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SHARE One year ago, Fawaz Bello was confined to his small apartment in Naif as authorities carried out a mass Covid-19 testing and cleaning drive in one of Dubai's oldest districts. The densely populated area was put under a strict four-week-long lockdown from March 31 to April 26 to curb the spread of the virus. Today, almost a year after since the 24-hour movement restrictions were lifted, Mr Bello can reflect on the challenges faced by the neighbourhood and look forward to better times. Mr Bello, 37, was among thousands who were affected by the lockdown in Naif and the adjacent Al Ras.

the onset of the coronavirus pandemic. But in the UAE, the landscape continued to evolve with new developments coming to fruition. Under-construction skyscrapers have grown taller, plots of land have been cleared, and fresh projects have been announced by the government. This year is very much shaping up to be another filled with mega-project progress – and not just in Dubai and Abu Dhabi, but the Northern Emirates as well. See our list below and slideshow above of what's in the pipeline, and note that original completion dates may have been subject to change: Reem Mall one particular ...

The pandemic turned many into enterprising home chefs overnight with surprising results When the UAE-wide disinfection drive started, residents flocked to their kitchens as fervently as the rest of the world. But a lot of them left their kitchens not with heaped plates of success but with unsalvageable charred remnants Image Credit: Camerapress There’s no doubt COVID-19 has brought about shifts in our relationship with food. From stress baking or multiple-day food projects to Netflix and ramen, cooking was suddenly occupying prime spot in the lives of the hou...

File Picture It has been a year since the World Health Organisation declared the coronavirus a pandemic, prompting a rapid nationwide response across the UAE. The first confirmed cases in the country were announced on January 29, 2020, just days after the airports in Abu Dhabi and Dubai made temperature screening mandatory for all travellers arriving directly from China. It was in early February that the first COVID-19 patient, a 73-year-old Chinese woman, was released after recovering from the virus. In a month Dubai announced mandatory PCR t...

taking place over three weekends in a format that reinvigorates the popular annual event. This year's festival, which runs until February 13, will adopt a hybrid approach, hosting live appearances from several regional and international authors, as well as online sessions embracing literature, art, science and film. A number of literary heavyweights are scheduled to appear at the event , including Elif Shafak, Amin Maalouf and Lemn Sissay, and Dubai’s own Booker Prize-finalist Avni Doshi. TICKETS ARE NOW ON SALE! Get your skates on, book your tickets and select those seats as seating and...