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unusual facts about the United Arab Emirates



Carlos Eduardo Castro da Silva

Since he played for South Korean side Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors in 2003, Cadu has played for many foreign clubs including Germinal Beerschot in Belgium, União Leiria in Portugal, Hatta Club in the U.A.E. and Bnei Sakhnin FC in Israel.

Scholars Indian School

The school is recognised by the Ministry of Education of the United Arab Emirates and affiliated with the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) in New Delhi.


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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.

Arabian tahr

In April 2009, the Wadi Wurayah Fujairah preserve was set aside by royal decree in the United Arab Emirates for the protection of the Arabian Tahr.

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.

C. nivea

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

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.

Costa Deliziosa

Costa Deliziosa was christened at Port Rashid in the United Arab Emirates on 23 February, during her inaugural voyage, which started from Savona on 5 February; the first cruise ship in the world to be christened in an Arabian city.

Crescent Enterprises

Gama Group is headquartered at Farnborough Airport in the UK, with its Americas headquarters in Stratford, Connecticut, its Middle East and North Africa headquarters at Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates and its Asian headquarters in Hong Kong.

EARS

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

EITC

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

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.

Khalfan

Mohammed Khalfan Bin Kharbash, former minister of finance and industry of the United Arab Emirates

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.

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

Visa requirements for Israeli citizens

Some controversial rejections of Israeli nationals include Tennis Player Shahar Pe'er who was recently denied a visa to the United Arab Emirates which would have allowed her to play in the 2009 Dubai Open.