See the exhibition As Cold as a White Stone, in which Lebanese artist Lara Zankoul explores what she describes as "the coldness, resistance and numbness of human relationships nowadays". Pictured: Reflection. Open from 10am to 8pm, Ayyam Gallery, Gate Village Building 3, DIFC, Dubai, 04 439 2395, www.ayyamgallery.com
Make plans to attend My Baby Thinks I'm Funny. Indian stand-up comedian Sorabh Pant talks about his family experiences after becoming a father. He wanted a dog, his wife wanted a baby, so they had a baby and neither of them has slept since. Saturday, 8.30pm, from Dh100, ages 21+, Club Boudoir, Jumeirah 1, Dubai, 050 452 1553, www.facebook.com/MyBoudoirDubai
Register to attend a class on pediatric and child first aid, which provides participants with the knowledge and skills to prevent and effectively manage a medical emergency. The class is accredited by the American Heart Association and conducted by Uniteam Medical. Tomorrow, 9am to 5pm, Dh750, Bodytree Studio, Abu Dhabi, 02 443 4448, www.bodytreestudio.com
Attend Disco Manila and hear the disco hits of the late-70s Philippines, which are rooted in American soul, funk and disco, mixed with Filipino melodic traditions. Following the Thursday night concert, a live band karaoke will take place on Friday. Today and tomorrow, 8pm for concert tonight; 4pm for the live band and karaoke tomorrow, East Plaza, NYU Abu Dhabi Arts Centre, register at nyuad.nyu.edu
Hear a talk by Yasser Elsheshtawy, the curator of the exhibition presented by the National Pavilion UAE at the 2016 edition of la Biennale di Venezia. He will focus on the research and curation of the exhibition. Saturday, 6.30pm to 8.30pm, Nadi Al Quoz, Warehouse 90, Alserkal Avenue, Dubai, register at nadi.al.quoz@gmail.com
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Company name: Hoopla
Date started: March 2023
Founder: Jacqueline Perrottet
Based: Dubai
Number of staff: 10
Investment stage: Pre-seed
Investment required: $500,000
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Company Profile
Company name: Namara
Started: June 2022
Founder: Mohammed Alnamara
Based: Dubai
Sector: Microfinance
Current number of staff: 16
Investment stage: Series A
Investors: Family offices
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BULKWHIZ PROFILE
Date started: February 2017
Founders: Amira Rashad (CEO), Yusuf Saber (CTO), Mahmoud Sayedahmed (adviser), Reda Bouraoui (adviser)
Based: Dubai, UAE
Sector: E-commerce
Size: 50 employees
Funding: approximately $6m
Investors: Beco Capital, Enabling Future and Wain in the UAE; China's MSA Capital; 500 Startups; Faith Capital and Savour Ventures in Kuwait
Despacito's dominance in numbers
Released: 2017
Peak chart position: No.1 in more than 47 countries, including the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia and Lebanon
Views: 5.3 billion on YouTube
Sales: With 10 million downloads in the US, Despacito became the first Latin single to receive Diamond sales certification
Streams: 1.3 billion combined audio and video by the end of 2017, making it the biggest digital hit of the year.
Awards: 17, including Record of the Year at last year’s prestigious Latin Grammy Awards, as well as five Billboard Music Awards
Indoor cricket in a nutshell
Indoor Cricket World Cup – Sep 16-20, Insportz, Dubai
16 Indoor cricket matches are 16 overs per side
8 There are eight players per team
9 There have been nine Indoor Cricket World Cups for men. Australia have won every one.
5 Five runs are deducted from the score when a wickets falls
4 Batsmen bat in pairs, facing four overs per partnership
Scoring In indoor cricket, runs are scored by way of both physical and bonus runs. Physical runs are scored by both batsmen completing a run from one crease to the other. Bonus runs are scored when the ball hits a net in different zones, but only when at least one physical run is score.
Zones
A Front net, behind the striker and wicketkeeper: 0 runs
B Side nets, between the striker and halfway down the pitch: 1 run
C Side nets between halfway and the bowlers end: 2 runs
D Back net: 4 runs on the bounce, 6 runs on the full