Sex and the City 2 was not filmed in the UAE, and its producers were rebuffed when they asked to shoot some of the scenes here, but the fact that large parts of the film are set in Abu Dhabi are expected to benefit the capital’s economy.

The film, like the television series on which it is based, follows the escapades of Carrie Bradshaw, played by Sarah Jessica Parker, and three of her female friends, who live in New York. Requests to film scenes in the UAE were turned down, while Dubai Studio City refused to give permission for scenes to be shot in Dubai, citing the “multicultural fabric” of the city.

President His Highness Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan on Tuesday announced the death of Shaikh Ahmad after his glider crashed over a lake south of Rabat in Morocco on Friday, behind the Sidi Mohammad Bin Abdullah dam. However, the pilot of the glider was rescued.

Shaikh Ahmad was the managing director of the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority as well as the chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Zayed Foundation for Charitable and Humanitarian Works.

The race to crown the king of roller coasters has shifted into high gear.

Two attractions with Formula One themes and built next to Grand Prix race tracks – one at Ferrari World on Yas Island, the other the Ring Racer at the Nurburgring in Nurburg, Germany are hurtling towards completion this year.

At stake? The title of the world’s fastest roller coaster. And by late this year, the champion is expected to be crowned.

The Ferrari World park manager Andy Keeling is unequivocal that the coaster on Yas Island will be in the record books when the park opens.

“The Formula One coaster … will be the fastest roller coaster in the world,” he said, introducing the world’s largest indoor theme park.

Speeding motorists had better watch out! As many as 300 new mobile radars, which are not so easy to spot, have been deployed on the capital's streets.
With these sophisticated radars, called Snipers, traffic officials are hoping to slam the brakes on speeding drivers.

Over 500 Doctors Descend Into Abu Dhabi to Attend the 1st International Abu Dhabi Diabetes Congress

Abu Dhabi Hosts Inaugural Congress 12 - 14 March 2010

The 1st International Abu Dhabi Diabetes Congress kicked off today with over 500 of the leading diabetologists and healthcare professionals from around the world in attendance.