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Abu Dhabi summer fest targets GCC families
Tourism authority to open promotion office in Saudi Arabia in a bid to tap the vast market. The Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority (ADTA) is keen to attract as many Saudi families as possible to its fourth Summer in Abu Dhabi festival that begins on June 30.
Abu Dhabi airport prepares to handle up to 40m passengers
Renovation of terminal 1 will be finished in a couple of weeks. Abu Dhabi’s airport is currently one of the fastest growing in the world, and is expected to handle up to 40 million passengers once its $6.8 billion expansion plan is complete.
Abu Dhabi launches agriculture campaign
The Abu Dhabi Food Control Authority (ADFCA) has announced the launch of an agricultural campaign in line with the strategic plans of the emirate for the year 2030. Winning the trust of the consumers for local farming products and attaining higher levels of food security are among the main motives behind ADFCA’s reform drive in the farming sector.
Emal expects full capacity by 2014
Emirates Aluminium (Emal) expects to produce at full capacity of 1.5 million metric tonnes by 2014, said a top company official during the Aluminium Dubai trade show on Monday. Phase two of its smelter in Al Taweelah, which will produce an additional 750,000 tonnes, should be completed by the end of 2013
Abu Dhabi groceries to be modernised
Groceries as well as the retail sector across the emirate of Abu Dhabi will soon be modernised as part of a comprehensive plan introduced by the Abu Dhabi Food Control Authority (ADFCA) on Saturday.
Bob Geldof: Food wars, starvation imminent unless supply lines fixed
Despite the attention being paid to the worldwide food crisis, the current global structure is still not doing enough to help the more than a billion children who go to bed hungry every night, delegates said at a food security forum in the capital yesterday.
Two more paid parking zones in Abu Dhabi from April 30
Starting April 30, residents will have to pay to park their cars in more than 3,700 spaces in two areas along Abu Dhabi’s Shaikh Rashid Bin Saeed Al Maktoum or Airport Road, where parking is currently free of charge, a senior official said on Monday.
Developers in Abu Dhabi strive to arrest decline in prices
Project delays could play out favourably as Abu Dhabi’s property market — and its developer-landlords — hope to slow down the decline in values. Against the projected 22,000 new units to be delivered this year, the market would have to settle for something much lower.
Abu Dhabi extends paid parking to more areas
Starting April 24, Abu Dhabi residents will have to pay to park their cars in more than 1,650 parking spaces in Al Khalidiya area, where parking is currently free of charge, a senior official said on Monday.
New standardisation for scales in Abu Dhabi
Gold and fragrance buyers in Abu Dhabi can be reassured they are getting what they pay for with the authorities bringing in new verification requirements for retailers’ weighing scales. Coming into effect from today, the programme is being instituted by the Quality Conformity Council (QCC) coming under Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
