http://www.abudhabiblog.com Abu Dhabi Blog - News, Information and Developments in Abu Dhabi en-us Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:59:00 CST Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:59:00 CST http://www.abudhabiblog.com/ Abu Dhabi Blog - News, Information and Developments in Abu Dhabi Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:59:00 CST http://www.abudhabiblog.com/articles/72351/ATM-Machine-That-Dispenses-Gold---Emirates-Palace,-Abu-Dhabi... ATM Machines In Abu Dhabi Dispense GOLD! (Credit: Ex Oriente Lux) Yes, you are actually seeing this! There are ATM machines in Abu Dhabi that keep track of the current gold conversion rates and exchange your credit card or cash for gold bullion. This is the first time gold has ever been dispensed in this style. The ATM is lo... 2010-05-14 http://www.abudhabiblog.com/articles/71786/Najmat-Abu-Dhabi,-The-Natural-Choice... Translated literally as “the Star of Abu Dhabi” Najmat Abu Dhabi, located on the south western waterfront will cover nearly 20-25% of Reem Island. This will be the closest Reem Island development to Abu Dhabi city center and its completion date is set for early 2012. Najmat Abu Dhabi is being developed primarily by Reem Developers, a... 2010-05-13 http://www.abudhabiblog.com/articles/71787/Michael-Schumacher-59-Story-Tower-on-Reem-Island... Michael Schumacher 59 Story Tower on Reem Island German racing legend Michael Schumacher has announce the plans for a tower on Reem Island, Abu Dhabi. this tower will compliment Abu Dhabi’s Motor World attraction. “The Michael Schumacher World Champion Tower (MSWCT) will be located in the Central Business District of Reem Island i... 2010-05-13 http://www.abudhabiblog.com/articles/71788/Hydra-Height-Towers-at-Reem-Island... Hydra Properties have announced their plans to develop the Hydra Height Towers on Reem Island. The project will be comprised of three 30 story towers on an undisclosed location on Reem Island. According to Dr. Sulaiman Al Fahim this will be “…one of Hydras most prestigious developments.” Hydra Towers, like most of the towers ... 2010-05-13 http://www.abudhabiblog.com/articles/71789/City-of-Lights,-Addax-Port---Reem-Island... Roughly 60% of Reem Island is owned and being developed by Tamouh Investments “The Pearl of the Emirates. Tamouh will be developing some of the largest and lengthiest projects on Reem Island including Marina Square, City of Lights, Addax Port and Fantasy Island. The sheer size of these projects indicates that Tamouh will be working with many... 2010-05-13 http://www.abudhabiblog.com/articles/71790/Three-New-ABB-Substations-to-Power-Reem-Island-... The infrastructure for the “state-of-the-art” power network on Reem Island has begun. ADWEA (Abu Dhabi Water & Electricity Authority) has awarded ABB the job of providing Reem Island power. ABB will provide power to the new developments on the island stemming from 3 new substations on the island. The three major developers (Sorouh,... 2010-05-13 http://www.abudhabiblog.com/articles/71791/Construction-Sites-Progressing,-Marina-Square... Reem Island has some incredible construction projects underway. This is the very first mega project to be developed on a natural island and will be an ecologically friendly development. Currently the master plan for the island calls for 200 towers which will be home to mixed use of residential, business, cultural and medical. Under construction i... 2010-05-13 http://www.abudhabiblog.com/articles/71794/3-Smart-Towers-to-be-Developed-by-Saudi-Co.... RAKAA Holdings Co. out of Saudi Arabia have recognized the UAE and Abu Dhabi’s Reem Island as an attractive investment opportunity. RAKAA has announced plans to develop three “smart towers” on Reem Island. The towers will be named: Marina Tulip Tower, Dynasty Tower, and Falcon Crest Tower. These towers will be mainly residential... 2010-05-13 http://www.abudhabiblog.com/articles/71795/Reem-Island-Construction-Progressing-(archive-2008)... Reem Construction This article has great information about the construction progress on Reem Island. ... 2010-05-13 http://www.abudhabiblog.com/articles/71797/Najmat-Marinas-to-be-Developed-by-China-Harbour-Engineering... Reem Investments has awarded the contract for the development of the Residential Marina, Bay Central and Resort Marinas to China Harbour Engineering Company. This $201 million will bring Asian influence to the marinas of Najmat Abu Dhabi. The three marinas will be connected by a “Grand Canal” which will serve to link the marinas for c... 2010-05-13 http://www.abudhabiblog.com/articles/71800/Dubai-Special-on-60-Minutes... “60 Minutes” featured a segment on Dubai, Abu Dhabi’s neighbor. The special focused on Sheik Mohammed Rashid Al Maktoum and the way he leads the wealthy Sheikdom of Dubai. His vision is one shared with Abu Dhabi which is to use its wealth to build its emirate into a super modern business, travel and living destination. Sheik Moh... 2010-05-13 http://www.abudhabiblog.com/articles/71614/Emirates-Palace-Hotel-to-Enhance-Security-with-Duos-Technology... The Emirates Palace Hotel, known as the most expensive hotel built to date (approx $3 billion) is implementing state of the art security technology this year. Duos Technology, based out of Jacksonville, Florida will provide the most sophisticated security system available to the world renowned Emirates Palace Hotel. Sources: http://www.bu... 2010-05-13 http://www.abudhabiblog.com/articles/71615/Abu-Dhabi-Investment-Council-Purchases-New-York's-Chrysler-Building... One of the most iconic skyscrapers in the “Big Apple” is now property of Abu Dhabi. The 77 story Chrysler Building was purchased by the Abu Dhabi Investment Council for $800 million. Tishman Speyer Properties a private real estate group in New York will retain 25% ownership of the building, as Prudential Financial sold their 75% stake i... 2010-05-13 http://www.abudhabiblog.com/articles/71616/Pam-Anderson-To-Build-an-Eco-Friendly-Hotel-in-Abu-Dhabi... Super Model/Actress Pamela Anderson has decided to make a splash in the UAE. She announced today that she will be building an “eco friendly hotel” in Abu Dhabi. Anderson was recently in Abu Dhabi for a Make A Wish Foundation charity event. Obviously, the super model fell in love with the Emirate and has decided to do some investing in... 2010-05-13 http://www.abudhabiblog.com/articles/71617/Abu-Dhabi-2030-Plan---Green,-Live,-Work,-Connect... I came across a very interesting video I deemed worthy of sharing. “Abu Dhabi 2030 Plan” Has four major key themes: Green, Live, Work and Connect. The Abu Dhabi Urban Planning Council really has put together a sustainable plan for the future, it’s quite exciting! ... 2010-05-13 http://www.abudhabiblog.com/articles/71618/Abu-Dhabi-Investment-Authority-Buys-5%-Stake-in-Citigroup... The Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) has completed a deal with the world’s largest bank Citigroup to buy a 4.9% stake in it’s business. This news was a shock to many U.S. businesses, but to the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority it’s just a notch in the belt as they add this to their nearly $300 billion portfolio. The 5% stake ... 2010-05-13 http://www.abudhabiblog.com/articles/71619/Aldar-to-Lead-Development-of-International-Luxury-Boating-Hub... ALDAR Properties, one of Abu Dhabi’s leading developers has announced today Abu Dhabi will develop Abu Dhabi into an international luxury boating hub. ALDAR has already set up a fund to begin development of this massive project as a part if its ALDAR Marinas program. The Marinas program looks forward to the completing world class boating and... 2010-05-13 http://www.abudhabiblog.com/articles/71640/Abu-Dhabi-Infrastructure,-Investments-Worth-AED-200-Billion... According to latest studies, real estate infrastructure and investments within Abu Dhabi are going to be reach value of more than AED 200 billion by the year 2012. There are hundreds of thousands residential units in planning and under construction in Abu Dhabi. To accommodate all this growth there of course it huge retail and mixed use developme... 2010-05-13 http://www.abudhabiblog.com/articles/71641/Emirates-Palace-Offering-a-$1-Million-Vacation-Package... That’s right Emirates Palace Hotel in Abu Dhabi is offering a $1,000,000 vacation packages for two. These unimaginable packages include seven nights all inclusive stay at Emirates Palace, airfare, chauffeur at your disposal, day spa treatments, private jet trips to Iran, Jordan and Bahrain, deep sea fishing trips, Royal golf experience, a bo... 2010-05-13 http://www.abudhabiblog.com/articles/71642/General-Electric-and-Mubadala,-Abu-Dhabi-to-Form-Partnership... Mubadala and GE have agreed to set up a commercial-finance division geared towards Middle Eastern/African markets. Each side will contribute approximately $4 billion over the next three years. With this partnership it looks like Mubadala will be one of GE’s top 10 shareholders by next year. This partnership comes right in time for the stru... 2010-05-13 http://www.abudhabiblog.com/articles/71643/The-National-UAE's-First-English-Newspaper,-Abu-Dhabi-Media-Company... The National is being launched by Abu Dhabi Media Co. The first print copies will be released on April 17th across the UAE. The Editor in Chief Martin Newland gave some explanation as to where the name of the news source originated: “The role of The National is to reflect society, help that society evolve and, perhaps most importantly, pro... 2010-05-13 http://www.abudhabiblog.com/articles/71644/Cleveland-Clinic-Reem-Island,-Abu-Dhabi-2010... World renowned Cleveland Clinic, one of the top U.S. medical centers has announced a partnership with the government of Abu Dhabi. The plan is to open a world class medical center and clinic in Abu Dhabi by early 2010. Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi will be located on southwest Reem Island, just a couple kilometers away from Abu Dhabi city center. Cle... 2010-05-13 http://www.abudhabiblog.com/articles/71652/Abu-Dhabi-Site-of-New-Chemicals-Industrial-City... Abu Dhabi Site of New Chemicals Industrial City International Petroleum Investment Company (IPIC) of Abu Dhabi and Borealis AG have signed a contract with Abu Dhabi Investment Council (ADIC) to develop a multi billion dollar project in Abu Dhabi called Chemicals Industrial City. The purpose of this project as explained in this snippet from bo... 2010-05-13 http://www.abudhabiblog.com/articles/71656/Al-Bateen-Wharf-Abu-Dhabi-'s-1.4-AED-Billion-Waterfront-Project... Emirate International Properties announced that it will begin $1.4 AED billion marina project in Abu Dhabi City on the Khorn Al Bateen waterway. This gigantic project will feature a 5 star hotel, apartment complexes, commercial and office buildings and retail outlets in a “San Francisco style” waterfront. Groundbreaking will commence... 2010-05-13 http://www.abudhabiblog.com/articles/71659/Abu-Dhabi’s-Mazayin-Dhafra-Camel-Festival... The Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture and Heritage organized the Mazayin Dhafra Camel Festival 2008 in Abu Dhabi. The festival seeks to preserve and celebrate culture and history in the Middle East. The Mazayin Dhafra Camel Festival took place the first week of April in Zayed City, a western province in Abu Dhabi. Perhaps the biggest news out of t... 2010-05-13 http://www.abudhabiblog.com/articles/71663/Abu-Dhabi's-Ferrari-Theme-Park... Yas Island - ground breaking began for the 62 acre Ferrari Theme Park. This massive park will feature roller coasters, theaters, various race tracks, car shows and will host the UAE’s first F1 Grand Prix. Of course the rides/rollercoasters will be state of the art including the G-Force Tower a 70 meter tall thrill ride, also for the f... 2010-05-13 http://www.abudhabiblog.com/articles/71667/Abu-Dhabi's-Clean-Energy-Plan... Although Abu Dhabi has gained much of its wealth from its vast oil reserves, it has no intention of sitting around and watching the rest of the world transition to clean energy. As experts reveal that we will not be able to depend on fossil fuels as a main source energy for much longer, Abu Dhabi’s government is busy setting up programs and p... 2010-05-13 http://www.abudhabiblog.com/articles/71670/Abu-Dhabi's-Environmental-Stance... I have been browsing the websites for Abu Dhabi’s Environment Agency and State of Environment. I find that the Stance of Abu Dhabi’s leaders on the environment is very inspiring! It seems that President Khalifa Bin Zayed al Nahyan is serious about Abu Dhabi being an environmentally sound Emirate. He passes down responsibilities to ... 2010-05-13 http://www.abudhabiblog.com/articles/71672/Saadiyat-Island---Island-of-Happiness... Saadiyat Island - The literal meaning is “Island of Happiness” and that is exactly what it intends to provide locals and tourists. It’s master plan has seven proposed districts: The Wetlands, Island Lagoon, Eco Point, Cultural District, Al Marina, South and Saadiyat Beaches. Features will include: Championship golf courses (Wetl... 2010-05-13 http://www.abudhabiblog.com/articles/71674/Middle-East-International-Film-Festival,-Abu-Dhabi... Abu Dhabi was host to the MEIFF on Oct. 14th - 19th 2007 and took place at the Emirates Palace Hotel. “The Middle East International Film Festival (MEIFF) is a cultural event, a celebration of cinema, dedicated to bringing a diverse slate of international films to the community and to introducing filmmakers from around the world to the res... 2010-05-13 http://www.abudhabiblog.com/articles/71676/Apple-Dubai?-Abu-Dubai?-Leave-it-to-the-Brainiacs-at-Fox... On a humorous note: Yesterday on Fox News’ morning analysis “Money For Breakfast” show, it was reported that computer maker Apple would be investing in AMD’s chip manufacturing company. This would come as a surprise to anyone that follows tech news since Apple just signed a deal with chip/processor distributer Intel, an ar... 2010-05-13 http://www.abudhabiblog.com/articles/71677/Shams-Abu-Dhabi,-A-Community-in-Perfect-Balance... Translated literally as “the Sun of Abu Dhabi” Shams Abu Dhabi, located on the north eastern waterfront is set to occupy nearly a quarter of Reem Island. I have heard that it will likely be the first project to near completion although final dates are speculatively set for 2009 (first phase) - 2011 (final phase). “Shams Abu Dhab... 2010-05-13 http://www.abudhabiblog.com/articles/71098/$50-Billion-Allocated-to-Boost-Oil-Production-in-Abu-Dhabi... Abu Dhabi will plan to spend more than $50 billion on oil and gas projects over the next several years to increase its daily output rate. READ MORE ... 2010-05-12 http://www.abudhabiblog.com/articles/71099/US-Architect-Proposes-a-224-Story-Skyscraper-for-Abu-Dhabi---Potentially-the-Tallest-Building-in-the-World... In a proposed 3.5 billion dollar project Tommy Landau a designer from Santa Monica is working with the UAE to try and make his dream a reality. This 224 story skyscraper that Landau has dreamed up could only really happen in a place like Abu Dhabi right now. The skyscraper would be by far the tallest building in the world surpassing the... 2010-05-12 http://www.abudhabiblog.com/articles/71101/.AE-Domain-Names-Growing-in-Popularity-Worldwide... Some people invest in domain names to resell them for large sums of money. Other people buy a domain name for their business/organization or business idea, then get a gigantic offer out of the blue on the domain they use/were using. Brendan O’Shea an Irish businessman residing in Abu Dhabi registered the domain name vip.ae a couple yea... 2010-05-12 http://www.abudhabiblog.com/articles/71102/17,000-Sustainable-Residential-Villas-to-be-Built-in-Abu-Dhabi... Optimism in growth and a clear vision towards sustainable living has awakened the planning and development of 17,000 sustainable residential villas in Abu Dhabi. Khamis Sultan al Suwaidi, the Director General of the Abu Dhabi Center for Housing and Service Facilities Development said ‘We are not compromising on quality for the locals&... 2010-05-12 http://www.abudhabiblog.com/articles/71103/$9.2-Billion-in-Gas-Contracts-Awarded-to-International-Firms-... Abu Dhabi Gas Industries ltd (GASCO) announced today multiple contracts worth over $9.2 billion has been awarded to several international companies. It is important to note that GASCO is facilitated and run by Abu Dhabi’s government and the international contracts were strategically awarded. Abu Dhabi is looking to set up international int... 2010-05-12 http://www.abudhabiblog.com/articles/71105/Abu-Dhabi's-Aabar-Investments-Acquires-Small-Stake-in-Tesla-Motors... Daimler, a partial shareholder in Tesla Motors has sold 40% of it’s share to Abu Dhabi firm Aabar Investments. This will give Abu Dhabi company approximately a 4% stake in Tesla Motors. Tesla Motors is an electric car manufacturer from San Carlos, California. The company is the only one of it’s type to boast an electric car that is c... 2010-05-12 http://www.abudhabiblog.com/articles/71106/Adbic-Announces-$100-Million-Aluminum-Plant-in-Industrial-Free-Zone... Abu Dhabi Basic Industries Corporation (abdic) and Bahrain’s Midal Cables will collaborate in a joint venture to build an Aluminum rod and conductor plant. Construction is set to begin by early next year and will be located at Abu Dhabi’s Khalifa Port & Industrial Zone in Taweelah. Delivering 150,000 tons of aluminum per year by ... 2010-05-12 http://www.abudhabiblog.com/articles/71108/Abu-Dhabi-Making-Big-Splash-in-the-Air-Sector... What’s Abu Dhabi ‘up’ to this week?? How about some serious aerospace ventures. Already this week there have been multiple major announcements to report. Let’s start with the commencement of “Elite Aviation” servicing the Al Ain International Airport. ADAC (Abu Dhabi Airport Company) recorded it’s first ... 2010-05-12 http://www.abudhabiblog.com/articles/71112/Underground-Waste-Collection-in-Abu-Dhabi... Abu Dhabi has begun implementing its new waste collection methods in the capital city this month. By the end of the month a total of fifteen underground waste collectors will be in place and in use. These underground waste receptacles will eventually totally replace the older, large above ground trash bins around the Abu Dhabi City. By 2010 there... 2010-05-12 http://www.abudhabiblog.com/articles/71118/France-Opens-its-First-Military-Base-in-the-Persian-Gulf,-Located-in-Abu-Dhabi... French President Nicolas Sarkozy visits Abu Dhabi Monday for the opening of Frances first military base in the Gulf region. Abu Dhabi and France signed a defence pact back in the mid 90’s which calls for annual meetings and joint military training sessions. France has been one of the UAE’s main military arms providers for quite some t... 2010-05-12 http://www.abudhabiblog.com/articles/71120/Abu-Dhabi-Expecting-Big-Growth-Trend-In-2010---2011... Abu Dhabi is chugging along with their expansion in both real estate and infrastructure projects during this down economic time. This is the reason that many UAE officials are very optimistic about a huge growth boom in the next couple of years. In fact even right now there are major housing shortages in Abu Dhabi, which is resulting in Dubai rec... 2010-05-12 http://www.abudhabiblog.com/articles/71124/Al-Falah,-Abu-Dhabi---Free-Mid-Income-Housing-for-UAE-Nationals... Aldar Properties has announced its plans to develop Al Falah a mid income level community. “This project signals the emphasis we will place this year and in 2010 in building more mid-income housing projects because there is a requirement for it from UAE nationals” ** Said the Aldar Chairman Ahmed al-Sayegh. Al Falah will be mostly r... 2010-05-12 http://www.abudhabiblog.com/articles/71127/Isreali-Female-Tennis-Player-Saheer-Peer-Denied-Entrance-in-UAE,-Misses-Tournament... In a controversial move, the United Arab Emirates have denied female tennis player Shaheer Peer’s admittance into Dubai to play a in a world class WTA tournament. Reasons being given by the U.A.E. administration are that they were worried for the tennis players safety. Just last week Peel had met some negative reaction from the fans while p... 2010-05-12 http://www.abudhabiblog.com/articles/71130/Abu-Dhabi-Commercial-and-Macquarie-Group-Partner-on-$1-Billion-Fund... The Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank ADCB and Macquarie Group Ltd out of Australia are raising funds for a billion dollar partnership aimed at infrastructure development in the United Arab Emirates, Middle East and even North Africa. The ADCB Macquarie Infrastructure Fund will provide a Abu Dhabi and Australia developers with “a strong pipeline of... 2010-05-12 http://www.abudhabiblog.com/articles/71131/AIG-Sold-Swiss-Bank-Branch-Sold-to-Abu-Dhabi's-Aabar-Investments... In a $254 million deal, the Aabar Investment group out of Abu Dhabi has acquired the Swiss AIG bank. This may just be the beginning of the AIG house cleaning since it was taken over by the U.S. government post bailout. The Aabar Investments Chief Financial Officer, Mohammed Al Husseiny sounded very pleased with the deal “A Swiss private ban... 2010-05-12 http://www.abudhabiblog.com/articles/71133/Masdar,-Britain-to-Sign-Clean-Energy-Compact... In another move by Abu Dhabi’s Masdar, the future energy company and the U.K. signed an agreement to share clean energy technologies. Masdar and Britain will probably set up a mutual fund use it for eco tech projects like developing low carbon energy and harnessing wind power. 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IRISH CONSTRUCTION group, Sisk, is set to build a new 60 million hospital block in Abu Dhabi for an international healthcare group after signing its first contract in the middle-eastern country.... Thu, 08 Jul 2010 17:28:31 -0700 http://www.abudhabiblog.com/news/929628/-Abu-Dhabi--RitzâCarlton-to-operate-Grand-Canal-Hotel... Abu Dhabi- RitzâCarlton to operate Grand Canal Hotel... Wed, 07 Jul 2010 02:16:00 -0700 http://www.abudhabiblog.com/news/929629/-Abu-Dhabi-foreign-trade-posts-strong-Q1-growth... Abu Dhabi foreign trade posts strong Q1 growth... Wed, 07 Jul 2010 02:12:34 -0700 http://www.abudhabiblog.com/news/929630/-Abu-Dhabis-non-oil-exports-rise-4.1%-in-Q1... Abu Dhabis non-oil exports rise 4.1% in Q1... Wed, 07 Jul 2010 02:14:43 -0700 http://www.abudhabiblog.com/news/929631/-Abu-Dhabi--Aldar-awards-$41m-contract-to-Wates... Abu Dhabi- Aldar awards $41m contract to Wates... Wed, 07 Jul 2010 02:14:54 -0700 http://www.abudhabiblog.com/news/929632/-Business-:-Grand-Paris-joins-Abu-Dhabis-sustainability-initiative... ABU DHABI Grand Paris or Greater Paris, the urban renewal project aimed to improve the transport links and housing stock of the French Capital and its suburbs, has joined World Sustainable Capitals (WSC) initiative launched by Abu Dhabi Urban Planning Council (UPC) and the Abu Dhabi Council for Economic Development (ADCED).... Thu, 08 Jul 2010 12:04:01 -0700 http://www.abudhabiblog.com/news/929633/-Abu-Dhabi-fund-rules-out-cutting-Europe-exposure... PARIS: The Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) is not planning to cut its exposure to debt-ridden Europe, saying a stable regulatory, legal and tax framework make it an attractive place to invest.... Wed, 07 Jul 2010 01:33:55 -0700 http://www.abudhabiblog.com/news/929634/-NYU-Abu-Dhabi-Announces-2010-11-Sheikh-Mohamed-Bin-Zayed-Scholars... 07 July 2010 NYU Abu Dhabi has announced the final selection of the 2010-11 class of Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Scholars, comprising 20 exceptional students from higher education institutions in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Scholars Program, which is currently in its third year, was established by NYU Abu Dhabi in par... Wed, 07 Jul 2010 03:15:31 -0700 http://www.abudhabiblog.com/news/929635/-Abu-Dhabi:-Uaes-Focus-On-Real-Economy-Reaps-Foreign-Investment-Rewards... Abu Dhabi, 6 July 2010: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is targeting investment in the real economy in a two-fold bid to improve the standard of living for its people and support the ongoing diversification process, according to Sheikha Lubna bint Khalid bin Sultan Al Qasimi, the Minister for Foreign Trade.... Tue, 06 Jul 2010 01:28:43 -0700 http://www.abudhabiblog.com/news/929636/-Abu-Dhabi-Investment-Authority-plays-hosts-to-Tony-Hayward... Embattled BP has had talks with the worlds largest sovereign wealth fund this week. The oil giants CEO Tony Hayward met with officials of the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) in the UAE capital on Wednesday.... Wed, 07 Jul 2010 18:30:23 -0700