Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
The Battle of Khannour (Arabic: وقعة خنور) was a series of military engagements between the forces of Abu Dhabi led by Zayed bin Khalifa Al Nahyan and Qatar under Jassim bin Mohammed Al Thani that took place in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, Trucial States from January to February 1889.
Pure Gold Jewellers is a recipient of the "Best Service Performance Brand" award in the large business category for five years: 2007–2008, 2008–2009, 2009–2010, 2011–2012, 2012–2013 and 2014–2015 under the Dubai Service Excellence Scheme (DSES) of the Dubai Department of Economic Development, making it the only company to have won it five times. [6]
The Qatari–Abu Dhabi War was a series of territorial disputes and military conflicts between Qatar, led by Sheikh Jassim bin Mohammed Al Thani, and the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, under Sheikh Zayed bin Khalifa Al Nahyan. From 1881 to 1893, tensions were escalated through a series of raids and counter-raids between the two emirates.
The 1996 Qatari coup d'état attempt was an attempted coup in Qatar against Emir Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani that was foiled on the night of February 14, 1996, less than one year into Hamad bin Khalifa's reign. Qatari intelligence termed the coup attempt as "Operation Abu Ali". [1]
Dolphin Energy is 51% owned by Mubadala Development Company, on behalf of the Government of Abu Dhabi, and 24.5% each owned by Total S.A. of France and Occidental Petroleum of the United States. During the Qatar diplomatic crisis and the severing of relations between the two countries, the pipelines continued operations. [61]
In 2020, in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic, it opened its first store in Dubai. Since then, the brand has launched stores across UAE (Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Sharjah) as well as in USA, Qatar and Singapore. By the end of 2023, the brand had 14 stores outside of India, and announced plans to continue to expand its international footprint. [4]
A pendant depicting a pair of entwined, horned animals found at Qattara Oasis, Al Ain Qattara Oasis (Arabic: وَاحَـة الْـقَـطَّـارَة, romanized: Wāḥat al-Qaṭṭārah) is an area of irrigated date farm in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates featuring a distinctive falaj (Arabic: فَـلَـج) irrigation system as well as a late Bronze Age archaeological site dated to 1800 ...
Map of the United Arab Emirates showing the pre-1974 boundary; note that, by this map, the UAE borders Qatar. Prior to the signing of the 1974 Treaty of Jeddah between Saudi Arabia and the UAE there was some confusion as to whether Qatar shared a border with the UAE, with maps commonly depicting a long Emirati panhandle touching Qatar.