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Life-changing prizes worth AED2bn won at DSF over two decades

23 Jan 2017

Since it was launched in 1996, the Dubai Shopping Festival (DSF), organised by the Dubai Festivals and Retail Establishment (DFRE), an agency of the Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (Dubai Tourism), has been spreading joy and happiness among residents and visitors every year with its great shopping experiences filled with mega promotions and raffles offering amazing prizes.

Over the past 22 years, prizes worth over AED2 billion in various forms including property, cars,... Read More

Dubai International to stage CATS for #musicDXB

23 Jan 2017

Passengers travelling through Dubai International (DXB) will be treated to live performances from CATS the Musical as part of Dubai Airports’ ongoing initiative #musicDXB.

Selected cast members from Andrew Lloyd Webber’s globally-renowned musical – running at Dubai Opera from January 16 till 28 – will perform two shows for #musicDXB on January 24, at 1pm (B-Gates) and 2.15pm (A-Gates) in Dubai International. Performers in the airport shows will include Joanna Ampil, who plays the... Read More

Huge response to ‘World’s largest display of 250 kg of Gold’ at Jumbo

23 Jan 2017

The last weekend was very special for Jumbo Electronics and its shoppers. Apart from Jumbo’s ‘Shop and Win Gold’ promotion they teamed up with Dubai Shopping Festival (DSF) organisers, Dubai Festivals and Retail Establishment (DFRE), an agency of the Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (Dubai Tourism) to create a unique public display of the ‘World’s Largest Display of 250 kg of Gold’ in the shape of a DSF bag. This unique display of gold worth AED 35 million was open to all for... Read More

Astana Expo 2017 and Expo 2020 Dubai sign MOU

23 Jan 2017

WAM -- The National Company Astana EXPO-2017 and Dubai EXPO 2020 Bureau have signed a Memorandum of Understanding and cooperation on the sidelines of the World Future Energy Summit.

The document was signed by the Chairman of the Board of Astana EXPO-2017, Akhmetzhan Yessimov, and the Executive Director of Dubai EXPO 2020 Bureau, Najeeb Mohammed al-Ali.

"The UAE is one of Kazakhstan's key partners. Given the fact that both countries will be hosting EXPO, it is necessary to... Read More

Russia Visa Application Centre launched in Dubai

22 Jan 2017

In a move to enhance visa application services to travellers from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to Russia, VFS Global, in partnership with the Consulate General of the Russian Federation, launched the first Russia Visa Application Centre in the Middle East region, in Dubai. Services at this centre commenced from 22 January 2017.

Residents of the UAE can visit the new VFS Global centre to submit their visa applications to Russia in a comfortable and professionally managed environment... Read More

International artists to showcase their creations at Dubai Canvas 3D Art Festival 1 - 7 March 2017

22 Jan 2017

WAM--Artists shortlisted for the AED 2.3 million Dubai Canvas 3D Art Award will create and display their stunning 3D artworks at the Dubai Canvas 3D Art Festival to be held in City Walk from 1 to 7 March 2017.

The shortlist features an eclectic group of accomplished international 3D artists who bring diverse creative perspectives and technical skills.

Dubai Canvas 2017 is organised by Brand Dubai, the creative arm of the Government of Dubai Media Office (GDMO), in partnership... Read More

TCA Abu Dhabi welcomes five new countries to UNESCO's falconry file

22 Jan 2017

WAM -- After five years of falconry inscription, as a living human heritage, on the UNESCO's representative list of the intangible cultural heritage of humanity, Abu Dhabi Tourism & Culture Authority (TCA Abu Dhabi) welcomed the registration of five more countries to the file, bringing the total members to 18 countries, and making it the largest inscription with UNESCO. It is anticipated, after joining these countries, that other countries will seek to participate in the file.

In... Read More

Centuries old Emirati housing fascinates visitors to Heritage Village in Global Village

19 Jan 2017

WAM -- The Hamdan bin Mohammed Heritage Centre, HHC, has been attracting hundreds of visitors from around the world for the third year since the opening of the 21st season of Global Village in Dubai.

Every evening, the Heritage Village comes alive in an exhibition of traditional Emirati hospitality in a quaint atmosphere where handcrafters making pottery and weaving Sadu, defined by UNESCO as a traditional form of weaving practiced by Bedouin women in rural communities of the UAE to... Read More

Sheikha Lubna and Christian leaders from the Gulf visit Sir Bani Yas monastery

19 Jan 2017

WAM -- The UAE’s Minister of State for Tolerance, Sheikha Lubna Al Qasimi, and around 30 Christian leaders from the Gulf, yesterday visited the site of the early Christian monastery on Abu Dhabi’s western island of Sir Bani Yas. The visit was the first part of a day of discussions on ways in which Christian communities in the Emirates can contribute to the promotion of the UAE government’s Tolerance Agenda.

The clergymen, including several archbishops and bishops, were drawn from a... Read More

UN-Women Executive Board elects Ambassador Lana Nusseibeh to its 2017 Presidency

19 Jan 2017

WAM -- The UN Women Executive Board has elected Ambassador Lana Zaki Nusseibeh, the UAE's Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York, to the Presidency of the UN-Women Executive Board for 2017.

The UAE's Permanent Representative to the United Nations will be representing the Asia-Pacific Group at the United Nations during her presidency on the Executive Board.

In her acceptance speech, Ambassador Lana expressed her gratitude to the previous president, Ambassador... Read More