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Etisalat lauds Telecommunications Regulatory Authority on spectrum policy
Etisalat Group announced its support and appreciation for the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority's decision to allocate the 700 and 800 Megahertz bands to mobile broadband, confirming the UAE's position as a global leader in international spectrum policy and ...
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Summer Holiday Offers for Families from Dubai Abu Dhabi
travel package with affordable, yet luxury accommodation. If you travel with family or a group of friends, you can book a comfortable stay in an apartment or a villa, while exploring some of the most popular travel destinations this ...
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Hainan Airlines to add new routes to Abu Dhabi this summer
The companies, which handle in-flight catering services, ground handling and cargo operations, are being incorporated, subject to regulatory approvals, into Etihad Airport Services, a unit of Etihad Airways. It comes as Abu Dhabi Airports Company (Adac) is predicting a 15 per cent increase in the number of flights over the peak summer period, between May to August, compared with last ...
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Abu Dhabi plans desert park around Meyzad Fort
Abu Dhabi Tourism and Culture Authority (TCA-Abu Dhabi) has unveiled a plan to develop a desert park around Mezyad Fort, Gulf News has reported. The project aims to develop a luxury hotel and oasis spa and to restore the severely degraded desert land into a park to display the area's natural diversity of flora and fauna, archaeological sites and natural beauty. The hotel and oasis spa will ...
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Abu Dhabis General Holding plans IPO
Abu Dhabi-based General Holding Corp (Senaat), which has nearly $7bn in assets, has approached banks with a proposal for a potential share listing, as part of plans to spur listings on the local stock market, Reuters has reported, citing three sources familiar with the matter. "The Abu Dhabi stock market needs a kick start with a big listing. Somebody has to take the initiative as the ...
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Fitch Clasifica en F1+A+ Nueva Linea de Efectos de Comercio de Gasco. Outlook Positivo
U.S. prime money market funds (MMFs) increased their exposure to eurozone banks in April. However, even at 15.1%, asset allocations to these institutions remain well below 2011 levels, according to Fitch ...
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United Arab Emirates - Emirati netizen sentenced to 10 months in prison
Reporters Without Borders expresses outrage at the Abu Dhabi appeals court confirmation of the 10-month prison sentence of netizen Abdullah Al-Hadidi.The appeals court made its ruling on 22 May.Arrested on 22 March, Al-Hadidi was convicted in a lower court in April ...
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Parents with prams call for safer pavements in Abu Dhabi
ABU DHABI // Negotiating the streets with a child in a pram can be stressful and dangerous, parents are complaining. A lack of ramps and crossings, narrow sections of pavement separating the road from parking areas, and blocked and obstructed footpaths impede easy and safe access. Tracy Bensabai, 42, from the UK, lives in Al Mushrif between the churches and the International School of ...
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1.5m-square-metre indoor theme park in Dubai due to open early next year
DUBAI // Thrill-seekers should mark the beginning of next year in their diaries - a giant new indoor theme park is due to open. The project's planned opening date was revealed by Adam Alexander Page, the vice president for marketing at the developer IMG Group. He said IMG Worlds of Adventure would open in "early 2014", which is later than previous announcements had indicated. ...
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Rubbish recycled into art to help charities
ABU DHABI // Four sculptures of sea creatures made from recycled materials are to be auctioned for charity. The seahorse, conch shell, stingray and crab are the work of artist Suhail Jashanmal, who created them as part of the Green Abu Dhabi 2013 initiative. He was aided by an American artist and sculptor, Chris Oricchio, and 70 children from the Gems American Academy in Abu Dhabi. Each ...
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Theres nothing goofy about this UAE surfers feats
DUBAI // Mohammad bin Merjan rode out his friends' ribbing when he returned from California with his new love. The thin, tall beauty hanging off the Emirati's arm as he left the airport in 2011 was not a West Coast blonde, but his very first surfboard. Mohammad, 24, remembers perfectly the day he watched surfers paddling out into the sea off Civic Beach in San Diego. "It was a ...
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Fun classes teaching children to love Arabic
DUBAI // An Arabic centre is hoping to revive the language among Emirati children. Iqra'a, which was set up two months ago and has already enrolled about 40 youngsters, aims to reverse a steady decline in Arabic among younger generations. "A trend of Arabs moving away from Arabic has developed over the years in the UAE and we now have new generations with a very weak mother ...
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Walking with a pram in Abu Dhabi is a stressful stroll
ABU DHABI // Negotiating the streets of the capital with a child in a pram can be a stressful and dangerous experience, parents say. The lack of ramps and safe pedestrian crossings, narrow sections of pavement that separate the road from parking areas, and blocked and obstructed footpaths are some of the issues impeding easy and safe access. Tracy Bensabai, 42, from the UK, lives in Al Mushrif ...
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Abu Dhabi churchgoers being harassed by beggars
ABU DHABI // Churchgoers are being harassed by beggars who show them injuries and demand as much as Dh300. People in Al Mushrif, particularly women, complain the men approach them as they arrive and leave church on Fridays. Many have given between Dh20 and Dh50 but the beggars say it is not enough and plead for as much as Dh300. Begging is ...
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Essar Projects secures Dh293m contract in Abu Dhabi
Dubai: Essar Projects (EPL), a Global EPC (Engineering, Procurement, Construction) contractor has bagged three new orders totalling $80 million (Dh293 million) in Abu Dhabi underpinning its presence in the Middle East market, the company ...
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Etisalat said to be highest bidder for Maroc stake
Gulf telecom operator Etisalat has offered a higher price for Vivendi's Maroc Telecom stake than rival Qatari bidder Ooredoo, according to two people familiar with the ...
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Etisalat makes top bid for Vivendis Maroc Tel sources
By Leila Abboud and Sophie SassardPARIS/LONDON (Reuters) - Gulf telecom operator Etisalat has offered a higher price for Vivendi's Maroc Telecom stake than rival Qatari bidder Ooredoo, according to two people familiar with the matter.Etisalat's bid needs further work, however, and has more legal conditions than Ooredoo's offer, so Vivendi has not yet made a final choice, the ...
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Magic returns to the Etihad for Scott Dureau and Adrian Purtell
Scott Dureau, of Catalan Dragons, will make his comeback at the Magic Weekend in Manchester after having a tumour removed. Photograph: Andrew ...
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Jet tanks 5 on profit booking shareholders clear Etihad deal
Jet Airways scrip today fell by 5 per cent on profit booking ahead of quarterly results, even as its shareholders approved the sale of 24 per cent stake to Abu Dhabi-based Etihad. After falling 4.66 per cent to Rs 557 in intra-day trade, shares of the carrier ended at Rs 562.70, down 3.69 per cent on the BSE. The fall was sharper at the NSE, where the stock settled 5.01 per cent lower at Rs 557. ...
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Technip wins Abu Dhabi oil gas contract
Technip has been awarded a turnkey EPC contract to modify and revamp flares on the Das Island site off the coast of Abu Dhabi. The company was awarded the lump sum contract - the value of which was not declared - by ADMA-OPCO, a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi's National Oil Company. The project aims to mitigate the hazards due to the existing atmospheric flares on offshore associated gas and ...
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Shareholders at Indias Jet approve Etihad stake deal
Shareholders in India's Jet Airways approved an agreed sale of a 24 percent stake in the airline to Abu Dhabi's Etihad Airways, a senior executive at the Indian carrier said on ...
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Louvre Abu Dhabi is a modern marvel in the making
The stunning dome designed by Jean Nouvel will be the first thing visitors to the Louvre Abu Dhabi will see when they arrive at the museum in 2015. Courtesy Tourism Development & Investment ...
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Dont sweat - Air-conditioned sports facilities coming for summer in Abu Dhabi
ABU DHABI // Keeping fit during summer is never easy,especially when it is hotter than 45C. But Abu Dhabi Municipality is helping residents in the capital to stay on their toes this year. The civic body plans to erect five air-conditioned, covered sporting pitches on the Corniche in front of the Hilton, in the car park behind the hotel and on Al Bateen beach. They will include a football ...
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Sheikh Abdullah discusses ways to combat international money-laundering
ABU DHABI // The Foreign Minister, Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed, met the US Treasury's undersecretary for terrorism and financial intelligence, David S Cohen, in Abu Dhabi on Thursday to discuss international efforts to combat terrorism and money-laundering operations. He also met the European Union special representative for the southern Mediterranean region, Bernardino Leon, to discuss a ...
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Abu Dhabi hires key role for New York franchise
Claudio Reyna, left, is the first key appointment for Manchester City's MLS franchise team, New York City Football Club. (Photo: Manchester City ...
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