Before oil was discovered, UAE’s economy relied on trading, pearling and fishing. Pearls from the city were traded far and wide all the way to Rome, Venice, India and Sri Lanka. The money earned off it strengthened the economy of the region. Pearl diving, too, served as a good source...
The Guest Palace is the third building in the complex. The rulers met here before signing the agreement. It houses a large dining room and the private office of the late Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum (Ruler of Dubai from 1958 to 1990). In the gardens, a hugeUAE flagflies from a ...
National flag consisting of horizontal stripes of green, white, and black and a vertical red stripe at the hoist. The flag’s width-to-length ratio is 1 to 2.Great Britain compelled many of the small Arab states on the southern coast of the Persian Gulf
History of the United Arab Emirates, a survey of notable events and people in the history of the United Arab Emirates beginning with the rise of the emirates’ ruling families in the 18th and 19th centuries. For much of the history of the largely desert
What is the flag of the UAE? Throughout Dubai, you will see the United Arab Emirates flag flying proudly. Adopted in 1971 to mark the creation of the UAE, the flag has three horizontal stripes – green at the top, white in the middle and black at the bottom. To the left, there is...
2.To make known over a wide area:reporters who broadcast unchecked rumors in order to get the story out first;"The birds sang in flight because that was the only way, in this treeless terrain, to broadcast their claims across their chosen pieces of land"(Kenn Kaufman).See Synonyms atanno...
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) consists of the seven small emirates of Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, Ras Al-Khaimah, Ajman, Umm Al-Qaiwain, and Fujairah, which were united as a federal state on 2 December 1971. Before the establishment of the oil economy in the early 1960s, two main orie...
The flag is green and white, with a red star and crescent. The star, crescent, and the color green are all symbolic of the Islamic religion. Algeria History and Ethnic Relations Emergence of the Nation. The Berbers were the original inhabitants of the region. The first invaders were ...
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that the leaders of the global airline industry are gathering in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE), for the 80th IATA Annual General Meeting (AGM) and World Air Transport Summit (June 2-4 2024). ...
Shiekha Maktoum is a contender in martial arts who is also a medal-holder. She won silver during the 2006 Asian Games in Doha and also played in Taekwondo at the Olympics 2008. She is a world-record holder as the first Gulf woman athlete to hold the UAE flag at the 2008 Olympics. ...