Mohammad Abdallah Al Gaz, was a financier, developer, diplomat, central banker and philanthropist in the early years of the United Arab Emirates. Al Gaz became a member of Dubai’s first generation of market-making investors and developers in the 1950s through his partnership with Juma al Majid, who was ranked among the 100 richest Arabs in 2016.
Nedaa Elias is a Syrian artist and writer whose works address environmental and cultural concerns pertaining to contemporary Middle Eastern societies. Subjects previously explored by Elias include the discontinuation of the usage of the Arabic script, as well as the effect of bird migration on the gulf’s economy.
The battle of Al Masini valley, code named Operation Al Faisal by the coalition, was an operation to clear the Al-Qaeda controlled stronghold of Al Misini valley in Hadramut province.
Noor Aldeen Atatreh is an Emirati researcher and educational leader working in the aspects of scientific knowledge, innovations and academic communities.
UAE Second Division League is the third tier of football league competition in the United Arab Emirates, the league is organised by UAE Football Association for private funded clubs and universities with amateur teams. The league was established in 2019. The league featured 10 teams who played each other twice in its first season however, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Arab Emirates, the UAE footballing season was cancelled and declared a void and all results were null. The UAE FA set a strategy to support featuring more privately owned clubs and football academies in the UAE Football Pyramid. Ahead of the 2022–23 season, the UAE FA confirmed that the format of league will remain as 12 teams, with the introduction of the UAE Third Division League with a promotion-relegation system.
Iyad Rimawi, is a Syrian music composer, songwriter, and producer. He is best known for his soundtracks for several TV series such as Nadam and Godfather.
The United Arab Emirates Armed Forces Band is the official musical unit of the United Arab Emirates Armed Forces. Since 1991, it has been under the direct command of the Armed Forces General Staff, rather than the United Arab Emirates Army. It is currently the premier military band in the UAE, consisting of a marching band, a musical troupe, and a pipe band, all based out of Abu Dhabi. It is currently under the direction of Second Lieutenant Abdalla Abdul Karim Al Houti. The uniform of the band consists of a bright red tunic and white trousers. The band has participated in several international events in cities such as Cologne, Kuala Lumpur, and New Delhi. When it is inside the country, the band usually accompanies the UAE Presidential Guard in official ceremonies such as the visit of foreign leaders.
Hawaa Al Thahak Al Mansoori is an Emirati physician, inventor and politician. She was appointed to the Federal National Council of the United Arab Emirates in 2019. As a physician Dr. Al Mansoori is an endocrinologist and healthcare executive, serving as executive director of the Intramural Research Division at the Abu Dhabi Stem Cell Center and Deputy Medical Director of Imperial College London Diabetes Centre in Abu Dhabi.
Fayez Al-Malki is a Saudi Arabian television actor and humanitarian. He is best known as Menahi, a character he portrayed in several works such as Menahi's diary (2006) and Menahi (2009).
Shamma Al Bastaki, Arabic: شما البستكي is an Emirati poet and artist from Dubai.
Dubai Silicon Oasis known as DSO is a free-trade zone established by the Dubai government in 2003, spanning an area of 7.2 square kilometers. It is located in the Nadd Hessa community in Dubai.
Abdullah Muhammad Issa Al Nauri Al Ali was an Emirati novelist and police officer. He is credited as the first crime fiction author in the United Arab Emirates, with his novel, the Arabic language A Neck in Search of a Necklace, written and published in 1978 when he was 19 years of age.
The Arab Federation for Digital Economy (AFDE) is an Arab organization affiliated with the Arab League that aims to support the development that is related to the fields and uses of the digital economy in the Arab World.
Lulwa Ahmed Al-Mansoori is a researcher and novelist from Julphar in Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates. Member of the Emirates Writers Union Board of Directors - responsible for publishing and distribution. She obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Arabic literature, a diploma in cultural heritage management, and a certificate in restoring documents and manuscripts.
Ahmed Muhammad Ali Obaid Al-Handasi(Arabic: أحمد محمد عبيد) is an Emirati writer, poet, historian and literary academic. He was born in Dibba, Sharjah in 1967. He studied Arabic literature at the United Arab Emirates University and graduated with a degree in Arabic in 1988. Then he joined Ain Shams University in Cairo, where he obtained a master's degree. He worked as a secondary school teacher, then as an assistant teacher at the UAE University. He has many poetry collections and literary works. He was distinguished for his research on pre-Islamic and pre-Islamic Arabic poetry.
The United Arab Emirates national badminton team represents the United Arab Emirates in international badminton team competitions. The national team is controlled by the UAE Badminton Federation, the governing body for badminton in the United Arab Emirates. The Emirati team made their first international team appearance at the 2023 Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championships.
Bayt.com is a job search and recruitment platform in the Middle East and North Africa founded in 2000 in Dubai.
Ramadan in the United Arab Emirates has distinctive customs, traditions and rituals. Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, observed by Muslims as a month of fasting, prayer, reflection, and community. Celebrations and preparations for Ramadan begin on the night of the middle of Sha’ban, known as "Haq al-Laila" in the UAE. The month is filled with entertainment, spiritual, and cultural activities and events that tie into the atmosphere of Ramadan.
Reportage Properties is an Abu Dhabi-based real estate developer that provides investment, project management, residential construction, and development services, introducing the concept of townhouse with loft design for the first time in Abu Dhabi.
