DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A government oil company in the United Arab Emirates says it has opened the country’s first solar-powered gas station in Dubai. The Dubai-owned Emirates National Oil Company said on Wednesday the service station on the city’s …
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UAE jails businessman for trying to ship generator to Iran: agency
the UAE state news agency said. Iran emerged from years of economic isolation last year when world powers led by the United States and European Union lifted sanctions in return for curbs on Iran’s nuclear work meant to ensure it can’t be put to developing …
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Dubai Police to have bicycle patrols in all stations
Major-General Abdullah Khalifa Al Merri, Commander-in-Chief of the Dubai Police, reviewed the bicycle training course at the Dubai Police headquarters. The idea of launching the new cycle patrol is for faster response to emergencies. Major-General Khalil …
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Dubai Police discuss Expo 2020 security
Dubai: Dubai Police are keen to use artificial intelligence and enabling integrated communication with neighbouring countries and other parties to enhance safety and security at major events like Expo 2020. Brigadier Abdullah Ali Al Gaithi, director of …
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Obese woman to move to UAE after ‘losing 250kg’ in India
These are external links and will open in a new window An Egyptian woman believed to have been the world’s heaviest is to be moved to the UAE after a row over her weight loss at the Indian hospital she was being treated at. Mumbai’s Saifee hospital said …
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Abu Dhabi International Book Fair launched
according to UAE News Agency (WAM). The current cycle of the fair was organised by Abu Dhabi Tourism and Culture Authority with the participation of 1,320 exhibitors representing 65 countries from around the world, with over 500,000 titles in over 30 …
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Mumbai: Eman Ahmed set to go to Abu Dhabi for further treatment
The family took the decision after a group of experts visited her at the Mumbai hospital, where she is being treated (From left) Eman’s sister Shaimaa with the team from the Abu Dhabi hospital that came to check Eman’s reports yesterday afternoon The saga …
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UAE traffic: Breeze past the end of work week on these roads
Residents can expect usual morning rush traffic from Sharjah to Dubai this Thursday according to live updates from TrafficDXB and Google. So far, only a single accident has been reported. An accident occurred along Al Khail Road just before the Meydan exit …
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Failed luxury expo costs Nova Scotia exhibitors $25K each
A high-end Nova Scotia jewelry designer and a custom furniture maker who attended a luxury goods expo in Abu Dhabi last November say they are out tens of thousands of dollars because barely anyone showed up to shop. Carrie Lamb owns Frida Fine Jewellery …
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China embosses its mark on Abu Dhabi book fair
Abu Dhabi: China is the Guest of Honour at this year’s Abu Dhabi International Book Fair (ADIBF) and one could experience that it has made its presence felt from the moment one enters the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC) grounds, where the …
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Toronto-based Saudi novelist wins prestigious prize for Arab fiction
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — A Saudi novelist won what is considered to be the region’s top literary award for Arab fiction for a book about the trials and tribulations of a man on a journey of self-revelation through Andalusia in the 12th century …
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Abu Dhabi Theme Park to Recreate Gotham City, Metropolis
When the new Warner Bros. theme park opens in Abu Dhabi next year, visitors will be able to explore the dark alleyways of Gotham City, the streets of Metropolis, and the town of Bedrock all on one island. New details have been released on Warner Bros.
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Abu Dhabi docs visit hospital to review Eman’s condition
A team of four doctors from VPS Healthcare in Abu Dhabi visited Saifee Hospital to review Eman’s medical reports on Wednesday. However, a dozen doctors at Saifee Hospital, who are treating Eman are determined to carry on their ‘symbolic resignation’.
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First images & opening window of Warner Bros. World of Abu Dhabi revealed!
Well, you’re in luck, because it turns out that Warner Bros. Consumer Products and Miral are in the process of building a themed-entertainment destination called World of Abu Dhabi that will permit you to visit the locations I’ve listed above and more!
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Mohammad Bin Zayed visits Burjeel Hospital
Abu Dhabi: His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, visited the Burjeel Hospital yesterday morning. He ordered that holders of Thiqa health insurance cards would no …
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Eman Ahmed may head to Abu Dhabi after row with Mumbai hospital
MUMBAI: Eman Ahmed, the 36-year-old Egyptian who until recently was the heaviest woman alive at 500kg, could leave Mumbai for a hospital in Abu Dhabi if “things work out”. Doctors from Burjeel Hospital, owned by the VPS chain of Kerala-born billionaire …
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Warner Bros. World Abu Dhabi to Build Real-Life Gotham City | THR News
Are you ready to visit Gotham and Metropolis for real? ‘Batman v. Superman’ may have brought both of them together on the big screen for the first time, but now those cities will have a real-world presence — thanks to Warner Bros. World Abu Dhabi.
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