Board of Directors for Air Arabia, the first and biggest low cost carrier for the Middle East and North Africa, have proposed a cash dividend of 10 percent for 2009. Air Arabia recently released its financial results for the 12 months ending December 31st, 2009. A press statement said the results demonstrated continued profitability and excellent levels of efficiency during an extremely challenging period for airlines around the world.
A study conducted by Aviation Week magazine in 2009 ranked Air Arabia as number one on the ‘Top Performing Companies’ chart for low cost carriers around the world. Several other leading aviation bodies have also named Air Arabia as ‘Low Cost Carrier of the Year’. Air Arabia currently serves 60 destinations around the world from its hubs in Sharjah and Casablanca.
This consists of a private collection of thousands of pieces of art dating back to the Neolithic era. Treasures stored here range from gold goblets to intricate textiles, to bronze statues to entire rooms from Greek mansions in the 1700s. A new section of the Museum is the Benaki collection of Islamic Art. Timings: Daily [except Tuesday] Address: 1 Koumbari Admission: 6 EUR Te...
In the year 250AD, Christians throughout the Roman empire were being persecuted. According to legend, seven men were accused of accepting Christianity. Rather than fighting the charges, they donated all their worldly possessions and retreated to a cave to pray. The men fell asleep, and Roman authorities sealed the entrance. Two hundred years later, long after Christianity be...
The Circus Maximus,which is situated in the valley between the Aventine and Palatine Hills,was a horse and chariot racing area. In the 1st C, it was Rome’s biggest stadium, a 250,000-seater. It was used for many other purposes as well. Marketing and gambling also took place here. Even though chariot races were held here as far back as 4 BC, it wasn’t until Emperor Trajan rebuilt it after the AD ...
The Houston Arboretum and Nature Center consists of 155 acres and is located in Memorial Park. It boasts a children’s botanical hall, over 5 miles of nature trails, forests, ponds, wetlands, and meadows. It also has numerous specialty gardens including Hummingbird and Butterfly Island, Sensory Garden and Wildlife Garden. Address: 4501 Woodway Drive Tel: (713) 681 8433. ...