UAE tweets - our round-up

Every week we round up our favourite tweets from the UAE; things that caught our interest or made us smile.

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Around the UAE

@arabiaenquirer you are so funny! We loved this story (and all the others). If there's only one thing you look at on twitter this week, make it this: "Former Dubai expat shocked at how little he's been to the theatre since returning to UK http://bit.ly/HNgi8w"

The National's @jamesgabrillo heard from his favourite cabbie on a wild ride: "My Abu Dhabi cabbie/BFF called from Pakistan to say hi. Reception super choppy so I asked why. 'I'm on a bike with my daughter!' he screams"

News

@TheNationalUAE: "'Beauty queen camel has been successfully cloned in a ground-breaking laboratory near Dubai. http://bit.ly/IRLvmF"

Business / promotion

@TimHortonsUAE is on the ball with this offer: "#Foursquare lovers! Check in with Foursquare at any of our stores and get a Free Donut! :)"

And we've found @MomSouq! "Mom Souq is an online bazaar in the UAE that gives everyone an opportunity to buy and sell their baby products, new or used, all in one place"

Trending

We didn't like the trend #IGetJealousOf. It was quite painful to read and put a dampener on our week. Thanks to @KhalidAlAmeri for cutting through all the misery with this lovely tweet: "If #IGetJealousOf the things I don't have, I lose sight of all the blessings around me. Appreciation is the key to happiness. #Alhamdulilah"

A big well done to Manchester City on their victory.


@MMBinRashed: "WOW!!!!!!!! Congratulations to Man City for winning! You make the whole of #uae proud :D !!!!! Alf alf mabrooook #MANCITY"

@maryamwd is "loving how man city's victory tonight is becoming a national pride issue here in the uae."

From The National's @ralzayani, a brilliant video of Man City's history. "http://bit.ly/IThHGy Rarely seen photographs that trace back Man City's turbulent history. #abudhabi #uae"

* Compiled by Felicity Campbell