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The base was originally named Qadisiyah Airbase (قاعدة القادسية الجوية), a reference to the Battle of al-Qādisiyyah (c. 636). Qadisiyah AB was one of five new air bases built in Iraq as part of their Project "Super-Base", launched in 1975 as a response to the lessons learned during the Arab-Israeli wars of 1967 and 1973.
[5] [16] [17] Saleh Al-Kuwaiti was considered the father of Iraqi maqam as he was the pioneer of its first song. He also composed for the most famous singers of that era in Iraq, [18] Kuwait, [8] and in the Arab world, such as Salima Pasha, Afifa Iskandar, Nazem al-Ghazali, Umm Kulthum, Mohammed Abdel Wahab and many others. [19]
Ahmad Saad Ajab Al-Azmi (Arabic: أَحْمَد سَعْد عَجَب الْعَازِمِيّ; born 13 May 1984) is a Kuwaiti footballer. After starting playing for Al-Sahel he moved to Al-Qadisia in July 2007.
Al Ain International Airport (IATA: AAN, ICAO: OMAL) (Arabic: مَطَار ٱلْعَيْن ٱلدَُوَلِِي, transliterated: Maṭār Al-ʿAyn Ad-Duwalī) is an airport located 8 nautical miles (15 km; 9.2 mi) west-northwest [1] of Al Ain in the Eastern Region of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates. It was opened on 31 ...
The tower is located across from the Al Shaheed Park, the building area is 4,293.6 m 2 (46,216 sq ft). [6] The form of Al Tijaria Tower (also known as the Kuwait Trade Center) is inspired by a spiral or helix. The body of the tower “twists” by 80 degrees as it climbs from the ground level to the top-most occupied floor.
Al-Enezi and Sadoon Al-Otaibi have both dismissed past wage increases as “too small” and not enough to meet the steep hikes in consumer prices. On 21 February 2008, the parliament approved a 120 dinar ($440) monthly pay rise for nationals in the public and private sectors after inflation hit 7.3%, a 15-year high.
It was founded in 1981 as Al-Nowair Foodstuff Company, and was renamed Al-Homaizi Foodstuff Co. from 1985 to 2005. The group are best known for being the master franchisee of Burger King , Pizza Hut , Subway , Taco Bell , Applebee's and IHOP across Kuwait, and have formerly traded in Iraq, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and the United Kingdom.
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum mediated a settlement between Abdulla Al Futtaim and his rival, cousin Majid Al Futtaim, in 2000 which split the assets, liabilities and operations of the then-larger Al Futtaim Group. [7] The CEO of the group was Robert Willett [8] until he suddenly resigned in January 2011. After that, Omar Al-Futtaim ...