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Abu Dhabi Summer Fest opens today

26. June 2008

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Children of all ages as well as their families can enjoy a full day of fun at the Abu Dhabi Summer Festival starting in the capital today. The festival will be spread over seven themed islands. At Discovery Island, children will be introduced to the Robot Zoo, a 1,000meter interactive exhibition that uses animatronics to show how [...]

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Sharjah New Taxis

25. June 2008

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Sharjah have introduced new taxi’s. Click below image to see large image.

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Abu Dhabi residents unhappy with new taxi service

23. February 2008

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Residents in the Capital are dissatisfied with the new taxi services that were launched a few months ago. While speaking to several commuters,  the reasons for their disappointment. Most of those spoken to were unanimous in their views that the taxis’ fares had doubled, registering an increase of 100 per cent compared to the old taxis. [...]

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Abu Dhabi from the sky

2. February 2008

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The Corniche has become such an integral part of the capital. Today, the Corniche is a bustling hub for athletes.

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Prime office space is still

15. November 2007

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  The majority of office T buildings in Abu Dhabi are of second ary or tertiary grade, with all buildings suffering from a lack [...]

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Abu Dhabi plans metro and inter-city trains by 2o3o

13. September 2007

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Emirate prepares to meet needs of growing population A master development plan for Abu Dhabi, reviewed yesterday by President His Highness Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, will include an inter-city train network and metro lines, WAM reported. The plan, aimed to develop the emirate up to 2030, will see an expansion of the transport network to [...]

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Abu Dhabi cracks down on unhygienic food outlets

4. September 2007

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Catering services ‘will also be under surveillance during Ramadan’ The Abu Dhabi Food Control Authority has launched a massive inspection campaign against food outlets to ensure standard of food ahead of Ramadan. During the first phase of inspections targeting 65 bakeries on Sunday night, the officials found only seven outlets adhering to all regulations. They seized and [...]

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Sharjah to host Education Show

20. August 2007

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The third edition of the Education Show, an event that features a host of undergraduate, postgraduate, and other higher study options from across the globe for UAE-based students, will be held at Expo Centre Sharjah from November 12-15.

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CENTURY CITY

8. August 2007

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Project to create 130,000 jobs Sama Dubai, the international property investment arm of Dubai Holding, is investing 18 billion Tunisian dinars (about Dh51.9 billion) in the construction of the Southern Lake of a new city in Tunisia covering 830 hectares, meant to reconcile the capital with its seafront through the construction of a marina, and to [...]

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Abu Dhabi’s government rating highest in Mideast

6. August 2007

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GEOPOLITICAL ISSUES OUTWEIGH STRONG FUNDAMENTALS Abu Dhabi’s Aa2 government rating is the highest in the Middle East along with those of the federal government of the UAE (Aa2), Kuwait (Aa2) and Qatar (Aa2), according to Moody’s Investor Services. The credit rating agency said in a report that despite the strong economic fundamentals and long history of political [...]

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