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Khalifa mourns UAE envoy to Kuwait
Khalifa mourns UAE envoy to Kuwait (Wam) / 16 August 2013 The President, His Highness Shaikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, has sent a cable of condolences to the family of UAE Ambassador to Kuwait Dr Ali Ahmed bin Shukr Al Za’abi who died recently. In the cable, the president expressed his heartfelt sympathy for the family of the departed. He prayed to Allah Almighty to rest his soul in eternal peace in Paradise and bestow patience on the bereaved family. Shaikh Khalifa also praised the late diplomat’s great service to the nation. Continue reading
KT lucky draw winner drives away in Mazda 3
KT lucky draw winner drives away in Mazda 3 Staff Reporter / 16 August 2013 Khaleej Times (KT) launched a special scheme for 35 days with a special annual subscription rate of Dh350 as part of KT’s celebrations of 35 years with subscribers being given redeemable vouchers worth Dh550 and a chance to win a Mazda 3. THE LUCKY SUBSCRIBER….Venkatraman Prakash, winner of the Khaleej Times lucky draw and wife Rama, receive the keys to a Mazda 3 from Constance Moraes, Circulation Manager, Khaleej Times, along with Axel Dreyer, General Manager, Galadari Automobiles Co. Ltd.— KT photo by Juidin Bernarrd As per KT ’s Circulation Manager, Constance Moraes, the scheme got a tremendous response with new subscribers coming into KT ’s fold. KT’ s lucky draw winner, and now proud owner of a new car, Venkatraman Prakash, a Logistics Manager at Al Tajir Glass, accompanied by his wife, Rama, drove an electric blue Mazda 3 away from the Mazda showroom on Shaikh Zayed Road on Tuesday afternoon. Rama’s favourite part of the newspaper is City Times . She is the first person to wake up in the household and brew her morning coffee, so the paper is first hers. Rama enjoys reading the Wknd magazine which she saves every week to post to her daughter, a model married and settled in Muscat, but who visits them every few months. The Prakash couple was pleased with the colour of the car although Venkatraman said he wouldn’t have minded a red. Their other car is a grey-coloured Dodge. Venkatraman will drive the Mazda 3 to his office in Jebel Ali, but only every alternate day as he is part of a car pool. Tuesday being not his day to drive to work, Venkatraman got dropped to the new Mazda showroom so he could drive the new car back to their home in Al Qusais. The couple was greeted and handed over the keys of their new car by Moraes and Axel Dreyer, General Manager of Galadari Automobiles Co. Ltd. The pair shook hands with the new owner and his wife, and wished them the best of luck. Rama promised a treat — “Definitely!” — to the delivery boy who gets her copy of KT to her doorstep. — news@khaleejtimes.com Continue reading
Dh500,000 up for grabs
Dh500,000 up for grabs Staff Reporter (silvia@khaleejtimes.com) / 14 August 2013 The Abu Dhabi Hunting and Equestrian Exhibition (Adihex) will give away over half a million dirhams to winners of its several competitions to be held on September 4-7 at Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre. This year, the competitions include Arabic coffee brewing, Nabati Poetry and hunting, and equestrian and heritage-related photography and painting. “To qualify for these competitions, local entries must be submitted before August 28, while international ones should be submitted by September 1 at the latest,” announced Abdulla Al Qubaisi, director of Adihex. As in previous years, participants for the Arabic coffee competition are allowed to enter late, prior to show opening. For the past few editions, Emirati Bedouin men have dominated this competition, which is one of the most popular attractions at Adihex as participants sing and sometimes share stories of the past while roasting, grinding and brewing the coffee beans. Additionally, Adihex will host a competition for the best falcons bred in captivity in the categories of Gyr-Horr (Peregrine), Gyr Shahin and Male Gyr, overseen by the Emirates Falconers’ Club, as well as a competition for the most beautiful hunting saluki in the two categories of Hoss (smooth) and Reesh (feathered). Painting and photography competitions are open to amateur and professional artists of all nationalities, and are restricted to one piece of artwork per artist in any of these categories: falconry, equestrian or UAE Heritage. All artworks received will be handed to a special viewing committee which, along with the exhibition higher committee, will have the right to refuse any artwork that does not meet the requirements; a special jury committee will then choose the winners in each category — painting and photography. “The 11 th edition of Adihex will see an array of heritage and cultural activities, and is expected to attract nearly 100,000 visitors of all ages, who share the passion for the unique UAE heritage,” added Al Qubaisi. These include a museum style display of local customs and traditions in the Abu Dhabi Tourism and Culture Authority’s pavilion, where there will be demonstrations of Emirati sewing, weaving and cooking, along with showcasing the fishing and pearling traditions of the past. Full details about the competitions and rules are available on www.adihex.net . Continue reading
