Robbie Fowler believes the standard of football in Saudi Arabia is comparable to top European leagues as he looks for his next managerial assignment.
The Saudi Pro League became the destination of choice for many players this year, highlighted by the league's unprecedented summer of spending that saw its clubs sign world-class talents such as Karim Benzema, Neymar, Sadio Mane and Riyad Mahrez.
While that recruitment drive has no doubt helped elevate levels, Fowler said he experienced first-hand that the foundations were already in place for Saudi Arabian football to succeed.
"I think there's a genuine love for the game over there. I enjoyed watching the Pro League, I really did," Fowler told The National in an exclusive interview in Dubai.
"I think maybe back home [in the UK] there's maybe a little bit of a propaganda issue in terms of when it comes to Saudi for reasons I don't really want to get into, but from a football point of view I genuinely enjoyed watching the games. The football is a good standard.
"What I can say, and I don't mean this in a derogatory way, because I can say this about any league in the world, is there's some very, very good players, but some not so great players. But I think you can say that about the Premier League. Not every player in the Premier League is perfect, and [not having that] is why the game is so great. Not everyone's brilliant but the fact is that there's a little bit of greatness, a little bit of rawness I think is what makes the whole spectacle that little bit better."
Criticism of the standard of the Saudi Pro League and the astronomical wages on offer have been a near constant since the kingdom shook the football world 12 months ago with the announcement that Cristiano Ronaldo had signed for one of its lead clubs, Al Nassr.
Fowler sees nothing wrong with the financial incentives to entice players, saying its a well-trodden path made first by Italy's Serie A before the formation of England's Premier League in 1992. He accuses those that now bemoan the influx of new money into football of hypocrisy.
"When the Premier League first started, what did the Premier League do? To bring players in they [the clubs] obviously spent a little bit more money than they did in the past, spent a bit more than the Italian league were doing" argues Fowler.
"We've seen that in the past when the Italian league were attracting all the better European players by spending more money. So Italy and the Premier League done it and now Saudi Arabia are doing it because they have these aspirations to grow football not just in Saudi but in the region.
"They've got a potential chance for a World Cup [Saudi Arabia is the sole bidder for the 2034 World Cup] so they want to grow the game.
"There's a little bit of hypocrisy when it comes to all of it. If you take the LIV Golf, no one batted an eyelid when the PGA was taking players from the the Asian Tour and the European Tour. It's the same thing."
On his sacking at Al Qadsiah
Fowler enjoyed an unbeaten, albeit brief, spell managing in Saudi Arabia this year. While his former Liverpool teammate Steven Gerrard represented the most high-profile managerial recruit to the kingdom, taking the reins at Saudi Pro League side Al Ettifaq, Fowler's appointment as head coach of First Division Al Qadsiah in July went largely under the radar.
His impact was both immediate and effective. Qadsiah went unbeaten in their eight games under their new English coach, winning six and drawing two.
Despite their unbeaten start to the league season, Qadsiah dismissed Fowler on October 26, replacing him with the former Real Madrid and Spain forward Michel.
Qadsiah sat second in the table at the time of Fowler's dismissal but now top the table by four points.
Fowler says he told the club they were "making the wrong decision" in sacking him and said he believes the team could have gone the season unbeaten. Though disappointed by the outcome, he says he enjoyed his Saudi experience.
"They [the club] just wanted to go down a different pathway. They have a Spanish sporting director so I think the Spanish model sort of fits into what he wanted to do, and unfortunately I didn't fit into that.
"I was very, very disappointed because my record was unbelievable. But it was excellent there. We were enjoying the football, we were second, just a point behind the leaders. It's not nice when you lose your job when you're on the back of an unbelievable run with a team who really, really have shown a clear identity. It sounds a little bit far fetched, but I believe that we would have gone the full season undefeated because I was confident in what we could do."
Coaching philosophy
Fowler is still revered by many Liverpool fans as "God" for his exploits across two spells at Anfield that brought with it plenty of goals (183) and trophies including, at the time, an unprecedented four trophy-haul in 2000/01.
Brought up the "Liverpool way", Fowler says he wants his sides to be possession based while adhering to the principles of Bill Shankly, Liverpool's legendary manager, of working hard when you have the ball and even harder when you don't.
"I do a lot of video work with the players so they go on to the training pitch knowing exactly what they're doing, knowing exactly what we're planning for," Fowler said of his own coaching philosophy.
"I want to be a possession-based manager, but play in the right way and have possession in the right areas. It's great when teams have 60-70 per cent possession, but, in all fairness, if you're knocking the ball round the back for a large portion then you're not really hurting the opposition. I want my team to have possession in the right areas of the pitch, which is obviously the final third, getting the opposition onto the back foot. I want my teams to create overloads, I want them to have a clear identity in terms of going on the press when we need to, know when to drop back and defend. Football is all about how hard you work."
What next for Fowler?
Saudi Arabia represented the fourth country of Fowler's nomadic coaching career having held previous posts in Thailand, Australia and India.
Though keen to one day manage in his native England, Fowler says he is happy to continue his circuitous route to get there.
The National understands the former England striker has applied for a vacant head coach position in the UAE's Adnoc Pro League and hopes to return to the dugout soon.
"I've shown that I have an incredible desire and appetite to go and manage overseas. I've done it in four countries now ... I think I've proven to people that I'm willing to be a little bit different and go and challenge myself and try new things.
"If something crops up in the UAE, great, it's a place I've been coming to for a long time – I think my first time here was 1999, or 1998 – so I've seen a lot of changes, and a lot of it for the better. I believe I could do a great job over here.
"You want to manage in the very best league so of course my ambition now as a manager is exactly the same as it was when when I was a player – I want to be the very, very best. But for now my path is not there [England] and my path is maybe trying to get there but you know, I've got to try and show people again what I'm capable of.
"So it's something that I would like [to manage in the Premier League] but it's not something that I want right now. It's something that I want to build towards."
On Liverpool's season
Fowler missed Liverpool's 5-1 Carabao Cup win over West Ham United on Wednesday as he flew into Dubai. They take on Arsenal in a top-of-the-table clash on Saturday knowing a victory at Anfield will see them usurp the Gunners at the Premier League summit.
A summer of turnover saw Roberto Firmino, Fabinho, Jordan Henderson and James Milner, mainstays of Liverpool's Champions League and Premier League winning teams of the recent past, moved on and replaced with younger athletic legs in the form of Dominik Szoboszlai, Alexis Mac Allister, Wataru Endo and Ryan Gravenberch.
Fowler knows as well as anyone there is no room for sentiment in football and even more so at England's most decorated club. He says the players manager Jurgen Klopp has signed have brought a "new-found energy" to the squad.
So how does Fowler see the rest of the season shaping up for the Reds?
"I don't think they've been unbelievable in terms of performance but they've been professional and very workman like," said Fowler.
"It's probably similar to when Jurgen first came to the club [in 2015] and the team needed a little bit of a rebuild. You can see there's a potential to get better, which is a frightening thought really because, you know, they obviously are close to the top of the Premier League, they're in the next stages of the Europa League, and into a semi-final of a major cup. So I think it's looking good for Liverpool this year. I genuinely think they'll go close in the Premier League, and we all know that as the priority for them.
"I still think Manchester City will have a real say. I do think they're a brilliant team even though they had a little bit of a tough time before we went over for the Club World Cup. Arsenal are certainly playing really well but, for me, I still think it's between City and Liverpool."
On Mohamed Salah's future
It would be remiss to not ask one great Liverpool striker of the past about another one's future at the club.
Liverpool resisted the overtures of reigning Saudi champions Al Ittihad in the summer, with the Jeddah giants reportedly tabling a two-year contract understood to be worth €180 million for the services of Mohamed Salah.
And while the expectation is that the January transfer window will not see transfer activity on the same scale as the summer in the Saudi Pro League, it seems inevitable that interest in Liverpool's Egyptian forward will be renewed.
Salah, 31, signed a new three-year deal at Anfield in the summer of 2022, and there has been no indication, throughout Ittihad's sustained interest, that Salah is angling to leave Anfield.
Fowler says he hopes Salah will remain at Liverpool, but recognises the day will eventually come when he does leave and believes signing for a Saudi side will be a real coup for the league.
"I think eventually he will go there. They [Saudi clubs] have shown an incredible desire to get the players who they want into that league. Mo might be the only one who has sort of made them wait a little bit longer. Now it's probably made them a little bit more hungrier to get him.
"You can see why they want to get him; he's probably the number one player in the world at the minute, the way he's playing, the goals he's scoring. He's certainly the number one player from this region, no doubt.
"Do I want him to leave Liverpool? Honestly, no, because I want Liverpool to have great players. But the way they plan on developing the Saudi league they want the best players too and I think they'll fight tooth and nail to get him.
"There's really only one man who can tell you if he wants to go and that's Mohamed Salah. And, look, if he goes over there, I don't think he's going into a retirement league. I would never ever say that because I think the league will genuinely get better with the next couple of years.
"But would I be disappointed if he left Liverpool? Yes."
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Five hymns the crowds can join in
Papal Mass will begin at 10.30am at the Zayed Sports City Stadium on Tuesday
Some 17 hymns will be sung by a 120-strong UAE choir
Five hymns will be rehearsed with crowds on Tuesday morning before the Pope arrives at stadium
‘Christ be our Light’ as the entrance song
‘All that I am’ for the offertory or during the symbolic offering of gifts at the altar
‘Make me a Channel of your Peace’ and ‘Soul of my Saviour’ for the communion
‘Tell out my Soul’ as the final hymn after the blessings from the Pope
The choir will also sing the hymn ‘Legions of Heaven’ in Arabic as ‘Assakiroo Sama’
There are 15 Arabic speakers from Syria, Lebanon and Jordan in the choir that comprises residents from the Philippines, India, France, Italy, America, Netherlands, Armenia and Indonesia
The choir will be accompanied by a brass ensemble and an organ
They will practice for the first time at the stadium on the eve of the public mass on Monday evening
At Eternity’s Gate
Director: Julian Schnabel
Starring: Willem Dafoe, Oscar Isaacs, Mads Mikkelsen
Three stars
Abdul Jabar Qahraman was meeting supporters in his campaign office in the southern Afghan province of Helmand when a bomb hidden under a sofa exploded on Wednesday.
The blast in the provincial capital Lashkar Gah killed the Afghan election candidate and at least another three people, Interior Minister Wais Ahmad Barmak told reporters. Another three were wounded, while three suspects were detained, he said.
The Taliban – which controls much of Helmand and has vowed to disrupt the October 20 parliamentary elections – claimed responsibility for the attack.
Mr Qahraman was at least the 10th candidate killed so far during the campaign season, and the second from Lashkar Gah this month. Another candidate, Saleh Mohammad Asikzai, was among eight people killed in a suicide attack last week. Most of the slain candidates were murdered in targeted assassinations, including Avtar Singh Khalsa, the first Afghan Sikh to run for the lower house of the parliament.
The same week the Taliban warned candidates to withdraw from the elections. On Wednesday the group issued fresh warnings, calling on educational workers to stop schools from being used as polling centres.
It's up to you to go green
Nils El Accad, chief executive and owner of Organic Foods and Café, says going green is about “lifestyle and attitude” rather than a “money change”; people need to plan ahead to fill water bottles in advance and take their own bags to the supermarket, he says.
“People always want someone else to do the work; it doesn’t work like that,” he adds. “The first step: you have to consciously make that decision and change.”
When he gets a takeaway, says Mr El Accad, he takes his own glass jars instead of accepting disposable aluminium containers, paper napkins and plastic tubs, cutlery and bags from restaurants.
He also plants his own crops and herbs at home and at the Sheikh Zayed store, from basil and rosemary to beans, squashes and papayas. “If you’re going to water anything, better it be tomatoes and cucumbers, something edible, than grass,” he says.
“All this throwaway plastic - cups, bottles, forks - has to go first,” says Mr El Accad, who has banned all disposable straws, whether plastic or even paper, from the café chain.
One of the latest changes he has implemented at his stores is to offer refills of liquid laundry detergent, to save plastic. The two brands Organic Foods stocks, Organic Larder and Sonnett, are both “triple-certified - you could eat the product”.
The Organic Larder detergent will soon be delivered in 200-litre metal oil drums before being decanted into 20-litre containers in-store.
Customers can refill their bottles at least 30 times before they start to degrade, he says. Organic Larder costs Dh35.75 for one litre and Dh62 for 2.75 litres and refills will cost 15 to 20 per cent less, Mr El Accad says.
But while there are savings to be had, going green tends to come with upfront costs and extra work and planning. Are we ready to refill bottles rather than throw them away? “You have to change,” says Mr El Accad. “I can only make it available.”
The specs
Engine: 6.2-litre supercharged V8
Power: 712hp at 6,100rpm
Torque: 881Nm at 4,800rpm
Transmission: 8-speed auto
Fuel consumption: 19.6 l/100km
Price: Dh380,000
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The biog
Favourite book: Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi
Favourite holiday destination: Spain
Favourite film: Bohemian Rhapsody
Favourite place to visit in the UAE: The beach or Satwa
Children: Stepdaughter Tyler 27, daughter Quito 22 and son Dali 19
BIO
Favourite holiday destination: Turkey - because the government look after animals so well there.
Favourite film: I love scary movies. I have so many favourites but The Ring stands out.
Favourite book: The Lord of the Rings. I didn’t like the movies but I loved the books.
Favourite colour: Black.
Favourite music: Hard rock. I actually also perform as a rock DJ in Dubai.
THE LOWDOWN
Romeo Akbar Walter
Rating: 2/5 stars
Produced by: Dharma Productions, Azure Entertainment
Directed by: Robby Grewal
Cast: John Abraham, Mouni Roy, Jackie Shroff and Sikandar Kher
MOUNTAINHEAD REVIEW
Starring: Ramy Youssef, Steve Carell, Jason Schwartzman
Director: Jesse Armstrong
Rating: 3.5/5
Ferrari
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Essentials
The flights
Etihad (etihad.ae) and flydubai (flydubai.com) fly direct to Baku three times a week from Dh1,250 return, including taxes.
The stay
A seven-night “Fundamental Detox” programme at the Chenot Palace (chenotpalace.com/en) costs from €3,000 (Dh13,197) per person, including taxes, accommodation, 3 medical consultations, 2 nutritional consultations, a detox diet, a body composition analysis, a bio-energetic check-up, four Chenot bio-energetic treatments, six Chenot energetic massages, six hydro-aromatherapy treatments, six phyto-mud treatments, six hydro-jet treatments and access to the gym, indoor pool, sauna and steam room. Additional tests and treatments cost extra.
The Pope's itinerary
Sunday, February 3, 2019 - Rome to Abu Dhabi
1pm: departure by plane from Rome / Fiumicino to Abu Dhabi
10pm: arrival at Abu Dhabi Presidential Airport
Monday, February 4
12pm: welcome ceremony at the main entrance of the Presidential Palace
12.20pm: visit Abu Dhabi Crown Prince at Presidential Palace
5pm: private meeting with Muslim Council of Elders at Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque
6.10pm: Inter-religious in the Founder's Memorial
Tuesday, February 5 - Abu Dhabi to Rome
9.15am: private visit to undisclosed cathedral
10.30am: public mass at Zayed Sports City – with a homily by Pope Francis
12.40pm: farewell at Abu Dhabi Presidential Airport
1pm: departure by plane to Rome
5pm: arrival at the Rome / Ciampino International Airport
Match info
Wolves 0
Arsenal 2 (Saka 43', Lacazette 85')
Man of the match: Shkodran Mustafi (Arsenal)
Trump v Khan
2016: Feud begins after Khan criticised Trump’s proposed Muslim travel ban to US
2017: Trump criticises Khan’s ‘no reason to be alarmed’ response to London Bridge terror attacks
2019: Trump calls Khan a “stone cold loser” before first state visit
2019: Trump tweets about “Khan’s Londonistan”, calling him “a national disgrace”
2022: Khan’s office attributes rise in Islamophobic abuse against the major to hostility stoked during Trump’s presidency
July 2025 During a golfing trip to Scotland, Trump calls Khan “a nasty person”
Sept 2025 Trump blames Khan for London’s “stabbings and the dirt and the filth”.
Dec 2025 Trump suggests migrants got Khan elected, calls him a “horrible, vicious, disgusting mayor”
Porsche Macan T: The Specs
Engine: 2.0-litre 4-cyl turbo
Power: 265hp from 5,000-6,500rpm
Torque: 400Nm from 1,800-4,500rpm
Transmission: 7-speed dual-clutch auto
Speed: 0-100kph in 6.2sec
Top speed: 232kph
Fuel consumption: 10.7L/100km
On sale: May or June
Price: From Dh259,900
The specs: 2018 Renault Megane
Price, base / as tested Dh52,900 / Dh59,200
Engine 1.6L in-line four-cylinder
Transmission Continuously variable transmission
Power 115hp @ 5,500rpm
Torque 156Nm @ 4,000rpm
Fuel economy, combined 6.6L / 100km
What is graphene?
Graphene is extracted from graphite and is made up of pure carbon.
It is 200 times more resistant than steel and five times lighter than aluminum.
It conducts electricity better than any other material at room temperature.
It is thought that graphene could boost the useful life of batteries by 10 per cent.
Graphene can also detect cancer cells in the early stages of the disease.
The material was first discovered when Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov were 'playing' with graphite at the University of Manchester in 2004.
EPL's youngest
- Ethan Nwaneri (Arsenal)
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Who's who in Yemen conflict
Houthis: Iran-backed rebels who occupy Sanaa and run unrecognised government
Yemeni government: Exiled government in Aden led by eight-member Presidential Leadership Council
Southern Transitional Council: Faction in Yemeni government that seeks autonomy for the south
Habrish 'rebels': Tribal-backed forces feuding with STC over control of oil in government territory
ENGLAND SQUAD
Team: 15 Mike Brown, 14 Anthony Watson, 13 Ben Te'o, 12 Owen Farrell, 11 Jonny May, 10 George Ford, 9 Ben Youngs, 1 Mako Vunipola, 2 Dylan Hartley, 3 Dan Cole, 4 Joe Launchbury, 5 Maro Itoje, 6 Courtney Lawes, 7 Chris Robshaw, 8 Sam Simmonds
Replacements 16 Jamie George, 17 Alec Hepburn, 18 Harry Williams, 19 George Kruis, 20 Sam Underhill, 21 Danny Care, 22 Jonathan Joseph, 23 Jack Nowell
UK’s AI plan
- AI ambassadors such as MIT economist Simon Johnson, Monzo cofounder Tom Blomfield and Google DeepMind’s Raia Hadsell
- £10bn AI growth zone in South Wales to create 5,000 jobs
- £100m of government support for startups building AI hardware products
- £250m to train new AI models
The specs: 2018 Nissan 370Z Nismo
The specs: 2018 Nissan 370Z Nismo
Price, base / as tested: Dh182,178
Engine: 3.7-litre V6
Power: 350hp @ 7,400rpm
Torque: 374Nm @ 5,200rpm
Transmission: Seven-speed automatic
Fuel consumption, combined: 10.5L / 100km
MATCH INFO
Maratha Arabians 107-8 (10 ovs)
Lyth 21, Lynn 20, McClenaghan 20 no
Qalandars 60-4 (10 ovs)
Malan 32 no, McClenaghan 2-9
Maratha Arabians win by 47 runs
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Know before you go
- Jebel Akhdar is a two-hour drive from Muscat airport or a six-hour drive from Dubai. It’s impossible to visit by car unless you have a 4x4. Phone ahead to the hotel to arrange a transfer.
- If you’re driving, make sure your insurance covers Oman.
- By air: Budget airlines Air Arabia, Flydubai and SalamAir offer direct routes to Muscat from the UAE.
- Tourists from the Emirates (UAE nationals not included) must apply for an Omani visa online before arrival at evisa.rop.gov.om. The process typically takes several days.
- Flash floods are probable due to the terrain and a lack of drainage. Always check the weather before venturing into any canyons or other remote areas and identify a plan of escape that includes high ground, shelter and parking where your car won’t be overtaken by sudden downpours.
Jetour T1 specs
Engine: 2-litre turbocharged
Power: 254hp
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BMW M5 specs
Engine: 4.4-litre twin-turbo V-8 petrol enging with additional electric motor
Power: 727hp
Torque: 1,000Nm
Transmission: 8-speed auto
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A Dog's Journey
Directed by: Gail Mancuso
Starring: Dennis Quaid, Josh Gad, Marg Helgenberger, Betty Gilpin, Kathryn Prescott
3 out of 5 stars
GAC GS8 Specs
Engine: 2.0-litre 4cyl turbo
Power: 248hp at 5,200rpm
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if you go
The flights
The closest international airport to the TMB trail is Geneva (just over an hour’s drive from the French ski town of Chamonix where most people start and end the walk). Direct flights from the UAE to Geneva are available with Etihad and Emirates from about Dh2,790 including taxes.
The trek
The Tour du Mont Blanc takes about 10 to 14 days to complete if walked in its entirety, but by using the services of a tour operator such as Raw Travel, a shorter “highlights” version allows you to complete the best of the route in a week, from Dh6,750 per person. The trails are blocked by snow from about late October to early May. Most people walk in July and August, but be warned that trails are often uncomfortably busy at this time and it can be very hot. The prime months are June and September.
UAE currency: the story behind the money in your pockets
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How to watch Ireland v Pakistan in UAE
When: The one-off Test starts on Friday, May 11
What time: Each day’s play is scheduled to start at 2pm UAE time.
TV: The match will be broadcast on OSN Sports Cricket HD. Subscribers to the channel can also stream the action live on OSN Play.
Thank You for Banking with Us
Director: Laila Abbas
Starring: Yasmine Al Massri, Clara Khoury, Kamel El Basha, Ashraf Barhoum
Rating: 4/5
AS IT STANDS IN POOL A
1. Japan - Played 3, Won 3, Points 14
2. Ireland - Played 3, Won 2, Lost 1, Points 11
3. Scotland - Played 2, Won 1, Lost 1, Points 5
Remaining fixtures
Scotland v Russia – Wednesday, 11.15am
Ireland v Samoa – Saturday, 2.45pm
Japan v Scotland – Sunday, 2.45pm
WOMAN AND CHILD
Director: Saeed Roustaee
Starring: Parinaz Izadyar, Payman Maadi
Rating: 4/5
RESULTS
Catchweight 82kg
Piotr Kuberski (POL) beat Ahmed Saeb (IRQ) by decision.
Women’s bantamweight
Corinne Laframboise (CAN) beat Cornelia Holm (SWE) by unanimous decision.
Welterweight
Omar Hussein (PAL) beat Vitalii Stoian (UKR) by unanimous decision.
Welterweight
Josh Togo (LEB) beat Ali Dyusenov (UZB) by unanimous decision.
Flyweight
Isaac Pimentel (BRA) beat Delfin Nawen (PHI) TKO round-3.
Catchweight 80kg
Seb Eubank (GBR) beat Emad Hanbali (SYR) KO round 1.
Lightweight
Mohammad Yahya (UAE) beat Ramadan Noaman (EGY) TKO round 2.
Lightweight
Alan Omer (GER) beat Reydon Romero (PHI) submission 1.
Welterweight
Juho Valamaa (FIN) beat Ahmed Labban (LEB) by unanimous decision.
Featherweight
Elias Boudegzdame (ALG) beat Austin Arnett (USA) by unanimous decision.
Super heavyweight
Maciej Sosnowski (POL) beat Ibrahim El Sawi (EGY) by submission round 1.
A list of the animal rescue organisations in the UAE
Leaderboard
15 under: Paul Casey (ENG)
-14: Robert MacIntyre (SCO)
-13 Brandon Stone (SA)
-10 Laurie Canter (ENG) , Sergio Garcia (ESP)
-9 Kalle Samooja (FIN)
-8 Thomas Detry (BEL), Justin Harding (SA), Justin Rose (ENG)
Ruwais timeline
1971 Abu Dhabi National Oil Company established
1980 Ruwais Housing Complex built, located 10 kilometres away from industrial plants
1982 120,000 bpd capacity Ruwais refinery complex officially inaugurated by the founder of the UAE Sheikh Zayed
1984 Second phase of Ruwais Housing Complex built. Today the 7,000-unit complex houses some 24,000 people.
1985 The refinery is expanded with the commissioning of a 27,000 b/d hydro cracker complex
2009 Plans announced to build $1.2 billion fertilizer plant in Ruwais, producing urea
2010 Adnoc awards $10bn contracts for expansion of Ruwais refinery, to double capacity from 415,000 bpd
2014 Ruwais 261-outlet shopping mall opens
2014 Production starts at newly expanded Ruwais refinery, providing jet fuel and diesel and allowing the UAE to be self-sufficient for petrol supplies
2014 Etihad Rail begins transportation of sulphur from Shah and Habshan to Ruwais for export
2017 Aldar Academies to operate Adnoc’s schools including in Ruwais from September. Eight schools operate in total within the housing complex.
2018 Adnoc announces plans to invest $3.1 billion on upgrading its Ruwais refinery
2018 NMC Healthcare selected to manage operations of Ruwais Hospital
2018 Adnoc announces new downstream strategy at event in Abu Dhabi on May 13
Source: The National
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