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World’s Top Chefs Rehearse Abu Dhabi’s ’Hospitality Oscars’ Gala Dinner
After touring the hotel’s kitchens the masterchefs got down to the nitty gritty of choosing the porcelain for the special dishes they will serve up during the evening and got down to detailed planning.
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Egyptian Novelist Al Ghitani Wins Sheikh Zayed Book Award For Literature
Al Ghitani’s winning novel "Ran" is a work that ventures into Egypt’s ancient history in an effort to revive the myths and stories through the use of sophist parables.
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The Rich Sound Of Scandinavia’s Most Sought After Artists
The orchestra, mostly made-up of college-age men and young blond women dressed in bright colorful dresses as an ironic symbol of the vibrant Scandinavian landscapes, performed a two hour programme which delighted an enthusiastic public.
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UAE Balloon Team To Launch New Balloon In US
festivals, the UAE Balloon Team announced that New York sky will see the release of a new balloon in next June.
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Spotlight On Melbourne In New Etihad Promotion
The latest promotion includes a number of generous bonus features, with many hotel packages offering free car rental, additional nights for no extra charge as well as complimentary airport transfers, breakfast and room upgrades.
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Atkinson Scoops Abu Dhabi’s Spirit Of The Rally For Ireland
The former Subaru star - who lost his 2009 WRC drive when the Japanese manufacturer pulled out of this year’s championship - defied the torrential Irish weather and his unfamiliarity with a new car to set a raft of top three stage times.
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ETIHAD Offers Special Fares For UAE Customers
The promotion offers economy class return fares to the four popular Indian destinations of Cochin, Kozhikode, Chennai and Trivandrum starting from AED 530.
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ETIHAD Cites Milan Success To Italian Minister
Her Excellency Michela Brambilla visited the UAE capital as part of a top level trade delegation, aimed at strengthening trade links between the two countries.
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First Gulf Bank announced that it will issue Tier 1 capital notes to the Government of Abu Dhabi
The Notes are non-voting, non-cumulative perpetual securities, and are callable subject to certain conditions.
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UAE Maintains Leading Standing In Global Ecological Scene: Minister
The minister was speaking on the eve of UAE celebrations of the 12 national environment day being marked this year under the theme ’’Towards Sustainable Development of Our Coasts’’.
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ETIHAD Steps Up Emiratisation Drive
The Abu Dhabi-based airline was a leading sponsor at the three-day job fair, one of the most important recruitment events in Abu Dhabi, which took place between February 3 and 5 at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC).
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ADAC proposes collaboration on strategy for aviation crisis management
He believed that "Regardless of whether an incident has occurred en-route or on-site, an airport will generally be involved, and must have in place a robust crisis management plan to ensure the safety of the general public and staff, while maintaining business continuity".
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Beauty Vision Expo Starts In Abu Dhabi, Showcases $2 Billion Cosmetics Sector
Organised by Channels Exhibitions, the show is being held at Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC) till February 5, 2009.
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Region’s Premier Environmental Trade Highlights Abu Dhabi’s Role As Catalyst For Environmental Initiatives
256 exhibitors from 28 countries showcased a range of water, waste and air quality management solutions over a gross exhibit space of 10,000 sqm. Germany, France, the UK, Italy, Switzerland and China hosted national pavilions at ENVIRONMENT 2009.
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Awareness On The UAE’s Coastal Environment To Be Raised On National Environment Day
The theme, Towards the Sustainable Development of our Coasts, was selected by the National Commission for the Celebration of National Environment Day.
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ADAC Proposes Collaboration On Strategy For Aviation Crisis Management
ADAC Safety and Security expert presents strategy for airline and airport collaboration; ADAC plays host to Aviation Crisis Management Conference 2009
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du Announces Third Year Of Participation And Sponsorship Of Abu Dhabi Career Fair 2009
A specialized team at du will review all applications and update the applicants with possible internship and employment opportunities within the company after the event.
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6th Abu Dhabi Music & Arts Festival 2009
Dates and Programs - 6th Abu Dhabi Music & Arts Festival 2009
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Abu Dhabi becomes headquarters of International Council on Archives
The board of directors of the International Council on Archives (ICA) has approved Abu Dhabi as the headquarters of the organisation
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Chicago To Become ETIHAD’S Second US Destination
Chicago, the third largest city in America and the biggest in the state of Illinois, will be the Abu Dhabi-based airline’s second US destination joining its popular daily flight to New York.
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Emirates Photography Competition announces programme and activities of its fourth edition 2009
The Emirates Photography Competition, organised by the Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture and Heritage, has announced the programme and activities of its fourth edition, which is held during February and March 2009
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United Printing And Publishing Wins Gold
This year, more than 700 entries were submitted by companies from across the GCC region across 14 categories which rewarded innovation, creativity and technological advancements.
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ECSSR Hosts Conference On Human Resources And Development In Arabian Gulf
The conference will focus primarily on the impact of international and regional developments on the issue of development and human resources in the GCC countries.
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Centre Of Information Releases New Study On ’UAE And The Culture Of Tolerance’
The study asserts that President H.H. Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan has been one of the pioneering advocate for spreading the values of tolerance and cooperation, instead of exclusion and refusal of the other.
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Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank Demonstrates Firm Intent On developing The UAE Workforce
The tailor-made programme aims to advance the Islamic Finance Industry by developing the UAE workforce through specialized training.
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ADAC Highlights Efforts to Successfully Recruit Nationals with Special Needs at Recruitment Show
Abu Dhabi Airports Company (ADAC) announced yesterday its participation in the Abu Dhabi Recruitment Show 2009, which will be held in Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre, between 3-5 February.
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ADAC Highlights Efforts to Successfully Recruit Nationals with Special Needs at Recruitment Show
The ADAC pavilion at the show has been designed to provide extensive information and an environment which meets the needs of UAE nationals searching for employment opportunities with major national institutions such as ADAC.
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BP-Ford Abu Dhabi’s HIRVONEN Trails AAVA and LOEB In Ireland
Torrential downpours wrecked havoc on Rally Ireland’s leader-board today, as the 2009 FIA World Rally Championship got off to a typically dramatic start.
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’Shrink-A-Bottle’ Campaign At The Al Ain Aerobatic Show
Zoltan Veres, the four times Guinness World Record Holder and two-time Aero GP champion, today also became a part of the Al Ain Mineral Water Company’s campaign against PET waste, and will contribute to it as a socially responsible participant.
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ETIHAD Appoints Environmental Manager
Linden has more than 18 years experience in environmental affairs and joins Etihad from Cathay Pacific Airways where she held the position of environmental manager for the past five years.
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Sorouh Real Estate Pjsc Reports Full Year Growth Despite Toughening Market Conditions
The company reported a growth in total assets of 135 per cent to AED 17 billion at 31 December 2008 (AED 7.2 billion), with net asset value up 33.5 per cent to AED 5,958 million (AED 4,463 million).
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Sorouh Real Estate PJSC Reports Full Year Growth Despite Toughening Market Conditions
The net profit represented earnings per share of 74 fils (50 fils per share) and was generated from operating activities, with no asset revaluations.
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ETIHAD Codeshare Boost For Kuwaiti Travellers
Under the deal, which comes into effect on 1 February 2009, the Abu Dhabi-based airline will place its two-letter ‘EY’ code on both of Kuwait Airways’ weekly services between Kuwait and Etihad’s own home base.
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’Spirit of Islam’ Exhibition opens at ADMA-OPCO Headquarters
The ‘Spirit of Islam’ exhibition showcasing unique masterpieces of Islamic calligraphy and rare banknotes and coins is now open at Abu Dhabi Marine Operating Company (ADMA-OPCO) Headquarters
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Al Ain Airshow takes off with full support from ADAC
In 2008, the show attracted over 130,000 visitors; organisers have stated that they expect this figure to grow substantially for this year’s show.
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Al Ain Airshow Takes Off With Full Support From ADAC
Rapidly having become an event attracting enthusiasts from both regional and worldwide audiences, for those in the UAE, Al Ain is just over an hour’s drive from either Abu Dhabi City or Dubai and so the event is easily accessible to the majority of the UAE’s population.
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Culture And Co Expands Activities To The Capital
The bookstore will be offering French books and educational material, targeting a wide range of readers with a choice to satisfy all needs and age segment.
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9th IDEX to be Gulf’s largest exhibition in 2009
Abu Dhabi’s upcoming 9th International Defence Exhibition and Conference (IDEX 2009) will be the largest exhibition in the Gulf region this year
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ETIHAD Set To Extend European Network To Istanbul
Turkey’s commercial capital will initially be served four times a week from June 2, expanding to five flights a week from October.
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Impressive 50% increase over 2007 results
Throughout the year, FGB has maintained a healthy and strong balance sheet where Bank’s Assets grew by 47% to reach AED107.9 billion by year end 2008 and Equity increased by 64% to reach AED16.6 billion.
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