Dubai is set to make history today, with the opening of its very own superscraper and the world’s tallest building Burj Dubai scheduled to open at 8pm. Major General Mohammad Eid Al Mansouri, Director of the General Department of Protective Security and Emergency Department at Dubai Police told Gulf News: “His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin [...]
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Everyone’s familiar with the Le Meridien Mina Seyahi, which has been a longstay member of the Jumeirah hotels community…most popular, perhaps due to Barasti Bar, one of the most popular social watering holes in Dubai. Next door on the same complex is also The Westin Dubai, which opened in May last year with a well-remembered [...]
The popular Dubai food festival - Taste of Dubai which had been a hit last year, is coming back bigger and better this 2009. It is going to be held at Dubai Media City from 11th – 14th March 2009.
Here’s the follow up on my previous post on the Dubai Shopping Festival 2009. The calendar of events for this DSF 2009 has been released. This year is going to packed with even more fun activities, events, concerts, and exciting shopping offers… Shopping Malls – Expect incredible promotions and discounts of up to 80 percent at 6,000 retail outlets 40 [...]
There’s good news for all the UAE expats and tourists who have been eagerly waiting for the best shopping festival in the region, DSF 2009 (Dubai Shopping Festival 2009) is just around the corner. It has been a big hit from its very first launch in early 1996, getting bigger and better every year. This [...]
Dubai’s Tourism industry, which has taken a bit of a hit in the last quarter of 2008 is poised nervously at the start of a new year. Sources say that hotels have seen “okay” bookings for thes first quarter of 2009 but are worried about the recession’s impact in the second and third quarters. However [...]
Reuters reports today that State-owned Nakheel, developer of Dubai’s palm-tree shaped islands, is considering a dual stock listing in London and Dubai to raise as much as $15 billion to bolster its finances, the Telegraph said on Sunday. Meanwhile Nakheel said in a statement that while an IPO was one of the company’s options, it [...]
There has been a new addition to the ever-growing list of shopping malls in Dubai, a new one has just opened its doors in Dubai Marina. The Dubai Marina Mall boasts of a total of 160 stores, including a supermarket (the second Waitrose in Dubai), a six-screen cineplex, and a seven-storey Gourmet Tower. Only a [...]
The Emirates Identity Authority has announced the following schedule for the ID card registration of the expatriates in the UAE. They have been divided into four different categories based on profession/industry; each with its own time frame for registration. Residents and Professionals working for the Government and the Private Sector have been given a deadline [...]
