abu dhabi
Foreign Ministry urges speedy investigations of UAE ‘Brotherhood cell’
Egypt
April 3, 2013
Foreign Ministry urges speedy investigations of UAE ‘Brotherhood cell’
The Egyptian Foreign Ministry summoned Ahmed al-Menhali, the Acting Charge d'Affaires of the UAE Embassy in Cairo, to request…
Shafiq denies staying in UAE due to corruption investigation
Egypt
July 24, 2012
Shafiq denies staying in UAE due to corruption investigation
Former presidential candidate Ahmed Shafiq said from the United Arab Emirates on Monday that he is staying in Abu Dhabi…
Shafiq congratulates Morsy, leaves for Abu Dhabi
Egypt
June 26, 2012
Shafiq congratulates Morsy, leaves for Abu Dhabi
Following his loss in the election, former presidential candidate Ahmed Shafiq said he accepts the result of the vote as…
Sky News Arabia, 24-hour Arabic-language news channel, goes on air
Egypt
May 6, 2012
Sky News Arabia, 24-hour Arabic-language news channel, goes on air
Sky News Arabia, a 24-hour Arabic language news channel based in Abu Dhabi, began broadcasting Sunday, pledging to be "objective"…
Fearing Muslim Brotherhood’s growing influence, Emirates suppress local Islamists
World
April 18, 2012
Fearing Muslim Brotherhood’s growing influence, Emirates suppress local Islamists
Wary of the Muslim Brotherhood's growing influence in the Arab world, the United Arab Emirates is clamping down on Islamists,…
Monitoring body bans pro-Mubarak feminist from travel
Egypt
December 4, 2011
Monitoring body bans pro-Mubarak feminist from travel
Farkhonda Hassan, the former secretary general of Egypt's National Council for Women (NCW), has been banned from travel by Egypt's…
Unit of Egypt’s OCI wins a US$578 million mall contract
Business
October 16, 2011
Unit of Egypt’s OCI wins a US$578 million mall contract
A unit of Egypt's Orascom Construction won the main US$578 million construction contract to build a mall in the capital…
Activists on trial in UAE appear in court
World
September 26, 2011
Activists on trial in UAE appear in court
ABU DHABI - Five pro-democracy activists on trial in the United Arab Emirates returned to court Monday, two days after…
Green cities of the future?
Environment
March 21, 2011
Green cities of the future?
In 2009, Abu Dhabi was chosen to host the headquarters of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). It is to…
Orascom Construction signs $146 million Abu Dhabi contract
Business
March 2, 2011
Orascom Construction signs $146 million Abu Dhabi contract
Egypt's Orascom Construction (OCI) (OCIC.CA) said on Wednesday it signed a $146 million contract in Abu Dhabi with Tecnimont SpA…