With reference to Gillian Duncan and Ashleigh Stewart's report Officials monitor suspected locust swarms after sightings in Dubai and Abu Dhabi (May 25): we had a huge one in our garage which really freaked me out. And a small one on our balcony. We live in JVC. We see them often in Lebanon but this was the first time I saw them in Dubai and I have been here for 20 years.
Joumana Saoud, Dubai
A mother died almost 14 months after her son was killed
With reference to Nicky Harley's story Mother of stabbed British-Lebanese schoolboy Yousef Makki dies of 'broken heart' (May 25): my heart goes out to her and her family. Losing a child, that too to crime, is the hardest burden to bear.
Monika Arora Agarwal, Dubai
So hard for parents to deal with such tragedy. May she be reunited with her son.
Nora Tatarka, Dubai
There is so much injustice in a supposedly civilised world. Condolences to the family.
Millie Liie Mai, Abu Dhabi
Sensible to avert risk and suspend the trial of anti-malaria drug
With reference to the report Coronavirus: WHO suspends trials of hydroxychloroquine as treatment (May 26): the decision of the WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus is a good and timely move. His decision came after a study suggested the drug could increase the risk of death among Covid-19 patients. Safety is important during this hour. Already the virus has taken too many lives, the toll in the US alone nearing 100,000. Even though US President Donald Trump had been taking it, if the drug is any threat to life, it is sensible to pause trials.
K Ragavan, Bengaluru, India
Citizens are customers looking for good governance
With reference to Gillian Duncan's report Coronavirus: next wave of UAE repatriation flights to India to begin this week (May 24): even within India, domestic flights started on May 25 despite the reservations of some state governments. In reality, however, about 600 flights were cancelled. Passengers went to the airports braving odds like lack of transport and early reporting times only to find their flights cancelled without prior intimation. This is sad.
To compound issues the few passengers who were able to travel found that there was no local transport available to take the from the airports to their homes. Women, children and mothers with babies, waited outside the airport buildings for taxis or rickshaws to take them home.
If the flights were resumed, then authorities should have ensured that transport was available to ferry arriving passengers to their homes. Such co-ordination is critical in ensuring seamless service. The citizens of any country are really customers looking for good governance.
Rajendra Aneja, Dubai
Ain Dubai in numbers
126: The length in metres of the legs supporting the structure
1 football pitch: The length of each permanent spoke is longer than a professional soccer pitch
16 A380 Airbuses: The equivalent weight of the wheel rim.
9,000 tonnes: The amount of steel used to construct the project.
5 tonnes: The weight of each permanent spoke that is holding the wheel rim in place
192: The amount of cable wires used to create the wheel. They measure a distance of 2,4000km in total, the equivalent of the distance between Dubai and Cairo.
Silent Hill f
Publisher: Konami
Platforms: PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PC
Rating: 4.5/5
The specs: 2019 Aston Martin DBS Superleggera
Price, base: Dh1.2 million
Engine: 5.2-litre twin-turbo V12
Transmission: Eight-speed automatic
Power: 725hp @ 6,500pm
Torque: 900Nm @ 1,800rpm
Fuel economy, combined: 12.3L / 100km (estimate)
Desert Warrior
Starring: Anthony Mackie, Aiysha Hart, Ben Kingsley
Director: Rupert Wyatt
Rating: 3/5
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Name: Hassan Mohsen Elhais
Position: legal consultant with Al Rowaad Advocates and Legal Consultants.
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
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SERIE A FIXTURES
Friday Sassuolo v Torino (Kick-off 10.45pm UAE)
Saturday Atalanta v Sampdoria (5pm),
Genoa v Inter Milan (8pm),
Lazio v Bologna (10.45pm)
Sunday Cagliari v Crotone (3.30pm)
Benevento v Napoli (6pm)
Parma v Spezia (6pm)
Fiorentina v Udinese (9pm)
Juventus v Hellas Verona (11.45pm)
Monday AC Milan v AS Roma (11.45pm)
Avatar: Fire and Ash
Director: James Cameron
Starring: Sam Worthington, Sigourney Weaver, Zoe Saldana
Rating: 4.5/5
MATCH INFO
Chelsea 1
Alonso (62')
Huddersfield Town 1
Depoitre (50')
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PROFILE
Name: Enhance Fitness
Year started: 2018
Based: UAE
Employees: 200
Amount raised: $3m
Investors: Global Ventures and angel investors