THIS WEEK

The Yas Island Show Weekends’ 2011 season comes to its finale on Friday as Sade takes to the stage at Yas Arena. Known for their timeless soulful sound, audiences can expect to hear Sade’s classic seductive melodies including No Ordinary Love, Sweetest Taboo, It’s a Crime and Smooth Operator, among others

Celebrating the UAE's historic lifeline

While the falcon is the nation’s official symbol (just check your Emirates ID card), the camel comes a very close second. Want to find out more about these two icons of the UAE? Make plans now to attend the Festival of Falconry and the Dhafra Festival, both happening this week

Footsteps of Thesiger expedition a success

Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture and Heritage (ADACH) held a welcome reception at East Plaza on Abu Dhabi Corniche to mark the end of the Footsteps of Thesiger expedition. Adrian Hayes, Saeed Rashed Al Mesafry and Ghafan Mohammed Al Jabry finally completed their 1,500km trek from Salalah in Oman to Abu Dhabi on Tuesday, 13th December at 2pm.

Last lunar eclipse until 2015

The Lunar Eclipse of 10th December turned out to be a treasure hunt. Normally a full moon gets brighter with twilight, but not this time. When the moon rose it was well into the Earth’s umbra so all that was to be seen was a pink crescent in the horizon’s pink haze. Among the 200 watching from Cambridge High School was a good mix of spotters and doubters. “There it is!” “Where? I can’t see anything”.

RESTAURANT REVIEW

Applebee's

We’ve always been fans of food, as our expanding waistline proves, so we were excited to check out a little taste of home when visiting the very new Applebee’s in Mushrif Mall