Kim Kardashian is not just going to be making milkshakes when she and her mother, Kris Jenner, come to the UAE next week.
There were rumours that the American reality star might make a red carpet appearance at one of the premieres during the 10-day Abu Dhabi Film Festival, which kicks off October 13, although organisers would not confirm. Kardashian tweeted recently that the Middle East trip included an Abu Dhabi leg.
And she confirmed today that she will be scoping out Dubai for a possible fourth outpost of her and her sisters' clothing store Dash (in addition to outlets in Los Angeles, Miami and New York).
"I’m a business woman, at the end of the day. I just want to get out and see what it’s all about," she said in a press release. "My sisters and I get asked all the time to open up a Dash store in Abu Dhabi and Dubai. I think it’s just really important for me to see what it’s like first. I don’t want to dive in too soon. I’d like to spend more time in Dubai and I [will] hopefully set up a store there soon."
Kardashian's mother Kris raised the possibility of forays in the local fashion industry, a nightclub venture or real estate purchase.
Officially, the pair has been brought over by Kardashian's pal Sheeraz Hasan, creator of Sheeraz Inc and Hollywood.TV, to open a branch of the US shop Millions of Milkshakes in the Dubai Mall in an event scheduled for October 14. Millions of Milkshakes is being launched for the first time outside of the US in partnership with Emirates Hospitality.
“When someone says Dubai, I think of this glamorous place," said Kardashian. "I think about the fashion, about food. I think about the culture over there – [it] is something that I’m so not used to, I just want to embrace it. When I was first invited to Dubai, I was so excited because it’s a place I’ve just always wanted to go."
While she appears for fans and scopes out the emirates, Kardashian will be followed by cameras from her own reality show, Keeping up With the Kardashians. It is one of four Kardashian-related reality shows shown in the UAE on the E! network through OSN.
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Date started: January 2022
Founders: Premlal Pullisserry and Lijo Antony
Based: Dubai
Number of staff: 30
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Results
Hong Kong 52-5 UAE
South Korea 55-5 Malaysia
Malaysia 6-70 Hong Kong
UAE 36-32 South Korea
Fixtures
Friday, June 21, 7.30pm kick-off: UAE v Malaysia
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Name: Xpanceo
Started: 2018
Founders: Roman Axelrod, Valentyn Volkov
Based: Dubai, UAE
Industry: Smart contact lenses, augmented/virtual reality
Funding: $40 million
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School counsellors on mental well-being
Schools counsellors in Abu Dhabi have put a number of provisions in place to help support pupils returning to the classroom next week.
Many children will resume in-person lessons for the first time in 10 months and parents previously raised concerns about the long-term effects of distance learning.
Schools leaders and counsellors said extra support will be offered to anyone that needs it. Additionally, heads of years will be on hand to offer advice or coping mechanisms to ease any concerns.
“Anxiety this time round has really spiralled, more so than from the first lockdown at the beginning of the pandemic,” said Priya Mitchell, counsellor at The British School Al Khubairat in Abu Dhabi.
“Some have got used to being at home don’t want to go back, while others are desperate to get back.
“We have seen an increase in depressive symptoms, especially with older pupils, and self-harm is starting younger.
“It is worrying and has taught us how important it is that we prioritise mental well-being.”
Ms Mitchell said she was liaising more with heads of year so they can support and offer advice to pupils if the demand is there.
The school will also carry out mental well-being checks so they can pick up on any behavioural patterns and put interventions in place to help pupils.
At Raha International School, the well-being team has provided parents with assessment surveys to see how they can support students at home to transition back to school.
“They have created a Well-being Resource Bank that parents have access to on information on various domains of mental health for students and families,” a team member said.
“Our pastoral team have been working with students to help ease the transition and reduce anxiety that [pupils] may experience after some have been nearly a year off campus.
"Special secondary tutorial classes have also focused on preparing students for their return; going over new guidelines, expectations and daily schedules.”
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Started: 2023
Co-founders: Arto Bendiken and Talal Thabet
Based: Dubai, UAE
Industry: AI
Number of employees: 41
Funding: About $1.7 million
Investors: Self, family and friends
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Bahrain: November 15 (from September 15); second daily service from January 1
Kuwait: November 15 (from September 16)
Mumbai: January 1 (from October 27)
Ahmedabad: January 1 (from October 27)
Colombo: January 2 (from January 1)
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Company profile
Date started: January, 2014
Founders: Mike Dawson, Varuna Singh, and Benita Rowe
Based: Dubai
Sector: Education technology
Size: Five employees
Investment: $100,000 from the ExpoLive Innovation Grant programme in 2018 and an initial $30,000 pre-seed investment from the Turn8 Accelerator in 2014. Most of the projects are government funded.
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