Futuristic city near Abu Dhabi will be carbon neutral

September 29th, 2009 ABU DHABI - The Abu Dhabi International Hunting and Equestrian Exhibition (ADIHEX) will open here Wednesday, WAM news agency reported. Various programmes including folklore dances, art, poetry, handicraft and coffee brewing competitions, among others, will be organised at the event from Sep 30 to Oct 3.

September 24th, 2009 TORONTO - Capturing carbon directly from the air is the only way to prevent dangerous climate changes, says a pioneering Canadian scientist. University of Calgary scientist David Keith says governments need to earmark more research funding for technologies to capture carbon dioxide in surrounding air to save the planet.

September 23rd, 2009 ABU DHABI - The United Arab Emirates (UAE) capital will host the meeting of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage Sep 28-Oct 2, WAM news agency reported Wednesday. Official delegations from 112 countries, which have signed the Agreement on Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage, and over 50 representatives from regional organisations and non governmental organisations will take part in the event.

September 17th, 2009 ABU DHABI - The capital of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) accounted for 23 percent of all advertised jobs in the Gulf region in the first six months of this year, a study has showed. Abu Dhabi's share of jobs advertised in the six-member Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries grew by nine percent this year compared to the same period in 2008.

September 4th, 2009 ABU DHABI - Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has expanded its US operations by adding one more city to its network, WAM news agency reported Friday. The airline has launched flights from its Abu Dhabi home-base to the US city of Chicago.

September 4th, 2009 LONDON - The Maldives government has launched a project to reduce its carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions using "biochar", a charcoal made from bio-wastes such as coconut shells. According to a report by BBC News, the pilot project, launched by the Maldives government together with a UK-based company, Carbon Gold, aims to produce biochar using bio-waste, including coconut shells, which are abundantly available in the archipelago.

August 22nd, 2009 ABU DHABI - Abu Dhabi International Airport has recorded strong growth in number of passengers despite the economic downturn, WAM news agency reported Saturday. Passenger numbers for July exceeded 900,000, as figures showed that 923,124 people travelled through the airport in the month.

August 1st, 2009 ABU DHABI - A baby crocodile was seized from an Egypt Air flight after its cabin crew alerted the airport officials when the plane landed here, WAM news agency reported Saturday. The flight was from Cairo to the United Arab Emirates' (UAE) capital.

July 9th, 2009 ABU DHABI - Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has forecast a 59 percent growth in cruise passenger arrivals in the 2009-10 season, WAM news agency reported Thursday. Forecasts by the Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority (ADTA), which manages the emirate's tourism industry, showed about 200,000 arrivals in the season, which will run from the end of November to the beginning of May 2010, as compared to 125,200 passenger arrivals in the previous season.

July 1st, 2009 NICOSIA - Abu Dhabi has been selected to house the headquarters of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). The announcement was made at Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, after other candidate cities, like Bonn and Vienna withdrew their candidacies.

June 21st, 2009 SYDNEY - Scientists in Australia are getting closer to identify the mystery light that lit up the universe. The universe was covered in a thick fog of neutral hydrogen gas thirteen billion years ago.

June 18th, 2009 New York City billboard monitors greenhouse gasesNEW YORK — How are those greenhouse gases doing? New York City residents and visitors will be able to monitor the situation, thanks to a giant billboard in Manhattan. A widget also will be provided to Web sites and blogs around the world.

June 3rd, 2009 NICOSIA - Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair expressed strong support for UAE's proposal to host the headquarters of the newly established International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) in the Masdar city of Abu Dhabi, saying that the political and technical arguments for this were overwhelmingly strong. "Locating IRENA in the developing world would send a powerful signal that all nations must participate in the transition to a sustainable future.

May 7th, 2009 LONDON - A single-decker bus, dubbed "The Chipper", that runs on waste cooking oil from chip shops has taken to the UK streets. The "green" vehicle, a 1998 Dennis Dart vehicle converted for the scheme, is beginning a six-month trial in Bristol to see whether its performance can match that of conventional coaches, reports Sky News.

April 4th, 2009 LONDON - Looks like Paris Hilton is too much inspired by outer space, for the socialite was recently seen wearing a space-age style outfit for a swimwear shoot. The heiress was spotted frolicking on the balcony of a hotel in Santa Monica, California, donning a skimpy and strappy rubber gear.