Entries Tagged as 'Expat Life in Dubai'

Tuesday, April 7th, 2009

flydubai announces Gulf cities as first destinations

Dubai’s first budget airline, flydubai was launched yesterday and will start off with flights to Beirut and Amman from June 1. The carrier will take off from its base at Terminal 2 of the Dubai International Airport. 

Monday, March 16th, 2009

First Spring Festival launched at Global Village

Global Village has announced the opening of a 51-day Spring Festival to run until May 1. Visitors will be given free entry to the venue through out this festival.   This first ever Spring festival will witness the participation of more than 250 retailers in an outdoor ‘souq’ style setting, merchandising several categories of products from clothes, jewellery, accessories and [...]

Tuesday, February 24th, 2009

Finally here – iPhone in Dubai

The iPhone 3G has finally arrived here after being officially launched by etisalat. “iPhone is a perfect blend of advanced functionality and high performance and we are delighted to be one of the first operators in the region to offer this to our customers on the nation’s most advanced high-speed network to make calls, send emails and surf the web [...]

Tuesday, February 24th, 2009

Dubai home owners may get 6 month Residence Visas

There have been a few positive developments in the badly affected real estate industry in recent days.  According to Arabian Business, a new federal law will be soon introduced which will grant freehold property owners six month renewable residency visas. This will certainly help end users. With the current economic climate, there’s no point in buying a [...]

Wednesday, February 4th, 2009

James Blunt Concert – Skywards Dubai International Jazz Festival 2009

The scooper of Best Pop Act, Best British Male awards and Best New Artist and Biggest Selling British Artist in the World, with three hit releases under his belt, and a sales record of 11 million CDs is to perform for the first time in UAE during the 7th edition of Skywards Dubai International Jazz [...]

Thursday, January 29th, 2009

DSF 2009 – Win AED 10,000 gift card at Ibn Battuta

As the global credit crunch hits the pockets of average Dubai expats, Ibn Battuta mall has come up with a unique offer this Dubai Shopping Festival 2009. The mall is giving away gift cards worth AED 10,000 of shopping as part of their Spend and Win raffle. Shoppers who spend up to a specific amount [...]

Monday, January 26th, 2009

Valentines Day Dubai – Special 15% internet discount for Valentine’s Day at Mina Seyahi Hotels!

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 [...]

Sunday, January 25th, 2009

Fatboy Slim Concert – Highlight of Dubai Shopping Festival 2009

Superstar DJ Fatboy Slim comes to the Middle East for the first time ever during Dubai Shopping Festival 2009.  Fatboy Slim Fatboy Slim (aka Norman Cook) successfully took dance music from the clubs into the living room and to the top of the charts – earning him a unique place in the nation’s heart along [...]

Tuesday, January 20th, 2009

Coming soon – The Bride Show Dubai, 2009

One of the largest and most prestigious bridal exhibitions in the region, the Bride Show 2009 is returning to Dubai from 8 – 11 April 2008.

Monday, January 12th, 2009

Food Lovers – Taste of Dubai 2009 is back

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.