Abu Dhabi, Dec. 8 : England''s cricketers have decided to undertake the tour of India for a two Test series beginning from December 11, but not before some reported high drama behind closed doors.

According to former Test player Derek Pringle, the drama surrounding the tour ratcheted up around 8.15 p. m. in the evening on Sunday with the late arrival of the two Morrises, Hugh the general manager of the England team and Sean the chief executive of the Players Cricketers Association, and security officer Reg Dickason, the Test squad, and coaches decamping to the team room.

Abu Dhabi (UAE), Dec. 6 : The England cricket team has arrived in Abu Dhabi for a practice session over the weekend, at the end of which, a decision will be taken on whether to tour or not to tour India.

Kevin Pietersen and company checked into their Abu Dhabi hotel at 4.15 a. m. on Friday, and just nine hours later, the players were in the nets preparing for the return to India.

According to The Sun, England’s white Test kit and equipment is currently in Baroda, where a practice match was originally scheduled for yesterday.

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates, Dec. 5  -- Five investigators with the United Arab Emirates Interior Ministry were arrested on suspicion of accepting bribes, police said.,

Col. Maktoum al-Sharifi of the Abu Dhabi Police said the five men, whose ages ranged from 19 to 24, all worked as Emirati inspectors for the interior ministry, al-Arabiya reported Friday.

The Criminal and Investigative Directorate investigators are suspected of accepting bribes from individuals in charge of illegal bars and brothels.

The investigators' alleged actions came to light after a number of complaints were made about attempted extortion of Abu Dhabi brothels and alcohol venders, al-Arabiya said.

Abu Dhabi, Dec 03rd,

Abu Dhabi, Dec 03rd, 2008 : UAE missions across the world celebrated yesterday the 37th National Day of the country with the participation of representatives of Heads of Sates, ministers and other senior government officials.

In Bagdad, UAE ambassador Abdullah Ibrahim Al Shehhi hosted a gala dinner, which was attended by Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri Al-Maliki, a number of other ministers, senior officials, members of various diplomatic missions and prominent personalities.

Abu Dhabi --The Abu Dhabi National Energy Company PJSC (TAQA), a publicly listed company on the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange, announced today that its wholly owned subsidiary, TAQA Bratani Limited (TAQA Bratani), has completed its $631 million acquisition of seven oil fields from Shell U. K. Limited and Esso Exploration and Production (UK) Limited.