#abu-dhabi

#abu-dhabi

No. 9-ranked Belinda Bencic will take on No. 61 Sonay Kartal in the Abu Dhabi WTA Women's Tennis Open Round of 16 on Wednesday, February 4. Bencic is favored over Kartal, with -225 odds against the underdog's +175. Abu Dhabi WTA Women's Tennis Open Info Tournament: The Abu Dhabi WTA Women's Tennis Open Round: Round of 16 Date: Wednesday, February 4 Venue: Zayed Sports City International Tennis Centre Location: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Court Surface: Hard

Today in Florida, the Russian Special Envoy Kirill Dmitriev held productive and constructive meetings as part of the US mediation effort toward advancing a peaceful resolution of the Ukrainian conflict, Witkoff posted on X. We are encouraged by this meeting that Russia is working toward securing peace in Ukraine. He said the US treasury secretary, Scott Bessent, Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner and White House senior adviser Josh Gruenbaum also attended the talks.

"I humbled myself to start something new and basically become like a white belt and just like learn and go through," stated Dern. "Especially on a bigger platform with all these critics. The UFC fans, they love you then hate you then love you again, so it's a lot like a roller coaster ride."

The high-profile street artist KAWS will take centre stage in a major Abu Dhabi public art initiative launching next month. KAWS'S work-which shows the artist's signature Companian figure reclining on its back while lifting a lit moon in its hands-will feature in the second edition of Manar Abu Dhabi. The exhibition of light works takes its name from the Arabic for "light" or "guiding light".

ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES -- It's a few minutes before tipoff in the first NBA game of any sort in the 2025-26 season and the basketball court inside Etihad Arena is overflowing with training camp-sized rosters of Knicks and 76ers players and officials. On the sideline, Patrick Ewing is shaking hands with a man from Beirut who is wearing a vintage No. 33 Knicks jersey.

I think me personally, I mean, that's what the preseason is for, to prepare and get ready. Training camp go through stuff, learn a new system. We have a new coach so every day we're learning and building and each day it's getting better and better. So I feel like it's getting better each day. I feel ready and when the season starts I think we'll all be ready to go.

Pakistan began their chase of 134 in near-perfect manner when openers Sahibzada Farhan and Fakhar Zaman shared a 45-run partnership. Farhan, in particular, was the more belligerent of the two as he scored 24 runs off 15 balls before falling to the off-break bowling of Maheesh Theekshana in the sixth over. Zaman, who was hit on the head by a bouncer from Dushmantha Chameera in the first over, was not his usual quick-scoring self and followed Farhan two balls later.

The eVTOL test flight helps monitor aircraft performance, identifying necessary system changes and its compatibility with local airspace in Abu Dhabi, a city aiming for flying taxis.

The exhibition celebrates Korean art's rich history, including its transformation and politics, which Emiratis have yet to fully discover and appreciate.

'I spent a few days by myself in Abu Dhabi recently on my way back from South Africa and felt very comfortable walking around and travelling by myself.'

The process of collecting art started off with the idea that at one point in our time, we [knew we wanted] to tell a beautiful story of our universal love for culture and art.