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Masdar Hosts High Level Economic Round Table between UAE and Dutch Delegation
A high level delegation from the Netherlands, headed by Her Majesty Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands, H.R.H. the Prince of Orange and H.R.H. Princess Maxima of the Netherlands today visited Masdar, Abu Dhabi’s multifaceted renewable energy company.
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Schwartzel’s New Year Resolve to ’Master’ Abu Dhabi’s National Course
Reigning US Masters champion, Charl Schwartzel’s New Year’s Resolution is to follow-up the best season of his career by becoming the first South African to win the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship, which runs January 26-29 on Abu Dhabi Golf Club’s National Course.
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Abu Dhabi International Airport draws the millionaire ticket at its Duty Free
In celebration of its 30th Anniversary on the 4th January, Abu Dhabi International Airport has drawn the millionaire ticket for the Big Ticket draw organized by DFS, the major concessionaire of Abu Dhabi Duty Free.
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TAQA, Dutch Deputy Prime Minister Discuss Energy Investment Partnerships In Abu Dhabi
The meeting took place at the TAQA Headquarters in Abu Dhabi during H.M. Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands’ state visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
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Go-Green.ae Announces The Third ’Go Green Networking’ Event In Dubai
Go-Green.ae has announced the third ’Go Green Networking Event’ for ’Green Industry’ professionals, CSR executives, environmentalists and eco-enthusiasts. The event will be held on 22 January 2012 from 7-9 pm at the iKandy lounge in Shangri-La Hotel Dubai.
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Emirates eGovernment Urges Government Entities To Enhance Open Data On Their Web Sites
Emirates eGovernment has urged government entities in the UAE to publish more open data on their websites in order to enhance eReadiness and help promote the concept of open government, one of the main pillars of a knowledge-based economy.
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Biman Airlines adds an additional flight from Abu Dhabi International Airport to Chittagong - Dhaka
Abu Dhabi Airports Company and Biman Airlines announced an increase in flight frequency for the airline from Abu Dhabi International Airport, starting from 19th December 2011.
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ALHOSN University Bids Adieu To 2011 With String Of Awards, Agreements & Achievements
ALHOSN University, an Abu Dhabi-based private educational institution dedicated to ’global knowledge with a local vision,’ ends 2011 on a high note with a string of key partnerships, various awards and impressive contributions to society.
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World Solar Car Challenge 2011 Winner Tokai Challenger Set For Middle East Debut At World Future Energy Summit 2012
Tokai Challenger, winner of the 2009 and 2011 World Solar Challenge, the world’s premier race for solar cars, is set to make its Middle East debut at the World Future Energy Summit from January 16.
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Ministry Of Finance Issues Its First Consolidated Financial Procedures Federal Government e-Book Manual For Year 2012
As part of its continuous efforts to improve its governmental operations and raise the level employee performance within all Federal Government entities; the Ministry of Finance (MoF) recently issued for the first time a federal government e-book manual for financial procedures for the year 2012.
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Volvo Ocean Race Hosts A Beautifying Beach Clean With An Artistic Difference
More than 80 members of the Abu Dhabi community and Volvo Ocean Race family of different ages and nationalities participated in the morning beach clean along with local dive centre Al Mahara.
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Manchester City’s FA Cup Clash With Manchester United To Be Shown Live On The Big Screen In Abu Dhabi
Manchester City FC will host a free giant screening event in Abu Dhabi tomorrow (SUNDAY) for the FA Cup game with rivals Manchester United.
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Aldar And EPIC Green Solutions To Tackle Water Scarcity With 80% Water Savings
The demonstration plot, provided by ALDAR has allowed EPIC Green Solutions to showcase the EPIC (Environmental Passive Integrated Chamber) system’s water saving capabilities of up to 80%.
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DED Discusses eServices Strategies And Business Registration With Abu Dhabi Department Of Economic Development
A delegation from the Commercial Affairs Sector in the Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development recently visited the Dubai Department of Economic Development (DED) to review the workflow and procedures within the Business Registration and Licensing Division of DED.
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Kiwis Flying High In UAE
In the last year, there has been a region-wide boom in trade between New Zealand and the region, based mostly around the food and beverage sector.
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Masdar Institute To Showcase Its Contribution To Sustainable Innovation At WFES 2012
Masdar Institute serves as an academic magnet to attract scientists, researchers, and technology businesses to build the science and technology cluster that will be a source of innovation and human capital in sustainable technology.
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World renowned leadership expert Robin Sharma to visit Abu Dhabi
Robin Sharma, the leadership expert who has worked with over 5 million employees in 62 countries and author of the bestselling book ’The Monk who sold his Ferrari’, will be hosting a half day seminar for the UAE’s most engaged and proactive leaders at the Emirates Palace.
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Al Hilal Bank first in the Middle East to use award-winning digital pen technology to optimize document-based transactions
Al Hilal Bank, a progressive Islamic bank, is using state-of-the-art digital pens developed in the UK to revolutionize its document-based field and office operations
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Volvo Ocean Race Fleet Reaches Destination Village
With strong Arabian Gulf winds billowing at its sterns, the Volvo Ocean Race fleet blazed into Abu Dhabi today - earning the emirate a place in sailing history books as the round-the-world event’s first Middle East host port.
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Abu Dhabi Airports Company and DFS Abu Dhabi launch a major Hand in Hand for Haiti initiative
In the travel retail Industry over 50 airports and Duty Free retailers and suppliers have contributed to the Hand in Haiti programme, making it the cornerstone of the whole Duty Free industry corporate social responsibility programme.
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Expanded Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship ’Village’ Aims To Entice Record Crowds
Hot-on-the-heels of assembling arguably the strongest-ever field for a Middle East tournament, Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship organiser Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority (ADTA) has unveiled an expanded Championship Village aimed at driving record crowds to Abu Dhabi Golf Club from January 26-29.
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’Tweet With Kalima’ Contest On Twitter Launched
The Kalima project for translation, affiliated to the Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture and Heritage, has announced the launch of "Tweet with Kalima" contest on the micro-blogging website Twitter.
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Over 4,000 Students Invited To 2012 World Future Energy Summit
More than double the total number of students that participated in last year’s eventis expected to attend the annual Masdar-hosted event this year. All seven emirates will berepresented by students from middle school to college/university level.
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Volvo Ocean Race fleet has arrived in Abu Dhabi
With strong Arabian Gulf winds billowing at its sterns, the Volvo Ocean Race fleet blazed into Abu Dhabi - earning the emirate a place in sailing history books as the round-the-world event’s first Middle East host port.
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Municipality Of Abu Dhabi City Processes 280k Transactions In 2011
The Customer Service Division at the Municipality of Abu Dhabi City has processed 279,925 transactions during 2011, recording a quantum shift in the volume and level of services rendered to the public through various service delivery points at the Head Office or External Municipal Centers.
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Abu Dhabi International Airport Celebrates 30 Years of Success
Abu Dhabi International Airport today marks its 30th anniversary, celebrating three successful decades of providing travellers and customers with world class services and state of the art facilities.
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Mafraq Hospital To Launch Abu Dhabi’s First Dedicated Hypertension Clinic
Mafraq Hospital, which is owned and operated by the Abu Dhabi Health Services Company PJSC (SEHA),today announced plans to open Abu Dhabi’s first Hypertension Clinic to support the two in five UAE nationals estimated to suffer from the disease.
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Image Nation Abu Dhabi’s Emirati Production "Sea Shadow" Debuts In North America At The Palm Springs International Film Festival
The first Emirati film from Image Nation Abu Dhabi, Sea Shadow, will be hitting US shores this month at the prestigious 23rd Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival, taking place from January 5-16, 2012.
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ENEC Submits Report on Lessons Learned from Fukushima-Daiichi Accident To FANR
The Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC) submitted its evaluation of the lessons learned from the March 2011 accident at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant on Friday December 30, 2011, to the UAE’s independent nuclear energy regulator, the Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation
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Blockbuster 1001 Inventions Exhibition Attracts More Than 50,000 Visitors In Abu Dhabi During Six Week Run
The award winning 1001 inventions exhibition, an anchor attraction of the inaugural Abu Dhabi Science Festival (ADSF), organised on by the Technology Development Committee (TDC), was declared a great success when its first showing in the Middle East concluded on 24 December 2011.
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SEHA’s MUSHARAKA Employee Participation Program Receives 2249 Suggestions In Eight Months
Abu Dhabi Health Services Company PJSC (SEHA) has shortlisted 26 employee initiatives for implementation from the thousand plus suggestions generated through its MUSHARAKA scheme.
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Etisalat Adds Unbeatable Value To Myplan Post-Paid Mobile Bundles
"MyPlan packs provide customers with highly customised options designed to suit their everyday mobile telephony requirements. The new, improvised bundles and add-ons are very high on flexibility and value-for-money."
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In-Form Westwood Hungry For Abu Dhabi Success
The Englishman, currently enjoying a well-deserved winter break during the festive and New Year period, triumphed in last month’s inaugural Thailand Golf Championship in Bangkok only weeks after he successfully defended his Nedbank Golf Challenge title in Sun City, South Africa.
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UAE To Host Launch Of UN Human Development Report
The event will be attended by senior state officials, members of the diplomatic corps, economists and local and international media representatives.
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UAE banks’ profits AED 24.9 bln in 10 months
Net profits of banks operating in the UAE grew by 11.3% between 1 January 2011 to 31 October 2011 to reach AED 24.98 billion, according to the governor of the Central Bank of the UAE Sultan Nasser Al-Suwaidi.
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Municipality Of Abu Dhabi City Launches Campaign On Public Cleanliness
The Municipality has started distributing awareness leaflets in Arabic, English, Urdu and Bengali languages to taxi drivers and passengers in cooperation with the Tax Transport Organizing Centre, for maintaining the cleanliness of the city
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ADTA Plans Emirati-Style Welcome For Volvo Ocean Race Fleet
Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority’s (ADTA) dynamic Destination Village on the UAE Capital’s Corniche Breakwater is the place to be this Wednesday afternoon to bid a warm Arabian welcome to the Volvo Ocean Race fleet.
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Manchester City FC Launches School Of Football In UAE
Manchester City today launched its first ever international School of Football, featuring professional coaches from the Club.
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ADEC Opens Five New Schools At Beginning Of Trimester 2
Five new schools will open at the beginning of the 2nd trimester, which is due to start on January 8th 2012, the Abu Dhabi Education Council (ADEC) announced today.
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Mafraq Hospital Receives JCI Accreditation
Mafraq Hospital, owned and operated by the Abu Dhabi Health Services Company PJSC (SEHA), has received international accreditation from the Joint Commission International (JCI), the global leader in accrediting healthcare organisations.
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