Monday, December 27, 2010
Thursday, December 9, 2010
Cheetah in town, cops search for owner
SHARJAH: Residents in the vicinity of the Radisson SAS Hotel in Al Sheeth area of Sharjah, were shocked on Tuesday, to spot a cheetah roaming the city’s streets.
Lieutenant Colonel Ahmad Bin Darwish, head of Anjad traffic patrol section, said that the Sharjah police are on the lookout for the cheetah’s owner.
Lt. Colonel Darwish revealed that the cheetah was two years old and appeared to be quite tame during the time it was strolling the streets. The cheetah rested for almost one hour next to Al Maghfera mosque till rescuers from the Arabian Wildlife Centre could come to the scene and take the animal into safe custody.
Posted by Kamal Kassim at 9:03 AM 7 comments
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
LEAP OF FAITH
While most go to such shows to watch the dolphins perform, these snaps remind us that the dolphins aren't the only ones involved in the performance.
Posted by Kamal Kassim at 7:37 AM 3 comments
Sunday, September 19, 2010
Sunday, September 12, 2010
Monday, August 16, 2010
Sunday, August 1, 2010
Saturday, July 3, 2010
"DSS" MALL SHOW A SWEET SUCCESS
THE VISITORS TO MERCATO MALL,DUBAI. ENJOYED MUSICAL ENTERTAINMENT AND FABULOUS STAGE SHOWS ON FRIDAY.
Posted by Kamal Kassim at 9:15 PM 21 comments
Thursday, June 17, 2010
Sunday, May 30, 2010
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
prayers for air crash victims
Hundreds of indians gathered at their consulate in Dubai yesterday (24.05.2010)to light candles and mourn the loss of friends and loved ones who were killed in the AirIndia Express Flight 812 which crashed in Magalore.
Posted by Kamal Kassim at 9:13 AM 10 comments
Saturday, May 22, 2010
Not flowers, but fish
I love to call it 'Poomeen' (In my mother tongue Malayalam), which can be literally translated as 'flower-fish'. When I saw the rare species of sea fishes in the world's largest aquarium, I felt like a number of living flowers were flowing on the water.
Enjoy the snap of the graceful sea-fish (Sorry, I forgot its name) seen in the gigantic Dubai Aquarium at Dubai Mall.
Posted by Kamal Kassim at 9:39 PM 7 comments
Thursday, May 20, 2010
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Monday, March 1, 2010
lensman bags 1st prize in dsf photography contest
The Gulf Today photo journalist Kamal Kassim has bagged first prize in photography competition of the 15th edition of Dubai Shopping Festival (DSF).
The prize-winning picture published in The Gulf Today on Feb.15 has been recognised by the DSF Media Award Jury, as the best picture in the celebrations stream of shopping festival’s professional photo contest.
Organisers of the shopping festival said the award will be conferred to Kamal Kassim at a glittering award ceremony being orgainsed at "One & Only Royal Mirage' Hotel on Sunday evening.
Kamal Kassim has been winning the DSF Photography Award for the second consecutive year. He won first prize for the best photography in the shopping category of the DSF Contest in 2009.
The award-winning snap in the celebrations category was captured from Al Seef Corniche, one of prominent sites of the DSF 2010, has highlighted various facets of the emirate’s rich history and culture.
The photographer covered the activities at the venue that showcased Dubai’s rich history to the present generation of Emiratis and the cosmopolitan population of the Emirate.
Kamal Kassim has been working with The Gulf Today for the past five years. Being in the mainstream journalism for the past 17 years, the photographer worked with various newspapers and news agencies of different languages in the Middle East and India.
Previously he worked with Gulf Times, Arraya Arabic daily, QNA- Qatar News Agency in Qatar and a couple of regional language newspapers and publications in India.
He has won several awards and accolades, including World Handball Federation photography prize, award by Qatar National Photographic Association, Pepsi International Gold Medal, Nehru Memorial Award and Sharjah Tourism Department's Best Photography Award.
Kamal Kassim has also conducted many photography exhibitions on different themes such as tsunami, water resource conservation and other issues.
Posted by Kamal Kassim at 12:37 AM 14 comments
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Thursday, February 18, 2010
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
venus eases past lisicki
Defending champion Venus Williams cruised through the third round defeating Sabine Lisicki 6-2, 6-3 in a late evening match in the WTA Dubai Open Tennis Championship played at the Dubai Tennis stadium.
Posted by Kamal Kassim at 9:19 AM 4 comments
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
super shot
PAST WRIST INJURY COMES BACK TO HAUNT, ADMITS INDIA'S TOP STAR
India's top tennis star Sania Mirza failed to live upto the expectations of her supporters tasting defeat in the first round of the Dubai Tennis on Monday(15.02.2010).
The Indian supporters who came to witness their iconic star battle Anabel Medina Garrigues of Spain in the scorching sun in the first round witnessed Sania outmatched 6-3 6-4 by Garrigues.
Posted by Kamal Kassim at 11:25 AM 5 comments
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Friday, January 29, 2010
bright beginning
Dubai Shopping Festival took off on Thursday(january 28) to colourful start withe fireworks lighting up sky at Al Seef Street.
Posted by Kamal Kassim at 11:55 PM 12 comments
Monday, January 25, 2010
Sunday, January 24, 2010
Friday, January 22, 2010
Thursday, January 21, 2010
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Marine Life
Various coloured shells scattered all over the beach at Hamriya in Sharjah with a backdrop of deep blue sky and calm sea.
Posted by Kamal Kassim at 1:40 PM 6 comments
Sunday, January 17, 2010
Dunlop 24h Dubai race
IMSA Performance Matmut I won the 5th Dunlop 24 hours of Dubai endurance race at the Dubai Autodrome on Saturday (january.16) after a gruelling contest which started on Friday afternoon. The Porsche team, consisting of Raymond Narac, Patrick Pilet and Marco Holzer, crossed the chequered flag winning their first ever competition with their debut in 24 hour racig.
Posted by Kamal Kassim at 10:32 PM 3 comments
Monday, January 4, 2010
RAYS OF WONDER
DUBAI got another feather in its cap on Monday when Burj Khalifa, world's tallest building,was dedicated to the people of the UAE. Rising gracefully from the desert, Burj Khalifa honours the city with its extraordinary union of art, engineering and meticulous craftsmanship. The inauguration of world's tallest building and highest man-made structure, coincided with Accession Day, the fourth anniversary of Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum becoming Ruler of Dubai.
Posted by Kamal Kassim at 11:31 PM 14 comments
Saturday, January 2, 2010
Wet , stormy start to 2010 in Sharjah
THE chill of the New Year was brought to the UAE by hailstorms on Friday in parts of Sharjah and Dubai as the minimum temperatures dropped to 12*C and heavy showers cooled the northern emirates as predicted on Thursday.
Posted by Kamal Kassim at 8:51 AM 6 comments