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unusual facts about Emirates



Al-Shamsi

H.E. Maitha Salem Al-Shamsi, PhD - President of Zayed University, Former Minister of State and Head of the UAE Marriage Fund, Former Professor, Sociology, United Arab Emirates University, Former Deputy Vice Chancellor, Scientific Research, UAE University.

Amjad Javed

In World Cup Qualifier, Javed blasting a 31-ball 63 to lift the team to 246 for 8 as United Arab Emirates held their nerve to secure a narrow 13-run win against Kenya at Hagley Oval in Christchurch putting an end to Kenya's hopes of extending their streak of five consecutive World Cup appearances.

Andrej Zdravič

Zdravič’s works have been screened in over 150 one-man shows and presentations across USA and Europe; in retrospectives at the Anthology Film Archives (NYC), Centre Georges Pompidou (Paris), Cankarjev dom Cultural Centre/ Slovenian Cinematheque (Ljubljana); in over 120 group shows and festivals, among others, in the United Arab Emirates, India, Brazil and Argentina, and broadcast on ARTE, KCET/PBS Los Angeles, ZDF, RAISAT, TV Slovenia - they were seen by more than 3 million viewers.

Annamalai University

Other overseas centres include the Al Mihad Institute, Dubai and the Al Hilal Education Centre, Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates as well as the Al Noor Education Centre in Muscat, Oman.

AUH

Abu Dhabi International Airport (IATA airport code: AUH) in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Australian rules football in the Middle East

In February 2008, the first AFL match in the United Arab Emirates was held at the Ghantoot Polo and Racing Club in Abu Dhabi between the Adelaide Crows and the Collingwood Magpies.

Bauchi Emirate

A few years after the declaration of the Holy War, Yakubu and generals were able to conquer a very large area which came to be bounded in the North by Kano, Misau and Katagum Emirates, in the East by Borno and Gombe, in the South by Miri and Fambi and in the West by Zaria.

Boeing 747-8

Airlines including Emirates and British Airways considered ordering the 747-8 Intercontinental, but opted to purchase the Airbus A380 instead.

C. nivea

Coccidiphila nivea, a moth species found in the United Arab Emirates

Canting keel

This would have given Alinghi an advantage over its challenger for the 2007 America's Cup, unless the challenger, Emirates Team New Zealand, also had a swinging keel.

Carapelli Computers

In the year 2001, Carapelli again expanded its operations by establishing a large retail and wholesale presence in the U.A.E.'s trade capital Dubai and subsequently in the year 2002 Carapelli created two more branch locations at the Jebel Ali freezone port and in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates.

Carrier Air Wing Two

Port calls during the past three deployments have included stops in Sydney and Perth, Western Australia, Manama (Bahrain), Jebel Ali (United Arab Emirates), Singapore, Kelang (Malaysia), Hong Kong (China), Pusan (Korea), Yokosuka (Japan), and Hawaii.

Chris Dekker

Dekker played his last match on 10 March 1985, and became a football manager, who coached Fortuna Sittard, FC Eindhoven, Al-Jazira (United Arab Emirates), FC Den Bosch, Qatar (– 17), RBC Roosendaal, Sparta Rotterdam and Fortuna Sittard once again.

D64

Al Qusais Road, a road connecting Abu Hail Road in Dubai Emirate till Sharjah Ring Road in Sharjah Emirate, United Arab Emirates

DGCX

Dubai Gold & Commodities Exchange, a financial exchange in Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Dubai One

The channel broadcasts a variety of in-house productions including Studio One, Understanding Islam, Out & About This Week, Emirates 24/7, and That's Entertainment with Marwan DJ Bliss and Dina Butti.

EARS

Emirates Amateur Radio Society, a national non-profit organization for amateur radio enthusiasts in the United Arab Emirates

ED TV

Dubai TV, United Arab Emirates channel formerly known as Emirates Dubai Television

EITC

Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company, or 'du' is a telecommunications company in the United Arab Emirates

Emirates Foundation

Emirates Foundation (EF) was launched in April 2005 as an initiative from General Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces.

Emirates SkyCargo

Emirates SkyCargo operates dedicated cargo flights to 20 destinations in 15 countries from Dubai International Airport, and through the Emirates network has access to additional 79 destinations.

Emirates SkyCargo destinations

The airline also has scheduled cargo flights to 9 destinations, which do not receive service from Emirates passenger aircraft, namely: Campinas, Chittagong, Djibouti, Eldoret, Gothenburg, Kano, Lilongwe, Taipei and Zaragoza.

Etisalat Tower

Etisalat Tower 1, a 17-storey building in Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Evgeny P. Bazhanov

He was Academic advisor of 50 PhD dissertations defended by President of South Korea Kim Dae-jung, Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Foreign Minister of Kyrgyzstan Alikbek Jekshenkulov, Ambassadors to Russia of Yemen, United Arab Emirates, Palestine and many prominent Russian politicians, educators and diplomats.

Flight 202

Emirates Flight 202, onboard which the man responsible for the 2010 Times Square car bombing attempt attempted, but failed, to leave the United States.

Govhar Bakhshaliyeva

Bakhshaliyeva has repeatedly represented the Azerbaijan oriental Studies in foreign countries (Russian Federation (Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Makhachkala, Simferopol), Iran, Turkey, The United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, France, Great Britain, Germany, Italy, etc.

Harrys of London

2012 saw a continuation of retail expansion; a third London store opened at London’s historic Royal Exchange, a second store in Kuwait at the iconic Al Hamra Tower as well as a second United Arab Emirates store at LEVEL Shoe District in the Dubai Mall.

Hussein Salem

He also denied rumors that Salem had amassed $20 million in Abu Dhabi, stating "These are exaggerations ... We did not have anyone in the Emirates who had more than a million Dirhams at that time."

ITN ON

ITN ON offers a range of news and entertainment and lifestyle content to online operators including Google, YouTube, Yahoo!, Bebo, Bauer Media, Emirates, MSN, Telegraph Media Group, blinkx, Channel 4 News and the first local newspaper group to sign to the service Midland News Association.

Kaligi people

Not to be confused with Khaligi or Khaleeji (Arabic: خليجي) which refers to Arabs from the Persian Gulf or the GCC - Gulf Cooperation Council-(United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Iraq), where the term literary means a person from the Gulf (Arabic: خليج)

Kashif

Kashif Ahmed (born 1975), a Pakistani and United Arab Emirates cricketer

MacQueen's Bustard

Conservation efforts by the late Shaikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan in the United Arab Emirates have given some hope for the future of this Bustard.

Masdar

Dr. Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber is Minister of State in the United Arab Emirates and the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Masdar.

Matthew VanDyke

At the Battle of Sirte he took part in heavy fighting on the eastern front, most notably near Jazeera, Sirte Hotel, Sirte University, Dubai Street, and the Emirates apartment complex, as well as other engagements.

MBC 4

MBC 4 (Middle East) - a Television channel in Dubai, United Arab Emirates by the Middle East Broadcasting Center

Mohammed bin Sulayem

The Club is the official representative in the Emirates of the FIA, motor sport’s world governing body, and its motor cycling, karting and classic car counterparts, the FIM, CIK and FIVA.

MV Pacific Pearl

Ocean Village sailed on her final farewell voyage on October 21, a 23 day cruise stopping at Cairo-Egypt (from Port Said), visiting the Suez Canal, Safaga, Egypt, Muscat, Oman, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Cochin, India, Langkawi, Malyasia, Kuala Lumpur (from Port Kelang, Malaysia) and finally stopping at Singapore where she entered dry dock to become Pacific Pearl, also marking the end of Ocean Village Cruise Line.

NIMR

Nimr also is the name for a wheeled military vehicle developed by the United Arab Emirates.

Noor TV

Nour TV, an Iranian Sunni Islamic religious satellite television network based in the United Arab Emirates

Scott Goodson

During his career, he has worked for major brands such as PepsiCo, Google, Heineken, P&G, Starbucks, Smart Car, Scion, Emirates, Frito-Lay, Jim Beam and Wal-Mart's Sam's Club.

Thomas Plate

Over the last 18 years his continuing column on Asia regularly has appeared in leading newspapers across the globe, including the South China Morning Post in Hong Kong, The Straits Times" in Singapore, The Khaleej Times out of Dubai, United Arab Emirates, The Japan Times in Tokyo, The Korea Times in South Korea, The Jakarta Post, The Providence Journal and many others.

Timurid

Timurid dynasty (Timurid empire, Timurid emirates) of Central Asia, founded by Timur

Torodbe

Abdul Kader defeated the emirates of Trarza and Brakna to the north, but was defeated and captured when he attacked the Wolof states of Cayor and Waalo.

UAE Chess Federation

Later on, chess started to spread across all Emirates and chess clubs were set up in Dubai, Sharjah, Abu Dhabi, Ajman, Fujairah and Al-Ain.

United Arab Emirates national rugby league team

Lacking an established rugby league tradition in the Emirates, the Falcons were initially made up a mixture of natives and expatriates from England, South Africa and other Commonwealth countries.

Van's Aircraft RV-12

The airplane, painted in Emirates airline livery, is exhibited in the Emirates Engineering Centre at the Dubai International Airport and was displayed at the 2013 Dubai Airshow.


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