Team Abu Dhabi’s Torrente at top of world champ list
AMARAVATI, India 19 November 2018: Team Abu Dhabi’s Shaun Torrente capped a perfect weekend in Amaravati with a faultless drive to win the UIM F1H2O Grand Prix of India and move to the top of […]
Month: November 2018
UAE leaders receive Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan
DUBAI 19 November 2018: His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, last evening received Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan and his accompanying […]
Dubai students get funding for water purity app
DUBAI 20 November 2018: Two female university students from Dubai who created an app to test the purity of drinking water have received Dh25,000 from Huawei. More than 50 contestants took part in the competition that […]
High above the clouds – literally – soars the Burj Khalifa
DUBAI 19 November 2018: Are the clouds getting lower or is this building so high it towers above the rolling clouds. It is the building – Burj Khalifa to be exact – the tallest tower […]
D590m for expansion of Smart Traffic System in Dubai
DUBAI 19 November 2018: Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has endorsed a Dh590 million project for the expansion of the smart traffic systems. “This project is one of the key deliverables of RTA’s Innovation Lab […]
Rough Seas Alert: Wave heights to reach 8-feet
ABU DHABI 19 November 2018: The National Centre of Meteorology (NCM), has warned seafarers of rough seas in the Arabian Gulf and Oman Sea due to active Northwesterly winds, reaching speeds of 50 km/hr. The […]
Dubai does it again – world’s largest sports mall
DUBAI 19 November 2018: Dubai-based Viva City has announced the development of its Sport Society project, the world’s largest commercial sports mall. It is designed to be a global architectural icon that elevates the UAE’s […]
UAE Commemoration Day today – not on Nov 30
ABU DHABI 19 November 2018: The UAE Cabinet has issued a decision detailing that Commemoration Day, previously Martyr’s Day, ceremonies are undertaken by ministries and institutions across the country on Thursday, 29th November, as 30th […]
Falaj Aqueduct: Water channels in the Arab desert
AL AIN 16 November 2018: The Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi discovered one of the oldest aqueduct systems in the Hili region of Al Ain, dating back to the Iron Age. ‘Falaj […]
It’s the heart – not head – when you choose car colour
DUBAI 15 November 2018: Red was the most searched for colour for prospective car buyers in the GCC, but car sales show white continues to rule supreme in the final decision process, according to Web search […]