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Dubai Food Festival Street Nights in full swing

07 Mar 2016

Street Nights, the incredibly popular community based celebration of street culture, returned with an action-packed edition dedicated to Dubai Food Festival featuring food trucks, live street art, dance, musical entertainment and a night bazaar.

Taking place on Bay Avenue in Business Bay for the first time, the bustling street was packed with visitors from all walks of life, who enjoyed the vibrant festival atmosphere that was generated on 4 and 5 March.

Street Nights offered... Read More

The Big Grill sizzles in the sun during Dubai Food Festival

07 Mar 2016

One of the main attractions of Dubai Food Festival 2016, The Big Grill served up a flavoursome weekend of meat and music with sizzling barbequed delicacies and catchy live music from local bands and DJs at Emirates Golf Club on 4 and 5 March.

Families and friends flocked to The Big Grill to enjoy quality time at this carnival-like celebration with grill masters from restaurants across the city serving the finest BBQ food, in addition to entertainment for kids and workshops for... Read More

Raffles Dubai serves up family fun during Dubai Food Festival

07 Mar 2016

Raffles Dubai, an acclaimed pioneer of the city’s flourishing culinary scene, hosted families, foodies and fashionistas at its highly anticipated al-fresco Spring Fest, ‘The Garden at Raffles’ in collaboration with Dubai Food Festival 2016 over two fun-filled days, on 4 and 5 March.

Showcasing Dubai’s rich and diverse culinary offering, The Garden’s stalls offered a flavorsome fair of International, Arabic and Asian cuisines, serving everything from pulled BBQ rolls, gourmet burgers,... Read More

Foodies go ‘Container Hopping’ at Etisalat Beach Canteen

06 Mar 2016

Participating food outlets at the Etisalat Beach Canteen, the star attraction of the ongoing Dubai Food Festival, whipped up tasty samplers for the ‘Container Hopping’ event that took place on Thursday, 3 March, offering foodies the opportunity to get a full taste of the whole beach dining experience in one evening.

At AED 80 per person, the ticketed event allowed visitors to Etisalat Beach Canteen to taste food samples from six of the participating food vendors.

Häagen-Dazs... Read More

‘Worldwide Cook-off’ at Etisalat Beach Canteen adds to DFF taste sensation

06 Mar 2016

Friday, 4 March saw the Etisalat Beach Canteen, the central hub of the ongoing Dubai Food Festival, turned into a place of intense culinary action as chefs from three prominent restaurants came together to do a ‘Worldwide Cook-off’ with guests from various expatriate communities including Italian, Japanese and British food connoisseurs.

Alessandro Miceli, Head Chef of Roberto’s, Chef de Cuisine Kiichi Okabe from Okku Dubai, and Cesar Bartolini, Chef de Cuisine of Bread Street Kitchen... Read More

Shaikh Mohammed visits iconic Etihad Museum's site

06 Mar 2016

WAM/Dubai

March 6, 2016 |

The unique and iconic museum in Jumeirah is being built at a cost of Dh 600 million.

His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai on Friday inspected the progress in the construction of the 25,000 square-meter Union Museum, adjacent to the Union House which witnessed the signing of the treaty establishing the United Arab Emirates federation in 1971.

The unique and iconic... Read More

Abu Dhabi launches inaugural aviation and aerospace week

06 Mar 2016

Six key aviation sector events will take place throughout the week

March 6, 2016

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Abu Dhabi: Abu Dhabi on Saturday launched the first-ever Abu Dhabi Aviation & Aerospace Week (ADAAW), which runs until March 12.

The landmark event is held under the patronage of His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces. Six key aviation sector events will take place throughout the week,... Read More

Emirates and S7 Airlines Announce Codeshare Agreement on more than 30 Russian Routes

03 Mar 2016

Partnership will Provide International Passengers with Seamless Connections to Regions across Russia

DUBAI,U.A.E., 3 March 2016: Emirates, a global connector of people and places and Russian carrier S7 Airlines, have today announced an enhanced partnership which is set to improve connectivity and benefits for customers across Russia.

Emirates and S7 Airlines have been in an interline partnership since 2003 which was further enhanced in 2008. The new codeshare deal further... Read More

Mohammed bin Rashid launches AED30 billion Dubai Wholesale City - Largest Wholesale Hub Worldwide

02 Mar 2016

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DUBAI, 2nd March, 2016 - Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, has launched Dubai Wholesale City, the largest global wholesale hub, set to span over 550 million sq. feet, with an expected development cost of AED30 billion over ten years.

The new development aims to increase the UAE’s share of the global wholesale trade sector, which is valued at $4.3 trillion and expected to grow to $4.9 trillion in the... Read More

Dive into food and fashion at the Etisalat Beach Canteen

01 Mar 2016

The Etisalat Beach Canteen is not only the well-known culinary hub of the Dubai Food Festival, it has become the place where people can buy beach-friendly fashion and accessories, or indulge in relaxing beauty regimes.

Four beauty and fashion vendors have brought out the best of the beach and beauty treatments at the Etisalat Beach Canteen at the Kite Beach this year, including Beach Hut, West L.A., s*uce ON-SEA and The Nail Spa.

Beach Hut, as the name suggests, is all about... Read More