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| Articles about Abu Dhabi |
| | Abu Dhabi GP to be held in October 2009 - Seven-year deal signed | | 2008-04-12 02:28:00 | | The inaugural Abu Dhabi Grand Prix has been allocated an October race date for 2009, it has emerged. The largest of the seven United Arab Emirates last year penned a minimally seven-year deal for a race, to be held on the man-made Yas Island located to the east of Abu Dhabi island."Spectators will enjoy close, competitive racing played out on three distinct sections of the 5.6km race track. These include high speed areas ending in tight overtaking turns, a street section and a marina section, all of which combine to deliver an unrivalled Formula 1 viewing experience. It will be one of the longest and most demanding tracks in the world, and will include an iconic grandstand hairpin for the ultimate in spectator entertainment," reads an Abu Dhabi Grand Prix press release. The Daily Telegraph newspaper this week revealed that the 2009 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, title-sponsored by Ferrari backer Etihad Airways, will be held in October next year. It was previously believed that the race could | | By: F1 news,result,tickets,tours | | |
| | ABU DHABI | | 2008-03-30 13:49:17 | | Città capitale degli Emirati Arabi sulla Costa dei Pirati, nel Golfo Persico è la maggiore delle sette che costituiscono le federazione degli Emirati Arabi Uniti (EAU).
Gli Emirati Arabi Uniti sono governati da un Consiglio Supremo, di 7 emiri ognuno a capo del proprio territorio.
Fondata nel 1790 circa, la città ha conosciuto un forte incremento demografico ed economico solo negli ultimi cinquant’anni, grazie soprattutto alla scoperta di numerosi giacimenti di petrolio che hanno permesso ad Abu Dhabi di trasformarsi da piccolo villaggio di pescatori a moderno e ricchissimo centro.
La popolazione è costituita prevalentemente da Arabi dediti all’agricoltura nelle oasi e sulla pesca lungo le coste, mentre l’economia del paese si basa principalmente sull’estrazione e sulla raffinazione del petrolio. La lingua ufficiale è l’arabo, la religione di stato è quella mussulmana e l’unità monetaria è il Dirham degli Emirati Arabi.
Attraversata dal tropico del cancro | | By: il migratore | | |
| | Cash-Rich, Publicity-Shy, Abu Dhabi Fund Draws Scrutiny | | 2008-02-28 13:28:00 | | Abu Dhabi has about 9 percent of the world’s oil and 0.02 percent of its population. The result is a surfeit of petrodollars, much of which is funneled into a secretive, government-controlled investment fund that is helping to shift the balance of power in the financial world.the fund recently formed a small team that is now buying big stakes in Western companies. This unit masterminded ADIA’s $7.5 billion investment in Citigroup, the nation’s largest bank, in November. It has also taken a large position in Toll Brothers, one of the country’s biggest home builders.ADIA is the largest of the world’s sovereign wealth funds, giant pools of money controlled by cash-rich governments, particularly in Asia and Middle East. But Abu Dhabi, the wealthiest of the seven Arab emirates, says little about its fund. Few outsiders know for sure where ADIA invests — or even how much money it controls. And secrecy breeds hyperbole; some estimates of the fund’s size surpass $1 trillion. Mor | | By: THE NEW BABYLON TIMES | | |
| | | World’s largest natural pearls, auctioned in Abu Dhabi | | 2007-09-19 22:46:00 | | The stone will be up for bidding in Abu Dhabi’s Emirates Palace, with the estimated cost it is supposed to raise–$8 million. The credit for the ‘small’ cost of the saltwater pearl known as known as the “Arco Valley pearl” goes to its size, color, weight, exclusivity, history and the popularity it has gained till date. This 800 years old pearl is expected to catch at least 400 people from around the Emirates and the Gulf countries as well as from China, India, the U.K., the U.S. and Tahiti. Resources : Elitechoice | | By: Jewelry Trends and Gem Accessories - Latest Trends | | |
| | Abu Dhabi to develop partnership with Italy | | 2007-09-11 19:31:00 | | "The next period will see the launch of a flurry of economic and industrial partnership projects with Italy. A joint economic council similar to the recently formed one between Abu Dhabi and Singapore is expected soon," Khaldoun Al Mubarak, chairman of the executive authority in Abu Dhabi, told reporters at the Castillo Palace in Italy. He was speaking at an event held to promote Abu Dhabi's tourism and economic achievements and landmarks. The event was hosted by Mubadala Development Company in conjunction with Etihad Airways, Al Dar Properties and Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority.
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| | World’s first zero carbon, zero waste city in Abu Dhabi | | 2007-05-12 20:12:24 | | The first project as a result of the Masdar Initiative is a new 6 million square meter sustainable development that uses the traditional planning principals of a walled city, together with existing technologies, to achieve a zero carbon and zero waste community. Masterplanned by Foster + Partners, the initiative has been driven by the Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company, and will be a centre for the development of new ideas for energy production. Masdar responds to the urban identity of Abu Dhabi while offering a sustainable urban blueprint for the future. Due to be launched at Cityscape Abu Dhabi 2007, it is an ambitious project that will attract the highest levels of international expertise and commerce, providing a mixed-use, high-density city. The exciting programme includes a new university, the Headquarters for Abu Dhabi’s Future Energy Company, special economic zones and an Innovation Center.
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| | Abu Dhabi:The richest city in the world | | 2007-03-16 19:57:00 | | The richest city in the world“…Welcome to Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates and the richest city in the world. The emirate's 420,000 citizens, who sit on one-tenth of the planet's oil and have almost $1 trillion invested abroad, are worth about $17 million apiece. (A million foreign workers don't share in the wealth.) Yet most people couldn't find Abu Dhabi on a map. Khaldoon's job is to change that. Tall, handsome, and politically savvy, he wants to make his hometown mentioned in the same breath as Singapore, Tokyo - and yes, Dubai…” Dubai needs a 'realty check'“…Dubai's red hot property sector may be a speculator's dream, but for overseas institutional investors the market's breathtaking price appreciation and incomplete regulatory framework is giving rise to a "wait and see" approach, say analysts…” High hopes, low wages“…Dubai's one million immigrant laborers, about two-thirds of its population, are housed in company-o | | By: ChileSoc | | |
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