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OSN wins Emirati cricket sponsorhip dealOSN, a leading pay-TV network in the region, has inked a milestone deal with the Emirates Cricket Board to become the first corporate sponsor of the UAE national cricket teams. As team sponsor, the OSN Logo will appear on all match and training gear of the UAE Men’s Nationa More… |
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Hollywood blockbuster 'Noah' faces GCC banThree GCC countries have banned the Hollywood film "Noah" on religious grounds even before its worldwide premiere and several others are expected to follow suit, a representative of Paramount Pictures told Reuters on Saturday. "Censors for Qatar, Bahrain and the UA More… |
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Dubai group launches 'Filmi 72' contestWatani Al Emarat establishment has announced the launch of the second edition of "Filmi 72" in support of #MyDubai initiative reflecting social life in the emirate. The 'Filmi 72 festival, which runs from March 16 to 18, encourages the participants to produce a shor More… |
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Turkey could ban Facebook and YouTubePrime Minister Tayyip Erdogan said Turkey could ban Facebook and YouTube, which he says have been abused by his political enemies, after local elections on March 30. Erdogan is locked in a power struggle with the U.S.-based Turkish cleric Fethullah Gulen, a former ally who he say More… |
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Women 'driving social media industry success'Women not only use social media sites like Tumblr, Instagram and Pinterest more often than men, but they use these sites in more ways, said a recent study. During peak hours, almost 76 of online users on Facebook are actually women, and that they update their statuses on Twitter More… |
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5-km long bridal veil makes world recordA five-km long bridal veil, launched on the opening day the Perfect Wedding Show in Sharjah, has entered the Guinness Book of World Records after breaking the record held by a Lebanese designer’s 3.3-km veil. The veil was showcased at the ninth edition of the event, running More… |
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Christie’s to auction Egyptian, Iraqi art collectionsTwo important collections of Middle Eastern art will lead the 16th sale season at Christie’s Dubai on March 19. The Pharos Collection of 55 works includes works by the leading names of the modern Egyptian art movement while the Maath Alousi Collection focuses on modern Iraq More… |
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Wedding service providers eye $1.2bn marketThe $1.2 billion industry is likely to see a quantum jump as the regional economies recover from the after-effects of the economic slowdown, said experts on the opening day of the Perfect Wedding Show in Sharjah. The event, which opened today (March 5), will run until March 8 at More… |
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Kuwait DAI to start training programmeDar al-Athar al-Islamiyyah (DAI), a cultural organisation based in Kuwait, will start training of its new docents (specially trained volunteers) from the middle of this month which will be offered in both English and Arabic. The docents play an important role in the operation of More… |
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Kanoo Group backs cancer charity eventThe Kanoo Group, one of the largest, family-owned groups of diversified companies in the Gulf region, backed a recent cancer charity event held in Dubai as Platinum Sponsor. Prominent personalities from various oil & gas sectors gathered in the 11th edition of Oil Barons Char More… |
