Take advantage of discounted prices on driving experiences at Yas Marina Circuit as part of the Summer at the Circuit promotion
Take advantage of discounted prices on driving experiences at Yas Marina Circuit as part of the Summer at the Circuit promotion
Take advantage of discounted prices on driving experiences at Yas Marina Circuit as part of the Summer at the Circuit promotion
Take advantage of discounted prices on driving experiences at Yas Marina Circuit as part of the Summer at the Circuit promotion

Top 10: Enjoy a driving experience on Yas Marina Circuit, workshops for kids at the Ikea Summer Academy and more


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Abu Dhabi - Driving Experience

Visit Yas Marina Circuit to take advantage of driving experiences at up to 50 per cent discount as part of the Summer at the Circuit promotion. With a range of driver and passenger experiences, including the Chevrolet Camaro Drag Experience, there is something for everyone at the track this season. Get behind the wheel or let a professional take you on a spin as you experience the world-class track in an Aston-Martin, Mercedes-AMG, Jaguar F-Type and more.

Daily from 9am to 11pm, from Dh60 for a venue tour; Dh325 for the Chevrolet Camaro Drag Racing, Yas Marina Circuit, Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, 800 927, www.yasmarinacircuit.com

Abu Dhabi - Kids' camp

Register your children for the French Summer Camp presented by Alliance Française Abu Dhabi, where children can have fun and make new friends through activities, adventures and surprises that help improve their French in a friendly atmosphere.

Daily until September 7, 9am to 2pm, from Dh120 per day includes a snack, Le Royal Meridien, Abu Dhabi, register at 02 612 2900, info@afabudhabi.org

Nationwide - New Movie

In the film How to Be a Latin Lover, Maximo (Eugenio Derbez) is shocked when after 25 years of marriage, his wealthy, 80-year-old wife leaves him for a younger man. Maximo is kicked out of their mansion and he must move in with his sister Sara (Salma Hayek) and her young son. Missing his former lifestyle, Maximo makes a plan to get back to living the high life. Comedy, also starring Rob Lowe, Kristen Bell, Michael Cera, Rob Corddry, Rob Riggle, Raquel Welch and Linda Lavin.

Screening at cinemas across the UAE. (15+)

Abu Dhabi - Art workshop

Take part in a public art workshop as part of the Guggenheim Abu Dhabi programme of events exploring themes of the exhibition The Creative Act: Performance, Process, Presence. In the Moving | Drawing | Sculpture workshop on Saturday, children ages 6 to 12 years can design a kinetic sculpture that moves and makes its own drawings at the same time.

Saturday, 10am to noon, Dh50, Manarat Al Saadiyat, Saadiyat Island, Abu Dhabi, register at 02 657 5800, manaratalsaadiyat@tcaabudhabi.ae

Abu Dhabi - 3-D workshop

Register now for an evening workshop where you can learn the principles of 3-D printing. Run by TechShop Abu Dhabi and open to 16 year olds (and upwards), the session is organised by Warehouse421. A beginners’ class, participants will design a 3D model, prepare it for printing and then take their creation home.

July 19, 7 to 10pm, Dh50, Warehouse421, Abu Dhabi, register at www.warehouse421.ae

Dubai - Art Exhibition 

Leila Heller Gallery presents Surface Issues, a group exhibition by Maximillian William featuring new works by contemporary artists who articulate the power that art has in simultaneously informing and misleading the audience, while concealing a deeper understanding just beneath the surface.

Daily until August 15, 10am to 7pm, Saturdays to Thursdays (closed Fridays), Leila Heller Gallery, Alserkal Avenue, Al Quoz, Dubai, 056 831 3520, www.leilahellergallery.com

Dubai - Performance

South African singer/songwriter Johnny Clegg brings his final world tour, The Final Journey, to Dubai Opera. For more than 40 years, Clegg has pioneered a musical style that blends Western pop with African Zulu rhythms, helping to break down barriers in South Africa. Hit songs include Great Heart, Scatterlings of Africa, The Crossing and I Call Your Name.

September 20, from Dh250, Dubai Opera, Downtown Dubai, Dubai, www.dubaiopera.com

Dubai  - Kids' camp 

Children can learn the basics of fashion design at the Ductac Re-Fashioned Fairy Tales Summer Camp in classes geared towards age groups 7 to 12 years and 13 to 15 years. Activities on offer include drawing and sketching, creating mood boards, stitching and sewing both by hand and by machine.

Daily until July 20, 9am to 1pm, Sundays to Thursdays, Dh1,200 per week, Ductac, Mall of the Emirates, Dubai, register at artsreception@ductac.org

Dubai - Kids' fun

Ikea Summer Academy is a series of indoor workshops for children ages 6 to 10 years, who can enhance their creative crafting skills through a series of educational activities. Every child will receive a personalised booklet and for each session they attend, will be rewarded with a sticker. For every three stickers, children will earn a prize. Today, children can make art using recycled plastic and paper bottles and will learn how to do magic tricks.

Wednesdays until August 30, 2pm to 5pm, Ikea Dubai, Festival City, Dubai, www.ikea.ae

Dubai - Art Exhibition 

See A Fast, Moving Sky, which features works curated by Dexter Wimberly that reflect the African diaspora. The four artists chosen to participate come from vastly different parts of the world but are all connected through the theme, and present works that exemplify the complexity of the phenomenon, illustrating how ideas, aesthetics and people are constantly in flux.

Daily until July 25, 10am to 7pm, Saturdays to Thursdays (closed Fridays), The Third Line, Alserkal Avenue, Al Quoz, Dubai, 04 341 1367, www.thethirdline.com

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Dr Ayham Ammora, scientist and business executive

Ali Azeem, business leader

Tony Booth, professor of education

Lord Browne, former BP chief executive

Dr Mohamed El-Erian, economist

Professor Wyn Evans, astrophysicist

Dr Mark Mann, scientist

Gina MIller, anti-Brexit campaigner

Lord Smith, former Cabinet minister

Sandi Toksvig, broadcaster

 

Sole survivors
  • Cecelia Crocker was on board Northwest Airlines Flight 255 in 1987 when it crashed in Detroit, killing 154 people, including her parents and brother. The plane had hit a light pole on take off
  • George Lamson Jr, from Minnesota, was on a Galaxy Airlines flight that crashed in Reno in 1985, killing 68 people. His entire seat was launched out of the plane
  • Bahia Bakari, then 12, survived when a Yemenia Airways flight crashed near the Comoros in 2009, killing 152. She was found clinging to wreckage after floating in the ocean for 13 hours.
  • Jim Polehinke was the co-pilot and sole survivor of a 2006 Comair flight that crashed in Lexington, Kentucky, killing 49.
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Microsoft Exchange server exploitation: March 2021; attackers used a vulnerability to steal emails

Kaseya attack: July 2021; ransomware hit perpetrated REvil, resulting in severe downtime for more than 1,000 companies

Log4j breach: December 2021; attackers exploited the Java-written code to inflitrate businesses and governments

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Group B

Bayern Munich v Tottenham, midnight (Thursday)

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Uefa Nations League

League A, Group 4
Spain v England, 10.45pm (UAE)

RESULT

Valencia 3

Kevin Gameiro 21', 51'

Ferran Torres 67'

Atlanta 4

Josip Llicic 3' (P), 43' (P), 71', 82'

The National's picks

4.35pm: Tilal Al Khalediah
5.10pm: Continous
5.45pm: Raging Torrent
6.20pm: West Acre
7pm: Flood Zone
7.40pm: Straight No Chaser
8.15pm: Romantic Warrior
8.50pm: Calandogan
9.30pm: Forever Young

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Starring: Alaa Meqdad

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How to join and use Abu Dhabi’s public libraries

• There are six libraries in Abu Dhabi emirate run by the Department of Culture and Tourism, including one in Al Ain and Al Dhafra.

• Libraries are free to visit and visitors can consult books, use online resources and study there. Most are open from 8am to 8pm on weekdays, closed on Fridays and have variable hours on Saturdays, except for Qasr Al Watan which is open from 10am to 8pm every day.

• In order to borrow books, visitors must join the service by providing a passport photograph, Emirates ID and a refundable deposit of Dh400. Members can borrow five books for three weeks, all of which are renewable up to two times online.

• If users do not wish to pay the fee, they can still use the library’s electronic resources for free by simply registering on the website. Once registered, a username and password is provided, allowing remote access.

• For more information visit the library network's website.

360Vuz PROFILE

Date started: January 2017
Founder: Khaled Zaatarah 
Based: Dubai and Los Angeles
Sector: Technology 
Size: 21 employees
Funding: $7 million 
Investors: Shorooq Partners, KBW Ventures, Vision Ventures, Hala Ventures, 500Startups, Plug and Play, Magnus Olsson, Samih Toukan, Jonathan Labin

Global state-owned investor ranking by size

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China

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UAE

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Japan

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Norway

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Canada

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Singapore

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Saudi Arabia

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