Omar Shariff

International Editor

Articles from the author

Bangalore’s ‘shaadi ki biryani’, by far the best

Delicious dish prepared in a large metal pot over firewood is a feast for senses

Shaadi ki Biryani from Bangalore can either be made with chicken or mutton

Mutton kheema, the ‘national dish’ of our home

Editor's mum shares family recipe of minced meat cooked with spices, beans and potatoes

The Urdu word kheema comes from the Turkic word qiyma meaning ‘minced meat’. It could also have come from the Farsi word qeyme, which also means minced meat

Nihari: Fuel for the body - and heart

Spicy stew made of meaty bones is hearty breakfast dish eaten across India and Pakistan

Nihari is either slow-cooked beef, lamb, mutton or camel meat on the bone with spices

A tale of Anees Mian and the best seekh kababs

The smoky aroma of charcoal cooked meat, kababs are a balance of juiciness with doneness

Seekh kabab

10 must-see sights in the Middle East and North Africa

Cultures and civilisations in the region are measured in millennia, not centuries

10 must-see sights in the Middle East and North Africa

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Life after COVID-19: How the lockdown changed us

Gulf News staff share experiences of lockdown and reclaiming life in a new normal

Fear and loneliness struck many who found themselves struggling to live with the isolation, away from loved ones

COVID-19: Are we hungrier than ever to leave the house?

Here’s why you’re craving getting out of the house so much

Many Dubai residents are going out to make up for lost time during home quarantine.

US election 2020: Gulf News editors predict the winner

More backers for Biden in the newsroom, but glimmer of hope for Trump too

This combination of pictures created on October 31, 2020 shows US President Donald Trump (panel L) and US Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden (panel R) and during campaign events in Wisconsin and Pennsylvania and Delaware and Iowa respectively on October 30 and 31, 2020.

COVID-19 in Dubai: The New Normal vs. the Old Normal

5 Dubai-based editors reveal how different their lives have become since the pandemic

Although cases have never been higher, life seems to be getting back to normal in Dubai

Arab East Jerusalem can become regional tech R&D hub

Israeli official: Arab East Jerusalem can become regional tech R&D hub

Israeli official: Arab East Jerusalem can become regional tech R&D hub

UAE-Israel treaty: We have ambitious plans for peace

Dr. Anwar Gargash, UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs briefs media ahead of signing

Dr Anwar bin Mohammed Gargash, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs

'I never thought I'd own a gas mask'

View from Saudi Arabia: 'I never thought I'd own a gas mask'

View from Saudi Arabia: 'I never thought I'd own a gas mask'

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