Abu Dhabi Welcomes More than 3.5 Million Hotel Guests since Start of 2017 (1 November 2017)
Hotel guests to all three regions of Abu Dhabi increased in total by 5% in September compared to the same month last year with 415,985 domestic and international visitors checking in to one of the emirate’s 163 hotels or hotel apartments.
WWF To Participate In UN Climate Talks At COP 23 (1 November 2017)
The World Wide Fund for Nature, WWF, has announced that it will participate in meetings in Bonn to highlight key issues that go to the heart of the implementation of the Paris Agreement; keeping global warming below 1.5 degrees C.
GCAS Re-Named ICAO’s Regional Training Centre of Excellence for the Middle East (1 November 2017)
The Gulf Center for Aviation Studies (GCAS) announced today that it has been successfully re-accredited as a Regional Training Centre of Excellence (RTCE) by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) for the Middle East region
First Abu Dhabi Bank Named Official Bank Of FORMULA 1 ETIHAD AIRWAYS ABU DHABI GRAND PRIX (1 November 2017)
First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB), the UAE’s largest bank and one of the world’s largest and safest financial institutions, has been announced as the Official Bank of the FORMULA 1 ETIHAD AIRWAYS ABU DHABI GRAND PRIX.
Assets Of UAE Traditional Banks Surge To AED2.103 Trillion Until September (1 November 2017)
The assets held by traditional banks operating in the UAE surged to AED2.103 trillion, accounting for 79.6 percent of the total assets of the country’s banking apparatus until the end of September, according to statistics released today by the UAE Central Bank.
IAEA Conference In Abu Dhabi Discusses Challenges Facing Peaceful Nuclear Energy Programmes (1 November 2017)
Experts participating in the ’International Ministerial Conference on Nuclear Power in the 21st Century’ in Abu Dhabi have discussed the challenges faced in developing peaceful nuclear energy infrastructure and reliability.
Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque receives over 290,000 worshipers and visitors in September 2017 (31 October 2017)
The Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi last month received 295,496 visitors from all over the world, according to Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque Centre, SZGMC.
UAE, Switzerland Sign MoU On Entry-Visa Exemption (31 October 2017)
Ahmed Abdul Rahman Al Jarman, Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation for Legal Affairs, and Maya Tissafi, Ambassador of Switzerland to the UAE, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding.
Capital Health Formed To Support UAE’s Vison For World Class Healthcare (31 October 2017)
In line with UAE Vision 2021 and Plan Abu Dhabi 2030, a new integrated health group has been formed in the country’s capital to create specialised hospitals and medical centres to serve the needs of UAE residents and medical tourists.
Abu Dhabi Population Hits 3 Million, Fertility Rate Up To 3.7 Per Citizen-Female (31 October 2017)
Newly-published figures from the Statistics Centre- Abu Dhabi show the emirate’s live births increase 317.2 percent from what it was in 1977, with the total population amounting to 2.9 million by the end of 2016, a growth of 4.4 percent as compared to 2015 official census.