Abu Dhabi

An Airline Actually Giving Away Freebies?

Posted 05.21.2012

Read More: Layovers, Airline Layovers, Video, Etihad Free Hotels, International Destinations, Etihad Airways, Abu Dhabi, Free Hotel Nights, Airlines, Airline Fees, Destinations, Layover Programs, Travel News

In a world of ever-increasing fees, one airline is actually giving something away for free. Etihad Airways has announced that passengers who book a...

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Political Islamists Arouse Suspicion in the UAE

Sultan Sooud Al-Qassemi | Posted 05.21.2012

Read More: Syria, Egypt, Dubai, Uae, Muslim Brotherhood, Tunisia, Saudi Arabia, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Qatar, Bahrain Kuwait, United Arab Emirates, World News

The movement that has swept most states in the region was initially built on social ideals that the political Islamists don't necessarily subscribe to, but joined under the understanding that "the end justifies the means."

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The United Arab Emirates -– a Fertile Frontier for Financial Women

Anne Izzillo | Posted 05.16.2012

Read More: Women in the Middle East, Women and Money, Dubai, Women, Financial Women's Association of New York, Women Entrepreneurs, Abu Dhabi, Hoda Abou-Jamra, Anne Izzillo, Huda Ali Redha Al-Lawati, United Arab Emirates, Women and the Economy, World News

American and Emirati business women are striving for the same goals: diversity on corporate boards, improved business operations and gender equality.

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BSkyB Launches Sky News Arabia

Reuters | Posted 05.09.2012

Read More: News Corp. Bskyb, Bskyb, Abu Dhabi Tv, Reuters, Abu Dhabi, James Murdoch Bskyb, Rupert Murdoch BSkyB, Arab Tv, Sky Tv Arabia, Bskyb Arabia, Abu Dhabi Bskyb, Media News

* Sky News Arabia entering crowded broadcast field * Channel vows impartiality in area known for state control * Big dem...

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Olives, a Violent Romance That Resonates in the Arab World

Magda Abu-Fadil | Posted 05.05.2012

Read More: West Bank, Abu Dhabi, Alexander McNabb, University of Southern California?S Center for Public Diplomacy, Olives Alexander Mcnabb, Olives a Violent Romance, Olives Book, Books News

Olives is a light but good read and that helps the uninitiated in Middle East politics understand why Palestinians are so passionate about their attachment to their lands.

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Etihad's Next Play: Daily Flights To Dulles

Christine Negroni | Posted 04.29.2012

Read More: Emirates, Dulles, Airbus a340, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Airlines, James Hogan, Etihad, Travel News

Etihad, young and unencumbered by tradition, is making the most of its assets, embracing its identity as a scrappy parvenu to seize opportunities.

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Tiger's New Rival?

Posted 01.27.2012

Read More: Abu Dhabi, Tiger Woods Rory McIlroy, Tiger Woods Rivals, Golf, Rory McIlroy, Abu-Dhabi-Hsbc-Golf-Championship, Tiger Woods Rory McIlroy Rivalry, Tiger Woods, Video, Sports News

By Alistair Tait, Golfweek ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates -- Where would sport be without rivalries? Yankees-Dodgers, Celtics-Lakers, Packers-Bear...

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Masdar Visionary Tells The Untold Story

Karin Kloosterman | Posted 03.24.2012

Read More: UK, Renewable Energy, Abu Dhabi, Solar Energy, Lebanon, Masdar City, Internet, United Arab Emirates, Green News

Ziad Tassabehji has always been an entrepreneur at heart. Born in Lebanon and now living in the UK, Ziad started his first Internet company before there was even Internet in Dubai in 1995.

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Will the Post-Oil World Also Be the Post-American World?

Carl Pope | Posted 03.20.2012

Read More: Renewable Energy, Abu Dhabi, World Future Energy Summit, Green News

Our broken politics are now becoming everyone's business -- but we're the ones who have to fix them.

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PHOTOS: Volvo Ocean Race Comes To Abu Dhabi

Olivia Katrandjian | Posted 03.15.2012

Read More: Slidepollajax, Abu Dhabi, Volvo Ocean Race, Sailing, Ocean Sailing, Adventure Racing, Adventure Travel, Travel News

The Volvo Ocean Race, a yacht race around the world, began in Alicante, Spain in October, stopped in Cape Town, South Africa and was redirected to a secret port due to potential pirate attacks in the Straight of Hormuz.

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WATCH: Djokovic Dismantles Federer

AP | MICHAEL CASEY | Posted 02.29.2012

Read More: Abu Dhabi Tennis, Video, Roger Federer vs Novak Djokovic, Novak Djokovic, Federer Djokovic, Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Djokovic, Roger Federer, Tennis, Men's Tennis, Federer-Djokovic-Semifinals, Sports News

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — Top-ranked Novak Djokovic swept aside Roger Federer 6-2, 6-1 Friday and will play David Ferrer in the final of...

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Raising the Next Nobel Laureate

Rahilla Zafar | Posted 02.26.2012

Read More: Abu Dhabi, Festival of Thinkers, Nobel Peace Prize, Nobel Laureates, Education News

Dr. Svante Lindqvist, the founding Director of the Nobel Museum, admits that winning a Nobel Prize comes down to being a matter of chance.

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WATCH: Magical, Gorgeous Projections Light Up Mosque

Posted 12.26.2011

Read More: Mosque Architecture, Light Show, Abu Dhabi, Obscura Digital, Mosque, Light Projections, San Francisco, United Arab Emirates, Arts News

In honor of the 40th Anniversary of the United Arab Emirates National Day, a San Francisco creative agency called Obscura Digital created an insanely...

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Abu Dhabi Bar Mitzvah: A Christmas Story

Adam Valen Levinson | Posted 02.24.2012

Read More: The First Time Ever, Abu Dhabi, Jews, Wtf, Middle East, Judaism, Bar Mitzvah, Nyuad, Christmas, Religion News

Could I really change my identity as an unbarmitzvahed Jew that quickly? So efficient and convenient to my work schedule? Isn't religion supposed to be difficult?

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China and the Gulf: A Growing Strategic Relationship

Barry Lando | Posted 01.23.2012

Read More: Iran, Saudi Arabia, Gulf, Abu Dhabi, Petroleum, China, War in Iraq, Iran Nuclear Weapons, Politics News

Just as American troops and bases have spread along the Gulf, so have China's businessmen, eager to exploit the vital resources that the U.S. military is thoughtfully protecting.

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Abu Dhabi To Open Louvre Branch In 2013

AP | By ADAM SCHRECK | Posted 12.24.2011

Read More: Art Museum, Abu Dhabi, Tourism, Louvre, Museum, Paris, United Arab Emirates, Arts News

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- The Abu Dhabi developer building a vast cultural district in the Emirati capital said Monday a branch of the famed Louv...

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Gehry's Abu Dhabi Guggenheim Put On Hold

AP | By ADAM SCHRECK | Posted 12.24.2011

Read More: Oil, Abu Dhabi, Guggenheim, Gehry, Art Museums, Museum Contract, Frank Gehry, Abu Dhabi Art, United Arab Emirates, Arts News

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- The Abu Dhabi company building a branch of the Guggenheim museum in the Emirati capital said Sunday it has temporarily ...

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How Urbanisation Is Changing Emirati Identity

Sultan Sooud Al-Qassemi | Posted 12.19.2011

Read More: Dubai, Uae, Fujairah, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Ajman, Sheikh Zayed, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates, Ras Al Khaimah, World News

Abu Dhabi clearly realizes the danger of the disappearing UAE culture, and rather than battling globalization, Abu Dhabi is employing the strategy of using that unstoppable force to promote Emirati culture.

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Arab Gulf States Agree on Iranian Threat, Disagree on How to Address It

Raghida Dergham | Posted 12.14.2011

Read More: Abu Dhabi, Middle East, Lebanon, Gcc, Syria, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Gulf Region, World News

All Gulf Arabs perhaps view Iran's ambitions from the same perspective, yet their views on how such ambitions should be dealt with certainly differ.

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The Royal Opera House Muscat

Michael Kaiser | Posted 12.11.2011

Read More: Arts Management, Mariinsky Ballet, Yo-Yo Ma, Kuwait, Plácido Domingo, Saudi Arabia, Sultan Qaboos Bin Said, Oman, Arts, Abu Dhabi, Arab Arts, American Ballet Theatre, GCC Nations, Renée Fleming, Royal Opera House Muscat, Kennedy Center, Arts News

Do not be surprised if a decade from now some of the most interesting arts projects in the world are emanating from a nation that many of us could not identify on the map.

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Government Puts Pro-Democracy Activists On Trial In Abu Dhabi

AP | BARBARA SURK | Posted 11.26.2011

Read More: Uae Pro Democracy Activist Trial, Democracy Activists, Uae Activists Trial, Abu Dhabi, Uae Democracy Activists, United Arab Emirates, Pro-Democracy Activists, Arab Spring, Uae, World News

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — Five pro-democracy activists on trial in the United Arab Emirates returned to court Monday, two days after the...

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Lingerie Revealing Symbol Of Abu Dhabi's Retail Pull

Posted 10.05.2011

Read More: Abu Dhabi, Uae Lingerie, United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Lingerie, Abu Dhabi Consumerism, United Arab Emirates, World News

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) -- It could have picked London or Hong Kong. Instead, the lingerie retailer that styles itself "the original sex ...

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Lingerie Revealing Symbol Of Abu Dhabi's Retail Pull

Posted 10.05.2011

Read More: Abu Dhabi, Uae Lingerie, United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Lingerie, Abu Dhabi Consumerism, United Arab Emirates, World News

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) -- It could have picked London or Hong Kong. Instead, the lingerie retailer that styles itself "the original sex ...

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Lingerie Revealing Symbol Of Abu Dhabi's Retail Pull

Posted 10.05.2011

Read More: Abu Dhabi, Uae Lingerie, United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Lingerie, Abu Dhabi Consumerism, United Arab Emirates, World News

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) -- It could have picked London or Hong Kong. Instead, the lingerie retailer that styles itself "the original sex ...

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My First Ramadan In A Muslim Country

Cassie Williams | Posted 10.02.2011

Read More: Ramadan, Abu Dhabi, Ramadan Kareem, United Arab Emirates, Islam, Expat Ramadan, Muslim American, Ramadan Abroad, Muslim Countries, Ramadan Muslim Country, American Muslim, Religion News

We often lose sight of the fact that other people, other cultures, have traditions and holidays and festivities that, while different from the ones we may celebrate ourselves at home, are the same in so many ways.

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