22.11
Syrian government to host a US-backed security conference in Damascus to get Arab countries to engage on the issue of Iraq.
23.11
Adel Abu Haliqa will go down in history as the UAE's first national freediver when he takes part in the world freediving championship in Eindhoven, the Netherlands. Whatever score he achieves will set a national record.
24.11
Additional launch of the 2009 Humanitarian Appeal in Abu Dhabi under the auspices of Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed, Deputy Prime Minister of the UAE and president of the UAE Red Crescent Authority. The global appeal seeks to raise US$7 billion (Dh1.9bn) to help 30 million people in 31 countries around the world.
25.11
The 17th Middle East International Gold, Jewellery, Clock and Watch exhibition is due to open in Bahrain, running until Nov 29, at the Bahrain International Exhibition Centre. Antique jewellery, gemstones and silverware will be among the items on offer.
26.11
London's premier maritime event, The Sail, Power and Watersports Show runs at Earl's Court until Nov 30. Hundreds of watercraft will be on display, including powerboats, jet-skis and modern-day cruisers. A boat auction will feature more than 100 boats for sale.
27.11
The QE2 is due to arrive in Dubai at the end of its last voyage after bidding an emotional farewell to the UK. The 70,000-tonne liner, which left late after running aground, will be transformed into a luxury hotel and exhibition centre at the Palm Jumeirah resort.
28.11
Walk Emirates campaign on the Corniche, Abu Dhabi, to raises awareness of diabetes and promote a healthier lifestyle. Starts at 3pm.
Company profile
Company: Rent Your Wardrobe
Date started: May 2021
Founder: Mamta Arora
Based: Dubai
Sector: Clothes rental subscription
Stage: Bootstrapped, self-funded
Specs
Engine: Duel electric motors
Power: 659hp
Torque: 1075Nm
On sale: Available for pre-order now
Price: On request
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
Scoreline
Liverpool 4
Oxlade-Chamberlain 9', Firmino 59', Mane 61', Salah 68'
Manchester City 3
Sane 40', Bernardo Silva 84', Gundogan 90' 1
Another way to earn air miles
In addition to the Emirates and Etihad programmes, there is the Air Miles Middle East card, which offers members the ability to choose any airline, has no black-out dates and no restrictions on seat availability. Air Miles is linked up to HSBC credit cards and can also be earned through retail partners such as Spinneys, Sharaf DG and The Toy Store.
An Emirates Dubai-London round-trip ticket costs 180,000 miles on the Air Miles website. But customers earn these ‘miles’ at a much faster rate than airline miles. Adidas offers two air miles per Dh1 spent. Air Miles has partnerships with websites as well, so booking.com and agoda.com offer three miles per Dh1 spent.
“If you use your HSBC credit card when shopping at our partners, you are able to earn Air Miles twice which will mean you can get that flight reward faster and for less spend,” says Paul Lacey, the managing director for Europe, Middle East and India for Aimia, which owns and operates Air Miles Middle East.
Europe’s rearming plan
- Suspend strict budget rules to allow member countries to step up defence spending
- Create new "instrument" providing €150 billion of loans to member countries for defence investment
- Use the existing EU budget to direct more funds towards defence-related investment
- Engage the bloc's European Investment Bank to drop limits on lending to defence firms
- Create a savings and investments union to help companies access capital