Contributor ReportsAbu Dhabi aims to shake up school system
Source: Financial Times
Abu Dhabi :: United Arab Emirates | updated Tue Nov 03 01:04:09 -0800 2009 | disasters
The emirate has 305 public schools and 205 private schools serving about 250,000 pupils. Moreover, given the intention to triple the population of the Abu Dhabi city by 2030, the educational authorities are expecting a further 150,000 children will join...
North Korean Weapon-laden Ship Seized By U.A.E.
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FauziaSultana 
Abu Dhabi :: United Arab Emirates | updated Sat Oct 03 12:50:32 -0700 2009 | disasters
According to the U.K.newspaper, Financial Times,a cargo of weapons bound for Iran was seized in U.A.E. waters by the naval authorities there. The U.N.authorities responsible for carrying out sanctions on Pyongyang were informed about the incident on Friday. It is...
ReachSome Arab Women Find Freedom in the Skies
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Abu Dhabi :: United Arab Emirates | updated Mon Dec 22 07:51:27 -0800 2008 | disasters
Marwa Abdel Aziz Fathi giggled self-consciously as she looked down at the new wing-shaped brooch on the left breast pocket of her crisp gray uniform, then around the room at the dozens of other Etihad flight attendants all chatting and...
Umpire Raza returns to cricket after Lahore attack
Source: Dawn
Abu Dhabi :: United Arab Emirates | updated Mon Nov 09 03:05:24 -0800 2009 | disasters
Umpire Ahsan Raza, who was criticially injured during the attacks on the Sri Lankan team on March 3, returned to international cricket in the third one-day between Pakistan and New Zealand here on Monday. 'I am thrilled and exited to...
UAE plans nuclear investment
Source: Financial Times
Abu Dhabi :: United Arab Emirates | updated Mon Nov 02 09:40:00 -0800 2009 | disasters
Areva has already been talking with Middle East investors about the possibility of selling a minority stake. Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala, a state investment vehicle, last year announced a target of becoming a top 10 investor in GE, with which it...
Bank digs away at its debt mountain
Source: Financial Times
Abu Dhabi :: United Arab Emirates | updated Wed Oct 21 08:57:23 -0700 2009 | disasters
At its headquarters, the lights are switched off at the end of every day, the air-conditioning is turned down and the bank keeps only one of its lifts operating during the evenings and weekends. It is part of an extensive...
Abu Dhabi debt in demand
Source: Financial Times
Abu Dhabi :: United Arab Emirates | updated Fri Oct 16 00:58:54 -0700 2009 | disasters
Abu Dhabi’s government was the first this year to tap the international debt markets in April, which established a fresh yield curve to ease pricing, and triggered a flood of issuance from state-linked entities. The emirate and its companies have...
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