• Greece's Apostolos Angelis (L) and Austria's Felix Leitner compete during the men's 20 km individual event of the IBU Biathlon World Championships in Nove Mesto, Czech Republic on February 14, 2024. (Photo by Joe Klamar / AFP)
    Greece's Apostolos Angelis (L) and Austria's Felix Leitner compete during the men's 20 km individual event of the IBU Biathlon World Championships in Nove Mesto, Czech Republic on February 14, 2024. (Photo by Joe Klamar / AFP)
  • St Scholastica's College students during a campaign to help eradicate violence against women and children, in Manila, Philippines. AP
    St Scholastica's College students during a campaign to help eradicate violence against women and children, in Manila, Philippines. AP
  • A United Airlines aircraft rolls over the motorway to its parking position after landing at Frankfurt Airport, Germany. AP
    A United Airlines aircraft rolls over the motorway to its parking position after landing at Frankfurt Airport, Germany. AP
  • Indonesian presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto greets his supporters in Jakarta, Indonesia. EPA
    Indonesian presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto greets his supporters in Jakarta, Indonesia. EPA
  • A paramedic attends to an injured person after shots were fired near the Kansas City Chiefs' Super Bowl victory parade, in Kansas City, Missouri. AFP
    A paramedic attends to an injured person after shots were fired near the Kansas City Chiefs' Super Bowl victory parade, in Kansas City, Missouri. AFP
  • Republican Guards carry the coffin of former French justice minister Robert Badinter during a tribute ceremony in his honour in Paris, France. EPA
    Republican Guards carry the coffin of former French justice minister Robert Badinter during a tribute ceremony in his honour in Paris, France. EPA
  • A local resident holds her dog as she stands near her apartment building damaged during a Russian missile strike in Lviv, Ukraine. Reuters
    A local resident holds her dog as she stands near her apartment building damaged during a Russian missile strike in Lviv, Ukraine. Reuters
  • Farmers clash with police on the second day of their protest at the Shambhu Haryana-Punjab border, India. EPA
    Farmers clash with police on the second day of their protest at the Shambhu Haryana-Punjab border, India. EPA
  • Georgians celebrate Lamproba, a festival honouring the dead by burning fires at their graves, in the Caucasus Mountains, Georgia. AFP
    Georgians celebrate Lamproba, a festival honouring the dead by burning fires at their graves, in the Caucasus Mountains, Georgia. AFP
  • People lay flowers at a memorial monument to Soviet soldiers killed while fighting Afghan rebels in the 1980s, during a ceremony in Bishkek. AFP
    People lay flowers at a memorial monument to Soviet soldiers killed while fighting Afghan rebels in the 1980s, during a ceremony in Bishkek. AFP
  • A crane carries the sculpture of 'Apollon sur son char' to reinstall it in the Apollo Fountain after its restoration in Chateau de Versailles, Paris. AFP
    A crane carries the sculpture of 'Apollon sur son char' to reinstall it in the Apollo Fountain after its restoration in Chateau de Versailles, Paris. AFP
  • President of the International Jury Lupita Nyong'o at the opening day of International Film Festival, Berlinale, Berlin. AP
    President of the International Jury Lupita Nyong'o at the opening day of International Film Festival, Berlinale, Berlin. AP

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February 15, 2024

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Stars: Hrithik Roshan, NTR, Kiara Advani, Ashutosh Rana

Rating: 2/5

About Housecall

Date started: July 2020

Founders: Omar and Humaid Alzaabi

Based: Abu Dhabi

Sector: HealthTech

# of staff: 10

Funding to date: Self-funded

The specs: 2018 Nissan 370Z Nismo

The specs: 2018 Nissan 370Z Nismo
Price, base / as tested: Dh182,178
Engine: 3.7-litre V6
Power: 350hp @ 7,400rpm
Torque: 374Nm @ 5,200rpm
Transmission: Seven-speed automatic
​​​​​​​Fuel consumption, combined: 10.5L / 100km

Feeding the thousands for iftar

Six industrial scale vats of 500litres each are used to cook the kanji or broth 

Each vat contains kanji or porridge to feed 1,000 people

The rice porridge is poured into a 500ml plastic box

350 plastic tubs are placed in one container trolley

Each aluminium container trolley weighing 300kg is unloaded by a small crane fitted on a truck

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  • November 2021: First 17 volumes launched 
  • November 2022: Additional 19 volumes released
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Tips for entertaining with ease

·         Set the table the night before. It’s a small job but it will make you feel more organised once done.

·         As the host, your mood sets the tone. If people arrive to find you red-faced and harried, they’re not going to relax until you do. Take a deep breath and try to exude calm energy.

·         Guests tend to turn up thirsty. Fill a big jug with iced water and lemon or lime slices and encourage people to help themselves.

·         Have some background music on to help create a bit of ambience and fill any initial lulls in conversations.

·         The meal certainly doesn’t need to be ready the moment your guests step through the door, but if there’s a nibble or two that can be passed around it will ward off hunger pangs and buy you a bit more time in the kitchen.

·         You absolutely don’t have to make every element of the brunch from scratch. Take inspiration from our ideas for ready-made extras and by all means pick up a store-bought dessert.

 

Updated: February 15, 2024, 3:43 PM