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Emirates Palace is awash with superlatives, as you’d expect from a $3bn project that was ready within just three years and has become an iconic landmark for Abu Dhabi. Here are some of the...
Wednesday, 30 December 2009 Read
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The modern state of Abu Dhabi traces its origins to the rise of an important tribal confederation, the Bani Yas, in the 18th century. The Bani Yas probably did not have a common ancestry, instead...
Wednesday, 23 December 2009 Read
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The British-drafted provisional constitution for the new United Arab Emirates was signed on 2nd December 1971; but it remained provisional for some years, with each Emirate still largely autonomous...
Wednesday, 16 December 2009 Read
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Most of the Arabic food found in Abu Dhabi is not particular to this area; it’s common to much of the Middle East, with particular reference to cuisines derived from the Lebanon and Iran. There...
Thursday, 26 November 2009 Read
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The Arabic word ‘khalifa’ means a steward, a custodian or caretaker – a very appropriate name for the UAE’s current president and Abu Dhabi’s ruler, HH Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan....
Wednesday, 18 November 2009 Read
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The judges in a camel beauty contest use a very strict set of criteria – ears must be firm, back high, hump large and symmetrical, rump not too big (just enough room for a saddle), hair shiny, head...
Thursday, 12 November 2009 Read
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Halfway between Abu Dhabi and Dubai on the Sheikh Maktoum / Sheik Zayed highway, you pass a turning marked Semeih. There’s not much there – a camel-racing track, a few farms, some plantations of...
Wednesday, 04 November 2009 Read
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The Abu Dhabi Media Company’s campus in the centre of the city is the site of the original Abu Dhabi airport – which is how the nearby Airport Road got its name. A small building remains from...
Thursday, 22 October 2009 Read
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ADACH has a pending application with UNESCO World Heritage Sites for the city of Al Ain and surrounding areas. That’s based on the wealth of archaeological remains there – Al Ain has been...
Thursday, 15 October 2009 Read
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Located in the centre of Al Ain, Al Murabba Fort takes its name from the large, rectangular, three-storey tower that dominates its low walled courtyard. The late Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan...
Thursday, 08 October 2009 Read
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