Abu Dhabi
21 Oct 2019
An 8,000-year-old pearl that archaeologists say is the worlds oldest will be displayed in Abu Dhabi, according to authorities who said Sunday it is proof the objects have been traded since Neolithic times.
21 Aug 2019
Led by Saudi Arabia, which said it pumped at its lowest level in more than five years, Organisation of the Petrleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has reported it slashed its crude production in July, as it continues to battle slumping oil prices.
29 Apr 2019
Warren Buffett wants to help you buy - or sell - a property in Dubai. Or to be more precise, his company, Berkshire Hathaway Home Services wants to do it for you. The UAE has become the fourth overseas market in the brokerage firm’s - one of the biggest in the US - network, with…
9 Mar 2019
Team Special Olympics (SO) Nigeria will be taking part in eight events at the 2019 Special Olympics World Games, which began yesterday in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirate. It will end on March 21st. The SO Nigeria, which is made up of 84-man delegate, consists of 60 athletes, who will participate in Athletics, Badminton, Basketball,…
16 Feb 2019
Nigeria Team is in full training mode as they get ready to represent the country at the 2019 Special Olympics World Summer Games, with an 86-man delegate consisting of 60 Special Olympics Nigeria Athletes and 26 Officials. The Games will hold from the 14th – 21st of March 2019 in Abu Dhabi, UAE. Special Olympics…
12 Jan 2019
Gunmen stormed a police station in western Afghanistan Saturday, killing at least five people and wounding two others, officials said, in the latest violence targeting the war-torn country's beleaguered security forces. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the raid in the provincial capital of Herat, near the Iranian border, but the Taliban have…
11 Nov 2018
Saudi Arabia said oil-producing countries have not yet reached an agreement on cutting output, as major producers met in Abu Dhabi on Sunday. "There is no consensus yet among oil producers about cutting production," Saudi Energy Minister Khalid al-Falih said at the meeting of their Joint Ministerial Monitoring Committee. It was "premature to talk about…
22 Oct 2018
The United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) has signed an agreement for the city of Abu Dhabi to host the tenth session of the World Urban Forum (WUF10) in 2020. This will be the first time an Arab country hosts the landmark Forum. WUF10 will be convened by UN-Habitat and jointly organized with the Ministry…
7 Oct 2017
Abu Dhabi, with a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 18.9 per cent between 2009 and 2016 in its growth of visitors, also retained its position as the fastest growing city in the Middle East and Africa, and is the fourth fastest growing city globally.
14 Jul 2017
The early morning service from Abu Dhabi and return mid-morning flight departing Lagos will also ensure convenient connections to and from Asia and the Indian Subcontinent.
19 Nov 2016
I do not think that poverty is confined to Zimbabwe. As a country, we are going through a phase that is obviously challenging for a lot of people. I believe that this is a phase, a season.
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