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Are Sunnis victims of a new ‘Great Game’?
by Khalaf Ahmad Al Habtoor
POLITICS - CHAIRMAN'S MESSAGE
How would you feel if you knew that there was a slow ticking time bomb in your neighborhood while all around you refused to heed your warnings? That’s...Read more
Enough trusting Others to keep us secure!
by Khalaf Ahmad Al Habtoor
POLITICS
On Saturday 31st March, US Secretary of State Hilary Clinton told the foreign ministers of GCC States that America’s security commitment “to the people and...Read more
Lebanon will sink without a competent captain
by Khalaf Ahmad Al Habtoor
POLITICS
The only continuity in one of God’s most beautiful creations Lebanon is its protected cedar trees. For me, personally, the fact that the Lebanese seem...Read more
Real-politics can alleviate Palestinian suffering
by Khalaf Ahmad Al Habtoor
POLITICS
There is no cause dearer to my heart than that of the Palestinians and it saddens me greatly that international efforts towards a Palestinian state have...Read more
Pan-Arabism should be revived
by Linda S. Heard
POLITICS
If the Arab world continues to splinter, the voices of individual Arab states will not only be drowned-out by other powerful nations, they will also...Read more
Does this change what we are?
by Paul Findley
POLITICS
Two recent documentaries shown on US TV have broken new ground in American journalism says the authorRead more
Trita Parsi - in his own words
by Linda S. Heard
INTERVIEW
Linda S. Heard talks to Trita Parsi – the founder and president of the National Iranian American CouncilRead more
The Century of the Dragon
by Fabio Scacciavillani
ECONOMY
As the world ponders a possible hard landing of the Chinese economy, we examine how it has avoided the global financial crisis and ask what is likely to...Read more
The UAE: A Brief History, Part 3 The Multi-Tribal Qasimi Empire
by Erin Mc Cafferty
HISTORY
Having examined the various tribal groups from both the Abu Dhabi region and the Trucial Coast area in recent articles, we now turn to the multi-tribal...Read more
Islamic Art at the Louvre Abu Dhabi, but first Paris
by Philip Weiss
HISTORY
Little has been done to promote Islamic art in recent years, but with the opening of a wing dedicated to it in the Louvre Paris and plans for a version of...Read more
The Green Sheikh of the UAE Abdul Aziz Al Nuaimi
by Philip Weiss
ENVIRONMENT
Known throughout the UAE as the ‘Green Sheikh’, Abdul Aziz Al Nuami, has made it his mission to make the country environmentally awareRead more
Inspiring women: Elham Al Qasimi From Desert Dunes to Icy Expanse - One Female...
by Alice Johnson
INTERVIEW
Elham Al Qasimi has always pushed herself to the limit, but she took on a whole new challenge when she attempted to be the first Emirati woman to reach the...Read more
HLG JV awarded SAR633 million mine-related Infrastructure Project in Saudi...
by The Media Office
HABTOOR LEIGHTON GROUP
HLG (operating as Leighton Middle East Contracting Company) in a joint venture with Dragados Gulf Construction Company / Intecsa Industrial (ACS Group),...Read more
HLG JV awarded SAR2.87 billion Aircraft Maintenance Facility Project in Saudi...
by The Media Office
HABTOOR LEIGHTON GROUP
HLG, in a joint venture with TAV and Al Rajhi, has been awarded a SAR2.87 billion (DHS2.81) billion contract in Saudi Arabia for the design and...Read more
EIS student a rising tennis star
by Erin Mc Cafferty
EDUCATION
A student at EIS Meadows School in Dubai has been tipped as a tennis star of the future.Read more
Students from EIS Jumeirah to represent UAE in Final Round of World Scholars Cup
by Erin Mc Cafferty
EDUCATION
A number of students from EIS Jumeirah have qualified for the final round of the prestigious global debating competition – The World Scholar’s Cup and are...Read more
The Al Habtoor Group sponsors the UAE Basketball Association
by Erin Mc Cafferty
SPORTS
The Al Habtoor Group announced on May 29 2012 that it is sponsoring the UAE Basketball Association.Read more
Historic Five-Star Hotel in Budapest added to Al Habtoor Portfolio
by The Media Office
AL HABTOOR GROUP NEWS
The Al Habtoor Group announced on Monday May 7, that it had added another asset to its growing list of hotel properties – this time in Budapest.Read more
The Independent Nasserite Movement and The Lebanese Arab Red Crescent honour...
by The Media Office
AL HABTOOR GROUP NEWS
The Independent Nasserites Movement and The Lebanese Arab Red Crescent paid tribute to Khalaf Al Habtoor on April 16,2012 by awarding him a shield of...Read more
The President of Habtoor Motors meets with the Belgian Ambassador
by The Media Office
AL HABTOOR GROUP NEWS
The President of Habtoor Motors – Sultan Al Habtoor met with The Ambassador of Belgium and a number of Belgian dignitaries on April 3, 2012 to discuss...Read more
The Al Habtoor Group partners with Starwood for three new Hotels
by The Media Office
AL HABTOOR GROUP NEWS
The Al Habtoor Group announced on April 26, 2012 that it had teamed up with Starwood Hotels and Resorts to open three hotels in Dubai by 2017.Read more