Susan Polgar Chess Blog (Free subscription) | 02/01/2009
Al Ain Chess Club Clinch Asian Club Championship Title Correspondent 2 January 2009 AL AIN - Al Ain Chess Club A team of UAE clinched the first Asian Club Chess championship title with 12 match points after the seventh and final round. Qi Yuan Club of China also scored 12 match points but on better technical counts, Al Ain A team won the championship and Qi Yuan were the...
Susan Polgar Chess Blog (Free subscription) | 01/01/2009
Asian Club Chess: Tagaytay-RP finishes fourth 01/01/2009 07:39 PM MANILA, Philippines – Tagaytay-RP fell short of clinching the 2008 Asian Club Cup team chess tournament title when they suffered a 2.5-1.5 loss to Qi Yuan Club of China in Thursday’s final round at the Al Ain Chess Center in the United Arab Emirates. Grandmasters Wesley So, John Paul Gomez and Darwin Laylo halved the point from...
ArabianBusiness.com (Free subscription) | 06/01/2009
Tawam Hospital in Al Ain has become the first healthcare provider in the region to win an international food safety award, in recognition of its efforts to improve catering services.
Milan City (Free subscription) | 06/01/2009
DUBAI — AC Milan emerged victorious in the Dubai Football Challenge defeating Hamburg SV 4-3 after a penalty shoot-out at ‘The Sevens’ Stadium on Al Ain Road on Tuesday night. The Bundesliga giants had won this title for two consecutive years ...
Susan Polgar Chess Blog (Free subscription) | 04/01/2009
Participation of professionals 'can lift standards' By K.R.Nayar, Senior Reporter Published: January 03, 2009, 23:20 Dubai: Shaikh Sultan Bin Khalifa Al Nahyan, the president of the Asian Chess Federation feels that the impact of staging the first Asian Chess Champions League successfully in Al Ain has been tremendous. "It has given a big boost to the sport in the country. The impact will be...
TravelDailyNews.com (Free subscription) | 05/01/2009
... rooms at a starting rate of AED530 (US$144) compared with AED1,944 last year, while Hilton Al Ain is promoting rates from AED435, down from Dh870. Even in Ras al Khaimah, weekend rates at the Hilton have dropped to AED460 from the AED920 being charged at this time last year.To address falling occupancy rates, the recently opened Atlantis in Dubai has refused to allow guests to book for less...
Susan Polgar Chess Blog (Free subscription) | 01/01/2009
Al Ain A in showdown with Vietnam Victory By Yasir Abbasher, Senior Reporter Published: December 31, 2008, 23:29 Al Ain: Hosts Al Ain A team were due to enter a crucial match against Vietnam Victory in their last match in the Asian Chess Champions League last night, hoping to clinch the two points and secure the title. The hosts were set back in the penultimate round when they...
Susan Polgar Chess Blog (Free subscription) | 31/12/2008
Small Master in game of genius By Yasir Abbasher, Senior Reporter Published: December 30, 2008, 23:46 Al Ain: At first sight, you could think that he was accompanying his father or elder brother to watch matches of the Asian Chess Champions League, but this shy, diminutive boy was in fact a tough contestant in the game of genius with some big wins already in his bag. Ward Al Tarboushi, the...
Hindu (Free subscription) | 31/12/2008
Chennai: Club India suffered its third defeat after starting well in the 1st Asia Cup Club team chess championship at Al-Ain in the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday. All the Indians were higher rated in this sixth round game against the ...
Complaints Board - Latest Cheaters (Free subscription) | 01/01/2009
AirlinesThrough this letter, We would like to bring to light the suffering of passengers during their 26-hour journey from Chennai to Abu Dhabi in the EY-276 flight on 31/12/2008. The flight which was scheduled to take off at 15.20 took off at 19.15 hrs. Before reaching Abu Dhabi Airport it was diverted to Al Ain at 22.00 due to bad weather and finally it reached Abu Dhabi only at 10.30 next...
