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Dubai Safari Park project to be completed next year
Tuesday, April 28, 2015The Safari Dubai Park project is 30% complete Dubai: Dubai Safari, the long-awaited upcoming zoo park, is 30 per cent complete and expected to open in the third quarter of 2016, an official said on Saturday. Hussain Lootah, Dubai Municipality Director-General, said on Saturday that the massive Dh1 billion project will cover 119 hectares of… Dubai Safari Park project to be completed next year
Record passenger traffic at Abu Dhabi Int’l Airport, up 21.1 per cent
Tuesday, April 28, 2015In the first quarter of 2015, a total of 5,521,110 passengers used Abu Dhabi International Airport, compared with 4,560,169 passengers in Q1 of 2014. Abu Dhabi Airports has reported a 21.1 per cent increase in passenger traffic during the first quarter of 2015 at Abu Dhabi International Airport, compared to Q1 2014. In the first… Record passenger traffic at Abu Dhabi Int’l Airport, up 21.1 per cent
Express service for Abu Dhabi entrepreneurs with trade licence issued in 10 minutes
Tuesday, April 28, 2015Entrepreurs looking to open new businesses in Abu Dhabi can now get their trade licence in just 10 minutes. The Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development said that this would improve the competitiveness of the emirate, attract more investment and reduce administrative procedures. The instant licensing system follows a range of electronic services the DED… Express service for Abu Dhabi entrepreneurs with trade licence issued in 10 minutes
Decree issued by Shaikh Mohammed exempts businesses, whose licence expired before 2012, from the imposed fines if they apply for licence cancellation
Sunday, April 26, 2015Dubai – The Government of Dubai announced on Tuesday that it would slash fines imposed on businesses in the emirate as part of an on-going drive to further enhance confidence among businesses and investors. His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, issued Decree… Decree issued by Shaikh Mohammed exempts businesses, whose licence expired before 2012, from the imposed fines if they apply for licence cancellation
Dubai Parks and Resorts, Merlin to build Legoland Water Park
Sunday, April 26, 2015Scheduled to open next year, Legoland Water Park will be a new addition to the wider Legoland Dubai theme park, which is already in development. Dubai — Dubai Parks and Resorts, in conjunction with UK-based Merlin Entertainments, the world’s second-largest visitor attraction operator and an FTSE 100 company, has unveiled the latest addition to its… Dubai Parks and Resorts, Merlin to build Legoland Water Park
Abu Dhabi to invest over $25 billion in offshore oilfields
Sunday, April 26, 2015Abu Dhabi — Abu Dhabi plans to invest over $25 billion in the next five years on boosting its oil production capacity from offshore fields, a senior official of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company, or Adnoc, said on Tuesday. The plan is part of the UAE’s strategy of increasing its crude oil output potential to… Abu Dhabi to invest over $25 billion in offshore oilfields
Dubai Airports wins Most Supportive Approach to Travel-Retail category at DFNI Global Awards
Sunday, April 26, 2015Dubai Airports was named as the Airport Authority with the Most Supportive Approach to Travel-Retail at this year’s DFNI Global Awards for Travel-Retail Excellence held in London on Friday evening. The award was decided based on the votes received from travel executives from across the globe. Dubai Airports faced stiff competition from highly respected airports… Dubai Airports wins Most Supportive Approach to Travel-Retail category at DFNI Global Awards
Saif bin Zayed Meets with President of Uzbekistan
Thursday, April 23, 201521st April, 2015 (WAM) – During a friendly visit to the Republic of Uzbekistan, Lt. General HH Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, met with Islam Karimov, President of the Republic of Uzbekistan at the president’s palace in Tashkent, on Monday. During the meeting, both parties discussed bilateral… Saif bin Zayed Meets with President of Uzbekistan
Russian IT company ABBYY to open regional head office in Dubai
Thursday, April 23, 2015Local subsidiary to focus on business and partner development in Middle East Russia-based ABBYY Group, a provider of optical character recognition, document recognition and data capture software solutions, has revealed that it’s readying to open a regional head office to be based in Dubai, Channel Middle East has learnt. The head office, expected to be… Russian IT company ABBYY to open regional head office in Dubai
It’s raining medals for UAE at World Professional Jiu Jitsu Championship
Thursday, April 23, 2015The UAE returned with a rich medal haul of 30 gold, 35 silver and 42 bronze medals for a total of 107 medals on Tuesday. Russian Imam Atakishiev of Abu Dhabi Top Team beat Kazak Aldiyar Serik of Kazakhstan National Team in the Male White Infant 38.5kg. Osaf Abdulov, also of Abu Dhabi Top Team,… It’s raining medals for UAE at World Professional Jiu Jitsu Championship
