News & features - Around the UAE
10 July, 2011 Around the UAE
Saudi technology to diagnose bird flu
Saudi researcher Najla Bent Saoud has presented a new genetic technology for Saudi preventive medicine: a new method for treating and preventing bird flu. The researcher has succeeded in adding a new value to the diagnosis of the "H1N1" bird virus, and created a new method to reveal Saudi strains of bird flu. The researcher's creation is the subject of her Ph.D. thesis at King Abdel Aziz Univers...
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9 July, 2011 Around the UAE
Rezidor Adds Two New Hotels
The Rezidor Hotels Group has announced the addition of two new hotels in the Emirates: the "Radisson Royal" in Dubai and "Radisson Blu" in Al Fujairah. The Royal hotel will contain 471 rooms, while the one in Fujairah will have 257 rooms. The group will manage them with its excellent hotel standards. The new hotels will be owned by the Kuwaiti company ACICO, which is listed on the Kuwaiti stock...
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30 June, 2011 Around the UAE
French store offers free foot rubs
A mall in Paris came up with an innovative way to attract customers and sales during the summer shopping season. The "Les Quatre Temps" shop at the "La Défense" in Paris features large comfortable seats and offers fruit juices, light snacks, coffee, tea and finally a foot massage by a professional massage therapist. According to "Al Hayat" newspaper in London, all these services are offered for ...
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30 June, 2011 Around the UAE
Tunnel bus for Chinese traffic
Young Chinese inventor Shenzhen Huashi propose an innovative solution to Beijing's traffic problems. Huashi says the 'tunnel bus' will decrease traffic by 30%. The large bus can accommodate 1400 people on a top secured level, and on the ground there is a vacant space in which cars pass through normally. The bus will be powered by solar energy and is environmentally sound with no carbon emissions...
Read More24 June, 2011 Around the UAE
Revival of Soug Wagef in old Doha
An engineering consulting firm is preparing a project to restore life to the distinct heritage site "Soug Wagef" in Doha. Architect Mohamed Ali Abdulla attempted to revive the memory of the place, where modern buildings have been demolished, and metal sheets have been replaced with traditional roofs maid of wood and bamboo and a layer of clay and straw. Traditional methods have been used to isol...
Read More24 June, 2011 Around the UAE
Sea life museum in the Indian Ocean
The Agha Khan Culture Foundation renovated a number of buildings that represent landmarks in the the City of Stones in Zanzibar. According to the Foundation's website, one of the most important landmarks will be a sea museum for the Indian Ocean, recognizing it as an ocean where many prehistoric trades and legends took place. The museum will consist of two stories, with sections dedicated to the...
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