Tuesday 9th February, 2010
Akbank brings together Turkish companies with Abu Dhabi's Invest AD
AME InfoAkbank hosted meetings this week between chief executives from over a dozen Turkish companies and Abu Dhabi financial services firm Invest AD, which is looking to step up its investments in Turkey.
Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Charitable Foundation convoy arrives Haiti to distribute relief items
WAMFeb 9, 2010 - 12:07 - WAM Port-au-Prince, Feb. 9th, 2010 (WAM) -- The Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Charitable Foundation convoy today arrived at Port-au-Prince, Haiti to distribute relief items to eart...
The Bride Show Abu Dhabi 2010 opens
AME InfoSeasoned style-savvy women will be hot-footing it down to the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre to pour over the haute couture evening dresses, wedding dresses and abayas, make-up, hair and wellbei...
Demand for Abu Dhabi hotel rooms to increase by 10% in 2010
AME InfoCristal Hotels and Resorts, one of Abu Dhabi's fastest growing hotel chains, has announced that it has achieved one of the highest month-to-date occupancy rate among Abu Dhabi's 4-star and 5-star hote...
Abu Dhabi mounts its largest ITB Berlin delegation
AME InfoAbu Dhabi will next month mount its largest ever pavilion at ITB Berlin, one of Europe's leading travel fairs, with 53 companies from the emirate demonstrating huge expansion of the destination's tour...
Taqa to boost workforce in Abu Dhabi with additional UAE national hires following success of Tawdheef Recruitment Show
AME InfoAbu Dhabi National Energy Company PJSC ('Taqa'), a publicly listed company on the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange, announces a commitment to increase the number of UAE nationals following the success of...
Abu Dhabi Mounts Its Largest ITB Berlin Delegation
WAMFeb 9, 2010 - 10:42 - WAM Abu Dhabi, Feb 9th, 2010 (WAM) -- Abu Dhabi will next month mount its largest ever pavilion at ITB Berlin, one of Europe's leading travel fairs, with 53 companies from the em...
UAE's bank debt to rise in 2010
AME InfoNon-performing loans are expected to swell almost 50% to nearly Dh65bn ($17.69bn) in the UAE this year, the National has reported. The rise is likely to force lenders to set aside more reserves to pro...
Etihad launches low fares to Scotland
Travel BlackboardEtihad Airways is offering low fares on flights to Scotland as part of a new partnership with Scotland’s national tourism organisation, VisitScotland. The national airline of the United Arab Em...
Abu Dhabi selects 223 mosques for landscaping
The NationalLast Updated: February 09. 2010 12:30AM UAE / February 8. 2010 8:30PM GMT ABU DHABI // The municipality will spend up to Dh20 million (US$5.4m) on landscape improvements for 223 mosques over the next ...
Abu Dhabi selects 223 mosques for landscaping
The NationalLast Updated: February 09. 2010 12:30AM UAE / February 8. 2010 8:30PM GMT ABU DHABI // The municipality will spend up to Dh20 million (US$5.4m) on landscape improvements for 223 mosques over the next ...
Advanced traffic technology to help Abu Dhabi
The NationalA timed pedestrian crosswalk at work on the Corniche. A reader recommends adopting a more flexible technology that would regulate both traffic flow and pedestrian crossings.
Team Abu Dhabi bolsters ranks
The NationalLast Updated: February 08. 2010 8:33PM UAE / February 8. 2010 4:33PM GMT Three new faces have been added to Team Abu Dhabi Triathlon, with the endurance squad looking to compete over four continents i...
Mohammad Bin Zayed tours Al Dhafra Festival
Gulf NewsShaikh Mohammad said that UAE, under the leadership of President His Hihgness Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, is keen on perpetuating heritage and cultural festivals as a message to the present an...
Etisalat employees working part time without contracts
Gulf Newsthey are paid Dh16 per hour but have no contract. Many of them have been working there for more than five or six years. "I was sponsored by my father," said a 25-year-old Arab employee, who...
Etisalat simplifies global roaming rates
Gulf NewsDubai: Etisalat on Monday unveiled simplified roaming prices for worldwide destinations based on zones replacing country-specific charges. "Etisalat's revamped international roaming charges for ...
UAE's ADCO targets 1.8 million bpd oil output by 2017
Yahoo!7 Newsdollar contracts and another 300-million-dollar contract will be "signed within two weeks" to expand and develop onshore oil fields in the emirate, the wealthiest in the seven-member
Mohammed Bin Zayed tours Al Dhafra Festival
WAMFeb 8, 2010 - 08:56 - WAM Abu Dhabi, Feb 08th, 2010 (WAM) -- HH General Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, crown prince of Abu Dhabi and deputy supreme commander of the UAE Armed Forces hailed the o...
Sultan Bin Zayed attends camel race
WAMFeb 8, 2010 - 08:06 - WAM Suweihan, Feb 08th, 2010 (WAM) -- HH President's Representative HH Sheikh Sultan Bin Zayed Al Nahyan attended today the opening of the heritage races of purebred camels in Su...
New batch of students at Al-Maktoum Institute for Arabic and Islamic Studies in Scotland graduates tomorrow
WAMFeb 8, 2010 - 08:05 - WAM Dubai, Feb 08th, 2010 (WAM) -- The Al-Maktoum Institute for Arabic and Islamic Studies in Dundee, Scotland celebrates tomorrow the graduation of the ninth batch of students, ...
UAE's Khalifa Bin Zayed Foundation, UNHCR complete Swat Valley relief operation
WAMFeb 8, 2010 - 07:54 - WAM ABU DHABI, Feb 8th, 2010: The Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Foundation and The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) have completed the final phase of their joi...
Gary Player tees off on Saadiyat, Abu Dhabi
AME InfoGary Player talks to Phil Blizzard about the shock of seeing flattened sands dunes at one point in the development of the Saadiyat Beach Golf Course to his delight in the finished course. This is firs...
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