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Dubai World Cup
31 March 2012 1:35 PM | No CommentsThe Dubai World Cup is a Thoroughbred horse race held annually since 1996 and from 2010 at the Meydan Racecourse in the city of Dubai. The race is operated through the Emirates Horse Racing Authority (EHRA) whose Chairman is Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan,...
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Sri Lanka trip for Emirati family ends in tragedy
Posted on March 16, 2012 | No CommentsA trip for an Emirati family of three who decided to take a break in Sri Lanka ended in tragedy when two of the family members died. The head of the family has been admitted to an ICU (Intensive Care Unit) at a hospital in... -
100 Most Powerful Arab Women 2012
Posted on March 5, 2012 | No CommentsSheikha Lubna Al Qasimi has topped CEO Middle East magazine’s list of 100 Most Powerful Arab Women for the second year running. The UAE’s Minister of Foreign Trade beat Yemeni Nobel Peace Prize laureate Tawakkul Karman to rank in first place. Among the other notable... -
Sail E-Magazine
Posted on March 4, 2012 | No CommentsSail Magazine aims to provide a medium for new writers to explore their talents and groom them to reach the growth they aspire to. Sail Magazine is an independent Emirati online monthly magazine, purposed to re-ignite the passion of reading and writing in the community.... -
Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak participates in march against child slavery
Posted on March 2, 2012 | No CommentsSheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, took part today in a march against child slavery at the Abu Dhabi Corniche. Present were also Sheikh Mohammed bin Nahyan Al Nahyan, Sheikh Shakhbout bin Nahyan Al Nahyan, officials from the UAE... -
Missing Emirati student found in hospital ICU
Posted on February 28, 2012 | No CommentsThe missing Emirati student, Yousuf Musabih Al Otoubi, 22, was finally located today at the intensive care unit (ICU) of the Rashid Hospital in Dubai. Dubai Police confirmed that an unidentified young man who was at admitted at the hospital because of a road accident... -
UAE MBAs among best in Arab world
Posted on February 21, 2012 | No CommentsThe UAE have dominated the list of top MBA programmes in the Arab world. In this month’s Forbes Middle East issue, 12 private UAE institutions’ MBA programmes were among the top 20. 2: American University of Sharjah ($47,082) 3: Canadian University of Dubai ($21,774) 6:... -
The Second Heritage Film Festival
Posted on February 21, 2012 | No CommentsThe Goethe-Institut Gulf Region will be organizing the second Heritage Film Festival under the title “The Young & the Old”. This open-air film festival will take place from 22 to 25 February 2012 at the Heritage Village .We will be screening selected Emirati, German and... -
Emirati women to take up Antarctica challenge
Posted on February 21, 2012 | No CommentsFive Emirati women Alia Al Khafajy, Anna Ayoub, Oshba Mubarak, Khadijah Al Muttawa and Yasmin Al Juwadri announced their participation in the 2041 International Antarctica Expedition to promote environmental awareness. The 2041 International Antarctica Expedition aims to highlight the effects of global warming and ensure... -
Pepsi, Coke cans to be taken off UAE shelves
Posted on February 20, 2012 | 1 CommentThe Ministry of Economy, in cooperation with other concerned departments, will start taking off the shelves cans of Coca-Cola and Pepsi that are sold at retail outlets for Dh1.50. Hashem Nuaimi, head of Consumer Protection Department the Ministry of Economy, said that the ministry decided to pull... -
The Emirati Poet Ahmed Rashid Thani Passed Away
Posted on February 20, 2012 | No CommentsAhmed Rashid Thani an Emirati poet passed away today. Ahmed was born in Khor Fakan. He graduated from the UAE University in 1985 and worked as a journalist and in various cultural institutions within the UAE. He has written for the theatre and done research...
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