its first location at The Galleria on Al Maryah Island. The menu includes all the sweet, sour, salty, and spicy flavours Thai food is known for. Come try their signature Pad Thai, Thai curries, wok dishes, noodles, salads, and desserts. And if you're craving a sweet refreshment after a shopping day, the selection of bubble teas might steal your heart. View this...

If Eid Al Adha for your parents meant spending the whole day moving between relatives’ houses, Gen Z in the UAE probably has a slightly different schedule planned. Right before New Year, we wrote about young people in the UAE choosing concerts, travel, and experiences over traditional gifts. Eid Al Adha now seems to be getting its own Gen Z update too. Let’s take a look at how they are spending the Eid break. Eid prayers, Eidiya, family lunch, and the morning house visits still happen first in a lot of UAE homes. Nobody’s skipping that part. But a lot...

Thinking about a beach holiday, train rides through tea hills, or a tropical escape? Here’s a summer gift from Sri Lanka: tourist ETA is now free for visitors from 40 countries, including GCC nations and India. The ETA (Electronic Travel Authorisation) allows to stay in Sri Lanka for up to 30 days. Tourists can also enter the country twice within the same 30-day validity period starting from the first arrival date. Anyone planning to stay longer can apply for a visa extension after arrival. All ETA fees paid before May 25 are non-refundable. Countries included in the free Sri Lanka...

For Liverpool fans, Sunday felt like the end of an era. Mohamed Salah officially said goodbye to Liverpool FC after nine remarkable seasons at Anfield, closing one of the most successful chapters in the club’s modern history. The Egyptian forward leaves Liverpool as one of the club’s greatest-ever players. During his time in red, Salah collected nine trophies, including two Premier League titles, the UEFA Champions League trophy and an FA Cup. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Liverpool Football Club (@liverpoolfc) His final match came against Brentford FC on Sunday, May 24. The game ended in...

This week, the UAE celebrates one of the most important holidays in the Islamic calendar, Eid Al Adha. The holiday traditionally begins with early morning prayers at mosques on the first day of Eid. In 2026, Eid Al Adha begins on Wednesday, May 27, and here are the prayer timings across the UAE. Eid Prayer in Abu Dhabi and Dubai Al Ain: 5:45 AM Abu Dhabi City: 5:51 AM Zayed City: 5:56 AM Celebrating this Eid in the capital? Don’t miss top activities and events during Eid al-Adha break in Abu Dhabi. Eid prayer in Dubai is scheduled for 5:47 AM....

If your dog or cat already walks into rooms like they own the place, Emirates Palace might actually be the right setting for them. And this October, you can actually take them there. Royal Pet Festival is returning to the capital, giving dogs, cats and their humans a good excuse to spend a weekend at Emirates Palace Mandarin Oriental, Abu Dhabi. Expect pet shows, games, shopping and plenty of furry stars enjoying the attention. Save the dates: October 10 and 11. Don’t be surprised if your cat or dog ends up having a more successful day out than you. Between...

Some people book Emirates Palace for a weekend and think that’s the pinnacle of luxury. Well, it is. But soon, a few lucky people will actually get to call the place home. Sounds unreal? But it's actually a new project. A collection of just 35 private mansions is coming to the grounds of Emirates Palace Mandarin Oriental in Abu Dhabi, marking the first time private residences will exist inside the estate itself. The location is along Abu Dhabi’s Corniche, close to Qasr Al Watan and Founder’s Memorial. These homes will include private courtyards, gardens, open living spaces and views facing...

You probably know how easy it is to visit Thailand. Travellers from most countries, including GCC nations, can enter Thailand visa-free for tourism. However, the allowed stay period is now changing. The country remains visa-free, but your holiday can now last up to 30 days. Most visitors probably won’t even feel the difference, but the change is still worth knowing if you're planning a longer stay. Thailand introduced a 60-day visa-free stay in 2024, and the country is now replacing it with a stay period that’s twice shorter. All extensions will require approval from Thai immigration authorities. The new rule...