John Cleese: Happily ever laughter Gulf News | With a career spanning more than five decades, it's difficult to know where to start when a man as legendary as John Cleese answersthe phone. | His recognisably posh British accent firmly in place, just as during much of his impressive career, Cleese called the shots. | "We'll talk for about ...
Etihad Airways to host airline symposium The Siasat Daily Abu Dhabi, May 17: | Etihad Airways, national airline of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), will host the International Air Transport Association (IATA) World Passenger Symposium (WPS) 2012 here in October. | Airline, travel agent, ground handlers and suppliers, as well as government representatives ar...
Fund to help boost growth of SMEs Gulf News | Abu Dhabi: Khalifa Fund for Enterprise Development (KFED) and the National Bank of Abu Dhabi (NBAD) has announced plans to launch the Imtiyaz SME Development Fund. | The private equity fund is aimed at encouraging Emirati entrepreneurship and provi...
UAE will fire up gas export forum Gulf News | The UAE is to be congratulated on joining the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) after the Cabinet approval on May 15, as reported by Gulf News. The decision has been expected for some time since the first GECF summit in Doha last November when O...
Letters: May 21, 2012 Gulf News | Busy life | I think the changing lifestyle of people and enhanced living standards have greatly affected their eating habits (‘Fruit and vegetables missing from daily diet, survey finds’, Gulf News, May 16). Today’s busy life forc...
Jessica: Cannes feminist protest is silly Gulf News | "I think it's silly," she said. "I think a film should be judged on the film and not on the sex of the person who directed the film." | Chastain, a love interest in John Hillcoat's Lawless Prohibition-era gangster movie, noted t...
Make up your mind J.Lo, says 'American Idol' producer Gulf News | Los Angeles: Jennifer Lopez and American Idol producers played a cat-and- mouse game on Friday over the singer's future on the TV talent show that revived her career and sent her to the top of a global celebrity power list. | American Idol pro...
Novel approach at Cannes festival Gulf News | The Cannes festival is, famously, the keeper of the flame of the auteur tradition. The ritual of honouring the overarching vision of a single writer-director is entrenched in its history — from Federico Fellini and Michelangelo Antonioni to J...
2,000 new commercial licences issued Gulf News | Abu Dhabi: More than 2,000 new commercial licences were issued in Abu Dhabi during the first quarter of this year, bringing the number of businesses to 105,953, the Department of Economic Development (DED) said in a statement. | The DED issued 768 ...
