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Dragon boat racers set to scorch Corniche waters

Ahead of the Dragon Boat Festival on 19th December, we sat down with the team captain of Abu Dhabi Capital Dragons, Thair Haikal, to find out about the team’s upcoming race against other UAE-based dragon boat teams. The race is …

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Abu Dhabi Festival announced: Art, music and theatre to heat up the capital

The 12th edition of Abu Dhabi Festival (ADF), organised by Abu Dhabi Music & Arts Foundation (Admaf), will run from 3rd March to 2nd April, offering a series of concerts, theatre performances, art exhibitions and community events. Among the highlights …

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Solar-powered car race to light up capital

The capital will be charged with excitement in January as the inaugural Abu Dhabi Solar Challenge takes place. From 15th to 19th January 2015, 20 international teams and a UAE one will race their solar-powered vehicles against each other in …

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Beauty is in the eye of the beholder: Camel contest at Al Dhafra Festival

Thousands of camel owners are expected to register their camels in a beauty contest, in what is being billed as the world’s largest camel beauty competition. The contest, known as mazayna, is to take place in Madinat Zayed in the …

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‘I am so glam I sweat glitter’: tween dreams come true in capital’s glam boutique

  Emirati businesswoman Mayassa Al Tajir, a business graduate and mother of two, sat down with Abu Dhabi Week to talk about her passion for travel, art, literature, mythology and her boutique, Shabby Chic. First launched in Dubai in 2011, …

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Masdar is top of the crop among GCC universities

  Masdar Institute of Science and Technology, the independent, research-driven university focusing on sustainable energy and technology, has scored high in the inaugural US News & World Report Rankings in the Best Arab Universities sector at the World Innovation Summit …

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WWE LIVE returns to the capital

  Wrestling fans will be screaming for and against some of sport’s finest wrestlers as the WWE circus returns to the capital next year. From 12th to 14th February 2015, fans will flock to Abu Dhabi to see WWE LIVE, …

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Daredevils to thrill again in the skies of Abu Dhabi

  It has been confirmed that the 2015 Red Bull Air Race World Championship will once again kick off in Abu Dhabi, much to the joy of aviation acrobatics enthusiasts and adrenaline action fans in the capital. The Red Bull …

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Rich Emirati Heritage in the spotlight at Al Dhafra Festival

  The 8th edition of the Al Dhafra Festival in the Western Region is again set to feature 15 major competitions inspired by Emirati heritage. Among the challenges lined up are camel’s Mazayna (beauty contest), Mahaleb (camel milking), heritage camel …

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Doors open for Indian artists in the capital

  Until the 31st of December, the work of seven artists from India will be on display at the Art Hub gallery in Mussafah. Each month, this Abu Dhabi-based art association invites to the capital visual artists from around the …

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