Entertainment

The Sharjah Investment and Development Authority (Shurooq) has announced the opening of two new parks in the Al Rahmaniyah neighbourhood in Sharjah including a female-only park. The adjoining Kshisha and Shaghrafa parks feature social, entertainment, sports, and educational facilities, and have a combined built area of 147,700 sqm. Dedicated to …

AbuDhabi Emergency, Crisis and Disasters Committee has approved opening cinemas at 30% operating capacity while adhering to all precautionary measures including wearing masks, maintaining physical distance, and regular sanitizing.

 Global Village, the UAE and wider region’s leading multicultural family destination for culture, shopping, and entertainment, has moved closer to its target of 25 Guinness World Records titles in honour of its Silver Jubilee anniversary. The Global Village team claimed the record for “Most people in a video relay holding …

George Clooney, 59, and Julia Roberts, 53, will star in “Ticket to Paradise,” a new romantic comedy that will reunite the “Ocean’s Eleven” stars and longtime friends. Ol Parker (“The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel”) will direct the film for Universal Pictures and Working Title. Cameras will roll on the movie …

Sheikh Rashid bin Humaid Al Nuaimi, Chairman of the Municipality and Planning Department of Ajman, opened the Ajman Chamber garden, a new 27,000 square metre family-friendly recreational destination. It includes 20,000 seasonal flowers and thousands of flowering shrubs. Sheikh Rashid confirmed that the department seeks to increase the green area …

VOX Cinemas in partnership with Dubai Autism Center has introduced Sensory Friendly Screenings, a unique cinema experience which has been designed to make moviegoing more inclusive and accessible. The weekly screenings are adapted in a variety of ways so children with sensory sensitivities can enjoy the latest releases with their …

New aerial and boat surveys offshore Fujairah have shed new light on the presence of cetaceans (whales and dolphins) off the UAE’s East Coast, according to the Fujairah Whale and Dolphin Research Project. Operating under the patronage of the H.H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi, Crown Prince …

The duo, Tom and Jerry’s iconic cartoon film, that plays cat and mouse, just turned 81. As Tom and Jerry celebrate their eighty-first anniversary, the film will debut on the twenty-sixth day of February this year. Tom and Jerry made its first appearance on the tenth day of February 1940 …

Dubai Safari Park witnessed a remarkable turnout after its reopening last October after the completion of a comprehensive renovation and development process aimed at expanding the park’s facilities and enriching the visitor experience further, while taking new measures to preserve the safety of visitors. Dawoud Al Hajri, Director-General of Dubai …

Yas Island, Abu Dhabi’s premier leisure and entertainment hub, lit up in red to commemorate the journey of the Hope Probe to Mars, as the intra-planetary vessel is due to reach the red planet on February 9th. As the Hope Probe reaches the end of its seven month long, 493 …