UAE News
Nine new marine transport stations along Dubai Water Canal, Business Bay to be launched
06 Nov 2016
HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President, Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has directed to provide marine transport services along the Dubai Water Canal and the Business Bay once the Canal is open to link with the service in Dubai Creek and coastal areas of Dubai. In implementation of these directives, the Board of Executive Directors of Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), has approved in a meeting chaired by HE Mattar Al Tayer, Director-General and Chairman of... Read More
20,000 students join Sheikh Mohammed as he hoists flag marking the UAE’s Flag Day today
03 Nov 2016
WAM -- In celebration of Flag Day, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, raised the UAE flag in Zabeel Park this morning in the presence of more than 20,000 school students, representing almost 120 different nationalities residing in the country.
The Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai marked the event by raising the flag on a 12-metre flag pole with the national anthem playing in the background.
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“Revealed” by Sofitel Exhibition
03 Nov 2016
The international photography exhibition “REVEALED” by Sofitel to be shown for the first time in the Middle East between 27th October and 26th December 2016. A compelling photo print exhibition that takes an intimate look at the world’s greatest modern artists at work as they reveal themselves to the photographer. Olivier Widmaier Picasso, grandson of Pablo Picasso and author of Picasso, Portrait Intime (Albin Michel/Arte éditions), curated the exhibit, hand-selecting photographs from the... Read More
HH Sheikh Mohammed reviews designs of Hope Probe, as part of the Emirates Mars Probe
03 Nov 2016
WAM -- Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum reviewed the designs of Hope Probe, as part of the Emirates Mars Mission.
The project will send an unmanned probe to Mars by 2021 marking the UAE’s 50th National Day.
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid gave the green light to start manufacturing the probe’s prototypes, the Arab world’s first Mars probe. The project places the UAE with the nine countries... Read More
Three directors compete for IWC Filmmaker Award to be announced at 13th DIFF
03 Nov 2016
The Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF) and Swiss luxury watch manufacturer IWC Schaffhausen are proud to announce the three nominees for the IWC Filmmaker Award. The winner will receive USD 100,000 to support them in bringing their ideas to fruition on the big screen and will be announced at the IWC gala event at the 13th DIFF.
The nominees for the fifth IWC Filmmaker Award are Arabic director Nujoom Alghanem with “Salem”, Qatari director Hafiz Ali Ali with “The Search for the... Read More
DED to launch consumer choice programme from Dec. to enhance retail experience
03 Nov 2016
WAM -- The Department of Economic Development, DED, in Dubai is launching a consumer choice programme from December so that customers in Dubai’s retail, hospitality and entertainment sectors can rate their experience and share reviews.
The bilingual (Arabic and English) programme called ‘Customer Choice’ is being launched by the Commercial Compliance and Consumer Protection, CCCP, sector under DED. The initiative aims to learn and document customer satisfaction levels and also... Read More
$9 million for a plate numer
03 Nov 2016
Indian businessman Balwinder Sahani paid 33 million dirhams ($9 million) for a Dubai license plate for one of his Rolls Royces. Plate ‘D5’ was sold at a government auction on Saturday, according to local media reports. Sahani, who owns a property management company, also purchased another plate for 1 million dirhams. He bought the number O9 last year at an auction for 25 million dirhams, reporting Independent.Auctions of license plate numbers are a big draw in the United Arab Emirates where... Read More
First UAE Edition of World Rafting Championship takes off today at Al Ain’s Wadi Adventure!
02 Nov 2016
The first-ever UAE edition of the World Rafting Championship (WRC) organized by the International Rafting Federation begins today (Tuesday, November 1, 2016) at Al Ain’s Wadi Adventure, the Middle East's pioneering whitewater rafting, kayaking and surfing destination. The 87 competing teams from 28 countries are all set to show off their skills in the R4 (four-man) -class tournament which will pit them against each other in the Sprint, Head-to-Head (H2H), Slalom and Downriver disciplines for... Read More
DDF signs MOU’s with CTRIP and UnionPay International during Dubai Week in China
02 Nov 2016
Dubai Duty Free (DDF) joined a number of Dubai’s leading entities for the “Dubai Week in China: Shanghai” (27th-29th October), a Falcon and Associates initiative supported by the Shanghai Municipal Commission of Commerce (SMCC), at The Langham Hotel and The House in the bustling Xintiandi district.
Aimed at celebrating the thriving bilateral relationship that exists between Dubai and China, the event creates connections for future mutual growth among government officials, business... Read More
UAE Vice President receives Belarusian President
02 Nov 2016
WAM -- The UAE opens its doors to friends and brothers from other countries because it believes in the importance of communicating and holding talks with their governments, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, said on Tuesday while receiving President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko at Zabeel Palace.
The country also believes in shortening distances between peoples of the UAE and other countries as well as... Read More
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