Topic: Oasis

Oasis: Dance the Tango

May 24, 2013

It takes two, and making yourself a master (or mistress) of this Argentine art form is easier than you think. With our step-by-step guide, get down to those Latin rhythms using our handy cut-outs to take you through the basics. Read Article Oasis: Dance the Tango

Oasis: The history of Star Trek

May 20, 2013

Before you watch Captain Kirk and his crew take on another mastermind of intergalactic mayhem, keep track of their travels with this handy guide by Lee McGorie. Read Article Oasis: The history of Star Trek

Oasis: Paper sculpture of Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque

May 10, 2013

Su Blackwell has been working on a miniature version of the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in the lobby of Fairmont Bab Al Bahr Read Article Oasis: Paper sculpture of Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque

Oasis: Louvre Abu Dhabi exhibit at Manarat Al Saadiyat

May 10, 2013

Celine Hullo discusses six artefacts of the 130 on display and how they represent the influence that art has had on cultures throughout history. Read Article Oasis: Louvre Abu Dhabi exhibit at Manarat Al Saadiyat

Oasis: The islands off Abu Dhabi

Apr 28, 2013

Abu Dhabi Island is just one of about 200 island off the coast of the emirate, offering everything from pristine sandbars barely above the high-tide line to resorts. Read Article Oasis: The islands off Abu Dhabi

Oasis: Superman turns 75

Apr 18, 2013

In the June, 1938 issue of Action Comics – in newsstands several weeks earlier – the world was introduced to a new crimefighter, penned by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster Read Article Oasis: Superman turns 75

Oasis: Step up with a vertical marathon

Apr 04, 2013

Instead of running to the corner, how about racing to the clouds? Hundreds of runners will be pound the stairs at Jumeirah Emirates Towers for the Dubai Vertical Marathon. Read Article Oasis: Step up with a vertical marathon

Oasis: Turn off your lights for Earth Hour

Mar 21, 2013

Saturday, March 23 8.30pm, join people from more than 150 countries in turning off the lights for 60 minutes for Earth Hour Read Article Oasis: Turn off your lights for Earth Hour

Oasis: Graffiti from the Arab Spring

Mar 08, 2013

Dubai-based photographer Euan Air set out to record the street graffiti that emerged during and after the Arab Spring. Read Article Oasis: Graffiti from the Arab Spring

Oasis: at the heart of the city

Mar 01, 2013

Once a fort stood alone in the desert. Today it is at the heart of a great city. Read Article Oasis: at the heart of the city

Oasis: The 2013 Oscars deconstructed

Feb 22, 2013

Ahead of the 85th Academy Awards on Sunday, we present an unconventional graphic primer to Hollywood’s biggest and most star-studded night Read Article Oasis: The 2013 Oscars deconstructed

Oasis: Living large in the UAE on small change

Feb 15, 2013

We’ve taken a look at this week and found you several choices for each day that will cost you little or nothing at all. Read Article Oasis: Living large in the UAE on small change

Oasis: Master chefs and their magic ingredient

Feb 08, 2013

Gourmet Abu Dhabi, on until February 20, brings a line-up of international master chefs, many of them Michelin-starred, to the capital. Read Article Oasis: Master chefs and their magic ingredient

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No money to buy Messi or Bale? Ask the fans

Tottenham Hotspur's Gareth Bale celebrates after scoring a goal against Arsenal during the English Premier League soccer match between Tottenham and Arsenal at Tottenham's White Hart Lane stadium in London, Sunday, March 3, 2013. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

Revolutionary idea by two Emirati entrepreneurs could help ambitious managers in buying expensive, star players, writes Ali Khaled. No money to buy Messi or Bale? Ask the fans

Dubai's Steffi Bow is a girl with a graffiti habit

Steffi Bow, a British graffiti stencil artist, works on a life-size art piece of the Lebanese rapper Malikah, as part of adidas' Unite All Originals campaign. adidas Originals

The Dubai-based graffiti stencil artist Steffi Bow, who has created a life-size artwork of the Lebanese rapper Malikah for an adidas campaign, talks about how picking up a spray can five years ago changed her life. Dubai's Steffi Bow is a girl with a graffiti habit