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Last week we reported the decision by the Municipality of Abu Dhabi City to shut down six villa schools on health and safety grounds. While it’s obviously tough on the 2,291 students who will have to find places in new schools for next term –...
Wednesday, 28 April 2010 Read
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Cityscape Abu Dhabi last week was a bit of an eye-opener. The four-day event at ADNEC included an exhibition and conference for developers, purchasers and others involved in real estate. Last year’s Cityscape was a gloomy affair, with the regional...
Wednesday, 21 April 2010 Read
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The frenzy surrounding the hugely touted UFC finally reached its crescendo, but the climax turned out to be something of a mixed bag. The organisers managed to fill every seat, but some – including UFC president Dana White, a mass of bloggers and...
Wednesday, 14 April 2010 Read
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With the announcement by Prime Minister Gordon Brown that the UK General Election will be held on 6th May, a number of British expats resident in Abu Dhabi may be unsure of their entitlement to vote. Provided you are on the Electoral Register...
Wednesday, 07 April 2010 Read
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The death of Sheikh Ahmed bin Zayed al-Nahyan has been confirmed four days after his glider plane crashed in Morocco. His body has been recovered from a lake by divers. Sheikh Ahmed, 41, was a younger brother of Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed, the...
Wednesday, 31 March 2010 Read
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This week Abu Dhabi Week towers has opened its doors to some new recruits. Nothing new there except, well, they’re noticeably younger that the rest of the team, they leave earlier than the rest of us, and they have an impressive ability to operate...
Wednesday, 24 March 2010 Read
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Sometimes putting together a weekly magazine feels a little like we’re playing an extra alongside Bill Murray in the film Groundhog Day. There’s definitely the odd case of déjà vu; front cover? Check. Top news stories? Check. Lots of great...
Wednesday, 17 March 2010 Read
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It’s been another great Abu Dhabi week. Wasn’t Wakestock fabulous? Terrific fun, as good to watch as it was for the lucky few who got on to the water – and that towline gismo was an inspirational idea. Wakestock was a good use of the...
Wednesday, 10 March 2010 Read
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We’re a week into the fully-fledged web existence of Abu Dhabi Week – something near 1,500 pages of toil, sweat and tears over the last few months, and it’s not finished yet. We aren’t stopping there, of course: there’s already a long list...
Wednesday, 03 March 2010 Read
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Abu Dhabi over the next few weeks is home to a greater than usual collection of meaty intellectual treats. There’s the Abu Dhabi International Book Fair on 2nd to 7th March, for instance, and that features one of NYU Institute’s interesting...
Wednesday, 24 February 2010 Read
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