This Thursday (November 27), Americans will celebrate Thanksgiving — arguably the most beloved holiday in the US. It’s a holiday where we surround ourselves with family, friends and way too much food. If you want to forgo cooking at home — or just want in on a piece of this American tradition — you’ll have plenty of options.
Abu Dhabi
• The Eastern Mangroves Hotel & Spa by Anantara will host a Thanksgiving barbecue on Thursday and a Thanksgiving brunch on Friday. Both will feature a traditional American Thanksgiving spread with roast turkey, pumpkin soup and homemade treats. Prices start from Dh189 per person. For reservations, call 02 656 1000. Alternatively, the hotel is offering a takeaway Thanksgiving meal you can enjoy at home. To order your meal, visit abu-dhabi.anantara.com/Celebrate-at-home-with-Takeaway-Turkeys/.
• If you want to celebrate at home, get a takeaway turkey from the Holiday Inn Abu Dhabi where you can pre-order your turkey, side dishes and desserts from Silk Route Cafe. For more information, call 02 657 4856.
• Head to the Beach Rotana for two different Thanksgiving celebrations. On Thursday, guests can feast on a four-course set menu at Trader Vic’s for Dh220. The menu includes Roquefort pear salad, roasted Thai pumpkin soup, roast turkey and pecan cheesecake. Or, choose the four-course set menu at Rodeo Grill that includes portobello salad, sweet potato soup, stuffed turkey breast and apple pie for Dh325. For reservations, call 02 697 9011.
• Caramel at The Collection in the St. Regis Saadiyat Resort is also featuring a Thanksgiving menu through Saturday. The classic roast turkey dinner is available nightly from 6pm. For reservations, call 02 678 3344.
• Get your fill of turkey and trimmings at Urban Kitchen in the Dusit Thani Abu Dhabi. On Thursday, from 7pm to 10:30, you’ll get an all-American dinner buffet that includes stuffed turkey, gravy, mashed potatoes, roasted seasonal vegetables, cranberries and pumpkin pie. Dh159 per person. For reservations, call 2 698 8137.
• Market Kitchen at Le Royal Meridien will offer a traditional Thanksgiving feast on Thursday from 7pm onwards and a Thanksgiving brunch on Friday from 12:30pm onwards. Starting from Dh250. For reservations, call 02 695 0300.
Dubai
• Fraiche Cafe & Bistro in Jumeirah Lakes Towers will have a Thanksgiving feast a day early. Tomorrow from 6:30pm onward, the cafe will feature a full Thanksgiving dinner with roast turkey and all the trimmings from Dh125 per person. For reservations, call 04 369 7821.
• Ruth’s Chris Steak House, an iconic American restaurant with a branch at The Address Marina in Dubai, will offer a Thanksgiving set menu from Thursday through Saturday for just Dh350. Or, you can get a takeaway turkey for six people to gobble up at home for Dh550. For reservations, call 04 454 9538.
• The Sheraton Jumeirah Beach Resort will set out a holiday spread on Thursday from 7pm to 10:30pm. Indulge in the buffet at the Palm Garden Restaurant starting at Dh255. For an additional Dh100 per person, you can get beach access. Starwood preferred guests receive a 20 per cent discount. For reservations, call 04 315 3861.
• Head to the JW Marriott Dubai this Thursday where you can dine around three restaurants — the Market Place, the Bamboo Lagoon and Hofbräuhaus — to sample Thanksgiving food from buffets and live carving stations. From 7pm to 11:30pm. Starting at Dh250 for adults and Dh60 for kids ages 6 to 12 years. Those under 6 are free. For reservations, call (0) 4 607 7977.
• Pascal Tepper French Bakery is offering fully cooked turkeys to take a little pressure off your Thanksgiving meal preparation. You’ll get a 7kg to 8kg turkey with all the trimmings for Dh650. But you must book in advance. To reserve your Thanksgiving meal, call 04 454 2408.
• The Ivy at Jumeirah Emirates Towers has a set menu for Thanksgiving through Saturday. You’ll get an all-American turkey roast, mashed potatoes, pumpkin pie and more for Dh350 per person. On Thanksgiving day (Thursday), hit up the evening brunch, which includes live entertainment from jazz singer Ciaran Fox. You can also get a takeaway Thanksgiving dinner from The Ivy to enjoy at home. For reservations, call 04 319 8767.
UAE tour of Zimbabwe
All matches in Bulawayo
Friday, Sept 26 – UAE won by 36 runs
Sunday, Sept 28 – Second ODI
Tuesday, Sept 30 – Third ODI
Thursday, Oct 2 – Fourth ODI
Sunday, Oct 5 – First T20I
Monday, Oct 6 – Second T20I
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Terror attacks in Paris, November 13, 2015
- At 9.16pm, three suicide attackers killed one person outside the Atade de France during a foootball match between France and Germany
- At 9.25pm, three attackers opened fire on restaurants and cafes over 20 minutes, killing 39 people
- Shortly after 9.40pm, three other attackers launched a three-hour raid on the Bataclan, in which 1,500 people had gathered to watch a rock concert. In total, 90 people were killed
- Salah Abdeslam, the only survivor of the terrorists, did not directly participate in the attacks, thought to be due to a technical glitch in his suicide vest
- He fled to Belgium and was involved in attacks on Brussels in March 2016. He is serving a life sentence in France
Mercer, the investment consulting arm of US services company Marsh & McLennan, expects its wealth division to at least double its assets under management (AUM) in the Middle East as wealth in the region continues to grow despite economic headwinds, a company official said.
Mercer Wealth, which globally has $160 billion in AUM, plans to boost its AUM in the region to $2-$3bn in the next 2-3 years from the present $1bn, said Yasir AbuShaban, a Dubai-based principal with Mercer Wealth.
“Within the next two to three years, we are looking at reaching $2 to $3 billion as a conservative estimate and we do see an opportunity to do so,” said Mr AbuShaban.
Mercer does not directly make investments, but allocates clients’ money they have discretion to, to professional asset managers. They also provide advice to clients.
“We have buying power. We can negotiate on their (client’s) behalf with asset managers to provide them lower fees than they otherwise would have to get on their own,” he added.
Mercer Wealth’s clients include sovereign wealth funds, family offices, and insurance companies among others.
From its office in Dubai, Mercer also looks after Africa, India and Turkey, where they also see opportunity for growth.
Wealth creation in Middle East and Africa (MEA) grew 8.5 per cent to $8.1 trillion last year from $7.5tn in 2015, higher than last year’s global average of 6 per cent and the second-highest growth in a region after Asia-Pacific which grew 9.9 per cent, according to consultancy Boston Consulting Group (BCG). In the region, where wealth grew just 1.9 per cent in 2015 compared with 2014, a pickup in oil prices has helped in wealth generation.
BCG is forecasting MEA wealth will rise to $12tn by 2021, growing at an annual average of 8 per cent.
Drivers of wealth generation in the region will be split evenly between new wealth creation and growth of performance of existing assets, according to BCG.
Another general trend in the region is clients’ looking for a comprehensive approach to investing, according to Mr AbuShaban.
“Institutional investors or some of the families are seeing a slowdown in the available capital they have to invest and in that sense they are looking at optimizing the way they manage their portfolios and making sure they are not investing haphazardly and different parts of their investment are working together,” said Mr AbuShaban.
Some clients also have a higher appetite for risk, given the low interest-rate environment that does not provide enough yield for some institutional investors. These clients are keen to invest in illiquid assets, such as private equity and infrastructure.
“What we have seen is a desire for higher returns in what has been a low-return environment specifically in various fixed income or bonds,” he said.
“In this environment, we have seen a de facto increase in the risk that clients are taking in things like illiquid investments, private equity investments, infrastructure and private debt, those kind of investments were higher illiquidity results in incrementally higher returns.”
The Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, one of the largest sovereign wealth funds, said in its 2016 report that has gradually increased its exposure in direct private equity and private credit transactions, mainly in Asian markets and especially in China and India. The authority’s private equity department focused on structured equities owing to “their defensive characteristics.”
Washmen Profile
Date Started: May 2015
Founders: Rami Shaar and Jad Halaoui
Based: Dubai, UAE
Sector: Laundry
Employees: 170
Funding: about $8m
Funders: Addventure, B&Y Partners, Clara Ventures, Cedar Mundi Partners, Henkel Ventures
The specs: 2018 Alfa Romeo Stelvio
Price, base: Dh198,300
Engine: 2.0L in-line four-cylinder
Transmission: Eight-speed automatic
Power: 280hp @ 5,250rpm
Torque: 400Nm @ 2,250rpm
Fuel economy, combined: 7L / 100km
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MATCH INFO
Barcelona 4 (Messi 23' pen, 45 1', 48', Busquets 85')
Celta Vigo 1 (Olaza 42')
Results:
5pm: Maiden (PA) | Dh80,000 | 1,200 metres
Winner: Jabalini, Szczepan Mazur (jockey), Younis Kalbani (trainer)
5.30pm: UAE Arabian Derby (PA) | Prestige | Dh150,000 | 2,200m
Winner: Octave, Gerald Avranche, Abdallah Al Hammadi
6pm: Arabian Triple Crown Round 3 (PA) | Group 3 Dh300,000 | 2,200m
Winner: Harrab, Richard Mullen, Mohamed Ali
6.30pm: Emirates Championship (PA) | Group 1 | Dh1million | 2,200m
Winner: BF Mughader, Szczepan Mazur, Younis Al Kalbani
7pm: Abu Dhabi Championship (TB) | Group 3 | Dh380,000 | 2,200m
Winner: GM Hopkins, Patrick Cosgrave, Jaber Ramadhan
7.30pm: Wathba Stallions Cup (PA) | Conditions | Dh70,000 | 1,600m
Winner: AF La’Asae, Tadhg O’Shea, Ernst Oertel
The specs
Engine: 4.0-litre, twin-turbocharged V8
Transmission: nine-speed automatic
Power: 630bhp
Torque: 900Nm
Price: Dh810,000
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The President's Cake
Director: Hasan Hadi
Starring: Baneen Ahmad Nayyef, Waheed Thabet Khreibat, Sajad Mohamad Qasem
Rating: 4/5
Countries recognising Palestine
France, UK, Canada, Australia, Portugal, Belgium, Malta, Luxembourg, San Marino and Andorra
Groom and Two Brides
Director: Elie Semaan
Starring: Abdullah Boushehri, Laila Abdallah, Lulwa Almulla
Rating: 3/5
KILLING OF QASSEM SULEIMANI
ADCC AFC Women’s Champions League Group A fixtures
October 3: v Wuhan Jiangda Women’s FC
October 6: v Hyundai Steel Red Angels Women’s FC
October 9: v Sabah FA
The five new places of worship
Church of South Indian Parish
St Andrew's Church Mussaffah branch
St Andrew's Church Al Ain branch
St John's Baptist Church, Ruwais
Church of the Virgin Mary and St Paul the Apostle, Ruwais
Singham Again
Director: Rohit Shetty
Stars: Ajay Devgn, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Ranveer Singh, Akshay Kumar, Tiger Shroff, Deepika Padukone
Rating: 3/5
