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Dubai’s new flagship Rolex boutique offers unique experience
10 May 2018
Dubai, 10 May 2018 – Building on a long-standing partnership, Rolex and Ahmed Seddiqi & Sons have inaugurated a new Rolex Boutique in Dubai. Located in the Fashion Avenue, the latest extension of The Dubai Mall − the largest shopping mall in the world by total area and home to more than 150 luxury brands − the boutique represents the epitome of modern retail luxury.
Opened on 30 April 2018, the three-level structure, the world’s largest Rolex Boutique, covers an unprecedented 850... Read More
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus Vladimir Makei paid visit to the UAE
10 May 2018
On May 6 – 7 2018 Abu Dhabi hosted the fourth meeting of the Joint Committee on Cooperation between the Government of the Republic of Belarus and the Government of the United Arab Emirates that was held under the co-chairmanship of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus, Vladimir Makei and the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs of the United Arab Emirates, Anwar Mohammed Gargash.
During the meeting of the Joint Committee the parties discussed in details the wide... Read More
Embrace online travel agents’ marketing tools to bring guests to the business
09 May 2018
Over the last number of years, hoteliers in the UAE have spent an enormous amount of time dealing with issues involving Online Travel Agents (OTAs), but what was previously perceived as “harming the business”, industry experts have now agreed that utilising their technology will help rather than hinder Hotels.
The shift of sentiment was evident in a panel discussion on the issue “Winning the Online Battle” discussed in this year’s GM Leaders Conference hosted by BNC Publishing, where... Read More
May 9 Victory Day Celebrations
09 May 2018
The Great Patriotic War was a crucial part of World War II (1939-1945). It began on June 22, 1941, when Germany launched an attack on the Soviet Union in violation of all prevailing treaties.
The Great Patriotic War lasted nearly four years and was the largest armed confrontation in history. Between 8 million and 13 million people simultaneously fought in different periods of the war over an area that stretched from the Barents Sea in the north to the Black Sea in the south. The... Read More
Vladimir Putin has been sworn in as President of Russia (Video)
07 May 2018
The ceremony opened as the National Flag, the President’s Standard, the Russian Constitution and the President’s Badge were brought into St Andrew’s Hall of the Grand Kremlin Palace.
According to Article 82 of the Russian Constitution, Vladimir Putin took the oath to the people of Russia in the presence of Federation Council members, members of the State Duma and judges of the Russian Constitutional Court. Constitutional Court President Valery Zorkin announced Vladimir Putin the new... Read More
Azerbaijan Democratic Republic - 100th Anniversary
07 May 2018
By Dashgin Shikarov
The Revolution of 1917 led all parts of Russian Empire, including the southern one where Azerbaijan was situated to chaos and turbulence. This was followed by killings on ethnical identity, crimes, destruction of houses, architectural monuments, schools, hospitals, mosques. Most of major cities and towns turned into ruins.
This was the very time when people of Azerbaijan took the principled stand to own their State. On May 28, 1918, the Muslim... Read More
President orders payment of one month salary to all Government employees
06 May 2018
President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed has ordered that all serving and retired Government employees be paid one month salary in celebration of one hundred years since the birth of the UAE's Founding Father, Sheikh Zayed.
The ruling includes both civilians and military, as well as the beneficiaries of social welfare services, Wam reported.
Although official records were not kept at the time, the birth of the UAE's first President, Sheikh Zayed, is observed on 6th May. At roughly... Read More
Free stopovers offered by Etihad to all economy class guests from the Middle East, Africa & Pakistan
06 May 2018
Etihad Airways is offering one night’s free accommodation in Abu Dhabi to all guests travelling in Economy Class from destinations* in the Middle East, Africa and Pakistan, and stopping over in the nation’s capital.
The offer is valid from 1 May 2018 until 15 September 2018 and the travel period is until 30 September 2018. The hotels included in the offer are the Radisson Blu on Yas Island and the Yas Island Rotana.
Mohammad Al Bulooki, Etihad Airways’ Executive Vice President... Read More
Marking Sheikh Zayed’s birthday – a year of celebrations is in full swing
06 May 2018
The year is 1918. The First World War will come to a close, and a Spanish flu epidemic is sweeping across the globe.
It was into this tumultuous year, 100 years ago today, that the Founding Father Sheikh Zayed was born.
They were tough times. The pearling fleets that had sustained generations had dwindled because of the discovery of cultured pearls in Japan.
When Sheikh Zayed became Ruler’s Representative in the Eastern Region in 1946, a second world war had brought more... Read More
Cosmonaut shares image of The Palm Jumeirah from space
05 May 2018
An image of the Palm Jumeirah from space has got people talking about the artificial island in the shape of a palm tree.
The Russian cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev posted the image to his Instagram account on Tuesday, noting that he had visited the island five years ago with fellow cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov.
They are now orbiting above the earth.
The pair regularly share posts from life in space. Earlier this week, Shkaplerov posted a photo of them making pizza and their... Read More
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