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CONTENTS
12 Yalla!
Quick fix of news
72 Win!
Luxury hotel
stays and summer
brunches
74 A look back
Ian Fairservice
looks back at his
favourite What’s
On moments
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REGULARS
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CONSUME
47
CULTURE 59
ACTIVE
40 EAT
Tasha Sideris’ UAE takeover
continues with a new cafe in
Dubai Marina Mall; London’s
famous Greek cafe OPSO
opens in Dubai Mall; New
Japanese spot Paru. Plus, a
review of Pierchic’s seafood
brunch
45 DRINK
Distillery, inside Souk
Al Manzil, is our Bar Of
The Month
48 AGENDA
Five unmissable art events to
attend this month 60 SPORT
Sign up to fight at Real
Boxing Only. Plus, what’s
inside new community hub
StudioRepublik
65 WELL-BEING
Wellness staycations and new
treatments to try
68 TRAVEL
Tapping into the best of Cyprus
51 FILM
The Lion King returns to the
silver screen in superior CGI:
Tom Holland gets tangled
up again in Spider-Man:
Far From Home; Awkwafina
tugs our heartstrings in The
Farewell; Leonardo DiCaprio
leads an all-star cast in Once
Upon A Time In Hollywood
55 COMEDY
Jason Manford brings his
stand-up tour to the UAE
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