Al Shindagah

CONTENTS Joanna Andrews Editor - in - Chief 10 18 14 20 PUBLISHED BY Al Habtoor Group LLC , PO Box 25444, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Tel: +971 4 394 1444, shindagah@habtoor.com, www.alshindagah.com , www.habtoor.com VICE CHAIRMAN & CEO: Mohammed K. Al Habtoor EDITOR-IN-CHIEF: Joanna Andrews ART MANAGER: Gilda Castro Rios AL SHINDAGAH COMMITTEE: Maan Halabi, Noura Badawi MEDIA RELATIONS: Radwa Wagdi, Liezl Reamillo Lumanlan, Michaela Podkovcik PHOTOGRAPHER: Mohanan Oruvayalil TRANSLATOR: Nisrine Nader Not a dull moment goes by at the energetic Al Habtoor Group. Employees accepted the Dubai Fitness Challenge – a city initiative to make Dubai the most active city in the world. Khalaf Al Habtoor got Al Habtoor Group staff up at the crack of dawn for an early morning walk around the 6 million square foot Al Habtoor Polo Resort & Club in Dubailand. (page 14) La Perle by Dragone welcomed HH Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice- President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai. (page 18) And, Khalaf Al Habtoor welcomed Her Royal Highness Princess Haya for a tour of the Al Habtoor Polo Resort & Club. (page 20) The Chairman hosted his fifth session of Open Talk in memory of the late Sheikh Rashid Bin Saeed Al Maktoum, the founding father of modern Dubai. (page 10) Al Habtoor praises the strong friendship between the UAE and Egypt following a visit to Abu Dhabi recently by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi. (page 2) And, the Chairman slams Great Britain for encouraging extremism because of its so-called respect of human rights and civil liberties. (page 6) Finally, we provide a snapshot of the trending stories on Al Habtoor’s social media platforms. Enjoy the issue! AHG News Feature 20 22 24 26 28 30 A visit from Her Royal Highness Princess Haya Al Habtoor Polo Resort & Club opens in style Al Habtoor participates in educational programme Khalaf Al Habtoor meets with the Prime Minister of Tuzla Canton Al Habtoor welcomes a delegation from The American University in Cairo Founding President of AUST meets Khalaf Al Habtoor Chairman holds talks with senior delegates from Credit Suisse Al Habtoor welcomes a delegation from Dubai Cares Highlights from Khalaf Al Habtoor’s Instagram Social Media The downtrodden Arabs the world ignores Great Britain, the extremists’ Utopia Minds distorted by neo-liberal values Open Talk Open Talk 5: Remembering the late Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum Al Habtoor Group accepts 'The Challenge' La Perle World Premiere His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum visits La Perle HH Sheikha Maitha Bint Mohammed Al Nahyan watches La Perle Al Habtoor Group acknowledges Dubai Government Departments following successful launch of La Perle Yolanthe Sneijder-Cabau comes to Dubai for the World Premiere of La Perle 2 4 6 8 10 14 16 18 19 The UAE & Egypt share unbreakable bonds Politics Chairman's Message Sports Entertainment