Catch the movie 3 Hearts by Benoit Jacquot. Set in a French provincial town, the film follows Marc, who encounters Sylvie one night when he misses his train back to Paris. After an evening of conversation, Marc catches the first train the next day, but not before asking Sylvie to come and meet him a few days later. When the two miss one another, Marc tries to find Sylvie, only to encounter yet another woman — Sophie, who he is unaware is Sylvie's sister. French with English subtitles. Tonight, 8pm, free, Alliance Française Dubai, Oud Metha, 04 335 8712, www.afdubai.org.
Visit a stunning exhibition of flower installations at the BurJuman Centre's Flower Power Fest. Check out the Musical Stairs – a winding staircase in which each step plays a different note – and the Magical Night Garden with glowing night flowers. Daily until September 20, 10am-10pm, Khalid Bin Al Waleed Road, Dubai www.burjuman.com, 04 352 0222
Enjoy a night out with Iris Yas Island's indoor movie night. Watch the 1960s classic Breakfast at Tiffany's, starring Audrey Hepburn as Holly Golightly. At 7.30pm, Iris Yas Island, Yas Marina, Building 1, Abu Dhabi, 055 160 5636
Sign up for the five-week The Yoga Shred Challenge with Let's Go Yoga. The sessions will mix HIIT (high intensity interval training) with yoga for a full-body workout. Advance booking is recommended as space is limited. September 13 to October 11, 7.15pm, Dh300 per person, Eastern Mangroves Hotel, Abu Dhabi, 02 634 1425, www.letsgoyogame.com
Explore a number of works depicting personal interpretations of indoor and outdoor games – from board games and card games to video games. The exhibition will include art, digital art, sculpture, video, free-standing or wall-mounted, all created by artists from around the UAE. Until September 30, Citizen E Art Gallery, Dubai Design District, www.citizene.net
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The specs
Price: From Dh529,000
Engine: 5-litre V8
Transmission: Eight-speed auto
Power: 520hp
Torque: 625Nm
Fuel economy, combined: 12.8L/100km
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
NO OTHER LAND
Director: Basel Adra, Yuval Abraham, Rachel Szor, Hamdan Ballal
Stars: Basel Adra, Yuval Abraham
Rating: 3.5/5
COMPANY PROFILE
Name: Lamsa
Founder: Badr Ward
Launched: 2014
Employees: 60
Based: Abu Dhabi
Sector: EdTech
Funding to date: $15 million
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Profile
Company: Justmop.com
Date started: December 2015
Founders: Kerem Kuyucu and Cagatay Ozcan
Sector: Technology and home services
Based: Jumeirah Lake Towers, Dubai
Size: 55 employees and 100,000 cleaning requests a month
Funding: The company’s investors include Collective Spark, Faith Capital Holding, Oak Capital, VentureFriends, and 500 Startups.
The rules on fostering in the UAE
A foster couple or family must:
- be Muslim, Emirati and be residing in the UAE
- not be younger than 25 years old
- not have been convicted of offences or crimes involving moral turpitude
- be free of infectious diseases or psychological and mental disorders
- have the ability to support its members and the foster child financially
- undertake to treat and raise the child in a proper manner and take care of his or her health and well-being
- A single, divorced or widowed Muslim Emirati female, residing in the UAE may apply to foster a child if she is at least 30 years old and able to support the child financially
THE SPECS
Engine: 6.75-litre twin-turbocharged V12 petrol engine
Power: 420kW
Torque: 780Nm
Transmission: 8-speed automatic
Price: From Dh1,350,000
On sale: Available for preorder now
Biography
Favourite book: Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
Holiday choice: Anything Disney-related
Proudest achievement: Receiving a presidential award for foreign services.
Family: Wife and three children.
Like motto: You always get what you ask for, the universe listens.
