Cleantech comes to the Persian Gulf
2008-08-19 by Abu Dhabi NewsAbu Dhabi is not the first place that comes to mind when you think of environmental sustainability.
Abu Dhabi is not the first place that comes to mind when you think of environmental sustainability.
At first, the differences between the United Arab Emirates two leading cities were merely cultural. Abu Dhabi built world-class museums as fast as Dubai put up extravagant shopping malls _ one with a ski slope inside.
But the healthy competition that has helped transform them into two of the Middle East's most vibrant and bustling cities has soured as the tiny emirates grow increasingly divided over their relations with two other rivals _ Iran and the United States.
Dubai's skyscrapers, American-style theme parks and sprawling beaches clashed with the more prim sophistication of Abu Dhabi, which is building a symphony orchestra and branches of the Guggenheim and Louvre museums.
RIYADH: The Gulf Cooperation Council yesterday chided Iran for setting up facilities on an island claimed by the United Arab Emirates, two days after Abu Dhabi protested to Tehran over the move.
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The Emirates Palace Hotel in Abu Dhabi, one of the world's most expensive hotels, is offering a $1,000,000 package for a 7 night stay with first class return travel and many exclusive extras.
Abu Dhabi, Aug 7 : The United Arab Emirates has become the first Arab country to enter a list of the world's 30 largest services importing nations.
Abu Dhabi, the largest sheikhdom in the United Arab Emirates and owner of the world's fifth-biggest oil reserves, will spend $20 billion to raise crude production by 30 percent in the next two years.
August 5, 2008 01:17 PM - University of Toronto Mississauga's chief administrative officer has been named vice-chancellor at Abu Dhabi University in the United Arab Emirates.
Abu Dhabi, Aug 5 : A zoo in the United Arab Emirates has opened a new enclosure that will be dedicated to the seriously endangered African wild dog.
ABU DHABI: This fast growing capital city of the United Arab Emirates will soon have a mixed-use commercial development that will be part of a wider high-profile residential district launched recently.
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