DPA Sitting in a Mexican prison’s library, murder convict David Guzman tattooed a skull on a leather patch for a designer handbag to be sold in a luxury shop. Guzman, 34, took drugs and stole at a young age, falling into a “nefarious” world that landed him in prison, but five years into his murder sentence, he appeared at …

  AFP Having to wear ski jackets in Riyadh is unheard of, but a new snow park in the Saudi capital has made them a must despite outside temperatures exceeding 45 Celsius. People are now donning thermal coats and cosy boots as they sit on sledges to scoot down the slopes of “Snow City”. Stretching over 5,000 square metres (53,800 …

Dubai / Emirates Business An increase in soil testing frequency is pointing to a buoyant construction sector in the UAE, according to the top official of Geoscience Testing Laboratory (GTL), a subsidiary of Prime, the region’s leading quality and compliance solutions provider. The Chief Executive Officer of GTL, Mary Jane Alvero Al Mahdi said, “There is an increase in frequency …