UAE News
Abu Dhabi’s Hudayriat Island opens beach
Wednesday, May 30, 2018The long-awaited Hudayriat Island development welcomed its first visitor attraction in just a few hours as a new beach opens to the public. Located opposite Al Bateen Beach, and reached through a cable suspension bridge previously known as the “bridge to nowhere”, Hudayriat is expected to add 30 kilometres of waterfront to Abu Dhabi. It… Abu Dhabi’s Hudayriat Island opens beach
Joint Declaration by the Government structures of Russia, UAE and the UN’s Industrial Development Organization (Video)
Wednesday, May 30, 2018WHEREAS the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), as a specialized agency of the United Nations, has the unique mandate for promoting inclusive and sustainable industrial development in the developing countries and in countries with economies in transition; WHEREAS the Russian Federation and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have a longstanding and cooperative relationship with… Joint Declaration by the Government structures of Russia, UAE and the UN’s Industrial Development Organization (Video)
Putin announces 2019 Global Manufacturing and Industrialisation Summit in Russia
Wednesday, May 30, 2018The Global Manufacturing and Industrialisation Summit, GMIS, the pioneering cross-industry forum launched in the UAE in 2017, announced that Russia has secured the rights to host its 2nd edition in 2019 in the city of Yekaterinburg, the fourth-largest city in Russia. The announcement was made by Vladimir Putin, President of the Russian Federation, during his… Putin announces 2019 Global Manufacturing and Industrialisation Summit in Russia
UAE delegation participates in the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum
Wednesday, May 30, 2018H.H. Sheikh Hamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Chief of the Abu Dhabi Crown Prince’s Court and Managing Director of the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA), participated in the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum 2018 (SPIEF). UAE’s senior official attended the plenary session of the SPIEF and traditionally took part in the Russian President’s meeting with… UAE delegation participates in the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum
Free Dubai taxi rides for people with disabilities
Monday, May 28, 2018People with special needs or disabilities are eligible for free taxi rides in Dubai for the remainder of the year. Dubai Taxi Corporation announced its initiative “Al Khair Ride”, meaning the ride of goodwill on Saturday. To book a taxi, a person with disabilities need only call 042080808. The taxis that will be sent to… Free Dubai taxi rides for people with disabilities
Coffee husks is now fetching a 480% premium over coffee itself
Monday, May 28, 2018Aida Batlle grows coffee on her family’s farm in the hills surrounding El Salvador’s Santa Ana Volcano. Like generations before her, she had little use for the skin that encases the beans, so she’d turn it into cheap fertilizer or, more frequently, trash it. Then one day, walking past some husks drying in the sun,…
List announced for best-ever Booker Prize
Monday, May 28, 2018Britain’s Hilary Mantel, Canada’s Michael Ondaatje and American author George Saunders are among five contenders for the title of greatest-ever winner of the prestigious Man Booker Prize for fiction. This special one-off award for the Man Booker Prize’s 50th anniversary celebrations will crown the best work of fiction from the last five decades of the… List announced for best-ever Booker Prize
Real Madrid Beats Liverpool in Champions League Final on a Wonder and Two Blunders
Saturday, May 26, 2018In years to come, this Real Madrid team will not remember the details of how it moved from mere greatness to genuine legend, of how it etched its name in history alongside the very best club teams soccer has ever produced. They will not matter. Like the Ajax of Johan Cruyff, the Bayern Munich of… Real Madrid Beats Liverpool in Champions League Final on a Wonder and Two Blunders
Dubai rated the most expensive place to buy a summer dress and surf the internet
Saturday, May 26, 2018Dubai is the most expensive place in the world to buy a summer dress and surf the internet, a new global ranking says. Deutsche Bank’s annual Mapping the World’s Prices report outlines the prices of a range of goods and services to rank the cost of living in 50 cities relevant to global financial markets.… Dubai rated the most expensive place to buy a summer dress and surf the internet
RDIF, Mubadala Petroleum and Gazprom Neft announce a joint venture to develop Siberian oil fields
Saturday, May 26, 2018The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), the sovereign wealth fund of Russia) and Mubadala Petroleum, the UAE-based leading oil and gas exploration and production company, announce the creation of a joint venture with PJSC Gazprom Neft to develop several oil fields in the Tomsk and Omsk regions. RDIF and Mubadala Petroleum will acquire a 49… RDIF, Mubadala Petroleum and Gazprom Neft announce a joint venture to develop Siberian oil fields
