Archive For February, 2012
أكد معالي عبدالله السيد محمد السيد الهاشمي، المدير السابق للدائرة الخاصة للمغفور له بإذن الله الشيخ زايد بن سلطان آل نهيان، فخره واعتزازه بفوزه بجائزة أبوظبي في دورتها السادسة، ونوه إلى أنه لم يكن أبدا ينتظر مقابلا لخدمة بلده بأمانة، وقال: “لو أعطوني حفنة تراب من أيديهم لشكل لي ذلك أكبر فخر فما بالك بهذه [...]
اشترى سمو الشيخ حمدان بن راشد آل مكتوم، نائب حاكم دبي وزير المالية، 50 ألف نسخة من كتاب (هذا محمد) باللغة الانجليزية لتوزيعها في مختلف دول العالم للتعريف بسيرة وحياة رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم و يحكي مآثره وقيم التسامح والعفو والمساواة التي تميزت بها شخصيته وحياته. وأعلنت موسوعة “جينيس” للأرقام القياسية، مساء أمس [...]
دبي (الاتحاد) – أعلنت شرطة دبي، العثور على الشاب المواطن يوسف بن مصبح، المختفي منذ نحو 8 أيام، موضحة أنه يتلقى العلاج في قسم العناية المركزة بمستشفى راشد، في الوقت الذي أكدت فيه مسؤولة في المستشفى أن الحالة الصحية للشاب البالغ من العمر 22 سنة مستقرة، وأنه يحتاج للبقاء مدة يومين آخرين في القسم لضمان [...]
ANKARA: Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces General Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Turkish President Abdullah Gul held discussions on Tuesday on ways to strengthen bilateral relations between the UAE and Turkey. They reviewed the excellent friendly ties between the two countries and their peoples [...]
Following a record sell-out of her June 3 Abu Dhabi show, Flash Entertainment announced yesterday that a second concert has been confirmed for June 4 at Yas Arena, Yas Island. Tickets will go on sale at noon on March 5, from www.thinkflash.ae and select Virgin Megastore outlets in Dubai and Abu Dhabi (Mall of the [...]
ABU DHABI // Parents in the capital will be able to choose schools for their children based on independently measured research results rather than word of mouth. Inspectors will visit and grade every school in the capital, both state and private, from the start of the academic year in September, and the results of their [...]
(Corrects sixth paragraph of story published Feb. 23 to remove reference to number of bidders remaining in tender.) Abu Dhabi’s international airport aims to boost passenger numbers as much as 12 percent to almost 14 million this year as Etihad Airways adds flights, stretching capacity at a hub that’s already close to full. The third-biggest [...]
Dubai hotelier Jumeirah is set to open its first property in Spain, at a cost of more than $1.3m per suite, it was reported this week. The five-star, 120-room Jumeirah Port Soller Hotel and Spa in the Spanish isle of Mallorca will open on March 13. Local estate agents Mallorca Sotheby’s International Realty said that [...]
Madonna is to perform for a second time in Abu Dhabi in June after tickets to her initial concert sold out within one hour of going on general sale yesterday. The US pop star will appear in the UAE capital’s Yas Arena venue on June 3 and again on June 4 on the back of [...]
Wrestling fans in the UAE spent over a AED1m on merchandise at the recent Raw World Tour in Abu Dhabi, recording the highest ever average spend per person for a WWE event, it was announced on Tuesday. Fans attending the three-day tournament, which took place from February 9 to 11 at the International Tennis Complex [...]