UAE at a Glance - UAE Interact
UAE at a Glance - UAE Interact
UAE at a Glance - UAE Interact
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<strong>UAE</strong><br />
Undertaken with support and assistance of the N<strong>at</strong>ional Media Council.<br />
This book forms part of a multimedia publishing programme involving public<strong>at</strong>ion of the <strong>UAE</strong> Yearbook in<br />
English, French and Arabic printed and electronic editions; management of <strong>UAE</strong> <strong>Interact</strong> (www.uaeinteract.com),<br />
which contains news upd<strong>at</strong>es linked to pages of the Yearbook; public<strong>at</strong>ion of <strong>UAE</strong> <strong>at</strong> a <strong>Glance</strong>, which<br />
summarises main d<strong>at</strong>a on the <strong>UAE</strong>; and production of a DVD containing films and e-books on the <strong>UAE</strong>.<br />
The publishers wish to acknowledge and thank the N<strong>at</strong>ional Media Council for their valuable encouragement<br />
and support for this multifaceted project.<br />
Editors<br />
Ibrahim Al Abed<br />
Paula Vine<br />
Peter Hellyer<br />
Peter Vine<br />
Text copyright ©2008: Trident Press Ltd<br />
All rights reserved. No part of this public<strong>at</strong>ion may be reproduced in any m<strong>at</strong>erial form without the written<br />
permission of the copyright holder. Applic<strong>at</strong>ions should be addressed to the publisher.<br />
Photographs ©: Trident Press Ltd, Getty Images, Gulf Images, Gulf News, Emir<strong>at</strong>es News Agency (WAM), Corbis,<br />
Digital Vision, H. & J. Eriksen, R. Codrai, P. Vine, R. Newman, BP Photographic Archive, Pitt Rivers, EAD, HCT, TDIC,<br />
Plan Abu Dhabi 2030<br />
English edition design and typesetting: James Kelly<br />
Layout copyright ©2008: Trident Press Ltd<br />
This book contains inform<strong>at</strong>ion available <strong>at</strong> the time of printing. Whilst every effort has been taken to achieve accuracy,<br />
the publishers cannot accept any liability for consequences arising from the use of inform<strong>at</strong>ion contained in this book.<br />
St<strong>at</strong>istics are based on available sources and are not necessarily official or endorsed by the <strong>UAE</strong> Government.<br />
Published by Trident Press Ltd<br />
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ISBN: 978-1-905486-38-0<br />
For further inform<strong>at</strong>ion please contact:<br />
N<strong>at</strong>ional Media Council,<br />
PO Box 3790,<br />
Abu Dhabi<br />
United Arab Emir<strong>at</strong>es<br />
Tel: 009712 4452922<br />
Fax: 009712 4450458<br />
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