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Flydubai Arrives In Dubai

Flydubai Arrives In Dubai

His Highness Sheikh Ahmed Bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman of flydubai, unveiled a new era in Middle East aviation today when he revealed the first of flydubai’s 50 Boeing 737-800 Next-Generation aircraft. flydubai is Dubai’s first low cost carrier and aims to make travel a little less complex, a little less stressful and a little [...]

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Minimum Standards For Labour Camps In Dubai

The office of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, is to impose new minimum standards across all labour camp accommodation in the Emirate, Construction Week can reveal. The move was revealed by UAE Minister of Labour HE Saqr Ghobash during an impromptu speech at [...]

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Ask Dubai’s Sheikh Mohammed

Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has announced he will be holding an online question and answer session with residents and the media in a week’s time. The online ‘town hall’ meeting, as the event is being dubbed, will take place on Sheikh Mohammed’s official [...]

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Shaikh Ahmad Bin Juma Al Maktoum Died

Shaikh Ahmad Bin Juma Al Maktoum passed away on Monday. The palace of His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, is mourning the death of Shaikh Ahmad, WAM reported. Local radio stations are playing the Quranic verses as a sign of mourning. The body of the [...]

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Dubai Hotels In Price War

Dubai hoteliers are waging a price war, with room rates cut by as much as half as they try to lure tourists hit by the global financial crisis. The recession in Europe, Dubai’s largest tourist source market, has caused a sharp drop in visitor levels, with occupancy rates down 25 per cent on those enjoyed [...]

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Dubai Cancel’s New Year Celebrations

In his capacity as the Ruler of Dubai, HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai has ordered the cancellation of all forms of celeberations marking the new year in Dubai emirate. According to Sheikh Mohammed’s order, Dubai emirate will mark the New Year with a sombre tone [...]

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Dubai Has The Tallest Building

At 512.1 metres (1,680 feet), Burj Dubai has become the world’s tallest tower. Burj Dubai, being developed by Emaar Properties, is now taller than Taipei 101 in Taiwan, which at 508 metres had been the tallest building in the world since it opened in 2004. Burj Dubai has now reached 141 levels – more storeys [...]

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The Rosy Blue Masters Opens In Dubai

The Rosy Blue Masters 2007 was inaugurated on Thursday, May 10, by His Highness Sheikh Majid Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum. Held under the Royal Patronage of HH Sheikha Manal Bint Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, wife of HH Sheikh Mansour Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Presidential Affairs, President of Dubai Ladies Club [...]

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Marvel Theme Park In Dubai

United Arab Emirate-based Al Ahli Group and Marvel Entertainment, Inc. announced today a partnership that will bring Marvel’s full library of Super Heroes – including Spider-Man, Iron Man, The X-Men, Incredible Hulk, The Fantastic Four and Silver Surfer – to Dubai for a major new theme park destination being developed by AAG. The development is [...]

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World Islamic Economic Forum

World Islamic Economic Forum to discuss impact of Muslim countries on a globalized economy Prominent leaders and opinion-makers in government and business to converge in Kuala Lumpur in May. The third World Islamic Economic Forum (WIEF), a platform to explore business initiatives and cooperation among Muslim nations and between Muslims and non-Muslims, was announced yesterday [...]

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Houston, We Have A Non-Stop Flight With Emirates

Emirates, an Dubai based international airline, will begin offering non-stop service between Houston and Dubai on Dec. 3.The flight will initially operate three times a week, increasing to a daily service beginning Feb. 1, 2008. Currently, Dubai-based Emirates has three daily flights to Dubai from JFK Airport. The new non-stop service from Houston further expands [...]

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H.H. Sheikh Mohammad Honours Award

H.H. Sheikh Mohammad Honours Award

His Highness Sheikh Mohammad bin Rashid Al Maktoum, UAE Vice President and Prime Minister, and Ruler of Dubai yesterday honoured the winners of the prestigious Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Award for Arab Management 2006. Held during the 4th Arab Strategy Forum, underway in Dubai, the awards’ ceremony was attended by VIPs, distinguished local and [...]

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Dubai Floating Bridge

Dubai Floating Bridge

As traffic becomes more and more of a concern in Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has sanctioned the project to have a Floating Bridge on the Dubai Creek, half-a-kilometer to the south of Al Maktoum Bridge. Its construction has [...]

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