Your daily guide to community and cultural activities across the Emirates for June 3, 2017, including performances, festivals, art exhibitions, film screenings, health and fitness events, talks, classes, workshops and family fun. Ellen Fortini rounds up 10 things to do today in the UAE.
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Dubai
New movie
Catch a screening of the film Django as part of Diff 365@Vox. The film, directed by Étienne Comar, is about the French jazz guitarist Django Reinhardt and opened the Berlin Film Festival this year. Set in 1943, Reda Kateb plays the title role, portraying the Romany guitarist and composer who brought German-occupied Paris to life with gipsy swing music, and who remains untouched because of his popularity, until one day when he has to choose between his art and protecting his family. The film is in French with English and Arabic subtitles.
Opens today and runs daily until June 14, 11am; 2pm; 4.45pm; 7.30pm; 10.15pm, Dh45, Vox Cinema, Mall of the Emirates, Dubai, www.voxcinemas.com
Dubai
Dining
Start your day at Ewaan at Palace Downtown, where non-Muslims can take breakfast and lunch throughout Ramadan. The breakfast includes English, Arabian, Asian and Indian cuisines, while the lunchtime buffet has live cooking stations featuring foods from around the world.
Daily, 6am to 11am for breakfast, Dh150; 12.30pm to 3.30pm for lunch, Dh175, Ewaan, Palace Downtown, Dubai, 04 428 7888, dine@thepalace-dubai.com
Abu Dhabi
#YearofGiving
Participate in the Al Maryah Island Gives Back campaign as part of the UAE’s Year of Giving. Contribute new toys and clothes for children under-12 at the Ramadan lantern gifting station. Items will be gift-wrapped and distributed by volunteers to various organisations across the UAE for Eid Al Fitr.
Open noon to midnight, Sundays to Thursdays; noon to 1am on Fridays and Saturdays, The Great Room, The Galleria, Al Maryah Island, Abu Dhabi, www.almaryahisland.ae
Dubai
Wellness event
Register to take part in the Find your Energy Qi Gong Workshop at Fairmont the Palm. Experience a masterclass led by gurus from State of One that features soothing sound frequencies and emerge yourself in a 60-minute workshop that includes movements, breathing techniques, visualisations and ends with a meditation. Yoga mats are available.
Today, 5pm to 7pm, Dh100 per person, Crescent Ballroom, Fairmont the Palm, Palm Jumeirah, Dubai, reservations at Palm.Willowstream@Fairmont.com
Al Ain
Art exhibition
Abu Dhabi Tourism & Culture Authority present Collage Exhibition, a mixed-media show featuring works by 23 Emirati and UAE-based artists from different backgrounds who use various elements and techniques to create art, messages and meanings. Pictured: The Golden Beauty by Muna Rashed Al Mazrooei
Daily until June 15, 5pm to 9pm, Al Qattara Arts Centre, Al Ain, www.visitabudhabi.ae
Abu Dhabi
Family fun
Visit Yas Waterworld during Ramadan and enjoy the rides, slides and attractions with your friends and family at a discounted rate. UAE residents can take advantage of all the attractions from Dh95 for children and Dh125 for adults on weekdays when booked online.
Daily throughout Ramadan, from Dh125 for adults on weekdays, Dh250 on weekends; Dh95 for children, Yas Waterworld, Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, 02 496 8008, book online at www.yaswaterworld.com
Dubai
Iftar
Break your fast at Nadi Nights with Good Vibes Market, featuring dining options from The Shebi, with Indian and Lebanese fusion cuisine, and homemade burgers from Burgeritch. There is also interactive fun at Boardgame Space, both tonight and tomorrow, where you can get to know the new generation of board games.
From 7pm to 11pm, from Dh30-45 for main dishes, Nadi Al Quoz, Alserkal Avenue, Al Quoz, Dubai. www.alserkalavenue.ae
Dubai
Kids’ camp
Register your children ages 3 to 10 for the Splash ‘n’ Party Summer Camp, where they can enjoy an array of fun-filled water activities and entertainment to keep them amused throughout the long summer holidays.
June 25 to August 31, 9.30am to 2.30pm, from Dh499; Dh150 additional for pick-up and drop-off transportation, Villa 1, Street 8A, Al Safa 2, Jumeirah, Dubai, 04 388 3008, www.splashnparty.ae
Dubai
Art exhibition
Visit the exhibition 9HIJRI at The Dubai Mall to experience a curated journey of enlightenment through the Golden Ages of Islam, highlighting the contributions of Islamic scholars and master craftsmen. Zones throughout the mall will feature interactive presentations, workshops, storytelling, poetry, videos and demonstrations, covering disciplines such as knowledge, science, art, fashion, calligraphy, literature and design.
Daily throughout Ramadan, 10am to 3am, various locations around The Dubai Mall, Downtown Dubai, www.thedubaimall.com
Dubai
Performance
Get tickets now to see Jersey Boys. The documentary-style musical tells the story of the 1960s rock group Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, whose harmonies were unlike anything anyone had heard before, while their off-stage relationships were anything but perfect. Songs include December 1963 (Oh What a Night), Can't Take My Eyes Off You, Sherry and Walk Like a Man.
October 11 to 14, 8pm daily, plus 3pm on October 13, from Dh250, Dubai Opera, Downtown Dubai, Dubai, www.dubaiopera.com
Election pledges on migration
CDU: "Now is the time to control the German borders and enforce strict border rejections"
SPD: "Border closures and blanket rejections at internal borders contradict the spirit of a common area of freedom"
The smuggler
Eldarir had arrived at JFK in January 2020 with three suitcases, containing goods he valued at $300, when he was directed to a search area.
Officers found 41 gold artefacts among the bags, including amulets from a funerary set which prepared the deceased for the afterlife.
Also found was a cartouche of a Ptolemaic king on a relief that was originally part of a royal building or temple.
The largest single group of items found in Eldarir’s cases were 400 shabtis, or figurines.
Khouli conviction
Khouli smuggled items into the US by making false declarations to customs about the country of origin and value of the items.
According to Immigration and Customs Enforcement, he provided “false provenances which stated that [two] Egyptian antiquities were part of a collection assembled by Khouli's father in Israel in the 1960s” when in fact “Khouli acquired the Egyptian antiquities from other dealers”.
He was sentenced to one year of probation, six months of home confinement and 200 hours of community service in 2012 after admitting buying and smuggling Egyptian antiquities, including coffins, funerary boats and limestone figures.
For sale
A number of other items said to come from the collection of Ezeldeen Taha Eldarir are currently or recently for sale.
Their provenance is described in near identical terms as the British Museum shabti: bought from Salahaddin Sirmali, "authenticated and appraised" by Hossen Rashed, then imported to the US in 1948.
- An Egyptian Mummy mask dating from 700BC-30BC, is on offer for £11,807 ($15,275) online by a seller in Mexico
- A coffin lid dating back to 664BC-332BC was offered for sale by a Colorado-based art dealer, with a starting price of $65,000
- A shabti that was on sale through a Chicago-based coin dealer, dating from 1567BC-1085BC, is up for $1,950
if you go
The flights
Flydubai offers three daily direct flights to Sarajevo and, from June, a daily flight from Thessaloniki from Dubai. A return flight costs from Dhs1,905 including taxes.
The trip
The Travel Scientists are the organisers of the Balkan Ride and several other rallies around the world. The 2018 running of this particular adventure will take place from August 3-11, once again starting in Sarajevo and ending a week later in Thessaloniki. If you’re driving your own vehicle, then entry start from €880 (Dhs 3,900) per person including all accommodation along the route. Contact the Travel Scientists if you wish to hire one of their vehicles.
The White Lotus: Season three
Creator: Mike White
Starring: Walton Goggins, Jason Isaacs, Natasha Rothwell
Rating: 4.5/5
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In numbers: PKK’s money network in Europe
Germany: PKK collectors typically bring in $18 million in cash a year – amount has trebled since 2010
Revolutionary tax: Investigators say about $2 million a year raised from ‘tax collection’ around Marseille
Extortion: Gunman convicted in 2023 of demanding $10,000 from Kurdish businessman in Stockholm
Drug trade: PKK income claimed by Turkish anti-drugs force in 2024 to be as high as $500 million a year
Denmark: PKK one of two terrorist groups along with Iranian separatists ASMLA to raise “two-digit million amounts”
Contributions: Hundreds of euros expected from typical Kurdish families and thousands from business owners
TV channel: Kurdish Roj TV accounts frozen and went bankrupt after Denmark fined it more than $1 million over PKK links in 2013
Paltan
Producer: JP Films, Zee Studios
Director: JP Dutta
Cast: Jackie Shroff, Sonu Sood, Arjun Rampal, Siddhanth Kapoor, Luv Sinha and Harshvardhan Rane
Rating: 2/5
The specs
AT4 Ultimate, as tested
Engine: 6.2-litre V8
Power: 420hp
Torque: 623Nm
Transmission: 10-speed automatic
Price: From Dh330,800 (Elevation: Dh236,400; AT4: Dh286,800; Denali: Dh345,800)
On sale: Now
UAE v United States, T20 International Series
Both matches at ICC Academy, Dubai. Admission is free.
1st match: Friday, 2pm
2nd match: Saturday, 2pm
UAE squad: Mohammed Naveed (captain), Rohan Mustafa, Ashfaq Ahmed, Shaiman Anwar, Rameez Shahzad, Amjad Gul, CP Rizwan, Mohammed Boota, Abdul Shakoor, Ahmed Raza, Imran Haider, Sultan Ahmed, Zahoor Khan, Amir Hayat
USA squad: Saurabh Netravalkar (captain), Jaskaran Malhotra, Elmore Hutchinson, Aaron Jones, Nosthush Kenjige, Ali Khan, Jannisar Khan, Xavier Marshall, Monank Patel, Timil Patel, Roy Silva, Jessy Singh, Steven Taylor, Hayden Walsh
Result
Tottenhan Hotspur 2 Roma 3
Tottenham: Winks 87', Janssen 90 1'
Roma 3
D Perotti 13' (pen), C Under 70', M Tumminello 90 2"
Specs
Engine: 51.5kW electric motor
Range: 400km
Power: 134bhp
Torque: 175Nm
Price: From Dh98,800
Available: Now
