Tag: ABU DHABI
India Backs Iran's Nuclear Program
"ABU DHABI: India on Monday backed Iran's "peaceful" nuclear programme and said New Delhi would continue its "significant" engagement with Tehran since the oil-rich nation is an important-role player in the Middle...
UAE real estate boom good for local media includi...
Even Abu Dhabi’s new newspaper The National is well placed to pick up on the boom in real estate advertising. This week the Cityscape 2008 show hits the capital amid a blaze of publicity.
Fed interest rate cuts will feed food inflation a...
First came the US dot-com stock market bubble; then the US and global house price bubble; now food, energy and real estate in the Gulf States.
Will the WSJ follow the FT to Dubai? « Peterjcoo...
The paper will be produced in London and printed in Dubai. In fact, the Financial Times has been printing its Asia edition in Dubai for more than a year.
Is the Wall Street Journal next for a Middle East...
Will the now Rupert Murdoch-owned Wall Street Journal be able to resist the challenge thrown down by the Financial Times this week by announcing that its first Middle East edition will launch on April 29?
Reading The National, Abu Dhabi’s new newspaper...
This broadsheet is like The Guardian in design and content partly follows the populist modern Telegraph with an almost tabloid style. It is easy to read and find your way around the pages. The challenge is clearly thrown down to Gulf News, although the business section must...
Abu Dhabi five-year plan to underpin real estate ...
Over the next five years the emirate is committed to spending $275bn on infrastructure and real estate projects, with heavy investment in both the oil and non-oil sectors of the economy.
India will be among five countries to have 'Style...
India is among five countries where a leading United Arab Emirates(UAE)-based investment institution plans to set up a new Style Cityproject.The Abu Dhabi Investment House (ADIH) has announced thelaunch of 26 billion dirham ($7 billion) Style City, a project thatwill seek to...
Camel beauty pageant to be held in UAE
If you happen to own an attractive camel and think that yours is the best looking camel out there, then head on over to the United Arab Emirates for the annual camel beauty contest. I have to wonder what the camels...
Massive blast at Dubai fireworks warehouse
UPDATE: 11:58AM ESTTwo people have now been confirmed dead in the blast at a Dubai fireworks factory."
DUBAI, March 26 (Reuters) - At least two people were killed and two injured when a fire engulfed a fireworks...
Dozens of vehicles burn in massive Emirates wreck
If you have any information or footage of this event please tell us. "Six people were killed, at least 40 were injured and dozens of vehicles burned Tuesday when hundreds of cars collided on a fog-shrouded Persian...
Balinese arts troupe off to France and Switzerland
"Denpasar, Bali (ANTARA News) - A 36-strong Balinese arts troupe left for France and Switzerland on Friday for a three-week long arts mission.
During the mission, they will organize at least seven dance performances...
Architecture: Boxes? No! Blobs? No! Boring? Never!
lots of props for NY-based Asymptote architecture in this article from Lisa Rochon: "
There was a point when the drawings and renderings by Asymptote, a New York firm led by two Canadians, Hani Rashid and Lise Anne Couture, were enough.
When building their designs...
Six Authors Shortlisted for Arabic Fiction Prize
At a time when much negative political attention has been centred on the Arab world, it is encouraging to see the establishment of the International Prize for Arabic Fiction, an award that will bring much-deserving...
