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Have we strayed into the mother of the Matrix? Is it the birthplace of a complex web of high bandwidth lines from where the entire Internet and e-business transactions of the United Arab Emirates and quite a few Middle East countries rest?

Indian diplomats have been in the news recently for penning novels. It's not rare to find diplomats pursuing a passion far from real politik. Sudhir Vyas, Indian ambassador to the UAE, is no different.

It's a tradition to head for the city's most popular Ramadan tent in the capital — the Layali Hiltonia Ramadan Café. Situated at the Hiltonia beach, overlooking the Arabian Gulf, the café serves all the traditional Arabic delights under the warm canopy of a tent.

Master mimic and well-known South Indian producer/director Alleppey Ashraf is not dejected by his latest disappointment at the box-office.

Pure art is not dead as yet, it seems. There's space for good cinema in the midst of hunkering hulks and skyscraper crawling spidermen.

It took years for her true self to flower. But, Abu Dhabi-based Jordanian housewife and mother Samia Darseh, who waited for her four children to grow up to follow her dreams, does not see it as a sacrifice.

It's a service they provide beyond the call of duty. Beyond the bounds of policing. And, the Abu Dhabi Police's Ambulance and Rescue Section seems to have expanded in just two years and also made an impression on people.

Tapping the cultural fabric and history of a society to describe mathematical concepts in schools and colleges may not be an unusual, revolutionary practice.

The film is an emotive statement. It tries to be objective, but as the director himself admits, the nature of the conflict leaves little room to be clinical.

New Abu Dhabi theatre to boost the art scene in the Emirates

It's a feeling of déjà vu. There's the familiar sense of earnestness, the same refreshing take on an issue normally swept under the carpet and a serious need to be creative.

The UCMAS method of improving the child's memory and speed in thinking rests on the ancient tool — the abacus.