Abu Dhabi Archive

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    Al Dhafrah Camel Festival

    The 4th Al Dhafrah Camel Festival started on Thursday 16 December 2010 and is expected to draw thousands of visitors — and more than 20,000 camels vying for the Dh35 million prize for the most beautiful camel in the Mazayin Camel Beauty Competition. The yearly festival...

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    A Reward for Safe Drivers

    Mohammad Mubarak has not been issued with a single traffic fine or been in an accident during the past 20 years. Which is why he was not afraid when he was flagged down in the capital yesterday by a convoy of cars which included a...

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    Special Needs New SMS Respond

    A new service being launched by the Abu Dhabi Police Department tomorrow will help rush assistance to special needs people in distress as soon as it receives an SMS alert. Abu Dhabi Police Central Operations Division, said that the police department had set up the...

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    Fifa Fans must respect their Muslim hosts

      FANS in Abu Dhabi for FIFA’s Club World Cup (8-18 December) have been warned not to drink alcohol or kiss in public. The guidelines also warned against drug-taking “in public places or in private to avoid any legal action,” while in the United Arab...

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    Abu Dhabi: GCC Summit 2010

    The GCC leaders will gather here in the UAE on 6-7 December 2010 for their 31st summit under the presidency of UAE President His Highness Shaikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan. Abu Dhabi will be hosting the leaders as the group completed three decades of...

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    UAE to Host Gulf parliaments Meeting

    The UAE will host the fourth meeting of Gulf parliaments on November 22 at the Emirates Palace Hotel in Abu Dhabi. The meeting will be chaired by Abdul Aziz Al Ghurair, Speaker of the Federal National Council, in the presence of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)...

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    Liwa Oasis

    Liwa Oasis lies 220km south-west of Abu Dhabi Island on the northern edge of the Empty Quarter (the Ruba’ Al Khali Desert) one of the largest sand deserts in the world, encompassing most of the southern third of the Arabian Peninsula, including southern Saudi Arabia,...

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    If it was …

    Sultan Al Qassemi @SultanAlQassemi If #Dubai or any Arab city did this the Western press would throw a fit: Italian seaside town planning miniskirt ban http://bbc.in/bf1Wsx Sultan Al Qassemi @SultanAlQassemi If Dubai banned miniskirts the Western press would say it was for religious reasons or...

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    160 Develop Breast Cancer Yearly

    Around 160 women develop breast cancer every year in Abu Dhabi only, and 80 per cent of all cancerous lumps are found by women themselves, according to Abu Dhabi Health Authority. Not to forget that health experts warned that cancer is the third leading cause...

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    Volunteer For The 2010 Formula 1

    The opportunity, which all has been waiting for, now you can register to participate in the largest sporting event Prix, Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Formula One. Volunteers are required. The 2010 FORMULA 1™ ETIHAD AIRWAYS ABU DHABI GRAND PRIX is coming to Abu Dhabi...

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