His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, today received Volodymyr Zelensky, President of Ukraine, who is currently visiting the UAE. During the meeting, which took place at Qasr Al Watan, His Highness Sheikh Moha ..
) ABU DHABI, 14th February, 2021 (WAM) His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, emphasised that the success of the Hope Probe is a result of determination and persistence shown by Emarati youth.
The stunning cultural landmark is also home to Qasr Al Watan Library with an impressive collection of 50,000 texts, and 16 million digital documents collected over 35 years, covering subjects such as history, geography and the social, economic and political development of the UAE. And it has recently re-opened its doors to the public.
The Qasr Al Watan Library is a unique addition to the library network in the emirate of Abu Dhabi with an aim to preserve the Arab world’s history and culture. It houses rare manuscripts, and an immense selection of ancient books and documents that illuminate the Arab region’s most remarkable influences on astronomy, science, art, literature and more.
The capital of the United Arab Emirates has come a long way from its pearling town roots. With a magnificent outpost of the Louvre, head-turning Islamic architecture, and a new cultural park sited on Abu Dhabiâs original settlement, there is plenty here for visitors to admire â and thatâs before they even venture into the fantastical desert on the cityâs doorstep.
The main swimming pool at Qasr al Sarab, Anantaraâs desert resort on the edge of the Rubâ al Khali.
It was the desert that brought me to Abu Dhabi. Specifically, it was a photograph that came over my desk a decade ago of an impossibly picturesque Arabian fortress nestled amid great red dunes at the edge of the Rubâ al Khali, the worldâs largest uninterrupted expanse of sand. The caption identified this vision as Qasr Al Sarab â âPalace of Miragesâ â which, in fact, was not a fortress at all but rather a newly built resort designed to emulate one: a stately confec