Entry permit issued for tennis player
WAM ABU DHABI 19 February 2009 (WAM): An entry permit has been issued to permit the Israeli tennis player Andy Ram to take part in next week’s tennis tournament in Dubai, the Director of the Consular Affairs Department, Ministry of Foreign…
Desert Palm Dubai Dining Deals for March 2009
Dubai’s Desert Palm Golf resort will be offerring special dinning deals every Saturday lunchtime from 12 noon until 3pm throughout March. Mouthwatering dishes of roast meat, vegetables and potatoes will be complemented by traditional stuffing, Yorkshire pudding and gravy. Come…
Premier Inn Middle East Slashes 30% rates for its budget hotels
Premier Inn Middle East, a joint venture of Emirates and UK-based holding company Whitbread, has reduced the daily room rates to AED350 (US $95.3) from AED495 ($134.8) until the end of September, in response to a slow tourism in the…
Sh: Khalifa Issues law To Setup The Abu Dhabi National Chemicals Company
Abu Dhabi, Feb 15th, 2009 His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan has issued a law to setup the Abu Dhabi National Chemicals Company, as a joint venture in which the International Petroleum Investment Company (IPIC) and Abu Dhabi…
Dubai Restructures Key Companies amid credit crunch
DUBAI, Feb 15 2009 major holding companies linked with the Dubai government unveiled, they will do major restructuring which will include consolidating operations to cut costs as the global downturn hit at the core of the emirate’s financial and property sectors….
New taxi tariff for elderly and special people effective from Sunday in Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi, Feb 12th, 2009 (WAM)–TransAD, the Division of the Department of Transport dealing with taxi in the Abu Dhabi have announced services for aged persons, special needs people and patients with the to use the new taxi service at…
Musahama Web Portal launched by Du and Minisstry of social affairs
Dubai, 11 Feb. 2009 (WAM) — Du, the integrated telecom operator in the UAE, and the UAE Ministry of Social Affairs have jointly launched Musahama, a comprehensive web portal for non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in the UAE. The web portal will…
Arabian Horse Beauty Pageant to be held on Thursday in Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi, Feb 09th, 2009 (WAM)–The Abu Dhabi’s first International Championship of the Arabian Horse Beauty Pageant will be held from Feb. 12 to 13, at the Abu Dhabi Equestrian Club. The event will be held under patronage of Deputy…
EAD organizes campaign to clean fishermen wharf
ABU DHABI, Feb. 8th, 2009: Some 400 volunteers from private and government orgnizations joined hands on Sunday as part of a clean-up campaign organized by the Abu DHabi’s Environment Agency (EAD) to mark the 12th UAE National Environment Day. The…
ZonesCorp Signs Memorandum of Understanding with Ministry of Economy
Abu Dhabi, 3 Feb. 2009 (WAM): The Higher Corporation for Specialized Economic Zones (ZonesCorp) today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of Economy Abu Dhabi to increase cooperation through the exchange of electronic data and information. The…
Hamdan Calls for management regulations for coastal and marine environments
Abu Dhabi, Feb. 3, 2009 (WAM) Deputy Prime Minister, H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan has called for management regulations for safty of coastal and marine environments. Sheikh Hamdan, in his capacity as Chairman of Environment Agency Abu Dhabi…
Prince HH Sheikh Hamdan launched e-University
Dubai, Feb 01th, 2009 (WAM): Dubai Crown Prince HH Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum launched today the Hamdan Bin Mohammed e-University, the first e-university in the Arab region. The university named after his name is the manifestation…
Ministry of Heals Bans Practicing of Medical Profession in UAE without Insuring Against Medical Errors
WAM Dubai, Jan 30th, 2009: The Ministry of Health (MOH) has issued a circular to all health and pharmaceutical firms in the private sector, banning practicing of medical profession in the country without insuring against medical errors. The circular said…
Emirates Post issues stamps to mark 40 years of NCDR
Abu Dhabi, 29 Jan, 2009 (WAM) – Emirates Post has issued animation stamps to mark the 40th anniversary of the National Centre for Documentation and Research (NCDR), the nation’s custodian of information and research. The stamps are in denominations of…
9th IDEX to be the largest Exhibition in Gulf
WAM Abu Dhabi, 28th Jan. 2009: Abu Dhabi’s upcoming 9th International Defence Exhibition and Conference (IDEX 2009) will be the largest exhibition in the Gulf region this year, beating predictions of a business slowdown in the industry and the region’s…
