Visit the summer exhibition Unseen, which features works by six artists and includes the imagined resurrection of Michael Jackson, the exploration of human preservation, and a tribute to female soldiers. Open 10am to 6pm, Lawrie Shabibi, Alserkal Avenue, Al Quoz, Dubai, 04 346 9906, www.lawrieshabibi.com
Reserve your spot for Osho meditations and reconnect your mind to stillness and calm, let go of chatter and rebalance your inner world with a variety of Osho practices, including vipassana, chakra breathing and kundalini. Saturday, 7.30pm to 8.30pm, Dh40, Miracles Wellness, 306 Icon Tower Tecom, Dubai, www.miraclesworldwide.com
Register your children, ages 8 to 16, for the Tashkeel Summer Camp, where they can learn a creative technique each day, including painting, drawing, building a pinhole camera, screen-printing, collage, and a stop-motion animation course. August 14 to 18 and August 21 to 25, 10am to 1pm, from Dh1,200 per week; Dh2,200 for two weeks, Tashkeel, near Nad Al Sheba clinic, Dubai, 04 336 1606, www.tashkeel.org
Book a 24-hour summer staycation at Dusit Thani Abu Dhabi and check out 24 hours after you check in, at no additional charge. Check in any time and enjoy benefits and amenities, including discounts at the spa, an international breakfast, free Wi-Fi, and an upgrade to a suite room category for an extra Dh150. Dusit Thani Abu Dhabi, Muroor Road, Abu Dhabi, 02 698 8137, www.dusit.com/dtad
Try Footgolf at Arabian Ranches Golf Club. The sport combines football and golf, offering fun and fitness for families and groups of friends. It's a great team-building activity, too. From Dh85 per adult, free for children younger than 12 with a paying adult, Arabian Ranches Golf Club, Dubai, 04 366 4700, info@arabianranchesgolf.ae
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INDIA V SOUTH AFRICA
First Test: October 2-6, at Visakhapatnam
Second Test: October 10-14, at Maharashtra
Third Test: October 19-23, at Ranchi
The Two Popes
Director: Fernando Meirelles
Stars: Anthony Hopkins, Jonathan Pryce
Four out of five stars
‘White Elephant’
Director: Jesse V Johnson
Stars: Michael Rooker, Bruce Willis, John Malkovich, Olga Kurylenko
Rating: 3/5
The story of Edge
Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, established Edge in 2019.
It brought together 25 state-owned and independent companies specialising in weapons systems, cyber protection and electronic warfare.
Edge has an annual revenue of $5 billion and employs more than 12,000 people.
Some of the companies include Nimr, a maker of armoured vehicles, Caracal, which manufactures guns and ammunitions company, Lahab
ULTRA PROCESSED FOODS
- Carbonated drinks, sweet or savoury packaged snacks, confectionery, mass-produced packaged breads and buns
- margarines and spreads; cookies, biscuits, pastries, cakes, and cake mixes, breakfast cereals, cereal and energy bars;
- energy drinks, milk drinks, fruit yoghurts and fruit drinks, cocoa drinks, meat and chicken extracts and instant sauces
- infant formulas and follow-on milks, health and slimming products such as powdered or fortified meal and dish substitutes,
- many ready-to-heat products including pre-prepared pies and pasta and pizza dishes, poultry and fish nuggets and sticks, sausages, burgers, hot dogs, and other reconstituted meat products, powdered and packaged instant soups, noodles and desserts.
Herc's Adventures
Developer: Big Ape Productions
Publisher: LucasArts
Console: PlayStation 1 & 5, Sega Saturn
Rating: 4/5
Match info
Uefa Champions League Group F
Manchester City v Hoffenheim, midnight (Wednesday, UAE)
COMPANY PROFILE
Name: SmartCrowd
Started: 2018
Founder: Siddiq Farid and Musfique Ahmed
Based: Dubai
Sector: FinTech / PropTech
Initial investment: $650,000
Current number of staff: 35
Investment stage: Series A
Investors: Various institutional investors and notable angel investors (500 MENA, Shurooq, Mada, Seedstar, Tricap)
FIXTURES
All times UAE (+4 GMT)
Saturday
Fiorentina v Torino (8pm)
Hellas Verona v Roma (10.45pm)
Sunday
Parma v Napoli (2.30pm)
Genoa v Crotone (5pm)
Sassuolo v Cagliari (8pm)
Juventus v Sampdoria (10.45pm)
Monday
AC Milan v Bologna (10.45om)
Playing September 30
Benevento v Inter Milan (8pm)
Udinese v Spezia (8pm)
Lazio v Atalanta (10.45pm)
PROFILE OF SWVL
Started: April 2017
Founders: Mostafa Kandil, Ahmed Sabbah and Mahmoud Nouh
Based: Cairo, Egypt
Sector: transport
Size: 450+ employees
Investment: approximately $80 million
Investors include: Dubai’s Beco Capital, US’s Endeavor Catalyst, China’s MSA, Egypt’s Sawari Ventures, Sweden’s Vostok New Ventures, Property Finder CEO Michael Lahyani
