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From the smell of bukhoor to traditional dishes served with a modern twist, Daan Coffee was created to give visitors a taste of Emirati culture while still feeling like a contemporary café. Located in Abu Dhabi, the family run business was founded by 21 year old Mariam Tareq Alsaiqal and her three siblings after struggling to find a modern café focused on authentic traditional Emirati food while capturing the spirit of an Emirati home. “We noticed that there has not been any type of café that serves the traditional Emirati menu alongside speciality tea and karak,” Mariam, owner of Daan…
PlayStation will replace US dollar as the official currency in UAE with the dirham, media reports said on Tuesday. This means that UAE users will soon see prices, charges and receipts in their local currency.According to a customer notice sent out by PlayStation, users do not have to do anything on their accounts. The storefront will simply go through a maintenance upgrade from October 5 to October 8, during which the currency switch will occur.Customers have been notified that payments and wallet top-ups will not work during this maintenance period, reports said. This includes credit cards, debit cards and other…
Pankaj Tripathi’s Kaleen Bhaiya character has once again found a strong connection with audiences as ‘Mirzapur: The Movie’ continues its theatrical run, taking the much-loved franchise from the OTT space to the big screen.Reflecting on the challenges of making that transition, Tripathi had earlier spoken about how the larger format changes the scale and presentation of the story, while maintaining that the fundamental craft of an actor remains the same.”The landscape is new, and the scale is bigger,” Tripathi said in a conversation, while discussing the move from the three-season series to a theatrical film.The actor’s comments offer an insight…
The wait for Ajay Devgn-starrer ‘Drishyam: The Conclusion’ is set to get more exciting as the makers have announced that the trailer of the much-awaited crime thriller franchise will be released on Wednesday.Devgn officially confirmed the trailer release date through a post on X, “Jo kahaani 2 October se shuru hui thi… woh khatam bhi 2 October ko hogi” (The story that began on October 2… will also end on October 2), Ajay wrote.Ajay Devgn is set to return as Vijay Salgaonkar in ‘Drishyam The Conclusion,’ which will hit theatres on October 2.The film will serve as the final chapter…
The grandson of legendary filmmaker Ramanand Sagar and producer-director Shiv Sagar expressed his displeasure with the casting of actor Ranbir Kapoor in the upcoming Nitesh Tiwari’s film ‘Ramayana.’Sagar said he finds it hard to “accept” Ranbir Kapoor as Lord Ram after his morally complex role in Sandeep Reddy Vanga’s ‘Animal.’ “Except for that one casting, I like the rest of the casting very much. Personally, I cannot accept Ranbir Kapoor as Ram because after Animal, I cannot accept him as Ram. When I look at Ram ji, I feel that a fresh face should have been taken. You can take a…
Rob Reiner has made Emmy history with a posthumous win for one of his final television roles, nearly nine months after his death.The actor and filmmaker won Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series for playing Albert Schnurr in the fourth season of The Bear at the Emmy Awards ceremony in Los Angeles on Sunday.The win came 48 years after Reiner last took home an acting Emmy, setting a new record for the longest gap between acting wins in Emmy history.Reiner last won an acting Emmy in 1978 for his role as Michael “Meathead” Stivic in All in the Family, making his latest…
ABU DHABI, 8th September, 2026 (WAM) — A delegation from the UAE Wrestling Federation, led by its Secretary-General, Sheikh Hamdan bin Saeed bin Tahnoon Al Nahyan, visited the Ministry of Interior’s Police Sports Association headquarters. The delegation was welcomed by Brigadier General Mohammed Humaid bin Dalmouj Al Dhaheri, Chairman of the Association’s Board of Directors. The meeting explored closer coordination in wrestling, opportunities to develop the sport, and ways to expand cooperation between the two federations. Discussions also covered initiatives to make effective use of available sports facilities and resources to support wrestlers, sharpen their skills, and improve their competitive…
Apple may be just a day away from unveiling its first-ever foldable iPhone, but the tech giant has yet to confirm whether the device is on its agenda. Still, the rumour mill is in overdrive. Widely referred to in reports as the iPhone Ultra, the foldable is expected to open into a near-tablet-sized screen, cost upwards of $2,000 and mark Apple’s most radical iPhone redesign in years. But there may be a catch. Despite its ultra-premium price tag, Apple’s foldable could reportedly arrive without two features many iPhone users now take for granted: Face ID and a dedicated telephoto camera.…
ABU DHABI, 8th September, 2026 (WAM) — Tawazun Council for Defence Enablement (Tawazun) is reinforcing its role as a strategic enabler within the global defence, aviation and space ecosystem through its official representation at the second edition of El Alamein International Airshow 2026, hosted by the Arab Republic of Egypt at Alamein International Airport from 8th to 10th September. The official Tawazun Council for Defence Enablement delegation at the airshow reflects the Council’s role in advancing defence enablement by monitoring emerging trends and identifying opportunities that can support the development of the defence ecosystem and strengthen the competitiveness of national…
By Any Means brings an unusual chapter of America’s civil rights era to the big screen, revisiting a time when the FBI turned to a notorious mobster for help.Directed by Elegance Bratton, the crime thriller stars Yahya Abdul-Mateen II as Wayne Strider, a fictional Black FBI agent sent to 1960s Mississippi to investigate the killing of civil rights leader Vernon Dahmer.Mark Wahlberg plays real life mobster and FBI informant Gregory Scarpa, a member of New York’s Colombo crime family who assisted the FBI with civil rights investigations in Mississippi.In the film, Strider is forced to work alongside Scarpa despite the two…