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Gopi Santoshkumar, a talented badminton player and coach, will represent the UAE at the World Veterans Open badminton tournament in Melbourne to be held in October this year.

Onam, celebrated over the last weekend with much fanfare in the UAE, is the picturesque harvest festival of Kerala that brings 10 days of colour, feasting, boat races, song and dance to the south Indian state.

Honey, a naturally sweet substance made by bees from concentrated plant nectar, has been used for centuries on wounds and burns. Both ancient Egyptians and native Americans used honey for diverse medicinal purposes.

If you are looking forward to bringing Africa to your walls, you must visit the Cultural Foundation, Abu Dhabi.

The Abu Dhabi Cultural Foundation, is currently hosting the Dubai-based artist Saadia Zaman's captivating works in an exhibition titled Imprints.

The Flower Arrangement group in the Abu Dhabi Cultural Foundation hosts many workshops and demonstrations. Their aim is to spread awareness of flowers and flower arrangements among the residents.

The Abu Dhabi Cultural Foundation recently featured a unique photography exhibition by Werner Branz, one of the reputed photographers from Austria.

Barsha Azad of Abu Dhabi is well known to the Bangladeshi community in the UAE. At 17, this talented young lady is already recognised as a versatile musician and singer, with two audio albums of Bengali songs to her credit and a third album on the verge of release.

Certain health problems such as aches, infertility, insomnia and early ageing involve long-term medication.

Pollution has been a by-product of most of the comforts and conveniences of the modern world. Of all the types of pollution, air pollution has caused the most concern as the level of carbon dioxide and the chlorofluoro carbons (CFCs) in the air we breathe in rise at an alarming rate.

It was a special day for 600 children from Abu Dhabi and Dubai, who took part in the summer camp conducted by EDUSCAN. The two-month camp culminated in a colourful evening recently at the Cultural Foundation, Abu Dhabi, in the presence of parents, guests and dignitaries.

Balavedi, the children's and women's wing of the Malayalee Samajam, Abu Dhabi, has introduced public speaking classes as a part of its personality development programme for children in the age group of 11 to 16 years.