The indoor pitch at Adnec Kick is built to tournament standards and includes seating for spectators and a range of food and beverage options. Delores Johnson / The National
The indoor pitch at Adnec Kick is built to tournament standards and includes seating for spectators and a range of food and beverage options. Delores Johnson / The National

5 things to do today: book an indoor football pitch and enjoy iftar and suhoor at the Downtown tent in Dubai



Ellen Fortini

Book a seven-a-side indoor football pitch at Adnec Kick and enjoy a casual evening with friends, a competitive game or organise your own mini-tournament. The 40-metre by 25-metre pitch is built to tournament standards and all the equipment, seating for players and friends and a range of food and beverage options are available. From noon to 5pm and 8pm to 3am, from Dh500 per hour, Khaleej Al Arabi Street, Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre, Abu Dhabi, 02 444 6900, www.adneckick.ae

Break your fast at the Downtown tent and enjoy Arabian and contemporary cuisine under the tent's lit-up ceiling or in the enclosed garden. The iftar and suhoor spreads feature buffets and soft drinks as well as shisha. Mohammed bin Rashid Boulevard, Downtown Dubai, www.mydowntowndubai.com, 04 423 8883

Relax with a therapeutic massage at Le Club, where you can rejuvenate your senses and receive a 50 per cent discount voucher for your next massage. From 10am to 10pm, Millennium Corniche Hotel Abu Dhabi, Khalifa Street, Abu Dhabi, booking required at 02 614 6000, www.millenniumhotels.ae

Unleash your creativity post-iftar by taking part in thejamjar's pop-up studio in Ramadan Garden. Easels, canvases and an unlimited supply of paints are available, plus thejamjar's facilitators will be there to nudge the creative process along. From 7.30pm to 11pm, from Dh60 per canvas, A4 Space, Alserkal Avenue, Al Quoz, Dubai, 04 341 7303, www.thejamjardubai.com

Order a bespoke gourmet hamper from Jones the Grocer. Perfect for passionate foodies, each hamper is curated for thoughtful giving. Ready-made hampers are also available, including the high tea hamper, the sweet indulgence hamper and the cheese party hamper.From Dh510 for the sweet indulgence hamper, available at Jones the Grocer locations across the UAE, www.facebook.com/jonesuae

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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 

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If you go

The flights
Emirates and Etihad fly direct to Nairobi, with fares starting from Dh1,695. The resort can be reached from Nairobi via a 35-minute flight from Wilson Airport or Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, or by road, which takes at least three hours.

The rooms
Rooms at Fairmont Mount Kenya range from Dh1,870 per night for a deluxe room to Dh11,000 per night for the William Holden Cottage.