• Dairy Queen, the iconic American chain, opens in Yas Mall on Thursday (October 22). Known for their signature frozen treats called Blizzards, the casual restaurant also serves up burgers, hot dogs and other typical American fare. Malik Bajwa, director of operations for the Dairy Queen franchise in the UAE, says, "Dairy Queen brings a true taste of America. We pride ourselves on bringing people authentic American food from our burgers and chilli cheese fries to the Blizzard desserts." Dairy Queen is already up and running in Ras Al Khaimah and, after Yas Mall's opening, a second location will follow in December in the World Trade Centre Mall, Abu Dhabi. Bajwa says, "We have plans for 20 outlets in the UAE by the end of 2019 and are well on the way to achieving that." www.dquae.com
• New restaurant Famous Dave’s is coming to the UAE. The American pit barbecue chain is scheduled to open in the Abu Dhabi Mall in January with a second outlet to follow in Dubai by the end of next year. There are plans to open four Famous Dave’s in the country within three years. The restaurant is known in the US for its hand-rubbed meats with signature sauces and spices, which are slow-smoked over hickory wood chips in a live wood smoker. The restaurant also serves up salads, burgers, sandwiches and classic American desserts. Famous Dave’s has 180 restaurants. When Famous Dave’s opens in Abu Dhabi Mall, it will be the first franchise outside North America.
• Caramel Restaurant & Lounge at The Collection within The St. Regis Saadiyat Island Resort has just launched a new menu with 14 new dishes. The new menu highlights the best of contemporary American cuisine. New options for mains include chicken marsala with mushrooms and broccolini; truffled fish and chips with black truffle mayonnaise; mushroom and arugula risotto with pesto and thyme; and a grilled Wagyu strip loin paired with marinated prawns, burnt lemon and steak sauce. There are also new starters and desserts, including a dessert called the Butterscotch Bomb with caramel and pine nut cookies. The restaurant is open from 5pm to 2am Saturday through Wednesday and until 3am on Thursday and Friday. For reservations, call 02 678 3344.
• La Mamma, the Italian restaurant at the Sheraton Abu Dhabi Hotel and Resort is launching Pizza Bambini this weekend where kids can decorate their own pizza. The kids’ pizza-making option will be available every day for lunch and dinner from Sunday, October 25 onward. Kids will get to wear aprons and chef hats while creating their own pizza and, for a sweet ending, they can also decorate their own dessert. Dh45 for pizza only; Dh65 for pizza and dessert. To reserve a spot for your little one, call 02 677 3333.
Expo details
Expo 2020 Dubai will be the first World Expo to be held in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia
The world fair will run for six months from October 20, 2020 to April 10, 2021.
It is expected to attract 25 million visits
Some 70 per cent visitors are projected to come from outside the UAE, the largest proportion of international visitors in the 167-year history of World Expos.
More than 30,000 volunteers are required for Expo 2020
The site covers a total of 4.38 sqkm, including a 2 sqkm gated area
It is located adjacent to Al Maktoum International Airport in Dubai South
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The rules on fostering in the UAE
A foster couple or family must:
- be Muslim, Emirati and be residing in the UAE
- not be younger than 25 years old
- not have been convicted of offences or crimes involving moral turpitude
- be free of infectious diseases or psychological and mental disorders
- have the ability to support its members and the foster child financially
- undertake to treat and raise the child in a proper manner and take care of his or her health and well-being
- A single, divorced or widowed Muslim Emirati female, residing in the UAE may apply to foster a child if she is at least 30 years old and able to support the child financially
The smuggler
Eldarir had arrived at JFK in January 2020 with three suitcases, containing goods he valued at $300, when he was directed to a search area.
Officers found 41 gold artefacts among the bags, including amulets from a funerary set which prepared the deceased for the afterlife.
Also found was a cartouche of a Ptolemaic king on a relief that was originally part of a royal building or temple.
The largest single group of items found in Eldarir’s cases were 400 shabtis, or figurines.
Khouli conviction
Khouli smuggled items into the US by making false declarations to customs about the country of origin and value of the items.
According to Immigration and Customs Enforcement, he provided “false provenances which stated that [two] Egyptian antiquities were part of a collection assembled by Khouli's father in Israel in the 1960s” when in fact “Khouli acquired the Egyptian antiquities from other dealers”.
He was sentenced to one year of probation, six months of home confinement and 200 hours of community service in 2012 after admitting buying and smuggling Egyptian antiquities, including coffins, funerary boats and limestone figures.
For sale
A number of other items said to come from the collection of Ezeldeen Taha Eldarir are currently or recently for sale.
Their provenance is described in near identical terms as the British Museum shabti: bought from Salahaddin Sirmali, "authenticated and appraised" by Hossen Rashed, then imported to the US in 1948.
- An Egyptian Mummy mask dating from 700BC-30BC, is on offer for £11,807 ($15,275) online by a seller in Mexico
- A coffin lid dating back to 664BC-332BC was offered for sale by a Colorado-based art dealer, with a starting price of $65,000
- A shabti that was on sale through a Chicago-based coin dealer, dating from 1567BC-1085BC, is up for $1,950
