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Sustainable ideas flow at local water summit
Sustainability experts, business innovators and members of the academia gathered at the International Water Summit (IWS) to discuss sustainable solutions to the region’s water challenges. The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) – the intergovernmental union that includes most Arab states …
Irish stars to sing in Mina Zayed
The Club in Mina Zayed is opening its doors for an evening with the Irish trio The Celtic Tenors. Musicians Daryl Simpson, Matthew Gilsenan and James Nelson have scored three platinum albums, as well as number ones in Ireland …
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 …
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 …
‘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, …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Super singer: five minutes with soprano Monica De Rosa McKay
On Saturday 6th December, at 8pm at the Emirates Palace Auditorium, a line-up of international opera singers will treat fans of ‘bel canto’ to Puccini’s La Bohème. In this concert version, sopranos Monica De Rosa McKay and Julia Teal …
Rainbow music festival for the capital
A music festival quite unlike any other is about to land in the UAE. The Festival of Colours is a one-day electronic music event where every hour the dancing crowd is bombed with bright colours, in the style of …